CAMEROON VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,317	6	10,695	+ 23,622
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,133	31	1,157	+ 23,976
Stroke	3	11,959	5	11,199	+ 760
Lung Cancers	4	11,415	51	301	+ 11,114
Lung Disease	5	10,948	20	2,310	+ 8,638
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,002	1	19,694	- 12,692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,247	43	569	+ 5,678
Prostate Cancer	8	5,175	34	940	+ 4,235
Breast Cancer	9	4,538	23	1,874	+ 2,664
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,506	46	449	+ 4,057
Other Injuries	11	4,254	16	3,289	+ 965
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,684	52	290	+ 3,394
Suicide	13	3,423	19	2,333	+ 1,090
Lymphomas	14	3,127	44	489	+ 2,638
Kidney Disease	15	2,828	13	5,140	- 2,312
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,523	11	5,468	- 2,945
Hypertension	17	2,059	22	2,035	+ 24
Falls	18	2,015	27	1,235	+ 780
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,916	59	135	+ 1,781
Liver Cancer	20	1,903	37	875	+ 1,028
Bladder Cancer	21	1,731	62	65	+ 1,667
Leukemia	22	1,607	54	275	+ 1,333
Stomach Cancer	23	1,494	45	458	+ 1,036
Drug Use	24	1,430	35	928	+ 502
Ovary Cancer	25	1,398	50	303	+ 1,095
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,329	33	986	+ 343
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,326	18	2,474	- 1,148
Alcohol	28	1,203	57	198	+ 1,005
Skin Cancers	29	1,105	56	204	+ 900
Other Neoplasms	30	828	63	49	+ 779
Liver Disease	31	805	14	4,531	- 3,726
Cervical Cancer	32	782	26	1,582	- 801
Oral Cancer	33	727	39	845	- 119
Congenital Anomalies	34	634	12	5,258	- 4,624
Road Traffic Accidents	35	591	9	7,810	- 7,219
Uterin Cancer	36	588	60	75	+ 513
Epilepsy	37	461	38	867	- 405
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	360	68	26	+ 334
Violence	39	341	24	1,666	- 1,325
Anemia	40	312	84	0	+ 312
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	277	40	754	- 477
Poisonings	42	275	41	666	- 391
Low Birth Weight	43	256	8	7,950	- 7,694
Multiple Sclerosis	44	235	64	41	+ 194
Skin Disease	45	224	48	324	- 100
Birth Trauma	46	212	7	8,243	- 8,031
Osteoarthritis	47	176	81	0	+ 176
Asthma	48	141	25	1,619	- 1,478
Schizophrenia	49	124	83	0	+ 124
Meningitis	50	109	15	3,441	- 3,332
Upper Respiratory	51	94	70	19	+ 75
Hepatitis C	52	94	66	27	+ 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	90	80	0	+ 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	89	49	323	- 235
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	83	3	11,849	- 11,766
Drownings	56	78	29	1,178	- 1,101
Malnutrition	57	46	28	1,218	- 1,172
Fires	58	46	36	908	- 862
HIV/AIDS	59	40	2	13,888	- 13,849
Maternal Conditions	60	30	17	2,615	- 2,585
War	61	3	42	643	- 640
Pertussis	62	1	21	2,288	- 2,287
Hepatitis B	63	0	47	336	- 336
Otitis Media	64	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	67	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Tetanus	68	0	55	223	- 223
Ascariasis	69	0	65	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
Encephalitis	78	0	58	187	- 187
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	30	1,170	- 1,170
Chlamydia	81	0	72	4	- 4
Tuberculosis	82	0	10	7,414	- 7,414
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	61	72	- 72
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Iceland

Cameroon

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.