CAMEROON VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	44,389	31	1,157	+ 43,233
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,445	6	10,695	+ 21,750
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,338	1	19,694	- 1,357
Stroke	4	17,020	5	11,199	+ 5,820
Lung Cancers	5	16,155	51	301	+ 15,854
Lung Disease	6	14,880	20	2,310	+ 12,570
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,344	43	569	+ 7,775
Prostate Cancer	8	6,011	34	940	+ 5,071
Breast Cancer	9	5,753	23	1,874	+ 3,879
Lymphomas	10	4,229	44	489	+ 3,740
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,069	52	290	+ 3,779
Oesophagus Cancer	12	3,947	59	135	+ 3,812
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,878	46	449	+ 3,428
Liver Disease	14	3,467	14	4,531	- 1,064
Falls	15	3,446	27	1,235	+ 2,211
Bladder Cancer	16	2,774	62	65	+ 2,710
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,643	11	5,468	- 2,825
Kidney Disease	18	2,475	13	5,140	- 2,666
Other Injuries	19	2,472	16	3,289	- 818
Suicide	20	2,409	19	2,333	+ 76
Liver Cancer	21	2,369	37	875	+ 1,493
Leukemia	22	2,357	54	275	+ 2,082
Hypertension	23	2,356	22	2,035	+ 320
Stomach Cancer	24	2,261	45	458	+ 1,804
Ovary Cancer	25	1,818	50	303	+ 1,515
Other Neoplasms	26	1,803	63	49	+ 1,754
Skin Cancers	27	1,686	56	204	+ 1,482
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,491	18	2,474	- 983
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,414	33	986	+ 428
Oral Cancer	30	1,406	39	845	+ 561
Drug Use	31	1,277	35	928	+ 350
Uterin Cancer	32	1,061	60	75	+ 986
Road Traffic Accidents	33	981	9	7,810	- 6,829
Skin Disease	34	965	48	324	+ 641
Congenital Anomalies	35	962	12	5,258	- 4,296
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	945	40	754	+ 191
Multiple Sclerosis	37	839	64	41	+ 799
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	723	3	11,849	- 11,126
Alcohol	39	703	57	198	+ 506
Low Birth Weight	40	594	8	7,950	- 7,356
Asthma	41	589	25	1,619	- 1,030
Epilepsy	42	540	38	867	- 327
Cervical Cancer	43	497	26	1,582	- 1,085
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	459	68	26	+ 433
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	396	49	323	+ 73
Violence	46	392	24	1,666	- 1,274
Tuberculosis	47	159	10	7,414	- 7,255
Fires	48	151	36	908	- 757
Drownings	49	136	29	1,178	- 1,042
Anemia	50	125	84	0	+ 125
Hepatitis C	51	121	66	27	+ 94
Meningitis	52	105	15	3,441	- 3,336
Poisonings	53	100	41	666	- 566
Birth Trauma	54	86	7	8,243	- 8,157
HIV/AIDS	55	85	2	13,888	- 13,803
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	83	80	0	+ 83
Osteoarthritis	57	76	81	0	+ 76
Malnutrition	58	52	28	1,218	- 1,166
Appendicitis	59	48	61	72	- 25
Schizophrenia	60	46	83	0	+ 46
Oral conditions	61	24	82	0	+ 24
Syphilis	62	22	30	1,170	- 1,148
Upper Respiratory	63	22	70	19	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	21	17	2,615	- 2,594
Hepatitis B	65	18	47	336	- 318
Otitis Media	66	7	74	0	+ 7
War	67	4	42	643	- 639
Encephalitis	68	3	58	187	- 184
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,288	- 2,286
Leishmaniasis	70	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	55	223	- 223
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	75	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Malaria	76	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	78	0	53	288	- 288
Chlamydia	79	0	72	4	- 4
Ascariasis	80	0	65	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

United Kingdom

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.