CAMEROON VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,850	6	10,695	+ 23,155
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,729	31	1,157	+ 26,573
Stroke	3	18,996	5	11,199	+ 7,796
Lung Cancers	4	14,494	51	301	+ 14,194
Lung Disease	5	12,396	20	2,310	+ 10,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,106	43	569	+ 10,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,984	1	19,694	- 10,710
Kidney Disease	8	6,369	13	5,140	+ 1,229
Hypertension	9	5,970	22	2,035	+ 3,934
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,091	11	5,468	- 377
Breast Cancer	11	4,629	23	1,874	+ 2,754
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,422	52	290	+ 4,133
Prostate Cancer	13	4,204	34	940	+ 3,265
Stomach Cancer	14	3,796	45	458	+ 3,339
Other Injuries	15	3,626	16	3,289	+ 337
Lymphomas	16	3,494	44	489	+ 3,005
Bladder Cancer	17	3,420	62	65	+ 3,356
Liver Cancer	18	3,339	37	875	+ 2,464
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,264	33	986	+ 2,278
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,237	46	449	+ 2,788
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,185	18	2,474	+ 711
Other Neoplasms	22	3,110	63	49	+ 3,061
Liver Disease	23	2,771	14	4,531	- 1,760
Leukemia	24	2,471	54	275	+ 2,196
Suicide	25	2,364	19	2,333	+ 31
Falls	26	2,126	27	1,235	+ 891
Oral Cancer	27	1,692	39	845	+ 846
Ovary Cancer	28	1,327	50	303	+ 1,024
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,317	59	135	+ 1,182
Skin Disease	30	1,205	48	324	+ 881
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,198	9	7,810	- 6,612
Skin Cancers	32	1,181	56	204	+ 977
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,056	49	323	+ 733
Uterin Cancer	34	1,056	60	75	+ 981
Asthma	35	742	25	1,619	- 877
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	697	3	11,849	- 11,152
Anemia	37	599	84	0	+ 599
Congenital Anomalies	38	565	12	5,258	- 4,693
Cervical Cancer	39	560	26	1,582	- 1,022
Epilepsy	40	540	38	867	- 327
Drug Use	41	508	35	928	- 419
Hepatitis C	42	427	66	27	+ 400
HIV/AIDS	43	353	2	13,888	- 13,536
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	311	40	754	- 443
Drownings	45	292	29	1,178	- 886
Alcohol	46	218	57	198	+ 21
Malnutrition	47	198	28	1,218	- 1,020
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	192	68	26	+ 167
Multiple Sclerosis	49	188	64	41	+ 147
Tuberculosis	50	177	10	7,414	- 7,237
Violence	51	171	24	1,666	- 1,495
Low Birth Weight	52	165	8	7,950	- 7,785
Osteoarthritis	53	139	81	0	+ 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	134	80	0	+ 134
Fires	55	121	36	908	- 787
Schizophrenia	56	118	83	0	+ 118
Poisonings	57	112	41	666	- 554
Hepatitis B	58	106	47	336	- 230
Meningitis	59	84	15	3,441	- 3,357
Birth Trauma	60	74	7	8,243	- 8,169
Appendicitis	61	52	61	72	- 20
Upper Respiratory	62	30	70	19	+ 12
Oral conditions	63	29	82	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	9	17	2,615	- 2,606
Leishmaniasis	65	7	69	20	- 13
Otitis Media	66	6	74	0	+ 6
Syphilis	67	6	30	1,170	- 1,164
War	68	4	42	643	- 640
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	78	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	58	187	- 184
Chagas disease	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	55	223	- 222
Pertussis	73	1	21	2,288	- 2,287
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	288	- 287
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	65	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Chlamydia	82	0	72	4	- 4
Malaria	83	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	71	10	- 10
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.