CAMEROON VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,727	6	10,695	+ 7,032
Stroke	2	16,145	5	11,199	+ 4,946
Kidney Disease	3	6,744	13	5,140	+ 1,604
Lung Disease	4	6,740	20	2,310	+ 4,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,636	31	1,157	+ 5,480
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,503	1	19,694	- 13,191
Hypertension	7	6,332	22	2,035	+ 4,297
Stomach Cancer	8	6,023	45	458	+ 5,566
Lung Cancers	9	5,728	51	301	+ 5,427
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,270	11	5,468	- 198
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	5,014	43	569	+ 4,445
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,689	9	7,810	- 3,120
Liver Disease	13	4,392	14	4,531	- 139
Prostate Cancer	14	4,040	34	940	+ 3,100
Suicide	15	2,821	19	2,333	+ 488
Breast Cancer	16	2,801	23	1,874	+ 927
Pancreas Cancer	17	2,600	52	290	+ 2,310
Lymphomas	18	2,312	44	489	+ 1,823
Liver Cancer	19	2,271	37	875	+ 1,396
Other Neoplasms	20	2,253	63	49	+ 2,204
Other Injuries	21	2,174	16	3,289	- 1,115
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,134	18	2,474	- 340
Falls	23	1,500	27	1,235	+ 265
Leukemia	24	1,459	54	275	+ 1,184
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,423	12	5,258	- 3,835
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,311	46	449	+ 861
Cervical Cancer	27	1,293	26	1,582	- 289
Skin Disease	28	1,266	48	324	+ 942
Violence	29	1,234	24	1,666	- 432
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,198	59	135	+ 1,063
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,177	33	986	+ 190
Bladder Cancer	32	1,064	62	65	+ 999
HIV/AIDS	33	895	2	13,888	- 12,993
Skin Cancers	34	872	56	204	+ 668
Ovary Cancer	35	853	50	303	+ 551
Low Birth Weight	36	726	8	7,950	- 7,225
Malnutrition	37	697	28	1,218	- 521
Tuberculosis	38	681	10	7,414	- 6,734
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	555	3	11,849	- 11,294
Oral Cancer	40	509	39	845	- 336
Fires	41	490	36	908	- 418
Asthma	42	489	25	1,619	- 1,131
Epilepsy	43	488	38	867	- 378
Drownings	44	470	29	1,178	- 709
Uterin Cancer	45	456	60	75	+ 381
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	370	40	754	- 384
Alcohol	47	343	57	198	+ 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	309	68	26	+ 284
Anemia	49	298	84	0	+ 298
Drug Use	50	247	35	928	- 681
Osteoarthritis	51	218	81	0	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	173	49	323	- 150
Meningitis	53	158	15	3,441	- 3,283
Birth Trauma	54	145	7	8,243	- 8,098
Chagas disease	55	130	79	0	+ 130
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	122	80	0	+ 122
Poisonings	57	113	41	666	- 553
Schizophrenia	58	63	83	0	+ 63
Appendicitis	59	61	61	72	- 11
Hepatitis B	60	50	47	336	- 286
Hepatitis C	61	44	66	27	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	44	64	41	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	39	17	2,615	- 2,576
War	64	23	42	643	- 621
Oral conditions	65	9	82	0	+ 9
Syphilis	66	8	30	1,170	- 1,162
Upper Respiratory	67	7	70	19	- 12
Pertussis	68	4	21	2,288	- 2,283
Tetanus	69	3	55	223	- 220
Encephalitis	70	3	58	187	- 184
Otitis Media	71	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	72	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	75	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	72	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	81	0	69	20	- 20
Malaria	82	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	84	0	53	288	- 288
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.