BURUNDI VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BURUNDI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,643	1	7,810	+ 833
HIV/AIDS	2	6,095	11	1,814	+ 4,281
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,200	2	6,046	- 846
Malaria	4	4,930	3	5,163	- 233
Stroke	5	4,915	4	4,323	+ 592
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,694	6	3,718	+ 976
Birth Trauma	7	3,618	7	3,183	+ 435
Low Birth Weight	8	3,489	8	3,171	+ 318
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,427	5	4,089	- 662
Tuberculosis	10	3,254	10	2,385	+ 869
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,400	16	1,383	+ 1,017
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,308	12	1,788	+ 520
Kidney Disease	13	2,256	21	1,001	+ 1,255
Liver Disease	14	1,989	13	1,767	+ 221
Meningitis	15	1,510	19	1,322	+ 188
Other Injuries	16	1,444	15	1,413	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	17	1,148	18	1,332	- 185
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,086	40	275	+ 811
Suicide	19	1,024	24	720	+ 304
Lung Disease	20	1,014	17	1,349	- 335
Pertussis	21	1,004	32	378	+ 626
Hypertension	22	893	20	1,113	- 220
Breast Cancer	23	823	35	355	+ 467
Violence	24	731	23	760	- 29
Asthma	25	711	22	836	- 125
Cervical Cancer	26	694	14	1,474	- 780
Falls	27	542	30	385	+ 157
Malnutrition	28	535	9	2,500	- 1,966
Drownings	29	517	25	598	- 81
Syphilis	30	514	59	60	+ 453
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	508	27	426	+ 81
Measles	32	451	63	17	+ 434
Inflammatory/Heart	33	433	38	311	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	34	413	33	374	+ 39
Drug Use	35	407	60	52	+ 355
Fires	36	399	28	425	- 27
Liver Cancer	37	384	29	389	- 5
Epilepsy	38	380	41	234	+ 146
Oral Cancer	39	371	39	285	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	331	36	340	- 9
Poisonings	41	292	34	369	- 77
War	42	282	53	96	+ 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	250	37	324	- 74
Lymphomas	44	215	31	379	- 165
Stomach Cancer	45	201	44	180	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	46	197	52	103	+ 94
Hepatitis B	47	147	62	44	+ 103
Skin Disease	48	142	54	91	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	142	43	181	- 39
Ovary Cancer	50	133	51	106	+ 26
Lung Cancers	51	132	56	76	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	52	127	58	66	+ 61
Schistosomiasis	53	126	42	211	- 84
Leukemia	54	121	47	135	- 14
Tetanus	55	98	45	178	- 80
Skin Cancers	56	90	48	121	- 31
Alcohol	57	87	55	76	+ 10
Encephalitis	58	82	61	46	+ 36
Oesophagus Cancer	59	59	26	455	- 395
Uterin Cancer	60	33	57	67	- 34
Appendicitis	61	32	49	109	- 77
Bladder Cancer	62	28	50	109	- 80
Other Neoplasms	63	21	67	10	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	64	18	69	5	+ 13
Ascariasis	65	13	66	16	- 3
Hepatitis C	66	12	64	17	- 5
Diphtheria	67	12	71	2	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	11	65	17	- 6
Leishmaniasis	69	9	79	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	70	8	46	136	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	2	70	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURUNDI

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.