CAMEROON VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,205	6	10,695	+ 19,510
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,743	31	1,157	+ 12,587
Lung Cancers	3	11,982	51	301	+ 11,682
Stroke	4	11,855	5	11,199	+ 655
Lung Disease	5	11,181	20	2,310	+ 8,871
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,047	43	569	+ 5,478
Breast Cancer	7	5,225	23	1,874	+ 3,351
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,127	1	19,694	- 14,567
Kidney Disease	9	4,194	13	5,140	- 946
Other Injuries	10	4,076	16	3,289	+ 787
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,772	52	290	+ 3,483
Liver Disease	12	3,461	14	4,531	- 1,070
Suicide	13	3,200	19	2,333	+ 867
Lymphomas	14	2,972	44	489	+ 2,483
Prostate Cancer	15	2,935	34	940	+ 1,995
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,854	46	449	+ 2,405
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,818	11	5,468	- 2,650
Falls	18	2,795	27	1,235	+ 1,560
Hypertension	19	2,474	22	2,035	+ 438
Leukemia	20	2,443	54	275	+ 2,168
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,434	18	2,474	- 41
Stomach Cancer	22	2,359	45	458	+ 1,902
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,263	33	986	+ 1,277
Other Neoplasms	24	2,252	63	49	+ 2,204
Liver Cancer	25	2,238	37	875	+ 1,362
Bladder Cancer	26	2,019	62	65	+ 1,955
Ovary Cancer	27	1,627	50	303	+ 1,324
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,467	59	135	+ 1,332
Alcohol	29	1,167	57	198	+ 970
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,157	9	7,810	- 6,652
Skin Cancers	31	996	56	204	+ 792
Malnutrition	32	897	28	1,218	- 321
Oral Cancer	33	877	39	845	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	872	49	323	+ 549
Epilepsy	35	776	38	867	- 90
Uterin Cancer	36	722	60	75	+ 647
Congenital Anomalies	37	480	12	5,258	- 4,778
Cervical Cancer	38	442	26	1,582	- 1,140
Drug Use	39	429	35	928	- 499
Anemia	40	389	84	0	+ 389
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	311	40	754	- 443
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	285	3	11,849	- 11,564
Schizophrenia	43	268	83	0	+ 268
Skin Disease	44	248	48	324	- 76
Asthma	45	213	25	1,619	- 1,406
Multiple Sclerosis	46	189	64	41	+ 149
Hepatitis C	47	171	66	27	+ 144
Violence	48	143	24	1,666	- 1,523
Low Birth Weight	49	141	8	7,950	- 7,809
Osteoarthritis	50	121	81	0	+ 121
Fires	51	117	36	908	- 791
HIV/AIDS	52	114	2	13,888	- 13,774
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	107	68	26	+ 81
Drownings	54	90	29	1,178	- 1,088
Tuberculosis	55	86	10	7,414	- 7,329
Poisonings	56	68	41	666	- 598
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	55	80	0	+ 55
Meningitis	58	32	15	3,441	- 3,409
Birth Trauma	59	28	7	8,243	- 8,215
Hepatitis B	60	26	47	336	- 310
Upper Respiratory	61	18	70	19	- 1
Appendicitis	62	16	61	72	- 57
Maternal Conditions	63	15	17	2,615	- 2,600
Oral conditions	64	14	82	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	7	58	187	- 179
Syphilis	66	7	30	1,170	- 1,164
War	67	3	42	643	- 640
Pertussis	68	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Tetanus	69	0	55	223	- 223
Measles	70	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Diphtheria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Chlamydia	72	0	72	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	81	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	10	- 10
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.