CAMEROON VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,900	2	13,888	+ 9,012
Tuberculosis	2	14,123	10	7,414	+ 6,709
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,083	1	19,694	- 6,612
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,667	6	10,695	+ 1,972
Stroke	5	11,510	5	11,199	+ 311
Malaria	6	10,040	4	11,233	- 1,193
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,117	9	7,810	+ 307
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,623	3	11,849	- 5,226
Low Birth Weight	9	6,516	8	7,950	- 1,435
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,330	11	5,468	- 138
Birth Trauma	11	5,065	7	8,243	- 3,178
Hypertension	12	4,736	22	2,035	+ 2,700
Liver Disease	13	4,725	14	4,531	+ 194
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,702	12	5,258	- 1,556
Kidney Disease	15	3,113	13	5,140	- 2,028
Maternal Conditions	16	2,933	17	2,615	+ 318
Lung Disease	17	2,747	20	2,310	+ 436
Violence	18	2,736	24	1,666	+ 1,070
Suicide	19	1,771	19	2,333	- 562
Other Injuries	20	1,692	16	3,289	- 1,597
Pertussis	21	1,671	21	2,288	- 616
Meningitis	22	1,519	15	3,441	- 1,922
Asthma	23	1,477	25	1,619	- 143
Malnutrition	24	1,380	28	1,218	+ 162
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,169	31	1,157	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,115	33	986	+ 129
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,055	18	2,474	- 1,419
Prostate Cancer	28	1,004	34	940	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	29	996	26	1,582	- 586
Liver Cancer	30	861	37	875	- 15
Measles	31	809	32	1,028	- 219
Breast Cancer	32	806	23	1,874	- 1,068
Falls	33	755	27	1,235	- 480
Syphilis	34	541	30	1,170	- 629
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	534	40	754	- 221
Drownings	36	527	29	1,178	- 651
Fires	37	459	36	908	- 450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	451	43	569	- 118
Stomach Cancer	39	447	45	458	- 11
Epilepsy	40	386	38	867	- 481
Poisonings	41	358	41	666	- 308
Parkinson's Disease	42	350	46	449	- 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	338	49	323	+ 15
Drug Use	44	332	35	928	- 596
Lymphomas	45	310	44	489	- 179
Leukemia	46	292	54	275	+ 17
Lung Cancers	47	273	51	301	- 28
Ovary Cancer	48	251	50	303	- 52
Alcohol	49	234	57	198	+ 36
Skin Disease	50	232	48	324	- 92
Schistosomiasis	51	227	53	288	- 60
Pancreas Cancer	52	213	52	290	- 77
Skin Cancers	53	183	56	204	- 21
Oral Cancer	54	166	39	845	- 679
Tetanus	55	117	55	223	- 106
Encephalitis	56	101	58	187	- 86
Oesophagus Cancer	57	99	59	135	- 36
Appendicitis	58	94	61	72	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	76	68	26	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	60	74	60	75	- 1
Bladder Cancer	61	74	62	65	+ 9
Hepatitis B	62	74	47	336	- 262
Other Neoplasms	63	38	63	49	- 10
Upper Respiratory	64	34	70	19	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	65	34	71	10	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	64	41	- 21
Hepatitis C	67	13	66	27	- 14
Diphtheria	68	10	67	26	- 17
Ascariasis	69	5	65	30	- 25
Chlamydia	70	5	72	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	3	74	0	+ 3
War	72	3	42	643	- 641
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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.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.