CAMEROON VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,197	6	10,695	+ 30,502
Stroke	2	30,619	5	11,199	+ 19,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,120	1	19,694	+ 7,426
Lung Cancers	4	20,029	51	301	+ 19,728
Lung Disease	5	19,647	20	2,310	+ 17,337
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,412	43	569	+ 13,843
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,311	31	1,157	+ 13,154
Stomach Cancer	8	12,676	45	458	+ 12,219
Kidney Disease	9	11,255	13	5,140	+ 6,115
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,307	52	290	+ 9,017
Liver Cancer	11	7,386	37	875	+ 6,510
Other Injuries	12	5,547	16	3,289	+ 2,258
Suicide	13	4,893	19	2,333	+ 2,560
Lymphomas	14	4,844	44	489	+ 4,355
Breast Cancer	15	3,972	23	1,874	+ 2,098
Other Neoplasms	16	3,800	63	49	+ 3,752
Liver Disease	17	3,568	14	4,531	- 963
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,521	46	449	+ 3,071
Prostate Cancer	19	3,397	34	940	+ 2,457
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,096	59	135	+ 2,960
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,887	18	2,474	+ 413
Bladder Cancer	22	2,497	62	65	+ 2,433
Falls	23	2,447	27	1,235	+ 1,212
Leukemia	24	2,415	54	275	+ 2,140
Drownings	25	2,114	29	1,178	+ 935
Oral Cancer	26	2,095	39	845	+ 1,249
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,069	33	986	+ 1,083
Hypertension	28	1,677	22	2,035	- 358
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,365	11	5,468	- 4,102
Ovary Cancer	30	1,272	50	303	+ 969
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,148	9	7,810	- 6,662
Cervical Cancer	32	955	26	1,582	- 627
Uterin Cancer	33	870	60	75	+ 795
Tuberculosis	34	869	10	7,414	- 6,545
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	734	40	754	- 20
Skin Disease	36	705	48	324	+ 381
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	686	3	11,849	- 11,162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	658	68	26	+ 632
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	642	49	323	+ 319
Congenital Anomalies	40	621	12	5,258	- 4,637
Hepatitis C	41	558	66	27	+ 531
Asthma	42	483	25	1,619	- 1,136
Malnutrition	43	480	28	1,218	- 738
Skin Cancers	44	463	56	204	+ 259
Epilepsy	45	392	38	867	- 475
Hepatitis B	46	358	47	336	+ 22
Schizophrenia	47	264	83	0	+ 264
Fires	48	253	36	908	- 655
Anemia	49	220	84	0	+ 220
Drug Use	50	184	35	928	- 744
Alcohol	51	145	57	198	- 53
Meningitis	52	77	15	3,441	- 3,364
Violence	53	67	24	1,666	- 1,599
Poisonings	54	64	41	666	- 602
Low Birth Weight	55	51	8	7,950	- 7,900
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	43	80	0	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	57	40	70	19	+ 21
Appendicitis	58	32	61	72	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	59	27	64	41	- 14
Oral conditions	60	27	82	0	+ 27
Birth Trauma	61	26	7	8,243	- 8,217
Osteoarthritis	62	22	81	0	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	63	12	2	13,888	- 13,876
Maternal Conditions	64	10	17	2,615	- 2,605
Syphilis	65	4	30	1,170	- 1,166
War	66	4	42	643	- 640
Tetanus	67	2	55	223	- 221
Otitis Media	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	1	58	187	- 185
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Schistosomiasis	72	0	53	288	- 287
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	75	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chlamydia	80	0	72	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.