CAMEROON VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	139,237	6	10,695	+ 128,542
Stroke	2	101,303	5	11,199	+ 90,103
Hypertension	3	20,522	22	2,035	+ 18,487
Lung Cancers	4	16,443	51	301	+ 16,142
Inflammatory/Heart	5	15,831	33	986	+ 14,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,413	43	569	+ 11,844
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,408	31	1,157	+ 10,252
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,102	11	5,468	+ 3,634
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,616	1	19,694	- 11,078
Breast Cancer	10	8,122	23	1,874	+ 6,247
Stomach Cancer	11	8,072	45	458	+ 7,615
Prostate Cancer	12	7,977	34	940	+ 7,037
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,499	52	290	+ 7,209
Suicide	14	6,597	19	2,333	+ 4,264
Liver Disease	15	6,271	14	4,531	+ 1,740
Other Injuries	16	6,230	16	3,289	+ 2,940
Kidney Disease	17	6,128	13	5,140	+ 988
Lung Disease	18	5,954	20	2,310	+ 3,644
Lymphomas	19	4,219	44	489	+ 3,730
Bladder Cancer	20	3,919	62	65	+ 3,855
Alcohol	21	3,909	57	198	+ 3,711
Oral Cancer	22	3,679	39	845	+ 2,834
Falls	23	3,462	27	1,235	+ 2,227
Ovary Cancer	24	3,377	50	303	+ 3,074
Leukemia	25	3,200	54	275	+ 2,925
Liver Cancer	26	2,693	37	875	+ 1,818
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,639	9	7,810	- 5,171
Other Neoplasms	28	2,624	63	49	+ 2,576
Uterin Cancer	29	2,539	60	75	+ 2,464
Skin Cancers	30	2,483	56	204	+ 2,279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,438	40	754	+ 1,684
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,255	59	135	+ 2,120
Cervical Cancer	33	2,195	26	1,582	+ 613
Drownings	34	2,181	29	1,178	+ 1,002
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,157	46	449	+ 1,708
Fires	36	1,776	36	908	+ 867
Violence	37	1,624	24	1,666	- 42
Skin Disease	38	1,314	48	324	+ 990
HIV/AIDS	39	1,274	2	13,888	- 12,614
Tuberculosis	40	1,226	10	7,414	- 6,189
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,016	18	2,474	- 1,459
Hepatitis C	42	909	66	27	+ 882
Congenital Anomalies	43	799	12	5,258	- 4,459
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	782	80	0	+ 782
Epilepsy	45	761	38	867	- 106
Asthma	46	716	25	1,619	- 903
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	702	49	323	+ 379
Drug Use	48	701	35	928	- 227
Poisonings	49	400	41	666	- 266
Multiple Sclerosis	50	349	64	41	+ 308
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	341	68	26	+ 315
Meningitis	52	254	15	3,441	- 3,187
Anemia	53	243	84	0	+ 243
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	234	3	11,849	- 11,615
Birth Trauma	55	200	7	8,243	- 8,043
Low Birth Weight	56	194	8	7,950	- 7,756
Schizophrenia	57	129	83	0	+ 129
Osteoarthritis	58	118	81	0	+ 118
Appendicitis	59	82	61	72	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	60	78	17	2,615	- 2,537
Oral conditions	61	62	82	0	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	62	61	70	19	+ 42
Hepatitis B	63	54	47	336	- 282
Malnutrition	64	33	28	1,218	- 1,186
Syphilis	65	22	30	1,170	- 1,148
Otitis Media	66	16	74	0	+ 16
Diphtheria	67	12	67	26	- 14
War	68	3	42	643	- 640
Encephalitis	69	1	58	187	- 186
Pertussis	70	1	21	2,288	- 2,287
Tetanus	71	0	55	223	- 223
Measles	72	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	72	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	79	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	65	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Latvia

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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.