CAMEROON VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,441	6	10,695	+ 26,746
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,136	31	1,157	+ 23,979
Stroke	3	13,691	5	11,199	+ 2,492
Lung Cancers	4	12,300	51	301	+ 11,999
Lung Disease	5	10,142	20	2,310	+ 7,832
Hypertension	6	8,637	22	2,035	+ 6,601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,971	43	569	+ 6,402
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,812	1	19,694	- 12,882
Falls	9	6,708	27	1,235	+ 5,473
Prostate Cancer	10	5,519	34	940	+ 4,579
Breast Cancer	11	5,511	23	1,874	+ 3,637
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,193	52	290	+ 4,903
Kidney Disease	13	4,407	13	5,140	- 733
Suicide	14	4,365	19	2,333	+ 2,032
Lymphomas	15	3,953	44	489	+ 3,464
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,589	33	986	+ 2,603
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,571	11	5,468	- 1,897
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,996	46	449	+ 2,546
Liver Cancer	19	2,813	37	875	+ 1,938
Other Neoplasms	20	2,381	63	49	+ 2,332
Liver Disease	21	2,367	14	4,531	- 2,164
Leukemia	22	2,346	54	275	+ 2,071
Bladder Cancer	23	2,340	62	65	+ 2,275
Stomach Cancer	24	2,145	45	458	+ 1,687
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,072	18	2,474	- 402
Oral Cancer	26	1,749	39	845	+ 903
Skin Cancers	27	1,723	56	204	+ 1,519
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,715	59	135	+ 1,580
Ovary Cancer	29	1,598	50	303	+ 1,295
Other Injuries	30	1,432	16	3,289	- 1,858
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,067	12	5,258	- 4,192
Alcohol	32	800	57	198	+ 602
Uterin Cancer	33	782	60	75	+ 707
Road Traffic Accidents	34	675	9	7,810	- 7,135
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	649	3	11,849	- 11,199
Drug Use	36	615	35	928	- 313
Osteoarthritis	37	593	81	0	+ 593
Multiple Sclerosis	38	559	64	41	+ 518
Epilepsy	39	554	38	867	- 313
Skin Disease	40	452	48	324	+ 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	427	40	754	- 327
Cervical Cancer	42	367	26	1,582	- 1,215
Low Birth Weight	43	367	8	7,950	- 7,584
Anemia	44	355	84	0	+ 355
Schizophrenia	45	336	83	0	+ 336
Asthma	46	331	25	1,619	- 1,288
Malnutrition	47	294	28	1,218	- 924
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	272	49	323	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	237	68	26	+ 211
Drownings	50	172	29	1,178	- 1,006
Violence	51	148	24	1,666	- 1,518
Birth Trauma	52	112	7	8,243	- 8,131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	111	80	0	+ 111
HIV/AIDS	54	101	2	13,888	- 13,787
Fires	55	75	36	908	- 834
Tuberculosis	56	74	10	7,414	- 7,340
Meningitis	57	70	15	3,441	- 3,371
Hepatitis C	58	53	66	27	+ 26
Appendicitis	59	51	61	72	- 22
Poisonings	60	45	41	666	- 621
Upper Respiratory	61	38	70	19	+ 19
Oral conditions	62	28	82	0	+ 28
Hepatitis B	63	16	47	336	- 320
Maternal Conditions	64	15	17	2,615	- 2,600
Syphilis	65	5	30	1,170	- 1,165
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	78	0	+ 4
War	67	3	42	643	- 640
Encephalitis	68	2	58	187	- 184
Otitis Media	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	55	223	- 221
Leishmaniasis	71	1	69	20	- 19
Schistosomiasis	72	1	53	288	- 286
Pertussis	73	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Diphtheria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	75	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Chlamydia	79	0	72	4	- 4
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	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.