CAMEROON VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,048	6	10,695	+ 67,353
Hypertension	2	70,042	22	2,035	+ 68,007
Stroke	3	28,948	5	11,199	+ 17,748
Lung Cancers	4	17,047	51	301	+ 16,746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,668	43	569	+ 13,099
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,046	1	19,694	- 10,648
Liver Disease	7	8,520	14	4,531	+ 3,989
Prostate Cancer	8	7,742	34	940	+ 6,802
Stomach Cancer	9	7,517	45	458	+ 7,060
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,962	52	290	+ 6,673
Breast Cancer	11	6,742	23	1,874	+ 4,868
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,951	31	1,157	+ 4,795
Lung Disease	13	5,933	20	2,310	+ 3,623
Inflammatory/Heart	14	5,629	33	986	+ 4,643
Lymphomas	15	5,522	44	489	+ 5,033
Suicide	16	5,120	19	2,333	+ 2,788
Kidney Disease	17	4,577	13	5,140	- 563
Alcohol	18	3,849	57	198	+ 3,651
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,789	11	5,468	- 1,679
Other Injuries	20	3,663	16	3,289	+ 374
Bladder Cancer	21	3,262	62	65	+ 3,198
Leukemia	22	3,258	54	275	+ 2,983
Other Neoplasms	23	3,199	63	49	+ 3,151
Falls	24	3,076	27	1,235	+ 1,841
Oral Cancer	25	2,864	39	845	+ 2,019
Liver Cancer	26	2,781	37	875	+ 1,906
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,555	59	135	+ 2,420
Ovary Cancer	28	2,262	50	303	+ 1,959
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,126	46	449	+ 1,677
Skin Cancers	30	2,046	56	204	+ 1,842
Drug Use	31	1,945	35	928	+ 1,017
Cervical Cancer	32	1,753	26	1,582	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,710	18	2,474	- 764
Uterin Cancer	34	1,559	60	75	+ 1,485
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,535	9	7,810	- 6,275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,427	40	754	+ 673
Epilepsy	37	1,154	38	867	+ 288
Fires	38	1,061	36	908	+ 153
HIV/AIDS	39	1,045	2	13,888	- 12,843
Drownings	40	777	29	1,178	- 401
Skin Disease	41	740	48	324	+ 416
Violence	42	739	24	1,666	- 927
Congenital Anomalies	43	649	12	5,258	- 4,609
Asthma	44	625	25	1,619	- 995
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	559	49	323	+ 236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	447	68	26	+ 421
Tuberculosis	47	427	10	7,414	- 6,988
Multiple Sclerosis	48	422	64	41	+ 381
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	315	80	0	+ 315
Osteoarthritis	50	263	81	0	+ 263
Anemia	51	237	84	0	+ 237
Poisonings	52	216	41	666	- 450
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	214	3	11,849	- 11,635
Meningitis	54	192	15	3,441	- 3,249
Low Birth Weight	55	176	8	7,950	- 7,775
Schizophrenia	56	158	83	0	+ 158
Birth Trauma	57	130	7	8,243	- 8,113
Hepatitis C	58	105	66	27	+ 78
Appendicitis	59	53	61	72	- 20
Oral conditions	60	52	82	0	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	61	30	17	2,615	- 2,585
Syphilis	62	26	30	1,170	- 1,144
Encephalitis	63	5	58	187	- 182
War	64	3	42	643	- 640
Hepatitis B	65	0	47	336	- 336
Upper Respiratory	66	0	70	19	- 19
Otitis Media	67	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	73	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Ascariasis	74	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	72	4	- 4
Malnutrition	79	0	28	1,218	- 1,218
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	55	223	- 223
Diphtheria	82	0	67	26	- 26
Pertussis	83	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Measles	84	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
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.