CAMEROON VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,722	6	10,695	+ 12,027
Stroke	2	22,265	5	11,199	+ 11,065
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,857	1	19,694	- 5,837
Kidney Disease	4	11,879	13	5,140	+ 6,739
Liver Cancer	5	10,577	37	875	+ 9,702
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,120	31	1,157	+ 8,964
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,933	9	7,810	+ 2,123
Lung Cancers	8	9,874	51	301	+ 9,574
Lung Disease	9	8,625	20	2,310	+ 6,315
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,315	11	5,468	+ 2,848
Liver Disease	11	7,793	14	4,531	+ 3,262
HIV/AIDS	12	6,166	2	13,888	- 7,722
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,388	43	569	+ 3,819
Tuberculosis	14	4,230	10	7,414	- 3,184
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	3,039	3	11,849	- 8,809
Suicide	16	2,722	19	2,333	+ 389
Breast Cancer	17	2,681	23	1,874	+ 806
Falls	18	2,396	27	1,235	+ 1,161
Cervical Cancer	19	2,263	26	1,582	+ 681
Oral Cancer	20	2,197	39	845	+ 1,352
Other Injuries	21	2,156	16	3,289	- 1,133
Lymphomas	22	2,010	44	489	+ 1,521
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,901	46	449	+ 1,452
Asthma	24	1,852	25	1,619	+ 233
Drownings	25	1,752	29	1,178	+ 574
Leukemia	26	1,728	54	275	+ 1,453
Stomach Cancer	27	1,528	45	458	+ 1,071
Skin Disease	28	1,495	48	324	+ 1,171
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,398	59	135	+ 1,262
Prostate Cancer	30	1,334	34	940	+ 394
Violence	31	1,313	24	1,666	- 353
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,275	33	986	+ 289
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,055	52	290	+ 766
Hypertension	34	965	22	2,035	- 1,070
Congenital Anomalies	35	933	12	5,258	- 4,325
Ovary Cancer	36	887	50	303	+ 585
Endocrine Disorders	37	836	18	2,474	- 1,638
Bladder Cancer	38	797	62	65	+ 732
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	743	40	754	- 11
Low Birth Weight	40	685	8	7,950	- 7,265
Skin Cancers	41	502	56	204	+ 297
Malnutrition	42	426	28	1,218	- 792
Meningitis	43	412	15	3,441	- 3,029
Uterin Cancer	44	383	60	75	+ 308
Drug Use	45	352	35	928	- 576
Encephalitis	46	320	58	187	+ 133
Epilepsy	47	305	38	867	- 561
Fires	48	273	36	908	- 635
Alcohol	49	243	57	198	+ 45
Birth Trauma	50	236	7	8,243	- 8,007
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	193	49	323	- 130
Maternal Conditions	52	101	17	2,615	- 2,514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	86	68	26	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	54	85	63	49	+ 36
Dengue	55	76	73	0	+ 76
Hepatitis B	56	68	47	336	- 268
Poisonings	57	58	41	666	- 607
Tetanus	58	52	55	223	- 171
Appendicitis	59	50	61	72	- 22
War	60	39	42	643	- 605
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	64	41	- 3
Pertussis	62	34	21	2,288	- 2,253
Measles	63	25	32	1,028	- 1,003
Syphilis	64	16	30	1,170	- 1,154
Upper Respiratory	65	8	70	19	- 11
Malaria	66	6	4	11,233	- 11,227
Hepatitis C	67	3	66	27	- 24
Otitis Media	68	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	65	30	- 28
Chlamydia	70	2	72	4	- 3
Diphtheria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	72	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	288	- 288
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Thailand

Cameroon

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.