CAMEROON VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	44,681	5	11,199	+ 33,482
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,740	6	10,695	+ 28,045
Lung Disease	3	21,182	20	2,310	+ 18,871
Lung Cancers	4	15,621	51	301	+ 15,320
Stomach Cancer	5	8,713	45	458	+ 8,256
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,658	31	1,157	+ 5,501
Hypertension	7	6,586	22	2,035	+ 4,551
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,473	9	7,810	- 2,337
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,432	43	569	+ 4,863
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,312	59	135	+ 5,176
Kidney Disease	11	4,205	13	5,140	- 935
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,009	1	19,694	- 15,685
Liver Cancer	13	3,957	37	875	+ 3,082
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,535	11	5,468	- 1,932
Liver Disease	15	3,184	14	4,531	- 1,347
Falls	16	3,037	27	1,235	+ 1,802
Suicide	17	2,544	19	2,333	+ 211
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,439	52	290	+ 2,149
Breast Cancer	19	2,028	23	1,874	+ 154
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,546	46	449	+ 1,097
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,429	49	323	+ 1,106
Leukemia	22	1,272	54	275	+ 997
Lymphomas	23	1,265	44	489	+ 776
Oral Cancer	24	1,196	39	845	+ 351
Other Injuries	25	1,183	16	3,289	- 2,106
Drownings	26	1,155	29	1,178	- 23
Cervical Cancer	27	1,129	26	1,582	- 453
Prostate Cancer	28	1,116	34	940	+ 177
Bladder Cancer	29	828	62	65	+ 764
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	825	40	754	+ 71
Congenital Anomalies	31	801	12	5,258	- 4,457
Tuberculosis	32	761	10	7,414	- 6,653
Inflammatory/Heart	33	655	33	986	- 331
HIV/AIDS	34	629	2	13,888	- 13,260
Ovary Cancer	35	614	50	303	+ 311
Poisonings	36	563	41	666	- 102
Endocrine Disorders	37	560	18	2,474	- 1,914
Drug Use	38	530	35	928	- 398
Asthma	39	506	25	1,619	- 1,113
Low Birth Weight	40	473	8	7,950	- 7,477
Skin Cancers	41	430	56	204	+ 226
Alcohol	42	417	57	198	+ 219
Birth Trauma	43	386	7	8,243	- 7,857
Malnutrition	44	284	28	1,218	- 934
Uterin Cancer	45	257	60	75	+ 182
Epilepsy	46	249	38	867	- 618
Violence	47	243	24	1,666	- 1,423
Fires	48	230	36	908	- 679
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	221	68	26	+ 196
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	191	3	11,849	- 11,658
Meningitis	51	125	15	3,441	- 3,316
Skin Disease	52	114	48	324	- 210
Other Neoplasms	53	96	63	49	+ 47
Maternal Conditions	54	79	17	2,615	- 2,536
Encephalitis	55	61	58	187	- 125
Hepatitis B	56	60	47	336	- 276
Upper Respiratory	57	58	70	19	+ 39
Syphilis	58	40	30	1,170	- 1,130
Multiple Sclerosis	59	38	64	41	- 3
Appendicitis	60	32	61	72	- 40
War	61	20	42	643	- 624
Measles	62	12	32	1,028	- 1,016
Tetanus	63	11	55	223	- 212
Pertussis	64	11	21	2,288	- 2,277
Schistosomiasis	65	9	53	288	- 279
Hepatitis C	66	2	66	27	- 25
Chlamydia	67	1	72	4	- 3
Ascariasis	68	1	65	30	- 29
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.