CAMEROON VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,558	1	19,694	- 5,136
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,079	6	10,695	+ 2,384
Stroke	3	7,335	5	11,199	- 3,865
Kidney Disease	4	6,871	13	5,140	+ 1,731
Liver Disease	5	6,056	14	4,531	+ 1,525
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,520	31	1,157	+ 4,364
Stomach Cancer	7	4,818	45	458	+ 4,360
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,214	11	5,468	- 1,254
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,193	9	7,810	- 3,617
Lung Cancers	10	3,010	51	301	+ 2,709
Prostate Cancer	11	3,009	34	940	+ 2,069
Violence	12	2,862	24	1,666	+ 1,196
Other Injuries	13	2,732	16	3,289	- 558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,510	43	569	+ 1,940
Lung Disease	15	2,392	20	2,310	+ 82
Liver Cancer	16	2,352	37	875	+ 1,477
Tuberculosis	17	2,258	10	7,414	- 5,156
Lymphomas	18	2,141	44	489	+ 1,651
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,897	12	5,258	- 3,361
Breast Cancer	20	1,871	23	1,874	- 4
Cervical Cancer	21	1,827	26	1,582	+ 245
Leukemia	22	1,757	54	275	+ 1,483
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,526	52	290	+ 1,237
Low Birth Weight	24	1,401	8	7,950	- 6,549
Falls	25	1,221	27	1,235	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,206	46	449	+ 757
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,053	3	11,849	- 10,796
Hypertension	28	1,008	22	2,035	- 1,028
Malnutrition	29	955	28	1,218	- 263
Suicide	30	858	19	2,333	- 1,475
HIV/AIDS	31	806	2	13,888	- 13,082
Skin Cancers	32	746	56	204	+ 542
Ovary Cancer	33	677	50	303	+ 375
Drug Use	34	604	35	928	- 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	578	40	754	- 176
Drownings	36	555	29	1,178	- 624
Birth Trauma	37	510	7	8,243	- 7,733
Oral Cancer	38	493	39	845	- 352
Inflammatory/Heart	39	469	33	986	- 517
Endocrine Disorders	40	450	18	2,474	- 2,024
Bladder Cancer	41	440	62	65	+ 375
Oesophagus Cancer	42	374	59	135	+ 239
Maternal Conditions	43	328	17	2,615	- 2,287
Alcohol	44	305	57	198	+ 108
Uterin Cancer	45	289	60	75	+ 214
Encephalitis	46	266	58	187	+ 80
Epilepsy	47	249	38	867	- 618
Pertussis	48	247	21	2,288	- 2,040
Fires	49	227	36	908	- 681
Asthma	50	198	25	1,619	- 1,422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	188	49	323	- 135
Syphilis	52	173	30	1,170	- 997
Appendicitis	53	162	61	72	+ 90
Skin Disease	54	148	48	324	- 176
Poisonings	55	119	41	666	- 546
Meningitis	56	112	15	3,441	- 3,329
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	102	68	26	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	58	52	63	49	+ 3
Chagas disease	59	46	79	0	+ 46
Tetanus	60	45	55	223	- 178
Malaria	61	33	4	11,233	- 11,200
Multiple Sclerosis	62	33	64	41	- 8
Upper Respiratory	63	11	70	19	- 8
Hepatitis B	64	9	47	336	- 327
Hepatitis C	65	4	66	27	- 23
Dengue	66	3	73	0	+ 3
War	67	3	42	643	- 640
Chlamydia	68	3	72	4	- 2
Ascariasis	69	2	65	30	- 28
Diphtheria	70	1	67	26	- 25
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.