CAMEROON VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,076	6	10,695	+ 49,381
Diabetes Mellitus	2	38,155	11	5,468	+ 32,687
Stroke	3	37,032	5	11,199	+ 25,832
Kidney Disease	4	17,484	13	5,140	+ 12,344
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	16,098	1	19,694	- 3,597
Lung Disease	6	12,816	20	2,310	+ 10,506
Suicide	7	9,983	19	2,333	+ 7,651
Hypertension	8	8,430	22	2,035	+ 6,395
Liver Disease	9	7,372	14	4,531	+ 2,841
Lung Cancers	10	7,130	51	301	+ 6,829
Drownings	11	5,355	29	1,178	+ 4,176
Breast Cancer	12	5,279	23	1,874	+ 3,405
Asthma	13	4,946	25	1,619	+ 3,326
Low Birth Weight	14	4,653	8	7,950	- 3,297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,266	49	323	+ 3,943
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	4,174	3	11,849	- 7,674
Other Injuries	17	4,137	16	3,289	+ 848
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,128	12	5,258	- 1,130
Tuberculosis	19	3,890	10	7,414	- 3,524
Stomach Cancer	20	3,650	45	458	+ 3,193
Birth Trauma	21	3,363	7	8,243	- 4,880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,621	43	569	+ 2,052
Cervical Cancer	23	2,588	26	1,582	+ 1,006
Liver Cancer	24	2,537	37	875	+ 1,661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,057	40	754	+ 1,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,027	31	1,157	+ 870
Falls	27	1,912	27	1,235	+ 677
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,873	33	986	+ 887
Prostate Cancer	29	1,713	34	940	+ 773
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,649	18	2,474	- 825
Violence	31	1,638	24	1,666	- 28
Leukemia	32	1,561	54	275	+ 1,287
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,451	46	449	+ 1,002
Maternal Conditions	34	1,140	17	2,615	- 1,475
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,127	52	290	+ 837
Lymphomas	36	1,118	44	489	+ 629
Pertussis	37	1,096	21	2,288	- 1,192
Oral Cancer	38	1,050	39	845	+ 204
Meningitis	39	992	15	3,441	- 2,449
Syphilis	40	939	30	1,170	- 231
Uterin Cancer	41	890	60	75	+ 816
Skin Disease	42	852	48	324	+ 528
Epilepsy	43	848	38	867	- 18
Malnutrition	44	826	28	1,218	- 392
Ovary Cancer	45	718	50	303	+ 415
Alcohol	46	707	57	198	+ 510
Oesophagus Cancer	47	678	59	135	+ 543
Fires	48	626	36	908	- 282
Bladder Cancer	49	485	62	65	+ 421
Poisonings	50	316	41	666	- 349
Skin Cancers	51	283	56	204	+ 78
Drug Use	52	192	35	928	- 736
Encephalitis	53	185	58	187	- 2
Appendicitis	54	138	61	72	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	55	116	63	49	+ 67
Measles	56	108	32	1,028	- 920
Hepatitis B	57	94	47	336	- 242
Road Traffic Accidents	58	57	9	7,810	- 7,753
Tetanus	59	52	55	223	- 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	45	68	26	+ 20
Dengue	61	43	73	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	62	43	64	41	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	11	66	27	- 16
Diphtheria	64	11	67	26	- 15
Ascariasis	65	10	65	30	- 20
War	66	4	42	643	- 639
Chlamydia	67	4	72	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	3	70	19	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	2	13,888	- 13,888
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	79	0	53	288	- 288
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Micronesia

Cameroon

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.