CAMEROON VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,673	6	10,695	+ 5,978
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,845	1	19,694	- 3,849
Stroke	3	15,219	5	11,199	+ 4,019
Lung Cancers	4	12,066	51	301	+ 11,765
Suicide	5	8,702	19	2,333	+ 6,369
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,221	31	1,157	+ 6,064
Liver Cancer	7	6,890	37	875	+ 6,015
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,053	43	569	+ 5,484
Kidney Disease	9	6,009	13	5,140	+ 869
Stomach Cancer	10	5,128	45	458	+ 4,671
Lung Disease	11	5,070	20	2,310	+ 2,759
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,158	52	290	+ 3,868
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,050	11	5,468	- 1,418
Liver Disease	14	3,775	14	4,531	- 756
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,615	9	7,810	- 5,194
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,349	46	449	+ 1,900
Hypertension	17	2,206	22	2,035	+ 171
Other Injuries	18	2,161	16	3,289	- 1,129
Lymphomas	19	2,067	44	489	+ 1,578
Falls	20	1,745	27	1,235	+ 510
Breast Cancer	21	1,712	23	1,874	- 162
Prostate Cancer	22	1,377	34	940	+ 437
Leukemia	23	1,273	54	275	+ 998
Tuberculosis	24	1,160	10	7,414	- 6,255
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,124	18	2,474	- 1,350
Other Neoplasms	26	1,074	63	49	+ 1,026
Bladder Cancer	27	1,051	62	65	+ 987
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,030	59	135	+ 895
Oral Cancer	29	866	39	845	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	30	791	50	303	+ 488
Inflammatory/Heart	31	788	33	986	- 198
Asthma	32	684	25	1,619	- 935
Alcohol	33	642	57	198	+ 445
Cervical Cancer	34	633	26	1,582	- 949
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	552	3	11,849	- 11,297
Skin Disease	36	419	48	324	+ 95
Skin Cancers	37	348	56	204	+ 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	321	40	754	- 433
Hepatitis B	39	313	47	336	- 23
Epilepsy	40	312	38	867	- 555
Congenital Anomalies	41	308	12	5,258	- 4,950
Drownings	42	298	29	1,178	- 880
Uterin Cancer	43	250	60	75	+ 175
Violence	44	230	24	1,666	- 1,437
Low Birth Weight	45	220	8	7,950	- 7,730
Anemia	46	196	84	0	+ 196
Fires	47	157	36	908	- 752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	133	49	323	- 190
Hepatitis C	49	100	66	27	+ 73
Drug Use	50	92	35	928	- 836
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	89	68	26	+ 64
Poisonings	52	68	41	666	- 597
Malnutrition	53	53	28	1,218	- 1,166
Birth Trauma	54	52	7	8,243	- 8,191
HIV/AIDS	55	50	2	13,888	- 13,838
Schizophrenia	56	46	83	0	+ 46
Appendicitis	57	32	61	72	- 40
Meningitis	58	30	15	3,441	- 3,411
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	29	80	0	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	60	25	81	0	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	61	20	17	2,615	- 2,595
Syphilis	62	16	30	1,170	- 1,154
Upper Respiratory	63	15	70	19	- 4
Oral conditions	64	13	82	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	11	58	187	- 175
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	64	41	- 34
Pertussis	67	4	21	2,288	- 2,284
War	68	3	42	643	- 640
Tetanus	69	3	55	223	- 220
Otitis Media	70	3	74	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	1	4	11,233	- 11,232
Schistosomiasis	72	1	53	288	- 287
Diphtheria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Ascariasis	74	0	65	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Chlamydia	84	0	72	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.