CAMEROON VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,066	6	10,695	+ 83,371
Stroke	2	26,128	5	11,199	+ 14,929
Lung Cancers	3	20,604	51	301	+ 20,303
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,983	1	19,694	- 3,711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,677	43	569	+ 11,107
Lung Disease	6	10,930	20	2,310	+ 8,620
Other Neoplasms	7	7,398	63	49	+ 7,349
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,151	11	5,468	+ 1,683
Breast Cancer	9	6,367	23	1,874	+ 4,493
Liver Disease	10	6,323	14	4,531	+ 1,792
Prostate Cancer	11	5,186	34	940	+ 4,246
Stomach Cancer	12	4,724	45	458	+ 4,266
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,339	52	290	+ 4,050
Alcohol	14	4,186	57	198	+ 3,989
Hypertension	15	3,945	22	2,035	+ 1,910
Falls	16	3,766	27	1,235	+ 2,531
Bladder Cancer	17	3,757	62	65	+ 3,692
Suicide	18	3,422	19	2,333	+ 1,089
Lymphomas	19	3,310	44	489	+ 2,821
Kidney Disease	20	3,249	13	5,140	- 1,891
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,958	31	1,157	+ 1,802
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,841	9	7,810	- 4,969
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,793	33	986	+ 1,807
Leukemia	24	2,762	54	275	+ 2,487
Oral Cancer	25	2,699	39	845	+ 1,853
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,470	40	754	+ 1,716
Ovary Cancer	27	2,341	50	303	+ 2,038
Other Injuries	28	2,019	16	3,289	- 1,270
Liver Cancer	29	1,830	37	875	+ 955
Uterin Cancer	30	1,728	60	75	+ 1,654
Skin Cancers	31	1,722	56	204	+ 1,518
Cervical Cancer	32	1,524	26	1,582	- 58
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,441	59	135	+ 1,306
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,199	46	449	+ 750
Epilepsy	35	915	38	867	+ 49
Congenital Anomalies	36	732	12	5,258	- 4,526
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	671	3	11,849	- 11,178
Endocrine Disorders	38	664	18	2,474	- 1,810
Drownings	39	509	29	1,178	- 670
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	489	49	323	+ 166
Tuberculosis	41	477	10	7,414	- 6,938
Low Birth Weight	42	463	8	7,950	- 7,488
Asthma	43	432	25	1,619	- 1,188
Multiple Sclerosis	44	402	64	41	+ 361
Fires	45	379	36	908	- 529
Skin Disease	46	375	48	324	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	295	68	26	+ 269
Drug Use	48	257	35	928	- 671
Violence	49	235	24	1,666	- 1,431
Malnutrition	50	232	28	1,218	- 986
Poisonings	51	164	41	666	- 502
Hepatitis C	52	150	66	27	+ 124
Meningitis	53	136	15	3,441	- 3,305
HIV/AIDS	54	92	2	13,888	- 13,796
Appendicitis	55	55	61	72	- 18
Hepatitis B	56	42	47	336	- 294
Birth Trauma	57	41	7	8,243	- 8,202
Schizophrenia	58	24	83	0	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	23	80	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	60	15	70	19	- 4
Osteoarthritis	61	14	81	0	+ 14
Anemia	62	10	84	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	63	8	17	2,615	- 2,607
Encephalitis	64	5	58	187	- 181
Oral conditions	65	3	82	0	+ 3
War	66	3	42	643	- 640
Tetanus	67	1	55	223	- 222
Otitis Media	68	1	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	30	1,170	- 1,170
Diphtheria	70	0	67	26	- 26
Pertussis	71	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Measles	72	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Chlamydia	73	0	72	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	288	- 288
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Poland

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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.