CAMEROON VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,531	6	10,695	+ 51,836
Stroke	2	41,671	5	11,199	+ 30,472
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,517	1	19,694	+ 4,822
Lung Cancers	4	21,773	51	301	+ 21,472
Lung Disease	5	16,358	20	2,310	+ 14,048
Kidney Disease	6	14,086	13	5,140	+ 8,946
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,662	31	1,157	+ 10,505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,661	43	569	+ 9,091
Hypertension	9	8,650	22	2,035	+ 6,615
Parkinson's Disease	10	7,832	46	449	+ 7,383
Breast Cancer	11	7,460	23	1,874	+ 5,586
Prostate Cancer	12	5,989	34	940	+ 5,049
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,637	52	290	+ 5,347
Liver Cancer	14	4,634	37	875	+ 3,759
Bladder Cancer	15	4,590	62	65	+ 4,526
Stomach Cancer	16	4,545	45	458	+ 4,087
Other Injuries	17	4,302	16	3,289	+ 1,013
Leukemia	18	4,008	54	275	+ 3,733
Lymphomas	19	3,755	44	489	+ 3,266
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,746	11	5,468	- 1,722
Falls	21	3,685	27	1,235	+ 2,451
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,576	9	7,810	- 5,234
Liver Disease	23	2,396	14	4,531	- 2,135
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,146	33	986	+ 1,160
Other Neoplasms	25	2,008	63	49	+ 1,960
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,808	40	754	+ 1,053
Ovary Cancer	27	1,649	50	303	+ 1,347
Suicide	28	1,577	19	2,333	- 756
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,557	18	2,474	- 917
Oral Cancer	30	1,303	39	845	+ 458
Skin Cancers	31	1,297	56	204	+ 1,093
Drownings	32	1,289	29	1,178	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	33	1,103	60	75	+ 1,028
Epilepsy	34	737	38	867	- 129
Oesophagus Cancer	35	727	59	135	+ 592
Cervical Cancer	36	720	26	1,582	- 862
Drug Use	37	572	35	928	- 356
Congenital Anomalies	38	515	12	5,258	- 4,743
Fires	39	433	36	908	- 475
Multiple Sclerosis	40	400	64	41	+ 359
Low Birth Weight	41	376	8	7,950	- 7,574
Violence	42	308	24	1,666	- 1,358
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	296	49	323	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	281	3	11,849	- 11,568
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	198	68	26	+ 172
Tuberculosis	46	197	10	7,414	- 7,217
Skin Disease	47	167	48	324	- 157
Hepatitis B	48	166	47	336	- 170
Alcohol	49	149	57	198	- 48
HIV/AIDS	50	140	2	13,888	- 13,748
Anemia	51	139	84	0	+ 139
Hepatitis C	52	114	66	27	+ 87
Meningitis	53	99	15	3,441	- 3,342
Schizophrenia	54	81	83	0	+ 81
Asthma	55	81	25	1,619	- 1,538
Poisonings	56	57	41	666	- 608
Birth Trauma	57	50	7	8,243	- 8,193
Appendicitis	58	28	61	72	- 44
Upper Respiratory	59	23	70	19	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	60	11	69	20	- 9
Maternal Conditions	61	6	17	2,615	- 2,608
Tetanus	62	5	55	223	- 218
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
War	64	3	42	643	- 640
Syphilis	65	3	30	1,170	- 1,167
Malnutrition	66	2	28	1,218	- 1,216
Encephalitis	67	2	58	187	- 185
Measles	68	1	32	1,028	- 1,027
Pertussis	69	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Diphtheria	70	0	67	26	- 26
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	65	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	72	4	- 4
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.