CAMEROON VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,905	6	10,695	+ 22,210
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,033	1	19,694	+ 1,339
Stroke	3	19,344	5	11,199	+ 8,145
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,434	9	7,810	- 1,376
Lung Disease	5	5,942	20	2,310	+ 3,632
Kidney Disease	6	5,939	13	5,140	+ 799
Liver Disease	7	4,592	14	4,531	+ 61
Lung Cancers	8	3,869	51	301	+ 3,569
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,679	11	5,468	- 1,788
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,580	31	1,157	+ 2,424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	3,433	43	569	+ 2,864
Breast Cancer	12	2,752	23	1,874	+ 877
HIV/AIDS	13	2,400	2	13,888	- 11,488
Other Injuries	14	1,991	16	3,289	- 1,298
Skin Disease	15	1,851	48	324	+ 1,527
Liver Cancer	16	1,778	37	875	+ 902
Oral Cancer	17	1,671	39	845	+ 825
Falls	18	1,662	27	1,235	+ 427
Suicide	19	1,633	19	2,333	- 699
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,588	3	11,849	- 10,261
Stomach Cancer	21	1,291	45	458	+ 834
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,276	40	754	+ 522
Leukemia	23	1,265	54	275	+ 990
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,257	12	5,258	- 4,001
Lymphomas	25	1,183	44	489	+ 694
Tuberculosis	26	1,099	10	7,414	- 6,315
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,087	33	986	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	28	991	46	449	+ 541
Low Birth Weight	29	914	8	7,950	- 7,036
Asthma	30	908	25	1,619	- 712
Cervical Cancer	31	905	26	1,582	- 677
Pancreas Cancer	32	891	52	290	+ 601
Prostate Cancer	33	809	34	940	- 131
Violence	34	778	24	1,666	- 888
Ovary Cancer	35	741	50	303	+ 439
Drownings	36	734	29	1,178	- 444
Endocrine Disorders	37	725	18	2,474	- 1,749
Hypertension	38	582	22	2,035	- 1,454
Bladder Cancer	39	419	62	65	+ 354
Encephalitis	40	405	58	187	+ 219
Oesophagus Cancer	41	389	59	135	+ 254
Birth Trauma	42	321	7	8,243	- 7,922
Uterin Cancer	43	315	60	75	+ 241
Fires	44	301	36	908	- 607
Drug Use	45	288	35	928	- 639
Meningitis	46	270	15	3,441	- 3,171
Dengue	47	251	73	0	+ 251
Other Neoplasms	48	237	63	49	+ 189
Malnutrition	49	223	28	1,218	- 995
Skin Cancers	50	222	56	204	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	220	49	323	- 103
Epilepsy	52	202	38	867	- 664
Poisonings	53	189	41	666	- 477
Hepatitis B	54	184	47	336	- 152
Alcohol	55	162	57	198	- 36
Maternal Conditions	56	149	17	2,615	- 2,466
Pertussis	57	72	21	2,288	- 2,216
Appendicitis	58	64	61	72	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	59	27	64	41	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	68	26	- 1
Tetanus	61	19	55	223	- 204
Syphilis	62	17	30	1,170	- 1,153
War	63	9	42	643	- 634
Hepatitis C	64	5	66	27	- 22
Upper Respiratory	65	4	70	19	- 15
Otitis Media	66	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	65	30	- 28
Chlamydia	68	1	72	4	- 3
Diphtheria	69	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	70	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	76	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	10	- 10
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	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.