CAMEROON VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,674	6	10,695	+ 24,979
Stroke	2	21,950	5	11,199	+ 10,751
Diabetes Mellitus	3	15,970	11	5,468	+ 10,503
Lung Disease	4	8,442	20	2,310	+ 6,132
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,867	1	19,694	- 11,827
Kidney Disease	6	7,783	13	5,140	+ 2,643
Hypertension	7	4,423	22	2,035	+ 2,387
Liver Disease	8	4,057	14	4,531	- 474
Lung Cancers	9	3,924	51	301	+ 3,623
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,808	9	7,810	- 4,002
Suicide	11	3,668	19	2,333	+ 1,335
Asthma	12	3,080	25	1,619	+ 1,460
Breast Cancer	13	2,843	23	1,874	+ 969
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,808	31	1,157	+ 1,651
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,608	12	5,258	- 2,650
Low Birth Weight	16	2,427	8	7,950	- 5,524
Stomach Cancer	17	2,371	45	458	+ 1,913
Measles	18	2,302	32	1,028	+ 1,275
Drownings	19	1,958	29	1,178	+ 779
Other Injuries	20	1,904	16	3,289	- 1,385
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,767	3	11,849	- 10,082
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,755	43	569	+ 1,186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	1,682	49	323	+ 1,359
Prostate Cancer	24	1,577	34	940	+ 637
Ovary Cancer	25	1,477	50	303	+ 1,175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,294	40	754	+ 540
Falls	27	1,169	27	1,235	- 66
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,083	46	449	+ 634
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,065	33	986	+ 79
Liver Cancer	30	1,001	37	875	+ 125
Endocrine Disorders	31	893	18	2,474	- 1,581
Cervical Cancer	32	867	26	1,582	- 716
Lymphomas	33	828	44	489	+ 339
Violence	34	823	24	1,666	- 843
Birth Trauma	35	804	7	8,243	- 7,439
Uterin Cancer	36	784	60	75	+ 709
Maternal Conditions	37	779	17	2,615	- 1,836
Bladder Cancer	38	708	62	65	+ 643
Oral Cancer	39	649	39	845	- 197
Pancreas Cancer	40	549	52	290	+ 259
Skin Disease	41	511	48	324	+ 187
Leukemia	42	468	54	275	+ 193
Malnutrition	43	418	28	1,218	- 800
Meningitis	44	358	15	3,441	- 3,083
Epilepsy	45	345	38	867	- 521
Alcohol	46	314	57	198	+ 116
Skin Cancers	47	290	56	204	+ 86
Fires	48	265	36	908	- 643
Syphilis	49	261	30	1,170	- 909
Tuberculosis	50	258	10	7,414	- 7,157
Oesophagus Cancer	51	140	59	135	+ 5
Poisonings	52	124	41	666	- 542
Other Neoplasms	53	98	63	49	+ 49
Encephalitis	54	85	58	187	- 101
Drug Use	55	80	35	928	- 848
Appendicitis	56	59	61	72	- 13
Hepatitis B	57	49	47	336	- 287
Pertussis	58	33	21	2,288	- 2,255
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	30	68	26	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	26	64	41	- 15
Dengue	61	19	73	0	+ 19
Tetanus	62	7	55	223	- 216
Diphtheria	63	5	67	26	- 21
Hepatitis C	64	4	66	27	- 23
War	65	3	42	643	- 640
Ascariasis	66	2	65	30	- 28
Chlamydia	67	2	72	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	1	70	19	- 18
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	2	13,888	- 13,888
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	288	- 288
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Malaria	76	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
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
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	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.