CAMEROON VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,690	6	10,695	+ 16,996
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,049	31	1,157	+ 25,892
Lung Disease	3	22,741	20	2,310	+ 20,431
Lung Cancers	4	19,292	51	301	+ 18,991
Stroke	5	18,986	5	11,199	+ 7,787
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,631	1	19,694	- 8,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,129	43	569	+ 10,560
Prostate Cancer	8	7,672	34	940	+ 6,732
Breast Cancer	9	6,734	23	1,874	+ 4,860
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,656	11	5,468	+ 1,188
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,681	52	290	+ 5,392
Kidney Disease	12	4,722	13	5,140	- 419
Lymphomas	13	3,783	44	489	+ 3,294
Liver Disease	14	3,588	14	4,531	- 943
Hypertension	15	3,331	22	2,035	+ 1,295
Suicide	16	3,200	19	2,333	+ 868
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,111	46	449	+ 2,661
Alcohol	18	3,102	57	198	+ 2,905
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,979	18	2,474	+ 504
Leukemia	20	2,895	54	275	+ 2,620
Bladder Cancer	21	2,828	62	65	+ 2,763
Falls	22	2,803	27	1,235	+ 1,568
Stomach Cancer	23	2,510	45	458	+ 2,052
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,470	59	135	+ 2,335
Liver Cancer	25	2,408	37	875	+ 1,532
Skin Cancers	26	2,014	56	204	+ 1,810
Other Neoplasms	27	1,959	63	49	+ 1,911
Oral Cancer	28	1,922	39	845	+ 1,076
Ovary Cancer	29	1,903	50	303	+ 1,600
Other Injuries	30	1,800	16	3,289	- 1,490
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,475	33	986	+ 488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,121	40	754	+ 367
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,107	9	7,810	- 6,703
Drug Use	34	1,020	35	928	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	35	807	60	75	+ 732
Congenital Anomalies	36	794	12	5,258	- 4,464
Cervical Cancer	37	792	26	1,582	- 791
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	749	3	11,849	- 11,099
Multiple Sclerosis	39	684	64	41	+ 643
Epilepsy	40	648	38	867	- 218
Low Birth Weight	41	604	8	7,950	- 7,347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	500	49	323	+ 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	438	68	26	+ 412
Asthma	44	427	25	1,619	- 1,193
Skin Disease	45	409	48	324	+ 85
Anemia	46	379	84	0	+ 379
Violence	47	327	24	1,666	- 1,340
Schizophrenia	48	294	83	0	+ 294
Fires	49	274	36	908	- 634
Drownings	50	193	29	1,178	- 985
Osteoarthritis	51	132	81	0	+ 132
Meningitis	52	129	15	3,441	- 3,312
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	127	80	0	+ 127
Appendicitis	54	119	61	72	+ 47
HIV/AIDS	55	117	2	13,888	- 13,771
Birth Trauma	56	110	7	8,243	- 8,133
Tuberculosis	57	80	10	7,414	- 7,334
Upper Respiratory	58	79	70	19	+ 60
Malnutrition	59	73	28	1,218	- 1,146
Hepatitis C	60	44	66	27	+ 18
Hepatitis B	61	31	47	336	- 304
Poisonings	62	29	41	666	- 637
Oral conditions	63	21	82	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	64	12	17	2,615	- 2,603
Otitis Media	65	9	74	0	+ 9
War	66	3	42	643	- 640
Encephalitis	67	3	58	187	- 184
Tetanus	68	2	55	223	- 221
Chlamydia	69	2	72	4	- 2
Syphilis	70	2	30	1,170	- 1,169
Measles	71	2	32	1,028	- 1,026
Pertussis	72	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Diphtheria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Malaria	79	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.