CAMEROON VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	31,621	31	1,157	+ 30,464
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,667	6	10,695	+ 19,972
Lung Cancers	3	19,130	51	301	+ 18,830
Stroke	4	16,913	5	11,199	+ 5,714
Lung Disease	5	16,670	20	2,310	+ 14,360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,157	43	569	+ 9,588
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,618	1	19,694	- 11,076
Falls	8	7,197	27	1,235	+ 5,962
Breast Cancer	9	6,159	23	1,874	+ 4,285
Prostate Cancer	10	5,689	34	940	+ 4,749
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,219	52	290	+ 4,929
Kidney Disease	12	4,409	13	5,140	- 732
Lymphomas	13	4,375	44	489	+ 3,886
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,157	11	5,468	- 1,310
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,738	59	135	+ 3,603
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,693	46	449	+ 3,244
Suicide	17	3,528	19	2,333	+ 1,195
Other Neoplasms	18	3,190	63	49	+ 3,142
Other Injuries	19	2,872	16	3,289	- 417
Leukemia	20	2,750	54	275	+ 2,475
Bladder Cancer	21	2,563	62	65	+ 2,499
Stomach Cancer	22	2,371	45	458	+ 1,914
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,092	33	986	+ 1,106
Liver Cancer	24	2,026	37	875	+ 1,151
Ovary Cancer	25	1,859	50	303	+ 1,556
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,837	18	2,474	- 637
Skin Cancers	27	1,784	56	204	+ 1,580
Liver Disease	28	1,630	14	4,531	- 2,901
Hypertension	29	1,426	22	2,035	- 610
Oral Cancer	30	1,338	39	845	+ 492
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,187	9	7,810	- 6,623
Alcohol	32	1,067	57	198	+ 870
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,017	3	11,849	- 10,831
Uterin Cancer	34	987	60	75	+ 912
Congenital Anomalies	35	948	12	5,258	- 4,310
Skin Disease	36	515	48	324	+ 191
Multiple Sclerosis	37	514	64	41	+ 473
Epilepsy	38	504	38	867	- 363
Cervical Cancer	39	464	26	1,582	- 1,118
Anemia	40	434	84	0	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	414	49	323	+ 91
Drug Use	42	402	35	928	- 526
Osteoarthritis	43	383	81	0	+ 383
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	373	68	26	+ 348
Low Birth Weight	45	292	8	7,950	- 7,659
Asthma	46	288	25	1,619	- 1,332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	227	40	754	- 527
Violence	48	187	24	1,666	- 1,479
Drownings	49	170	29	1,178	- 1,008
Schizophrenia	50	167	83	0	+ 167
Meningitis	51	137	15	3,441	- 3,304
Birth Trauma	52	129	7	8,243	- 8,114
Fires	53	86	36	908	- 822
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	73	80	0	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	55	57	2	13,888	- 13,831
Tuberculosis	56	50	10	7,414	- 7,364
Upper Respiratory	57	49	70	19	+ 30
Appendicitis	58	44	61	72	- 28
Oral conditions	59	37	82	0	+ 37
Hepatitis C	60	36	66	27	+ 9
Poisonings	61	30	41	666	- 635
Hepatitis B	62	24	47	336	- 312
Malnutrition	63	21	28	1,218	- 1,197
Otitis Media	64	17	74	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	65	14	17	2,615	- 2,601
War	66	3	42	643	- 640
Pertussis	67	2	21	2,288	- 2,286
Encephalitis	68	2	58	187	- 185
Syphilis	69	1	30	1,170	- 1,169
Leishmaniasis	70	1	69	20	- 20
Diphtheria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Tetanus	72	0	55	223	- 223
Measles	73	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	288	- 288
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	77	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chlamydia	78	0	72	4	- 4
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.