CAMEROON VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,480	5	11,199	+ 15,281
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,778	11	5,468	+ 17,310
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,927	6	10,695	+ 8,233
Violence	4	16,277	24	1,666	+ 14,611
Prostate Cancer	5	9,688	34	940	+ 8,748
Kidney Disease	6	8,696	13	5,140	+ 3,556
HIV/AIDS	7	8,305	2	13,888	- 5,583
Hypertension	8	7,136	22	2,035	+ 5,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,441	31	1,157	+ 5,284
Lung Cancers	10	5,181	51	301	+ 4,880
Lung Disease	11	4,956	20	2,310	+ 2,646
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,870	9	7,810	- 2,940
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,786	43	569	+ 4,217
Breast Cancer	14	4,532	23	1,874	+ 2,657
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,309	1	19,694	- 15,385
Cervical Cancer	16	3,925	26	1,582	+ 2,343
Lymphomas	17	2,751	44	489	+ 2,262
Low Birth Weight	18	2,639	8	7,950	- 5,312
Stomach Cancer	19	2,528	45	458	+ 2,071
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,933	18	2,474	- 541
Liver Disease	21	1,697	14	4,531	- 2,833
Skin Disease	22	1,594	48	324	+ 1,270
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,522	12	5,258	- 3,736
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,462	33	986	+ 476
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,453	46	449	+ 1,004
Leukemia	26	1,413	54	275	+ 1,138
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,300	52	290	+ 1,011
Uterin Cancer	28	1,163	60	75	+ 1,089
Liver Cancer	29	1,109	37	875	+ 233
Ovary Cancer	30	1,063	50	303	+ 761
Other Injuries	31	996	16	3,289	- 2,293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	904	40	754	+ 149
Falls	33	899	27	1,235	- 336
Oesophagus Cancer	34	809	59	135	+ 674
Suicide	35	769	19	2,333	- 1,564
Asthma	36	716	25	1,619	- 904
Birth Trauma	37	713	7	8,243	- 7,530
Bladder Cancer	38	653	62	65	+ 588
Oral Cancer	39	644	39	845	- 201
Malnutrition	40	523	28	1,218	- 695
Epilepsy	41	502	38	867	- 364
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	380	3	11,849	- 11,469
Maternal Conditions	43	379	17	2,615	- 2,236
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	292	49	323	- 31
Other Neoplasms	45	204	63	49	+ 155
Fires	46	171	36	908	- 737
Meningitis	47	170	15	3,441	- 3,271
Drug Use	48	143	35	928	- 785
Encephalitis	49	143	58	187	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	124	68	26	+ 99
Drownings	51	112	29	1,178	- 1,066
Skin Cancers	52	110	56	204	- 94
Appendicitis	53	99	61	72	+ 27
Tuberculosis	54	85	10	7,414	- 7,329
Alcohol	55	82	57	198	- 116
Multiple Sclerosis	56	37	64	41	- 4
Poisonings	57	26	41	666	- 640
Dengue	58	12	73	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	59	10	47	336	- 326
Syphilis	60	8	30	1,170	- 1,162
War	61	6	42	643	- 638
Chlamydia	62	4	72	4	- 0
Tetanus	63	3	55	223	- 220
Hepatitis C	64	1	66	27	- 25
Upper Respiratory	65	1	70	19	- 18
Ascariasis	66	1	65	30	- 29
Pertussis	67	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Diphtheria	68	0	67	26	- 26
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	69	20	- 20
Malaria	72	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	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.