CAMEROON VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,501	1	19,694	+ 1,807
Malaria	2	14,827	4	11,233	+ 3,594
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,391	3	11,849	+ 2,542
Stroke	4	12,335	5	11,199	+ 1,136
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,372	6	10,695	+ 677
Low Birth Weight	6	10,340	8	7,950	+ 2,390
Birth Trauma	7	8,322	7	8,243	+ 79
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,663	9	7,810	- 1,147
Liver Disease	9	5,155	14	4,531	+ 624
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,772	12	5,258	- 486
HIV/AIDS	11	4,767	2	13,888	- 9,121
Meningitis	12	4,144	15	3,441	+ 703
Kidney Disease	13	4,064	13	5,140	- 1,077
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,028	11	5,468	- 1,440
Other Injuries	15	3,228	16	3,289	- 61
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,063	18	2,474	+ 589
Lung Disease	17	2,570	20	2,310	+ 260
Pertussis	18	2,460	21	2,288	+ 173
Hypertension	19	2,293	22	2,035	+ 258
Maternal Conditions	20	2,189	17	2,615	- 426
Malnutrition	21	1,955	28	1,218	+ 737
Suicide	22	1,942	19	2,333	- 391
Tuberculosis	23	1,936	10	7,414	- 5,479
Asthma	24	1,876	25	1,619	+ 257
Prostate Cancer	25	1,827	34	940	+ 887
Measles	26	1,660	32	1,028	+ 632
Breast Cancer	27	1,652	23	1,874	- 222
Violence	28	1,530	24	1,666	- 136
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,507	31	1,157	+ 350
Cervical Cancer	30	1,409	26	1,582	- 174
Drownings	31	1,201	29	1,178	+ 23
Falls	32	1,144	27	1,235	- 91
Inflammatory/Heart	33	963	33	986	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	932	40	754	+ 178
Fires	35	908	36	908	- 0
Lymphomas	36	815	44	489	+ 326
Epilepsy	37	778	38	867	- 89
Stomach Cancer	38	760	45	458	+ 303
Oesophagus Cancer	39	687	59	135	+ 552
Liver Cancer	40	678	37	875	- 197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	656	43	569	+ 87
Poisonings	42	647	41	666	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	43	446	46	449	- 4
Drug Use	44	415	35	928	- 512
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	415	49	323	+ 92
Leukemia	46	412	54	275	+ 137
Schistosomiasis	47	386	53	288	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	48	373	52	290	+ 83
Oral Cancer	49	329	39	845	- 516
Tetanus	50	329	55	223	+ 106
Syphilis	51	317	30	1,170	- 854
Skin Disease	52	303	48	324	- 21
Hepatitis B	53	301	47	336	- 35
Skin Cancers	54	214	56	204	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	55	209	60	75	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	56	181	50	303	- 122
Encephalitis	57	180	58	187	- 7
Alcohol	58	179	57	198	- 19
Lung Cancers	59	140	51	301	- 161
Appendicitis	60	95	61	72	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	61	91	62	65	+ 27
Ascariasis	62	85	65	30	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	63	41	63	49	- 7
Upper Respiratory	64	36	70	19	+ 17
Hepatitis C	65	36	66	27	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	64	41	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	68	26	- 1
Diphtheria	68	22	67	26	- 5
War	69	5	42	643	- 638
Chlamydia	70	3	72	4	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	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
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	20	- 20
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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.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.