CAMEROON VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,054	6	10,695	+ 26,359
Diabetes Mellitus	2	17,552	11	5,468	+ 12,085
Lung Disease	3	13,321	20	2,310	+ 11,011
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	9,774	31	1,157	+ 8,618
Kidney Disease	5	9,661	13	5,140	+ 4,521
Stroke	6	9,586	5	11,199	- 1,613
Asthma	7	9,115	25	1,619	+ 7,496
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,208	1	19,694	- 12,486
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,916	9	7,810	- 1,894
Suicide	10	4,194	19	2,333	+ 1,861
Oral Cancer	11	4,076	39	845	+ 3,230
Lung Cancers	12	2,500	51	301	+ 2,199
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,175	59	135	+ 2,040
Other Injuries	14	2,154	16	3,289	- 1,135
Breast Cancer	15	1,948	23	1,874	+ 74
Stomach Cancer	16	1,861	45	458	+ 1,403
Liver Disease	17	1,835	14	4,531	- 2,696
Leukemia	18	1,627	54	275	+ 1,352
Liver Cancer	19	1,536	37	875	+ 661
Hypertension	20	1,487	22	2,035	- 549
Lymphomas	21	1,447	44	489	+ 958
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,394	12	5,258	- 3,864
Falls	23	1,358	27	1,235	+ 123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,284	43	569	+ 715
Tuberculosis	25	1,084	10	7,414	- 6,331
Cervical Cancer	26	1,074	26	1,582	- 509
Drownings	27	1,029	29	1,178	- 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	852	3	11,849	- 10,997
Low Birth Weight	29	755	8	7,950	- 7,195
Prostate Cancer	30	714	34	940	- 226
Violence	31	703	24	1,666	- 963
Endocrine Disorders	32	651	18	2,474	- 1,823
Anemia	33	627	84	0	+ 627
Bladder Cancer	34	608	62	65	+ 544
Inflammatory/Heart	35	599	33	986	- 388
Skin Disease	36	412	48	324	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	37	396	50	303	+ 93
War	38	394	42	643	- 249
Epilepsy	39	379	38	867	- 487
Drug Use	40	362	35	928	- 566
Fires	41	336	36	908	- 572
Uterin Cancer	42	307	60	75	+ 232
Pancreas Cancer	43	301	52	290	+ 11
Birth Trauma	44	272	7	8,243	- 7,971
Parkinson's Disease	45	236	46	449	- 213
Meningitis	46	206	15	3,441	- 3,235
Dengue	47	185	73	0	+ 184
Maternal Conditions	48	135	17	2,615	- 2,480
Poisonings	49	131	41	666	- 534
Other Neoplasms	50	121	63	49	+ 72
Alcohol	51	116	57	198	- 82
Skin Cancers	52	82	56	204	- 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	70	49	323	- 254
Malnutrition	54	61	28	1,218	- 1,157
HIV/AIDS	55	55	2	13,888	- 13,833
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	54	40	754	- 701
Tetanus	57	39	55	223	- 184
Syphilis	58	21	30	1,170	- 1,149
Pertussis	59	20	21	2,288	- 2,267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	15	68	26	- 10
Encephalitis	61	15	58	187	- 172
Hepatitis B	62	8	47	336	- 327
Leprosy	63	8	75	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	64	7	61	72	- 65
Schizophrenia	65	7	83	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	70	19	- 13
Osteoarthritis	67	5	81	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	64	41	- 37
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	65	30	- 30
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	20	- 20
Diphtheria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	27	- 27
Otitis Media	76	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Schistosomiasis	81	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
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.