CAMEROON VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,134	6	10,695	+ 43,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,836	31	1,157	+ 17,680
Stroke	3	18,330	5	11,199	+ 7,131
Lung Cancers	4	17,140	51	301	+ 16,839
Lung Disease	5	15,755	20	2,310	+ 13,444
Hypertension	6	9,864	22	2,035	+ 7,829
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,581	43	569	+ 9,012
Kidney Disease	8	8,382	13	5,140	+ 3,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,625	1	19,694	- 12,069
Breast Cancer	10	6,936	23	1,874	+ 5,062
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,616	52	290	+ 6,326
Prostate Cancer	12	6,069	34	940	+ 5,129
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,728	11	5,468	+ 260
Falls	14	5,641	27	1,235	+ 4,407
Liver Disease	15	5,593	14	4,531	+ 1,062
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,636	46	449	+ 4,187
Lymphomas	17	4,509	44	489	+ 4,020
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,931	18	2,474	+ 1,456
Suicide	19	3,786	19	2,333	+ 1,453
Stomach Cancer	20	3,555	45	458	+ 3,098
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,273	33	986	+ 2,287
Leukemia	22	3,216	54	275	+ 2,941
Other Injuries	23	3,036	16	3,289	- 253
Other Neoplasms	24	3,004	63	49	+ 2,956
Liver Cancer	25	2,966	37	875	+ 2,091
Alcohol	26	2,303	57	198	+ 2,106
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,287	59	135	+ 2,152
Bladder Cancer	28	2,280	62	65	+ 2,215
Oral Cancer	29	2,217	39	845	+ 1,372
Ovary Cancer	30	1,911	50	303	+ 1,609
Skin Cancers	31	1,493	56	204	+ 1,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,410	3	11,849	- 10,439
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,331	49	323	+ 1,008
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,163	9	7,810	- 6,647
Epilepsy	35	1,138	38	867	+ 271
Congenital Anomalies	36	844	12	5,258	- 4,414
Uterin Cancer	37	821	60	75	+ 746
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	797	40	754	+ 43
Cervical Cancer	39	785	26	1,582	- 798
Drug Use	40	711	35	928	- 217
Multiple Sclerosis	41	578	64	41	+ 538
Skin Disease	42	568	48	324	+ 244
Anemia	43	366	84	0	+ 366
Asthma	44	340	25	1,619	- 1,279
Low Birth Weight	45	284	8	7,950	- 7,667
Violence	46	283	24	1,666	- 1,383
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	200	68	26	+ 174
Hepatitis C	48	187	66	27	+ 160
Drownings	49	169	29	1,178	- 1,009
Malnutrition	50	166	28	1,218	- 1,053
Schizophrenia	51	144	83	0	+ 144
Osteoarthritis	52	134	81	0	+ 134
Fires	53	132	36	908	- 776
HIV/AIDS	54	127	2	13,888	- 13,761
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	107	80	0	+ 107
Tuberculosis	56	103	10	7,414	- 7,311
Birth Trauma	57	88	7	8,243	- 8,155
Poisonings	58	80	41	666	- 586
Hepatitis B	59	67	47	336	- 269
Meningitis	60	62	15	3,441	- 3,379
Upper Respiratory	61	51	70	19	+ 32
Appendicitis	62	47	61	72	- 25
Oral conditions	63	23	82	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	64	14	17	2,615	- 2,601
Otitis Media	65	6	74	0	+ 6
War	66	4	42	643	- 639
Encephalitis	67	3	58	187	- 184
Syphilis	68	2	30	1,170	- 1,168
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,288	- 2,287
Measles	70	1	32	1,028	- 1,027
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	73	0	53	288	- 287
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	55	223	- 223
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	79	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	72	4	- 4
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.