CAMEROON VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	61,203	31	1,157	+ 60,046
Coronary Heart Disease	2	54,107	6	10,695	+ 43,412
Stroke	3	22,648	5	11,199	+ 11,448
Lung Cancers	4	12,725	51	301	+ 12,424
Hypertension	5	11,173	22	2,035	+ 9,137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,888	43	569	+ 7,319
Falls	7	7,293	27	1,235	+ 6,058
Lung Disease	8	7,096	20	2,310	+ 4,786
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,864	52	290	+ 6,574
Liver Disease	10	5,878	14	4,531	+ 1,347
Prostate Cancer	11	5,340	34	940	+ 4,400
Breast Cancer	12	5,219	23	1,874	+ 3,344
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,694	46	449	+ 4,245
Lymphomas	14	4,683	44	489	+ 4,193
Suicide	15	4,657	19	2,333	+ 2,324
Liver Cancer	16	3,000	37	875	+ 2,125
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,851	33	986	+ 1,865
Alcohol	18	2,556	57	198	+ 2,358
Stomach Cancer	19	2,459	45	458	+ 2,002
Other Injuries	20	2,404	16	3,289	- 885
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,401	1	19,694	- 17,293
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,299	11	5,468	- 3,168
Other Neoplasms	23	2,074	63	49	+ 2,026
Leukemia	24	2,043	54	275	+ 1,768
Ovary Cancer	25	1,895	50	303	+ 1,593
Kidney Disease	26	1,881	13	5,140	- 3,259
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,760	59	135	+ 1,625
Bladder Cancer	28	1,697	62	65	+ 1,633
Skin Cancers	29	1,635	56	204	+ 1,431
Drug Use	30	1,481	35	928	+ 553
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,412	18	2,474	- 1,062
Uterin Cancer	32	1,239	60	75	+ 1,164
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,183	9	7,810	- 6,627
Oral Cancer	34	1,140	39	845	+ 295
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,056	12	5,258	- 4,202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	834	40	754	+ 80
Drownings	37	583	29	1,178	- 595
Epilepsy	38	573	38	867	- 293
Schizophrenia	39	512	83	0	+ 512
Asthma	40	466	25	1,619	- 1,153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	457	68	26	+ 431
Multiple Sclerosis	42	441	64	41	+ 401
Violence	43	354	24	1,666	- 1,312
Cervical Cancer	44	342	26	1,582	- 1,241
Fires	45	339	36	908	- 569
Tuberculosis	46	176	10	7,414	- 7,238
Skin Disease	47	149	48	324	- 175
Low Birth Weight	48	144	8	7,950	- 7,806
Poisonings	49	136	41	666	- 529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	105	49	323	- 219
Osteoarthritis	51	92	81	0	+ 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	84	3	11,849	- 11,765
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	60	80	0	+ 60
Appendicitis	54	52	61	72	- 20
Meningitis	55	52	15	3,441	- 3,389
Birth Trauma	56	43	7	8,243	- 8,200
Malnutrition	57	36	28	1,218	- 1,182
Anemia	58	31	84	0	+ 31
HIV/AIDS	59	31	2	13,888	- 13,858
Hepatitis C	60	25	66	27	- 2
Oral conditions	61	21	82	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	11	70	19	- 8
Hepatitis B	63	9	47	336	- 327
Maternal Conditions	64	8	17	2,615	- 2,607
War	65	3	42	643	- 640
Encephalitis	66	3	58	187	- 184
Syphilis	67	2	30	1,170	- 1,168
Otitis Media	68	2	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Tetanus	70	0	55	223	- 223
Diphtheria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	72	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Finland

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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.