CAMEROON VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,614	6	10,695	+ 17,919
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,074	31	1,157	+ 22,918
Stroke	3	16,465	5	11,199	+ 5,265
Lung Cancers	4	16,149	51	301	+ 15,848
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,897	43	569	+ 9,328
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,954	1	19,694	- 10,740
Lung Disease	7	8,257	20	2,310	+ 5,947
Breast Cancer	8	7,036	23	1,874	+ 5,162
Other Injuries	9	6,847	16	3,289	+ 3,558
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,598	52	290	+ 5,308
Kidney Disease	11	5,198	13	5,140	+ 57
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,942	11	5,468	- 526
Prostate Cancer	13	4,924	34	940	+ 3,984
Lymphomas	14	4,559	44	489	+ 4,070
Liver Cancer	15	4,336	37	875	+ 3,460
Suicide	16	4,058	19	2,333	+ 1,725
Other Neoplasms	17	3,972	63	49	+ 3,924
Falls	18	3,752	27	1,235	+ 2,517
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,662	18	2,474	+ 1,188
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,428	46	449	+ 2,979
Leukemia	21	3,377	54	275	+ 3,102
Liver Disease	22	3,343	14	4,531	- 1,188
Hypertension	23	3,220	22	2,035	+ 1,184
Bladder Cancer	24	2,974	62	65	+ 2,909
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,747	33	986	+ 1,761
Stomach Cancer	26	2,505	45	458	+ 2,047
Oral Cancer	27	2,118	39	845	+ 1,272
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,116	59	135	+ 1,981
Malnutrition	29	1,907	28	1,218	+ 689
Ovary Cancer	30	1,795	50	303	+ 1,493
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,512	9	7,810	- 6,298
Skin Cancers	32	1,474	56	204	+ 1,270
Alcohol	33	1,444	57	198	+ 1,247
Uterin Cancer	34	1,232	60	75	+ 1,157
Congenital Anomalies	35	911	12	5,258	- 4,347
Drug Use	36	852	35	928	- 76
Epilepsy	37	845	38	867	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	819	3	11,849	- 11,030
Skin Disease	39	724	48	324	+ 400
Cervical Cancer	40	713	26	1,582	- 870
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	627	49	323	+ 304
Asthma	42	471	25	1,619	- 1,149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	447	40	754	- 308
Anemia	44	441	84	0	+ 441
Drownings	45	393	29	1,178	- 785
Multiple Sclerosis	46	341	64	41	+ 300
Low Birth Weight	47	295	8	7,950	- 7,656
Schizophrenia	48	293	83	0	+ 293
Violence	49	243	24	1,666	- 1,423
Tuberculosis	50	197	10	7,414	- 7,217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	193	68	26	+ 168
Hepatitis C	52	188	66	27	+ 162
Fires	53	183	36	908	- 726
HIV/AIDS	54	164	2	13,888	- 13,724
Birth Trauma	55	140	7	8,243	- 8,103
Osteoarthritis	56	111	81	0	+ 111
Poisonings	57	103	41	666	- 563
Meningitis	58	74	15	3,441	- 3,367
Hepatitis B	59	61	47	336	- 275
Oral conditions	60	53	82	0	+ 53
Appendicitis	61	41	61	72	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	34	80	0	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	63	24	70	19	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	23	17	2,615	- 2,591
Otitis Media	65	7	74	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	66	4	58	187	- 183
War	67	3	42	643	- 640
Syphilis	68	2	30	1,170	- 1,168
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,288	- 2,286
Tetanus	70	1	55	223	- 222
Schistosomiasis	71	0	53	288	- 287
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Chlamydia	78	0	72	4	- 4
Ascariasis	79	0	65	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.