CAMEROON VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,623	6	10,695	+ 20,928
Stroke	2	16,199	5	11,199	+ 5,000
Lung Cancers	3	12,910	51	301	+ 12,609
Lung Disease	4	9,236	20	2,310	+ 6,925
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,589	11	5,468	+ 1,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,371	31	1,157	+ 5,215
Kidney Disease	7	6,266	13	5,140	+ 1,126
Hypertension	8	5,435	22	2,035	+ 3,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,728	1	19,694	- 14,966
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,904	43	569	+ 3,335
Stomach Cancer	11	3,804	45	458	+ 3,346
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,534	52	290	+ 2,244
Liver Disease	13	2,334	14	4,531	- 2,197
Breast Cancer	14	2,077	23	1,874	+ 203
Prostate Cancer	15	2,064	34	940	+ 1,124
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,052	9	7,810	- 5,758
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,828	12	5,258	- 3,430
Leukemia	18	1,793	54	275	+ 1,518
Lymphomas	19	1,785	44	489	+ 1,296
Liver Cancer	20	1,672	37	875	+ 797
Bladder Cancer	21	1,651	62	65	+ 1,586
Falls	22	1,610	27	1,235	+ 375
Violence	23	1,476	24	1,666	- 190
Low Birth Weight	24	1,280	8	7,950	- 6,670
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,266	46	449	+ 817
Endocrine Disorders	26	962	18	2,474	- 1,513
Asthma	27	896	25	1,619	- 723
Ovary Cancer	28	842	50	303	+ 539
Suicide	29	738	19	2,333	- 1,595
Other Injuries	30	618	16	3,289	- 2,671
Inflammatory/Heart	31	601	33	986	- 385
Skin Cancers	32	570	56	204	+ 366
Oesophagus Cancer	33	486	59	135	+ 351
Cervical Cancer	34	483	26	1,582	- 1,100
Oral Cancer	35	480	39	845	- 365
Epilepsy	36	422	38	867	- 444
Uterin Cancer	37	401	60	75	+ 326
Drug Use	38	358	35	928	- 570
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	291	40	754	- 464
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	273	3	11,849	- 11,576
Birth Trauma	41	265	7	8,243	- 7,978
Other Neoplasms	42	238	63	49	+ 189
Malnutrition	43	216	28	1,218	- 1,002
Drownings	44	202	29	1,178	- 976
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	166	49	323	- 157
Poisonings	46	136	41	666	- 530
Fires	47	126	36	908	- 782
Skin Disease	48	119	48	324	- 205
War	49	117	42	643	- 526
Tuberculosis	50	112	10	7,414	- 7,303
Meningitis	51	101	15	3,441	- 3,340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	87	68	26	+ 62
HIV/AIDS	53	75	2	13,888	- 13,813
Encephalitis	54	68	58	187	- 119
Alcohol	55	67	57	198	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	56	62	64	41	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	57	40	17	2,615	- 2,575
Pertussis	58	38	21	2,288	- 2,250
Appendicitis	59	34	61	72	- 38
Hepatitis B	60	27	47	336	- 309
Syphilis	61	19	30	1,170	- 1,152
Schistosomiasis	62	12	53	288	- 275
Hepatitis C	63	7	66	27	- 20
Tetanus	64	4	55	223	- 219
Measles	65	2	32	1,028	- 1,025
Upper Respiratory	66	2	70	19	- 17
Otitis Media	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	69	20	- 19
Chlamydia	69	1	72	4	- 4
Ascariasis	70	0	65	30	- 30
Diphtheria	71	0	67	26	- 26
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.