BANGLADESH VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	107,290	6	29,586	+ 77,704
HIV/AIDS	2	75,660	55	563	+ 75,097
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	64,550	5	36,111	+ 28,439
Malaria	4	61,195	68	45	+ 61,150
Stroke	5	61,011	1	134,166	- 73,155
Coronary Heart Disease	6	58,264	2	108,528	- 50,264
Birth Trauma	7	44,906	15	13,392	+ 31,514
Low Birth Weight	8	43,312	11	17,457	+ 25,855
Road Traffic Accidents	9	42,546	8	25,023	+ 17,523
Tuberculosis	10	40,392	4	37,175	+ 3,216
Diabetes Mellitus	11	29,788	7	28,976	+ 811
Congenital Anomalies	12	28,645	18	10,113	+ 18,531
Kidney Disease	13	28,003	17	10,841	+ 17,162
Liver Disease	14	24,684	9	21,024	+ 3,660
Meningitis	15	18,745	38	2,105	+ 16,640
Other Injuries	16	17,919	21	7,629	+ 10,290
Maternal Conditions	17	14,245	29	3,920	+ 10,326
Endocrine Disorders	18	13,479	45	1,335	+ 12,144
Suicide	19	12,709	25	5,998	+ 6,711
Lung Disease	20	12,585	3	45,699	- 33,114
Pertussis	21	12,463	39	2,011	+ 10,451
Hypertension	22	11,089	14	14,776	- 3,687
Breast Cancer	23	10,211	23	6,808	+ 3,403
Violence	24	9,077	27	4,623	+ 4,455
Asthma	25	8,822	20	8,893	- 71
Cervical Cancer	26	8,620	26	5,132	+ 3,488
Falls	27	6,728	31	3,328	+ 3,400
Malnutrition	28	6,637	36	2,418	+ 4,219
Drownings	29	6,419	22	7,094	- 675
Syphilis	30	6,375	49	1,227	+ 5,148
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	6,301	13	14,993	- 8,692
Measles	32	5,599	19	9,021	- 3,422
Inflammatory/Heart	33	5,372	42	1,485	+ 3,887
Prostate Cancer	34	5,121	41	1,664	+ 3,456
Drug Use	35	5,055	32	2,967	+ 2,088
Fires	36	4,947	46	1,271	+ 3,677
Liver Cancer	37	4,769	34	2,884	+ 1,885
Epilepsy	38	4,721	44	1,353	+ 3,367
Oral Cancer	39	4,605	12	15,511	- 10,905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4,109	48	1,251	+ 2,857
Poisonings	41	3,627	56	539	+ 3,088
War	42	3,504	63	202	+ 3,302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	3,101	28	4,534	- 1,433
Lymphomas	44	2,665	35	2,667	- 2
Stomach Cancer	45	2,492	24	6,799	- 4,306
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,448	30	3,782	- 1,334
Hepatitis B	47	1,830	51	1,121	+ 709
Skin Disease	48	1,765	50	1,131	+ 633
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,761	33	2,922	- 1,161
Ovary Cancer	50	1,649	37	2,231	- 583
Lung Cancers	51	1,638	16	12,174	- 10,536
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,578	43	1,414	+ 164
Schistosomiasis	53	1,567	74	0	+ 1,567
Leukemia	54	1,497	40	1,895	- 398
Tetanus	55	1,214	57	450	+ 764
Skin Cancers	56	1,113	53	853	+ 260
Alcohol	57	1,076	60	262	+ 814
Encephalitis	58	1,016	59	371	+ 645
Oesophagus Cancer	59	737	10	19,525	- 18,788
Uterin Cancer	60	408	58	405	+ 3
Appendicitis	61	394	47	1,262	- 868
Bladder Cancer	62	352	52	991	- 639
Other Neoplasms	63	265	61	243	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	64	222	64	179	+ 42
Ascariasis	65	164	69	31	+ 133
Hepatitis C	66	146	62	207	- 60
Diphtheria	67	143	72	5	+ 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	139	54	815	- 676
Leishmaniasis	69	110	67	56	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	70	103	66	100	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	52	76	0	+ 52
Chlamydia	72	23	70	21	+ 2
Dengue	73	2	65	161	- 159
Otitis Media	74	1	71	14	- 12
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Cameroon

Bangladesh

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.