CAMEROON VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,176	6	10,695	+ 17,481
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,989	31	1,157	+ 17,832
Lung Cancers	3	11,336	51	301	+ 11,036
Lung Disease	4	11,334	20	2,310	+ 9,024
Stroke	5	10,471	5	11,199	- 728
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,682	1	19,694	- 12,013
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,480	43	569	+ 5,911
Breast Cancer	8	4,495	23	1,874	+ 2,621
Prostate Cancer	9	3,461	34	940	+ 2,521
Kidney Disease	10	3,352	13	5,140	- 1,789
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,139	52	290	+ 2,849
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,134	46	449	+ 2,684
Lymphomas	13	3,034	44	489	+ 2,545
Suicide	14	2,780	19	2,333	+ 448
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,476	59	135	+ 2,341
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,447	11	5,468	- 3,021
Stomach Cancer	17	2,110	45	458	+ 1,653
Liver Cancer	18	1,881	37	875	+ 1,006
Liver Disease	19	1,653	14	4,531	- 2,878
Leukemia	20	1,620	54	275	+ 1,345
Ovary Cancer	21	1,615	50	303	+ 1,312
Bladder Cancer	22	1,514	62	65	+ 1,450
Skin Cancers	23	1,489	56	204	+ 1,285
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,475	18	2,474	- 999
Falls	25	1,460	27	1,235	+ 226
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,419	33	986	+ 433
Other Neoplasms	27	1,289	63	49	+ 1,241
Oral Cancer	28	1,081	39	845	+ 236
Hypertension	29	1,034	22	2,035	- 1,001
Other Injuries	30	1,011	16	3,289	- 2,278
Drug Use	31	987	35	928	+ 59
Congenital Anomalies	32	905	12	5,258	- 4,353
Road Traffic Accidents	33	905	9	7,810	- 6,905
Uterin Cancer	34	747	60	75	+ 672
Cervical Cancer	35	609	26	1,582	- 973
Epilepsy	36	503	38	867	- 363
Multiple Sclerosis	37	491	64	41	+ 450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	396	40	754	- 359
Alcohol	39	380	57	198	+ 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	349	68	26	+ 323
Asthma	41	343	25	1,619	- 1,277
Skin Disease	42	341	48	324	+ 17
Drownings	43	338	29	1,178	- 840
Low Birth Weight	44	330	8	7,950	- 7,620
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	311	3	11,849	- 11,538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	295	49	323	- 29
Violence	47	226	24	1,666	- 1,440
Fires	48	177	36	908	- 731
Anemia	49	170	84	0	+ 170
Tuberculosis	50	136	10	7,414	- 7,278
Osteoarthritis	51	116	81	0	+ 116
Hepatitis C	52	114	66	27	+ 87
Poisonings	53	83	41	666	- 583
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	81	80	0	+ 81
Schizophrenia	55	68	83	0	+ 68
Birth Trauma	56	59	7	8,243	- 8,183
HIV/AIDS	57	51	2	13,888	- 13,837
Meningitis	58	43	15	3,441	- 3,398
Hepatitis B	59	35	47	336	- 301
Appendicitis	60	20	61	72	- 52
Maternal Conditions	61	18	17	2,615	- 2,597
Oral conditions	62	13	82	0	+ 13
Malnutrition	63	10	28	1,218	- 1,208
Upper Respiratory	64	6	70	19	- 13
War	65	3	42	643	- 640
Encephalitis	66	1	58	187	- 186
Pertussis	67	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Syphilis	68	0	30	1,170	- 1,170
Chlamydia	69	0	72	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	288	- 288
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	75	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	20	- 20
Ascariasis	77	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	55	223	- 223
Diphtheria	82	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	83	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Ireland

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.