CAMEROON VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,553	6	10,695	+ 27,858
Stroke	2	25,763	5	11,199	+ 14,564
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	17,164	31	1,157	+ 16,007
Lung Disease	4	15,424	20	2,310	+ 13,113
Lung Cancers	5	13,223	51	301	+ 12,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,389	1	19,694	- 7,306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,254	43	569	+ 10,685
Kidney Disease	8	9,401	13	5,140	+ 4,260
Breast Cancer	9	7,666	23	1,874	+ 5,792
Other Injuries	10	6,997	16	3,289	+ 3,708
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,756	11	5,468	+ 1,288
Suicide	12	6,648	19	2,333	+ 4,315
Prostate Cancer	13	6,392	34	940	+ 5,452
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,926	52	290	+ 5,636
Hypertension	15	5,861	22	2,035	+ 3,825
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,625	9	7,810	- 3,185
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,404	18	2,474	+ 1,930
Stomach Cancer	18	4,341	45	458	+ 3,884
Other Neoplasms	19	4,192	63	49	+ 4,143
Lymphomas	20	4,134	44	489	+ 3,645
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,896	46	449	+ 2,446
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,840	33	986	+ 1,854
Violence	23	2,667	24	1,666	+ 1,001
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,588	59	135	+ 2,453
Leukemia	25	2,534	54	275	+ 2,259
Bladder Cancer	26	2,496	62	65	+ 2,432
Liver Disease	27	1,861	14	4,531	- 2,670
HIV/AIDS	28	1,765	2	13,888	- 12,123
Cervical Cancer	29	1,554	26	1,582	- 28
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,538	12	5,258	- 3,720
Oral Cancer	31	1,512	39	845	+ 666
Ovary Cancer	32	1,449	50	303	+ 1,147
Skin Cancers	33	1,348	56	204	+ 1,143
Liver Cancer	34	1,332	37	875	+ 456
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,214	3	11,849	- 10,635
Skin Disease	36	1,175	48	324	+ 851
Asthma	37	1,148	25	1,619	- 472
Uterin Cancer	38	1,042	60	75	+ 967
Alcohol	39	945	57	198	+ 747
Epilepsy	40	776	38	867	- 91
Tuberculosis	41	728	10	7,414	- 6,686
Low Birth Weight	42	664	8	7,950	- 7,286
Malnutrition	43	660	28	1,218	- 559
Anemia	44	638	84	0	+ 638
Drownings	45	585	29	1,178	- 593
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	513	40	754	- 241
Falls	47	497	27	1,235	- 738
Fires	48	493	36	908	- 416
Drug Use	49	367	35	928	- 561
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	353	49	323	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	312	68	26	+ 286
Osteoarthritis	52	293	81	0	+ 293
Birth Trauma	53	201	7	8,243	- 8,042
Schizophrenia	54	162	83	0	+ 162
Poisonings	55	150	41	666	- 516
Multiple Sclerosis	56	118	64	41	+ 78
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	112	80	0	+ 112
Meningitis	58	93	15	3,441	- 3,348
Appendicitis	59	82	61	72	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	60	81	17	2,615	- 2,534
Chagas disease	61	45	79	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	62	44	70	19	+ 25
Hepatitis B	63	38	47	336	- 298
Encephalitis	64	35	58	187	- 152
Hepatitis C	65	31	66	27	+ 4
Syphilis	66	26	30	1,170	- 1,144
Otitis Media	67	14	74	0	+ 14
Oral conditions	68	11	82	0	+ 11
Leprosy	69	4	75	0	+ 4
War	70	3	42	643	- 640
Tetanus	71	3	55	223	- 220
Pertussis	72	2	21	2,288	- 2,286
Diphtheria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	74	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Chlamydia	75	0	72	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	288	- 288
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Malaria	79	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Ascariasis	80	0	65	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	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

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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.