CAMEROON VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,921	6	10,695	+ 25,226
Stroke	2	15,405	5	11,199	+ 4,206
Road Traffic Accidents	3	5,925	9	7,810	- 1,885
Hypertension	4	5,512	22	2,035	+ 3,476
Kidney Disease	5	4,958	13	5,140	- 183
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,800	1	19,694	- 14,894
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,711	31	1,157	+ 2,554
Low Birth Weight	8	3,583	8	7,950	- 4,367
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,081	11	5,468	- 2,387
Lung Disease	10	3,074	20	2,310	+ 764
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,870	12	5,258	- 2,388
Lung Cancers	12	2,589	51	301	+ 2,288
Birth Trauma	13	2,503	7	8,243	- 5,740
Breast Cancer	14	2,282	23	1,874	+ 408
Liver Disease	15	2,281	14	4,531	- 2,250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,067	43	569	+ 1,498
Tuberculosis	17	1,871	10	7,414	- 5,544
Asthma	18	1,343	25	1,619	- 276
Stomach Cancer	19	1,338	45	458	+ 881
Lymphomas	20	1,207	44	489	+ 718
Bladder Cancer	21	937	62	65	+ 872
Other Injuries	22	923	16	3,289	- 2,367
Falls	23	866	27	1,235	- 369
Parkinson's Disease	24	822	46	449	+ 373
Leukemia	25	762	54	275	+ 487
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	731	3	11,849	- 11,117
Cervical Cancer	27	716	26	1,582	- 866
Suicide	28	706	19	2,333	- 1,627
Prostate Cancer	29	704	34	940	- 236
Drug Use	30	648	35	928	- 280
Pancreas Cancer	31	641	52	290	+ 351
Endocrine Disorders	32	610	18	2,474	- 1,865
Maternal Conditions	33	604	17	2,615	- 2,011
Inflammatory/Heart	34	543	33	986	- 443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	475	40	754	- 279
Violence	36	470	24	1,666	- 1,197
Skin Cancers	37	469	56	204	+ 264
Oral Cancer	38	458	39	845	- 388
Fires	39	419	36	908	- 489
Ovary Cancer	40	403	50	303	+ 100
Liver Cancer	41	363	37	875	- 513
Drownings	42	297	29	1,178	- 881
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	238	49	323	- 85
Epilepsy	44	234	38	867	- 633
Meningitis	45	211	15	3,441	- 3,230
Oesophagus Cancer	46	206	59	135	+ 71
Poisonings	47	189	41	666	- 477
HIV/AIDS	48	127	2	13,888	- 13,761
Pertussis	49	111	21	2,288	- 2,176
Hepatitis B	50	109	47	336	- 227
Encephalitis	51	96	58	187	- 91
Skin Disease	52	73	48	324	- 251
Malnutrition	53	54	28	1,218	- 1,164
Alcohol	54	53	57	198	- 144
Appendicitis	55	53	61	72	- 20
Uterin Cancer	56	50	60	75	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	57	49	64	41	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	58	38	63	49	- 11
Measles	59	36	32	1,028	- 992
Tetanus	60	34	55	223	- 189
Syphilis	61	27	30	1,170	- 1,143
War	62	27	42	643	- 616
Schistosomiasis	63	15	53	288	- 273
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	14	68	26	- 11
Hepatitis C	65	3	66	27	- 24
Leishmaniasis	66	2	69	20	- 18
Ascariasis	67	1	65	30	- 29
Upper Respiratory	68	1	70	19	- 18
Chlamydia	69	1	72	4	- 4
Diphtheria	70	0	67	26	- 26
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	10	- 10
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	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

Algeria

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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.