CAMEROON VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,531	6	10,695	+ 16,836
Diabetes Mellitus	2	20,395	11	5,468	+ 14,927
Kidney Disease	3	10,569	13	5,140	+ 5,429
Stroke	4	9,424	5	11,199	- 1,775
Violence	5	7,686	24	1,666	+ 6,020
Liver Disease	6	7,067	14	4,531	+ 2,536
Lung Disease	7	6,898	20	2,310	+ 4,588
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,878	1	19,694	- 13,816
Hypertension	9	4,217	22	2,035	+ 2,182
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,861	9	7,810	- 3,948
Other Injuries	11	2,884	16	3,289	- 406
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,679	18	2,474	+ 205
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,477	12	5,258	- 2,781
Malnutrition	14	1,789	28	1,218	+ 570
Prostate Cancer	15	1,775	34	940	+ 835
Breast Cancer	16	1,748	23	1,874	- 126
Lung Cancers	17	1,741	51	301	+ 1,440
Low Birth Weight	18	1,696	8	7,950	- 6,254
Stomach Cancer	19	1,643	45	458	+ 1,186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,627	43	569	+ 1,058
Liver Cancer	21	1,615	37	875	+ 739
Suicide	22	1,604	19	2,333	- 729
Other Neoplasms	23	1,470	63	49	+ 1,421
Lymphomas	24	1,175	44	489	+ 686
Leukemia	25	1,144	54	275	+ 869
Cervical Cancer	26	1,134	26	1,582	- 448
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,068	52	290	+ 779
HIV/AIDS	28	978	2	13,888	- 12,911
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	823	3	11,849	- 11,026
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	816	31	1,157	- 340
Skin Disease	31	717	48	324	+ 393
Alcohol	32	698	57	198	+ 500
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	648	40	754	- 107
Ovary Cancer	34	627	50	303	+ 325
Falls	35	622	27	1,235	- 612
Birth Trauma	36	604	7	8,243	- 7,639
Anemia	37	517	84	0	+ 517
Tuberculosis	38	460	10	7,414	- 6,954
Epilepsy	39	453	38	867	- 414
Skin Cancers	40	452	56	204	+ 248
Inflammatory/Heart	41	442	33	986	- 544
Drownings	42	426	29	1,178	- 752
Parkinson's Disease	43	371	46	449	- 78
Drug Use	44	348	35	928	- 580
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	335	68	26	+ 310
Oral Cancer	46	321	39	845	- 524
Asthma	47	318	25	1,619	- 1,301
Bladder Cancer	48	301	62	65	+ 237
Oesophagus Cancer	49	296	59	135	+ 161
Uterin Cancer	50	214	60	75	+ 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	212	80	0	+ 212
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	203	49	323	- 120
Appendicitis	53	183	61	72	+ 111
Maternal Conditions	54	178	17	2,615	- 2,437
Hepatitis C	55	148	66	27	+ 121
Fires	56	143	36	908	- 765
Poisonings	57	126	41	666	- 540
Meningitis	58	85	15	3,441	- 3,356
Osteoarthritis	59	72	81	0	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	60	70	64	41	+ 29
Hepatitis B	61	50	47	336	- 286
Encephalitis	62	33	58	187	- 153
Schizophrenia	63	30	83	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	64	30	70	19	+ 11
Oral conditions	65	30	82	0	+ 30
War	66	26	42	643	- 617
Dengue	67	7	73	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	7	74	0	+ 7
Chagas disease	69	6	79	0	+ 6
Pertussis	70	5	21	2,288	- 2,283
Tetanus	71	2	55	223	- 221
Ascariasis	72	1	65	30	- 29
Syphilis	73	1	30	1,170	- 1,169
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	78	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	20	- 20
Chlamydia	77	0	72	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	80	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	83	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	84	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
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.