AFGHANISTAN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,517	4	14,649	+ 10,867
HIV/AIDS	2	17,994	46	464	+ 17,530
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,352	13	5,555	+ 9,797
Malaria	4	14,554	57	185	+ 14,369
Stroke	5	14,510	3	19,060	- 4,550
Coronary Heart Disease	6	13,857	1	40,195	- 26,338
Birth Trauma	7	10,680	6	10,723	- 43
Low Birth Weight	8	10,301	5	12,631	- 2,330
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,119	11	6,033	+ 4,086
Tuberculosis	10	9,606	7	9,839	- 233
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,084	12	5,750	+ 1,335
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,813	14	5,001	+ 1,812
Kidney Disease	13	6,660	10	6,590	+ 70
Liver Disease	14	5,871	16	4,600	+ 1,271
Meningitis	15	4,458	20	2,626	+ 1,833
Other Injuries	16	4,262	18	3,241	+ 1,020
Maternal Conditions	17	3,388	9	7,807	- 4,419
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,206	28	1,364	+ 1,842
Suicide	19	3,023	24	1,573	+ 1,450
Lung Disease	20	2,993	15	4,650	- 1,657
Pertussis	21	2,964	21	2,107	+ 857
Hypertension	22	2,637	8	7,995	- 5,358
Breast Cancer	23	2,428	22	1,822	+ 606
Violence	24	2,159	19	3,217	- 1,058
Asthma	25	2,098	17	3,403	- 1,305
Cervical Cancer	26	2,050	44	541	+ 1,509
Falls	27	1,600	37	905	+ 695
Malnutrition	28	1,578	43	589	+ 989
Drownings	29	1,527	34	996	+ 530
Syphilis	30	1,516	60	94	+ 1,422
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,498	23	1,765	- 266
Measles	32	1,332	49	350	+ 981
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,278	45	527	+ 751
Prostate Cancer	34	1,218	55	258	+ 960
Drug Use	35	1,202	51	328	+ 874
Fires	36	1,177	50	348	+ 829
Liver Cancer	37	1,134	40	657	+ 477
Epilepsy	38	1,123	35	993	+ 130
Oral Cancer	39	1,095	27	1,467	- 372
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	977	25	1,505	- 528
Poisonings	41	863	47	384	+ 479
War	42	833	2	25,620	- 24,786
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	737	39	741	- 4
Lymphomas	44	634	36	946	- 312
Stomach Cancer	45	593	26	1,501	- 908
Parkinson's Disease	46	582	41	628	- 45
Hepatitis B	47	435	38	863	- 428
Skin Disease	48	420	61	94	+ 326
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	419	33	1,041	- 622
Ovary Cancer	50	392	48	369	+ 23
Lung Cancers	51	390	32	1,076	- 686
Pancreas Cancer	52	375	56	229	+ 146
Schistosomiasis	53	373	79	0	+ 373
Leukemia	54	356	42	610	- 254
Tetanus	55	289	30	1,254	- 965
Skin Cancers	56	265	59	145	+ 120
Alcohol	57	256	58	150	+ 106
Encephalitis	58	242	31	1,190	- 948
Oesophagus Cancer	59	175	29	1,314	- 1,139
Uterin Cancer	60	97	53	289	- 192
Appendicitis	61	94	52	298	- 205
Bladder Cancer	62	84	54	272	- 188
Other Neoplasms	63	63	63	29	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	64	53	62	84	- 31
Ascariasis	65	39	66	17	+ 22
Hepatitis C	66	35	64	28	+ 7
Diphtheria	67	34	67	16	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	33	65	25	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	69	26	70	1	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	70	25	68	9	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	71	12	78	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	72	6	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Cameroon

Afghanistan

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.