CAMEROON VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,403	6	10,695	+ 22,708
Lung Disease	2	19,332	20	2,310	+ 17,022
Stroke	3	15,318	5	11,199	+ 4,118
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	14,730	3	11,849	+ 2,882
Tuberculosis	5	9,579	10	7,414	+ 2,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,624	1	19,694	- 11,070
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,966	11	5,468	+ 498
Liver Disease	8	5,902	14	4,531	+ 1,371
Low Birth Weight	9	5,246	8	7,950	- 2,704
Falls	10	4,961	27	1,235	+ 3,726
Kidney Disease	11	4,898	13	5,140	- 242
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,672	9	7,810	- 3,138
Asthma	13	4,308	25	1,619	+ 2,689
Suicide	14	3,809	19	2,333	+ 1,476
Other Injuries	15	3,287	16	3,289	- 2
Oral Cancer	16	2,949	39	845	+ 2,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,782	31	1,157	+ 1,625
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	2,771	49	323	+ 2,447
Hypertension	19	2,374	22	2,035	+ 339
Birth Trauma	20	2,259	7	8,243	- 5,983
Lung Cancers	21	1,940	51	301	+ 1,639
Breast Cancer	22	1,820	23	1,874	- 54
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,819	12	5,258	- 3,439
Stomach Cancer	24	1,781	45	458	+ 1,324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,700	43	569	+ 1,131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,497	40	754	+ 743
Violence	27	1,138	24	1,666	- 529
Drownings	28	1,072	29	1,178	- 106
Encephalitis	29	1,057	58	187	+ 870
Cervical Cancer	30	996	26	1,582	- 586
HIV/AIDS	31	976	2	13,888	- 12,912
Parkinson's Disease	32	954	46	449	+ 504
Lymphomas	33	883	44	489	+ 393
Oesophagus Cancer	34	855	59	135	+ 720
Leukemia	35	734	54	275	+ 459
Meningitis	36	733	15	3,441	- 2,708
Pancreas Cancer	37	721	52	290	+ 431
Prostate Cancer	38	680	34	940	- 260
Liver Cancer	39	667	37	875	- 208
Epilepsy	40	666	38	867	- 200
Maternal Conditions	41	570	17	2,615	- 2,045
Fires	42	511	36	908	- 397
Alcohol	43	508	57	198	+ 310
Ovary Cancer	44	482	50	303	+ 180
Skin Disease	45	392	48	324	+ 69
Dengue	46	386	73	0	+ 385
Endocrine Disorders	47	335	18	2,474	- 2,139
Bladder Cancer	48	309	62	65	+ 245
Inflammatory/Heart	49	278	33	986	- 708
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	262	68	26	+ 237
Measles	51	262	32	1,028	- 766
Drug Use	52	258	35	928	- 670
Appendicitis	53	247	61	72	+ 175
Pertussis	54	222	21	2,288	- 2,066
Malnutrition	55	190	28	1,218	- 1,029
Hepatitis B	56	180	47	336	- 156
Malaria	57	169	4	11,233	- 11,064
Tetanus	58	156	55	223	- 67
Uterin Cancer	59	150	60	75	+ 75
Skin Cancers	60	111	56	204	- 93
Poisonings	61	78	41	666	- 588
Other Neoplasms	62	65	63	49	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	63	51	64	41	+ 10
Syphilis	64	44	30	1,170	- 1,126
Hepatitis C	65	30	66	27	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	66	21	69	20	+ 1
War	67	20	42	643	- 624
Upper Respiratory	68	13	70	19	- 6
Chlamydia	69	8	72	4	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	3	65	30	- 27
Otitis Media	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	67	26	- 25
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	288	- 288
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	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.