CAMEROON VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,259	6	10,695	+ 33,564
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	31,922	31	1,157	+ 30,766
Stroke	3	17,646	5	11,199	+ 6,447
Lung Disease	4	12,704	20	2,310	+ 10,393
Lung Cancers	5	10,884	51	301	+ 10,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,917	43	569	+ 8,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,775	1	19,694	- 11,920
Prostate Cancer	8	7,667	34	940	+ 6,728
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,406	52	290	+ 5,116
Hypertension	10	5,376	22	2,035	+ 3,340
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,364	11	5,468	- 104
Kidney Disease	12	4,764	13	5,140	- 377
Breast Cancer	13	4,627	23	1,874	+ 2,753
Suicide	14	4,326	19	2,333	+ 1,993
Other Injuries	15	4,016	16	3,289	+ 727
Lymphomas	16	3,967	44	489	+ 3,478
Falls	17	3,243	27	1,235	+ 2,008
Other Neoplasms	18	3,030	63	49	+ 2,981
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,757	46	449	+ 2,308
Leukemia	20	2,414	54	275	+ 2,139
Bladder Cancer	21	2,223	62	65	+ 2,158
Liver Cancer	22	2,198	37	875	+ 1,323
Liver Disease	23	2,116	14	4,531	- 2,415
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,053	18	2,474	- 422
Skin Cancers	25	1,902	56	204	+ 1,697
Stomach Cancer	26	1,791	45	458	+ 1,333
Ovary Cancer	27	1,616	50	303	+ 1,313
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,599	33	986	+ 613
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,573	59	135	+ 1,438
Drug Use	30	1,238	35	928	+ 310
Oral Cancer	31	1,109	39	845	+ 264
Alcohol	32	1,049	57	198	+ 851
Uterin Cancer	33	1,008	60	75	+ 933
Road Traffic Accidents	34	921	9	7,810	- 6,888
Congenital Anomalies	35	900	12	5,258	- 4,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	846	3	11,849	- 11,003
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	810	40	754	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	38	665	26	1,582	- 917
Skin Disease	39	643	48	324	+ 319
Anemia	40	511	84	0	+ 511
Multiple Sclerosis	41	498	64	41	+ 457
Asthma	42	463	25	1,619	- 1,156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	377	68	26	+ 351
Epilepsy	44	353	38	867	- 514
Malnutrition	45	342	28	1,218	- 876
Drownings	46	335	29	1,178	- 843
Violence	47	330	24	1,666	- 1,336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	323	49	323	- 1
Fires	49	189	36	908	- 719
Schizophrenia	50	186	83	0	+ 186
Low Birth Weight	51	147	8	7,950	- 7,803
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	134	80	0	+ 134
Hepatitis C	53	129	66	27	+ 102
Meningitis	54	103	15	3,441	- 3,338
Birth Trauma	55	98	7	8,243	- 8,145
Tuberculosis	56	70	10	7,414	- 7,344
Osteoarthritis	57	70	81	0	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	58	57	70	19	+ 38
Appendicitis	59	53	61	72	- 20
Poisonings	60	52	41	666	- 614
HIV/AIDS	61	37	2	13,888	- 13,851
Hepatitis B	62	28	47	336	- 308
Oral conditions	63	24	82	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	64	15	17	2,615	- 2,600
War	65	5	42	643	- 638
Otitis Media	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	1	21	2,288	- 2,286
Tetanus	68	1	55	223	- 222
Schistosomiasis	69	1	53	288	- 287
Diphtheria	70	1	67	26	- 25
Encephalitis	71	1	58	187	- 186
Syphilis	72	0	30	1,170	- 1,170
Chlamydia	73	0	72	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
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.