CAMEROON VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,979	6	10,695	+ 21,284
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,720	31	1,157	+ 23,563
Lung Cancers	3	16,712	51	301	+ 16,411
Lung Disease	4	11,344	20	2,310	+ 9,034
Stroke	5	11,302	5	11,199	+ 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,703	43	569	+ 7,134
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,932	1	19,694	- 13,762
Breast Cancer	8	4,717	23	1,874	+ 2,843
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,564	11	5,468	- 904
Lymphomas	10	4,108	44	489	+ 3,619
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,037	52	290	+ 3,747
Falls	12	3,855	27	1,235	+ 2,620
Prostate Cancer	13	3,760	34	940	+ 2,820
Kidney Disease	14	3,654	13	5,140	- 1,486
Suicide	15	3,525	19	2,333	+ 1,192
Drug Use	16	2,942	35	928	+ 2,014
Liver Disease	17	2,892	14	4,531	- 1,639
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,681	46	449	+ 2,232
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,580	18	2,474	+ 106
Liver Cancer	20	2,485	37	875	+ 1,609
Leukemia	21	2,473	54	275	+ 2,198
Hypertension	22	2,046	22	2,035	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	23	2,012	62	65	+ 1,947
Other Injuries	24	1,910	16	3,289	- 1,380
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,780	59	135	+ 1,645
Stomach Cancer	26	1,738	45	458	+ 1,281
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,644	33	986	+ 658
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,595	9	7,810	- 6,215
Ovary Cancer	29	1,518	50	303	+ 1,216
Skin Cancers	30	1,402	56	204	+ 1,198
Other Neoplasms	31	1,340	63	49	+ 1,291
Oral Cancer	32	1,271	39	845	+ 425
Alcohol	33	1,190	57	198	+ 992
Uterin Cancer	34	944	60	75	+ 869
Congenital Anomalies	35	863	12	5,258	- 4,395
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	671	3	11,849	- 11,178
Multiple Sclerosis	37	553	64	41	+ 512
Skin Disease	38	542	48	324	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	507	49	323	+ 184
Violence	40	483	24	1,666	- 1,183
Cervical Cancer	41	461	26	1,582	- 1,121
Low Birth Weight	42	442	8	7,950	- 7,509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	353	40	754	- 401
Epilepsy	44	307	38	867	- 560
Hepatitis C	45	290	66	27	+ 263
Anemia	46	274	84	0	+ 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	257	68	26	+ 232
Drownings	48	226	29	1,178	- 952
Asthma	49	209	25	1,619	- 1,410
Birth Trauma	50	154	7	8,243	- 8,089
Malnutrition	51	154	28	1,218	- 1,065
Fires	52	153	36	908	- 755
HIV/AIDS	53	130	2	13,888	- 13,758
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	114	80	0	+ 114
Osteoarthritis	55	111	81	0	+ 111
Poisonings	56	97	41	666	- 569
Schizophrenia	57	95	83	0	+ 95
Tuberculosis	58	78	10	7,414	- 7,337
Meningitis	59	55	15	3,441	- 3,386
Hepatitis B	60	53	47	336	- 283
Oral conditions	61	41	82	0	+ 41
Appendicitis	62	39	61	72	- 33
Upper Respiratory	63	37	70	19	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	64	36	17	2,615	- 2,579
War	65	17	42	643	- 626
Otitis Media	66	6	74	0	+ 6
Syphilis	67	4	30	1,170	- 1,166
Encephalitis	68	2	58	187	- 184
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,288	- 2,287
Chagas disease	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	55	223	- 223
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	74	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	76	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	288	- 288
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	30	- 30
Chlamydia	83	0	72	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.