CAMEROON VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,069	6	10,695	+ 28,374
Stroke	2	37,435	5	11,199	+ 26,236
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	21,816	31	1,157	+ 20,659
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	20,786	1	19,694	+ 1,091
Lung Cancers	5	13,367	51	301	+ 13,066
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,317	43	569	+ 12,747
Lung Disease	7	13,003	20	2,310	+ 10,693
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,926	11	5,468	+ 5,458
Kidney Disease	9	8,505	13	5,140	+ 3,364
Stomach Cancer	10	7,682	45	458	+ 7,224
Prostate Cancer	11	6,443	34	940	+ 5,503
Breast Cancer	12	6,058	23	1,874	+ 4,184
Other Injuries	13	5,876	16	3,289	+ 2,587
Hypertension	14	5,703	22	2,035	+ 3,668
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,064	52	290	+ 4,774
Lymphomas	16	4,877	44	489	+ 4,388
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,692	18	2,474	+ 2,218
Liver Cancer	18	3,854	37	875	+ 2,979
Suicide	19	3,555	19	2,333	+ 1,222
Bladder Cancer	20	3,551	62	65	+ 3,487
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,457	46	449	+ 3,007
Liver Disease	22	3,415	14	4,531	- 1,116
Falls	23	3,133	27	1,235	+ 1,898
Leukemia	24	3,081	54	275	+ 2,806
Oral Cancer	25	2,767	39	845	+ 1,921
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,757	33	986	+ 1,771
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,543	9	7,810	- 5,267
Other Neoplasms	28	1,978	63	49	+ 1,930
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,889	59	135	+ 1,754
Skin Cancers	30	1,588	56	204	+ 1,384
Epilepsy	31	1,259	38	867	+ 393
Uterin Cancer	32	1,231	60	75	+ 1,157
Ovary Cancer	33	1,205	50	303	+ 903
Cervical Cancer	34	998	26	1,582	- 585
HIV/AIDS	35	970	2	13,888	- 12,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	700	3	11,849	- 11,149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	693	40	754	- 61
Tuberculosis	38	646	10	7,414	- 6,768
Skin Disease	39	614	48	324	+ 290
Congenital Anomalies	40	596	12	5,258	- 4,662
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	512	49	323	+ 189
Anemia	42	457	84	0	+ 457
Asthma	43	444	25	1,619	- 1,175
Drug Use	44	390	35	928	- 538
Alcohol	45	337	57	198	+ 139
Fires	46	328	36	908	- 580
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	300	68	26	+ 275
Violence	48	292	24	1,666	- 1,374
Hepatitis C	49	263	66	27	+ 237
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	250	80	0	+ 250
Drownings	51	241	29	1,178	- 938
Low Birth Weight	52	239	8	7,950	- 7,711
Malnutrition	53	239	28	1,218	- 980
Multiple Sclerosis	54	171	64	41	+ 130
Schizophrenia	55	149	83	0	+ 149
Meningitis	56	129	15	3,441	- 3,312
Poisonings	57	89	41	666	- 577
Osteoarthritis	58	87	81	0	+ 87
Hepatitis B	59	79	47	336	- 257
Birth Trauma	60	72	7	8,243	- 8,171
Appendicitis	61	63	61	72	- 9
Upper Respiratory	62	45	70	19	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	63	22	17	2,615	- 2,593
Syphilis	64	9	30	1,170	- 1,161
Oral conditions	65	9	82	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	8	74	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	67	4	58	187	- 183
Leishmaniasis	68	4	69	20	- 17
War	69	3	42	643	- 640
Leprosy	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	32	1,028	- 1,027
Pertussis	72	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Tetanus	73	0	55	223	- 223
Diphtheria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	72	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	78	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	65	30	- 30
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Portugal

Cameroon

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.