CAMEROON VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	58,459	5	11,199	+ 47,260
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,904	6	10,695	+ 26,210
Lung Disease	3	30,824	20	2,310	+ 28,514
Tuberculosis	4	20,508	10	7,414	+ 13,094
Lung Cancers	5	14,004	51	301	+ 13,703
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,336	1	19,694	- 12,358
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,312	9	7,810	- 498
Hypertension	8	6,321	22	2,035	+ 4,285
Liver Cancer	9	6,271	37	875	+ 5,396
Liver Disease	10	5,306	14	4,531	+ 775
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,110	31	1,157	+ 3,953
Kidney Disease	12	4,661	13	5,140	- 479
Stomach Cancer	13	4,440	45	458	+ 3,983
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,322	11	5,468	- 1,146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	3,805	43	569	+ 3,236
Suicide	16	2,834	19	2,333	+ 501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,464	49	323	+ 2,141
Falls	18	2,121	27	1,235	+ 886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,016	40	754	+ 1,262
Other Injuries	20	1,803	16	3,289	- 1,486
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,796	52	290	+ 1,507
Asthma	22	1,694	25	1,619	+ 75
Breast Cancer	23	1,608	23	1,874	- 266
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,439	59	135	+ 1,304
Low Birth Weight	25	1,423	8	7,950	- 6,528
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,360	46	449	+ 910
Drownings	27	1,326	29	1,178	+ 148
Violence	28	1,274	24	1,666	- 392
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,167	12	5,258	- 4,091
Leukemia	30	1,136	54	275	+ 861
HIV/AIDS	31	887	2	13,888	- 13,001
Birth Trauma	32	866	7	8,243	- 7,377
Cervical Cancer	33	829	26	1,582	- 753
Inflammatory/Heart	34	806	33	986	- 180
Lymphomas	35	659	44	489	+ 170
Ovary Cancer	36	626	50	303	+ 323
Oral Cancer	37	604	39	845	- 242
Bladder Cancer	38	588	62	65	+ 524
Endocrine Disorders	39	532	18	2,474	- 1,942
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	441	3	11,849	- 11,408
Poisonings	41	431	41	666	- 234
Drug Use	42	420	35	928	- 508
Malnutrition	43	374	28	1,218	- 845
Alcohol	44	358	57	198	+ 161
Epilepsy	45	313	38	867	- 554
Fires	46	298	36	908	- 610
Maternal Conditions	47	296	17	2,615	- 2,319
Prostate Cancer	48	258	34	940	- 682
Meningitis	49	244	15	3,441	- 3,197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	234	68	26	+ 208
Skin Cancers	51	198	56	204	- 6
Skin Disease	52	187	48	324	- 137
Uterin Cancer	53	163	60	75	+ 88
Encephalitis	54	138	58	187	- 49
Hepatitis B	55	81	47	336	- 255
Upper Respiratory	56	79	70	19	+ 60
Appendicitis	57	67	61	72	- 6
Syphilis	58	64	30	1,170	- 1,107
Other Neoplasms	59	51	63	49	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	47	64	41	+ 6
Pertussis	61	40	21	2,288	- 2,247
Tetanus	62	33	55	223	- 190
War	63	19	42	643	- 624
Hepatitis C	64	12	66	27	- 15
Measles	65	4	32	1,028	- 1,023
Chlamydia	66	2	72	4	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	65	30	- 29
Diphtheria	68	0	67	26	- 26
Malaria	69	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	288	- 288
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	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.