CAMEROON VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,023	6	10,695	+ 20,328
War	2	19,773	42	643	+ 19,130
Stroke	3	14,711	5	11,199	+ 3,512
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,307	1	19,694	- 8,388
Low Birth Weight	5	9,748	8	7,950	+ 1,798
Birth Trauma	6	8,276	7	8,243	+ 33
Tuberculosis	7	7,594	10	7,414	+ 180
Hypertension	8	6,171	22	2,035	+ 4,135
Maternal Conditions	9	6,025	17	2,615	+ 3,411
Kidney Disease	10	5,086	13	5,140	- 54
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,656	9	7,810	- 3,153
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,438	11	5,468	- 1,030
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,288	3	11,849	- 7,561
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,860	12	5,258	- 1,398
Lung Disease	15	3,589	20	2,310	+ 1,279
Liver Disease	16	3,550	14	4,531	- 981
Asthma	17	2,626	25	1,619	+ 1,007
Other Injuries	18	2,502	16	3,289	- 787
Violence	19	2,483	24	1,666	+ 816
Meningitis	20	2,026	15	3,441	- 1,414
Pertussis	21	1,627	21	2,288	- 661
Breast Cancer	22	1,406	23	1,874	- 468
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,362	31	1,157	+ 206
Suicide	24	1,214	19	2,333	- 1,119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,161	40	754	+ 407
Stomach Cancer	26	1,158	45	458	+ 701
Oral Cancer	27	1,132	39	845	+ 287
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,053	18	2,474	- 1,422
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,014	59	135	+ 879
Tetanus	30	968	55	223	+ 745
Encephalitis	31	919	58	187	+ 732
Lung Cancers	32	830	51	301	+ 530
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	803	49	323	+ 480
Drownings	34	769	29	1,178	- 409
Epilepsy	35	766	38	867	- 100
Lymphomas	36	730	44	489	+ 241
Falls	37	699	27	1,235	- 536
Hepatitis B	38	666	47	336	+ 331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	572	43	569	+ 3
Liver Cancer	40	507	37	875	- 368
Parkinson's Disease	41	484	46	449	+ 35
Leukemia	42	471	54	275	+ 196
Malnutrition	43	455	28	1,218	- 763
Cervical Cancer	44	417	26	1,582	- 1,165
Inflammatory/Heart	45	407	33	986	- 579
HIV/AIDS	46	358	2	13,888	- 13,530
Poisonings	47	296	41	666	- 370
Ovary Cancer	48	285	50	303	- 18
Measles	49	270	32	1,028	- 757
Fires	50	269	36	908	- 640
Drug Use	51	253	35	928	- 675
Appendicitis	52	230	61	72	+ 158
Uterin Cancer	53	223	60	75	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	54	210	62	65	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	55	199	34	940	- 741
Pancreas Cancer	56	177	52	290	- 113
Malaria	57	143	4	11,233	- 11,090
Alcohol	58	116	57	198	- 82
Skin Cancers	59	112	56	204	- 92
Syphilis	60	73	30	1,170	- 1,098
Skin Disease	61	73	48	324	- 251
Multiple Sclerosis	62	65	64	41	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	63	22	63	49	- 26
Hepatitis C	64	21	66	27	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	20	68	26	- 6
Ascariasis	66	13	65	30	- 17
Diphtheria	67	13	67	26	- 14
Upper Respiratory	68	7	70	19	- 12
Chlamydia	69	1	72	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	1	69	20	- 19
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	79	0	53	288	- 288
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Afghanistan

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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.globallifeexpectancy.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.