CAMEROON VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,570	6	10,695	+ 19,875
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,189	31	1,157	+ 17,033
Stroke	3	14,269	5	11,199	+ 3,070
Lung Cancers	4	11,240	51	301	+ 10,939
Lung Disease	5	10,889	20	2,310	+ 8,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,968	43	569	+ 8,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,520	1	19,694	- 14,174
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,611	11	5,468	- 857
Prostate Cancer	9	4,433	34	940	+ 3,493
Breast Cancer	10	4,420	23	1,874	+ 2,546
Falls	11	3,760	27	1,235	+ 2,525
Skin Cancers	12	3,669	56	204	+ 3,465
Lymphomas	13	3,649	44	489	+ 3,160
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,257	52	290	+ 2,967
Suicide	15	3,170	19	2,333	+ 837
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,748	9	7,810	- 5,062
Kidney Disease	17	2,592	13	5,140	- 2,548
Leukemia	18	2,346	54	275	+ 2,071
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,118	46	449	+ 1,669
Hypertension	20	1,961	22	2,035	- 75
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,947	18	2,474	- 527
Stomach Cancer	22	1,937	45	458	+ 1,479
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,877	33	986	+ 891
Liver Cancer	24	1,727	37	875	+ 852
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,674	59	135	+ 1,539
Bladder Cancer	26	1,601	62	65	+ 1,536
Other Neoplasms	27	1,470	63	49	+ 1,421
Other Injuries	28	1,308	16	3,289	- 1,981
Ovary Cancer	29	1,241	50	303	+ 938
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,053	12	5,258	- 4,205
Oral Cancer	31	982	39	845	+ 136
Liver Disease	32	946	14	4,531	- 3,585
Uterin Cancer	33	867	60	75	+ 792
Skin Disease	34	707	48	324	+ 384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	676	49	323	+ 352
Asthma	36	544	25	1,619	- 1,076
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	485	3	11,849	- 11,364
Low Birth Weight	38	470	8	7,950	- 7,480
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	421	40	754	- 333
Drug Use	40	415	35	928	- 513
Cervical Cancer	41	365	26	1,582	- 1,218
Violence	42	344	24	1,666	- 1,322
Epilepsy	43	330	38	867	- 537
Drownings	44	326	29	1,178	- 852
Alcohol	45	308	57	198	+ 111
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	282	68	26	+ 257
Multiple Sclerosis	47	260	64	41	+ 220
Hepatitis C	48	178	66	27	+ 151
Osteoarthritis	49	144	81	0	+ 144
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	133	80	0	+ 133
Anemia	51	105	84	0	+ 105
Tuberculosis	52	103	10	7,414	- 7,312
Fires	53	101	36	908	- 807
Birth Trauma	54	87	7	8,243	- 8,156
Malnutrition	55	84	28	1,218	- 1,134
Hepatitis B	56	83	47	336	- 253
HIV/AIDS	57	62	2	13,888	- 13,826
Poisonings	58	56	41	666	- 610
Meningitis	59	54	15	3,441	- 3,387
Schizophrenia	60	48	83	0	+ 48
Oral conditions	61	47	82	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	62	35	61	72	- 37
Maternal Conditions	63	29	17	2,615	- 2,586
Upper Respiratory	64	22	70	19	+ 3
Pertussis	65	4	21	2,288	- 2,283
Encephalitis	66	4	58	187	- 182
Otitis Media	67	4	74	0	+ 4
War	68	3	42	643	- 640
Tetanus	69	2	55	223	- 221
Syphilis	70	2	30	1,170	- 1,168
Chlamydia	71	0	72	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	30	- 30
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	78	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	71	10	- 10
Measles	82	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Diphtheria	83	0	67	26	- 26
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	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.