CAMEROON VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,328	6	10,695	+ 38,634
Stroke	2	31,814	5	11,199	+ 20,614
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	21,051	31	1,157	+ 19,895
Lung Cancers	4	17,347	51	301	+ 17,046
Lung Disease	5	16,448	20	2,310	+ 14,138
Hypertension	6	15,203	22	2,035	+ 13,168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,795	43	569	+ 10,226
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,075	11	5,468	+ 4,608
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,299	1	19,694	- 11,395
Breast Cancer	10	7,044	23	1,874	+ 5,170
Kidney Disease	11	6,464	13	5,140	+ 1,324
Other Injuries	12	6,152	16	3,289	+ 2,863
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,143	52	290	+ 5,854
Stomach Cancer	14	5,208	45	458	+ 4,750
Other Neoplasms	15	5,071	63	49	+ 5,023
Lymphomas	16	4,912	44	489	+ 4,423
Liver Cancer	17	4,886	37	875	+ 4,011
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,282	18	2,474	+ 1,808
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,281	46	449	+ 3,831
Prostate Cancer	20	4,271	34	940	+ 3,331
Leukemia	21	3,418	54	275	+ 3,143
Bladder Cancer	22	3,409	62	65	+ 3,344
Liver Disease	23	2,824	14	4,531	- 1,707
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,809	33	986	+ 1,823
Falls	25	2,145	27	1,235	+ 910
Suicide	26	2,053	19	2,333	- 280
Oral Cancer	27	1,698	39	845	+ 853
Ovary Cancer	28	1,667	50	303	+ 1,364
Skin Cancers	29	1,645	56	204	+ 1,441
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,636	9	7,810	- 6,174
Hepatitis C	31	1,245	66	27	+ 1,218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,125	49	323	+ 802
Uterin Cancer	33	1,116	60	75	+ 1,042
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,039	59	135	+ 904
Anemia	35	850	84	0	+ 850
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	824	3	11,849	- 11,025
Congenital Anomalies	37	733	12	5,258	- 4,525
Skin Disease	38	731	48	324	+ 407
Epilepsy	39	679	38	867	- 188
Cervical Cancer	40	586	26	1,582	- 996
Malnutrition	41	394	28	1,218	- 824
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	356	68	26	+ 331
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	350	40	754	- 404
Multiple Sclerosis	44	344	64	41	+ 303
Drug Use	45	332	35	928	- 596
HIV/AIDS	46	264	2	13,888	- 13,624
Asthma	47	251	25	1,619	- 1,369
Osteoarthritis	48	244	81	0	+ 244
Schizophrenia	49	215	83	0	+ 215
Violence	50	207	24	1,666	- 1,459
Low Birth Weight	51	182	8	7,950	- 7,769
Drownings	52	175	29	1,178	- 1,004
Tuberculosis	53	171	10	7,414	- 7,244
Hepatitis B	54	170	47	336	- 166
Alcohol	55	141	57	198	- 57
Fires	56	138	36	908	- 770
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	122	80	0	+ 122
Poisonings	58	78	41	666	- 588
Birth Trauma	59	71	7	8,243	- 8,172
Meningitis	60	65	15	3,441	- 3,376
Appendicitis	61	25	61	72	- 48
Oral conditions	62	24	82	0	+ 24
Tetanus	63	11	55	223	- 212
Upper Respiratory	64	10	70	19	- 9
Otitis Media	65	8	74	0	+ 8
War	66	3	42	643	- 640
Maternal Conditions	67	3	17	2,615	- 2,612
Encephalitis	68	2	58	187	- 184
Syphilis	69	2	30	1,170	- 1,168
Leishmaniasis	70	2	69	20	- 19
Measles	71	1	32	1,028	- 1,027
Chagas disease	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	79	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Ascariasis	80	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
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.