CAMEROON VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,056	6	10,695	+ 18,361
Stroke	2	13,074	5	11,199	+ 1,875
War	3	12,443	42	643	+ 11,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,541	1	19,694	- 8,153
Low Birth Weight	5	8,488	8	7,950	+ 538
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,248	9	7,810	+ 438
Birth Trauma	7	5,722	7	8,243	- 2,520
Hypertension	8	5,100	22	2,035	+ 3,065
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,212	3	11,849	- 7,637
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,134	12	5,258	- 1,124
Lung Disease	11	3,079	20	2,310	+ 769
Measles	12	2,909	32	1,028	+ 1,881
Liver Disease	13	2,786	14	4,531	- 1,745
Violence	14	2,735	24	1,666	+ 1,069
Kidney Disease	15	2,581	13	5,140	- 2,560
Other Injuries	16	2,144	16	3,289	- 1,145
Asthma	17	2,029	25	1,619	+ 410
Tuberculosis	18	1,830	10	7,414	- 5,584
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,729	11	5,468	- 3,739
Malaria	20	1,656	4	11,233	- 9,577
Suicide	21	1,636	19	2,333	- 696
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,354	31	1,157	+ 197
Pertussis	23	1,194	21	2,288	- 1,094
Falls	24	1,127	27	1,235	- 108
Drownings	25	1,100	29	1,178	- 78
Breast Cancer	26	1,092	23	1,874	- 782
Malnutrition	27	1,020	28	1,218	- 199
Meningitis	28	981	15	3,441	- 2,460
Fires	29	955	36	908	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	880	43	569	+ 310
Stomach Cancer	31	869	45	458	+ 412
Maternal Conditions	32	857	17	2,615	- 1,758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	803	40	754	+ 49
Leukemia	34	748	54	275	+ 473
Oesophagus Cancer	35	737	59	135	+ 602
Endocrine Disorders	36	711	18	2,474	- 1,764
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	681	49	323	+ 358
Drug Use	38	590	35	928	- 338
Liver Cancer	39	587	37	875	- 289
Inflammatory/Heart	40	563	33	986	- 423
Lung Cancers	41	548	51	301	+ 248
Oral Cancer	42	527	39	845	- 318
Epilepsy	43	519	38	867	- 347
Poisonings	44	512	41	666	- 153
Lymphomas	45	417	44	489	- 72
HIV/AIDS	46	382	2	13,888	- 13,507
Tetanus	47	380	55	223	+ 157
Encephalitis	48	355	58	187	+ 169
Parkinson's Disease	49	348	46	449	- 101
Hepatitis B	50	288	47	336	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	51	273	52	290	- 17
Ovary Cancer	52	181	50	303	- 121
Syphilis	53	169	30	1,170	- 1,001
Appendicitis	54	156	61	72	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	55	155	62	65	+ 90
Schistosomiasis	56	119	53	288	- 168
Cervical Cancer	57	115	26	1,582	- 1,468
Skin Cancers	58	96	56	204	- 108
Alcohol	59	75	57	198	- 122
Dengue	60	69	73	0	+ 69
Skin Disease	61	42	48	324	- 282
Multiple Sclerosis	62	40	64	41	- 1
Prostate Cancer	63	38	34	940	- 902
Other Neoplasms	64	20	63	49	- 29
Ascariasis	65	16	65	30	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	68	26	- 12
Diphtheria	67	13	67	26	- 13
Hepatitis C	68	8	66	27	- 19
Uterin Cancer	69	5	60	75	- 70
Upper Respiratory	70	5	70	19	- 14
Leishmaniasis	71	2	69	20	- 18
Chlamydia	72	1	72	4	- 4
Otitis Media	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	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
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.