CAMEROON VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,666	1	19,694	+ 8,972
Tuberculosis	2	25,775	10	7,414	+ 18,361
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,666	3	11,849	+ 13,818
HIV/AIDS	4	20,564	2	13,888	+ 6,675
Stroke	5	17,995	5	11,199	+ 6,795
Malaria	6	17,971	4	11,233	+ 6,738
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,891	6	10,695	+ 5,196
Low Birth Weight	8	12,208	8	7,950	+ 4,257
Birth Trauma	9	12,010	7	8,243	+ 3,767
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,808	9	7,810	+ 1,998
Measles	11	8,905	32	1,028	+ 7,877
Hypertension	12	6,862	22	2,035	+ 4,826
Maternal Conditions	13	6,435	17	2,615	+ 3,820
Liver Disease	14	6,320	14	4,531	+ 1,789
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,254	11	5,468	+ 786
Meningitis	16	5,560	15	3,441	+ 2,119
Violence	17	5,527	24	1,666	+ 3,860
Lung Disease	18	5,239	20	2,310	+ 2,929
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,250	12	5,258	- 1,008
Asthma	20	4,169	25	1,619	+ 2,550
Kidney Disease	21	3,892	13	5,140	- 1,249
Malnutrition	22	3,785	28	1,218	+ 2,567
Other Injuries	23	3,400	16	3,289	+ 111
Suicide	24	3,205	19	2,333	+ 872
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,318	18	2,474	- 156
Breast Cancer	26	1,886	23	1,874	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,738	40	754	+ 984
War	28	1,718	42	643	+ 1,075
Tetanus	29	1,536	55	223	+ 1,313
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,479	33	986	+ 493
Pertussis	31	1,453	21	2,288	- 834
Cervical Cancer	32	1,261	26	1,582	- 321
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,117	31	1,157	- 39
Drownings	34	1,108	29	1,178	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,062	49	323	+ 739
Falls	36	993	27	1,235	- 242
Schistosomiasis	37	927	53	288	+ 640
Prostate Cancer	38	857	34	940	- 83
Fires	39	777	36	908	- 131
Poisonings	40	734	41	666	+ 68
Syphilis	41	658	30	1,170	- 512
Lymphomas	42	652	44	489	+ 163
Epilepsy	43	651	38	867	- 216
Liver Cancer	44	639	37	875	- 236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	638	43	569	+ 69
Oral Cancer	46	499	39	845	- 346
Leukemia	47	483	54	275	+ 208
Parkinson's Disease	48	368	46	449	- 81
Stomach Cancer	49	359	45	458	- 99
Ovary Cancer	50	351	50	303	+ 48
Appendicitis	51	339	61	72	+ 266
Alcohol	52	338	57	198	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	53	264	59	135	+ 129
Skin Disease	54	264	48	324	- 60
Lung Cancers	55	256	51	301	- 44
Leishmaniasis	56	249	69	20	+ 229
Drug Use	57	240	35	928	- 688
Skin Cancers	58	235	56	204	+ 30
Trypanosomiasis	59	217	71	10	+ 208
Pancreas Cancer	60	200	52	290	- 89
Hepatitis B	61	181	47	336	- 155
Encephalitis	62	153	58	187	- 33
Upper Respiratory	63	134	70	19	+ 115
Bladder Cancer	64	128	62	65	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	65	107	60	75	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	82	68	26	+ 57
Diphtheria	67	58	67	26	+ 32
Otitis Media	68	34	74	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	69	31	66	27	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	70	26	63	49	- 22
Ascariasis	71	26	65	30	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	21	64	41	- 20
Chlamydia	73	10	72	4	+ 6
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.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.