CAMEROON VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,661	6	10,695	+ 15,966
Violence	2	17,967	24	1,666	+ 16,301
Stroke	3	12,023	5	11,199	+ 824
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,075	11	5,468	+ 5,607
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,026	9	7,810	+ 3,216
HIV/AIDS	6	7,422	2	13,888	- 6,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,123	1	19,694	- 12,571
Kidney Disease	8	5,878	13	5,140	+ 738
Hypertension	9	5,148	22	2,035	+ 3,112
Lung Disease	10	5,103	20	2,310	+ 2,793
Lung Cancers	11	3,864	51	301	+ 3,564
Low Birth Weight	12	3,060	8	7,950	- 4,891
Prostate Cancer	13	2,823	34	940	+ 1,883
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,820	12	5,258	- 2,438
Breast Cancer	15	2,540	23	1,874	+ 666
Liver Disease	16	2,319	14	4,531	- 2,212
Stomach Cancer	17	2,155	45	458	+ 1,698
Other Neoplasms	18	2,148	63	49	+ 2,099
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,019	43	569	+ 1,450
Cervical Cancer	20	1,968	26	1,582	+ 386
Other Injuries	21	1,678	16	3,289	- 1,611
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,347	3	11,849	- 10,502
Lymphomas	23	1,236	44	489	+ 747
Birth Trauma	24	1,077	7	8,243	- 7,166
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,072	52	290	+ 783
Liver Cancer	26	1,020	37	875	+ 145
Leukemia	27	998	54	275	+ 724
Falls	28	857	27	1,235	- 378
Chagas disease	29	819	79	0	+ 819
Endocrine Disorders	30	753	18	2,474	- 1,721
Tuberculosis	31	741	10	7,414	- 6,674
Malnutrition	32	623	28	1,218	- 595
Inflammatory/Heart	33	594	33	986	- 393
Suicide	34	580	19	2,333	- 1,753
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	567	31	1,157	- 590
Ovary Cancer	36	558	50	303	+ 255
Skin Cancers	37	548	56	204	+ 344
Oral Cancer	38	539	39	845	- 306
Maternal Conditions	39	418	17	2,615	- 2,197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	414	40	754	- 340
Epilepsy	41	407	38	867	- 460
Malaria	42	398	4	11,233	- 10,835
Drownings	43	385	29	1,178	- 793
Oesophagus Cancer	44	366	59	135	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	45	361	62	65	+ 297
Asthma	46	308	25	1,619	- 1,311
Uterin Cancer	47	307	60	75	+ 232
Parkinson's Disease	48	249	46	449	- 200
Meningitis	49	248	15	3,441	- 3,192
Drug Use	50	223	35	928	- 705
War	51	183	42	643	- 460
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	178	68	26	+ 153
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	149	80	0	+ 149
Fires	54	143	36	908	- 765
Anemia	55	125	84	0	+ 125
Appendicitis	56	97	61	72	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	79	49	323	- 244
Poisonings	58	67	41	666	- 599
Dengue	59	64	73	0	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	60	50	64	41	+ 10
Encephalitis	61	37	58	187	- 150
Alcohol	62	34	57	198	- 164
Hepatitis B	63	29	47	336	- 306
Pertussis	64	25	21	2,288	- 2,262
Hepatitis C	65	21	66	27	- 6
Skin Disease	66	17	48	324	- 306
Syphilis	67	15	30	1,170	- 1,155
Tetanus	68	8	55	223	- 215
Schizophrenia	69	6	83	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	65	30	- 25
Leprosy	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	72	3	81	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	3	69	20	- 17
Upper Respiratory	74	1	70	19	- 18
Otitis Media	75	1	74	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	53	288	- 287
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	79	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	72	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	71	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	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.