CAMEROON VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,181	6	10,695	+ 16,486
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,655	1	19,694	+ 6,961
Stroke	3	8,006	5	11,199	- 3,193
Lung Cancers	4	7,913	51	301	+ 7,612
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,177	43	569	+ 5,608
Kidney Disease	6	5,282	13	5,140	+ 142
Liver Cancer	7	3,830	37	875	+ 2,955
Hypertension	8	3,760	22	2,035	+ 1,724
Suicide	9	3,341	19	2,333	+ 1,008
Breast Cancer	10	3,109	23	1,874	+ 1,235
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,758	52	290	+ 2,469
Stomach Cancer	12	2,078	45	458	+ 1,621
Lymphomas	13	2,038	44	489	+ 1,549
Lung Disease	14	1,967	20	2,310	- 343
Oral Cancer	15	1,628	39	845	+ 783
Prostate Cancer	16	1,555	34	940	+ 615
Leukemia	17	1,281	54	275	+ 1,006
Falls	18	1,117	27	1,235	- 117
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,106	33	986	+ 120
Liver Disease	20	1,075	14	4,531	- 3,456
Ovary Cancer	21	1,047	50	303	+ 744
Other Neoplasms	22	1,003	63	49	+ 954
Uterin Cancer	23	756	60	75	+ 681
Oesophagus Cancer	24	703	59	135	+ 568
Skin Disease	25	698	48	324	+ 374
Road Traffic Accidents	26	622	9	7,810	- 7,188
Bladder Cancer	27	617	62	65	+ 553
Diabetes Mellitus	28	553	11	5,468	- 4,915
Parkinson's Disease	29	461	46	449	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	30	437	26	1,582	- 1,145
Congenital Anomalies	31	409	12	5,258	- 4,849
Other Injuries	32	406	16	3,289	- 2,883
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	356	40	754	- 399
Skin Cancers	34	288	56	204	+ 84
Asthma	35	190	25	1,619	- 1,429
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	167	31	1,157	- 990
Endocrine Disorders	37	156	18	2,474	- 2,318
Drownings	38	149	29	1,178	- 1,029
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	142	3	11,849	- 11,707
Tuberculosis	40	131	10	7,414	- 7,283
Low Birth Weight	41	130	8	7,950	- 7,820
Epilepsy	42	127	38	867	- 739
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	114	49	323	- 210
Drug Use	44	98	35	928	- 830
HIV/AIDS	45	93	2	13,888	- 13,795
Violence	46	75	24	1,666	- 1,591
Alcohol	47	52	57	198	- 145
Meningitis	48	42	15	3,441	- 3,399
Fires	49	36	36	908	- 872
Appendicitis	50	30	61	72	- 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	29	80	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	52	21	47	336	- 315
Maternal Conditions	53	17	17	2,615	- 2,598
Upper Respiratory	54	17	70	19	- 2
Birth Trauma	55	16	7	8,243	- 8,227
Hepatitis C	56	15	66	27	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	57	13	64	41	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	12	68	26	- 14
War	59	11	42	643	- 632
Poisonings	60	6	41	666	- 660
Encephalitis	61	0	58	187	- 186
Pertussis	62	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Malnutrition	63	0	28	1,218	- 1,218
Diphtheria	64	0	67	26	- 26
Syphilis	65	0	30	1,170	- 1,170
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	68	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	72	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Tetanus	73	0	55	223	- 223
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	288	- 288
Otitis Media	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	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.