CAMEROON VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,737	6	10,695	+ 47,043
Stroke	2	19,215	5	11,199	+ 8,016
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,018	1	19,694	- 5,676
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	13,660	31	1,157	+ 12,504
Lung Cancers	5	12,981	51	301	+ 12,681
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,717	11	5,468	+ 5,250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,698	43	569	+ 9,129
Lung Disease	8	8,346	20	2,310	+ 6,036
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,960	52	290	+ 5,670
Breast Cancer	10	5,588	23	1,874	+ 3,713
Kidney Disease	11	5,212	13	5,140	+ 72
Lymphomas	12	3,492	44	489	+ 3,003
Prostate Cancer	13	3,487	34	940	+ 2,547
Falls	14	3,406	27	1,235	+ 2,171
Stomach Cancer	15	3,280	45	458	+ 2,822
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,268	46	449	+ 2,819
Ovary Cancer	17	2,244	50	303	+ 1,942
Liver Cancer	18	2,224	37	875	+ 1,348
Bladder Cancer	19	2,185	62	65	+ 2,121
Hypertension	20	2,185	22	2,035	+ 150
Leukemia	21	1,823	54	275	+ 1,548
Suicide	22	1,758	19	2,333	- 575
Oral Cancer	23	1,647	39	845	+ 802
Liver Disease	24	1,520	14	4,531	- 3,011
Skin Disease	25	1,509	48	324	+ 1,185
Other Neoplasms	26	1,453	63	49	+ 1,404
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,445	33	986	+ 459
Uterin Cancer	28	1,364	60	75	+ 1,289
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,334	59	135	+ 1,198
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,257	18	2,474	- 1,217
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,192	9	7,810	- 6,617
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,139	12	5,258	- 4,119
Other Injuries	33	1,077	16	3,289	- 2,212
Skin Cancers	34	922	56	204	+ 718
Low Birth Weight	35	744	8	7,950	- 7,207
Asthma	36	548	25	1,619	- 1,071
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	475	40	754	- 279
Drug Use	38	452	35	928	- 476
Cervical Cancer	39	293	26	1,582	- 1,289
Violence	40	291	24	1,666	- 1,375
HIV/AIDS	41	242	2	13,888	- 13,646
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	225	80	0	+ 225
Epilepsy	43	224	38	867	- 642
Birth Trauma	44	193	7	8,243	- 8,049
Multiple Sclerosis	45	192	64	41	+ 152
Anemia	46	187	84	0	+ 187
Alcohol	47	178	57	198	- 20
Drownings	48	149	29	1,178	- 1,029
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	144	49	323	- 179
Osteoarthritis	50	141	81	0	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	126	68	26	+ 101
Tuberculosis	52	103	10	7,414	- 7,311
Hepatitis C	53	85	66	27	+ 58
War	54	75	42	643	- 568
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	69	3	11,849	- 11,780
Meningitis	56	52	15	3,441	- 3,389
Schizophrenia	57	44	83	0	+ 44
Poisonings	58	34	41	666	- 632
Upper Respiratory	59	24	70	19	+ 5
Malnutrition	60	23	28	1,218	- 1,195
Hepatitis B	61	23	47	336	- 313
Fires	62	20	36	908	- 888
Appendicitis	63	20	61	72	- 53
Maternal Conditions	64	20	17	2,615	- 2,595
Encephalitis	65	7	58	187	- 179
Leishmaniasis	66	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Schistosomiasis	70	0	53	288	- 288
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Measles	73	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Tetanus	74	0	55	223	- 223
Diphtheria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	65	30	- 30
Chlamydia	80	0	72	4	- 4
Syphilis	81	0	30	1,170	- 1,170
Otitis Media	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.