CAMEROON VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	46,564	5	11,199	+ 35,365
Coronary Heart Disease	2	26,920	6	10,695	+ 16,225
Lung Disease	3	10,504	20	2,310	+ 8,194
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,914	11	5,468	+ 4,446
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,630	9	7,810	+ 821
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,581	31	1,157	+ 7,425
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,150	1	19,694	- 11,544
Kidney Disease	8	7,394	13	5,140	+ 2,253
Liver Cancer	9	7,318	37	875	+ 6,443
Liver Disease	10	6,998	14	4,531	+ 2,467
Lung Cancers	11	6,235	51	301	+ 5,934
Hypertension	12	5,821	22	2,035	+ 3,785
Falls	13	4,517	27	1,235	+ 3,282
Stomach Cancer	14	4,431	45	458	+ 3,974
Tuberculosis	15	2,766	10	7,414	- 4,649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,418	43	569	+ 1,849
Asthma	17	2,386	25	1,619	+ 767
Suicide	18	2,123	19	2,333	- 210
Low Birth Weight	19	2,088	8	7,950	- 5,862
Oral Cancer	20	2,075	39	845	+ 1,230
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,068	12	5,258	- 3,190
Breast Cancer	22	1,812	23	1,874	- 63
Other Injuries	23	1,622	16	3,289	- 1,667
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,568	33	986	+ 582
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,563	46	449	+ 1,114
Drownings	26	1,492	29	1,178	+ 314
HIV/AIDS	27	1,462	2	13,888	- 12,426
Leukemia	28	1,434	54	275	+ 1,160
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,285	3	11,849	- 10,563
Lymphomas	30	868	44	489	+ 379
Cervical Cancer	31	700	26	1,582	- 882
Birth Trauma	32	685	7	8,243	- 7,558
Oesophagus Cancer	33	663	59	135	+ 528
Endocrine Disorders	34	610	18	2,474	- 1,865
Prostate Cancer	35	560	34	940	- 380
Violence	36	523	24	1,666	- 1,144
Measles	37	521	32	1,028	- 507
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	500	49	323	+ 177
Encephalitis	39	456	58	187	+ 270
Skin Disease	40	444	48	324	+ 120
Drug Use	41	400	35	928	- 528
Uterin Cancer	42	339	60	75	+ 264
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	280	40	754	- 474
Pancreas Cancer	44	272	52	290	- 18
Bladder Cancer	45	262	62	65	+ 198
Alcohol	46	254	57	198	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	47	253	50	303	- 50
Poisonings	48	244	41	666	- 422
Maternal Conditions	49	226	17	2,615	- 2,389
Pertussis	50	206	21	2,288	- 2,081
Meningitis	51	183	15	3,441	- 3,258
Fires	52	174	36	908	- 734
Epilepsy	53	171	38	867	- 696
Skin Cancers	54	137	56	204	- 67
Hepatitis B	55	111	47	336	- 225
Syphilis	56	96	30	1,170	- 1,074
Other Neoplasms	57	95	63	49	+ 47
Tetanus	58	84	55	223	- 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	65	68	26	+ 40
Appendicitis	60	59	61	72	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	61	40	64	41	- 1
Dengue	62	37	73	0	+ 37
Malnutrition	63	35	28	1,218	- 1,183
Hepatitis C	64	23	66	27	- 4
War	65	10	42	643	- 633
Upper Respiratory	66	10	70	19	- 9
Malaria	67	4	4	11,233	- 11,229
Ascariasis	68	3	65	30	- 28
Diphtheria	69	1	67	26	- 25
Chlamydia	70	0	72	4	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	288	- 288
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	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.