CAMEROON VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,803	1	19,694	- 7,891
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,226	6	10,695	- 469
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,778	3	11,849	- 3,070
Stroke	4	8,777	5	11,199	- 2,422
Malaria	5	7,549	4	11,233	- 3,684
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,295	9	7,810	- 1,515
Low Birth Weight	7	5,974	8	7,950	- 1,976
Birth Trauma	8	5,664	7	8,243	- 2,579
Tuberculosis	9	4,401	10	7,414	- 3,014
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,936	11	5,468	- 1,532
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,885	12	5,258	- 1,373
Kidney Disease	12	3,632	13	5,140	- 1,509
Liver Disease	13	3,527	14	4,531	- 1,004
Maternal Conditions	14	2,742	17	2,615	+ 127
Meningitis	15	2,675	15	3,441	- 765
Other Injuries	16	2,484	16	3,289	- 805
Cervical Cancer	17	2,308	26	1,582	+ 726
Lung Disease	18	2,220	20	2,310	- 90
Violence	19	2,048	24	1,666	+ 382
HIV/AIDS	20	1,949	2	13,888	- 11,939
Hypertension	21	1,799	22	2,035	- 236
Liver Cancer	22	1,786	37	875	+ 911
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,711	18	2,474	- 764
Suicide	24	1,607	19	2,333	- 726
Asthma	25	1,538	25	1,619	- 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,443	31	1,157	+ 287
Breast Cancer	27	1,414	23	1,874	- 460
Pertussis	28	1,267	21	2,288	- 1,020
Prostate Cancer	29	1,055	34	940	+ 115
Falls	30	1,022	27	1,235	- 213
Stomach Cancer	31	915	45	458	+ 458
Malnutrition	32	812	28	1,218	- 406
Drownings	33	811	29	1,178	- 367
Fires	34	737	36	908	- 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	711	40	754	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	36	700	33	986	- 287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	632	43	569	+ 62
Epilepsy	38	543	38	867	- 324
Lymphomas	39	518	44	489	+ 29
Poisonings	40	517	41	666	- 149
Parkinson's Disease	41	448	46	449	- 1
Ovary Cancer	42	362	50	303	+ 59
Oral Cancer	43	341	39	845	- 504
Lung Cancers	44	296	51	301	- 4
Schistosomiasis	45	289	53	288	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	272	49	323	- 51
Skin Disease	47	262	48	324	- 62
Pancreas Cancer	48	262	52	290	- 28
Measles	49	260	32	1,028	- 768
Bladder Cancer	50	254	62	65	+ 190
Skin Cancers	51	241	56	204	+ 37
Drug Use	52	227	35	928	- 701
Syphilis	53	201	30	1,170	- 970
Leukemia	54	185	54	275	- 90
Oesophagus Cancer	55	163	59	135	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	56	154	60	75	+ 79
Encephalitis	57	140	58	187	- 46
Tetanus	58	139	55	223	- 84
Alcohol	59	122	57	198	- 76
Hepatitis B	60	115	47	336	- 220
Appendicitis	61	63	61	72	- 9
Other Neoplasms	62	39	63	49	- 9
Leishmaniasis	63	34	69	20	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	64	33	64	41	- 8
Ascariasis	65	30	65	30	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	25	70	19	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	68	26	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	18	66	27	- 9
War	69	7	42	643	- 636
Diphtheria	70	4	67	26	- 22
Chlamydia	71	2	72	4	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Senegal

Cameroon

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.