BENIN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,347	1	10,205	- 857
HIV/AIDS	2	6,592	11	2,263	+ 4,329
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,624	3	6,830	- 1,207
Malaria	4	5,331	2	7,037	- 1,706
Stroke	5	5,315	4	5,855	- 539
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,076	5	5,397	- 321
Birth Trauma	7	3,912	7	3,950	- 37
Low Birth Weight	8	3,773	6	4,908	- 1,134
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,707	8	3,162	+ 545
Tuberculosis	10	3,519	23	919	+ 2,600
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,595	14	1,912	+ 683
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,496	10	2,265	+ 231
Kidney Disease	13	2,440	13	1,929	+ 511
Liver Disease	14	2,150	9	2,447	- 296
Meningitis	15	1,633	12	1,967	- 334
Other Injuries	16	1,561	15	1,532	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	17	1,241	20	1,039	+ 202
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,174	16	1,454	- 280
Suicide	19	1,107	22	922	+ 185
Lung Disease	20	1,096	17	1,220	- 123
Pertussis	21	1,086	18	1,168	- 82
Hypertension	22	966	19	1,088	- 122
Breast Cancer	23	890	27	784	+ 105
Violence	24	791	28	726	+ 65
Asthma	25	769	24	891	- 122
Cervical Cancer	26	751	30	669	+ 82
Falls	27	586	32	543	+ 43
Malnutrition	28	578	21	928	- 350
Drownings	29	559	31	570	- 11
Syphilis	30	555	51	150	+ 405
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	549	29	715	- 166
Measles	32	488	26	788	- 300
Inflammatory/Heart	33	468	33	457	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	34	446	25	867	- 421
Drug Use	35	440	44	197	+ 243
Fires	36	431	35	431	+ 0
Liver Cancer	37	415	40	322	+ 94
Epilepsy	38	411	37	369	+ 42
Oral Cancer	39	401	49	156	+ 245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	358	34	442	- 84
Poisonings	41	316	42	307	+ 9
War	42	305	69	2	+ 303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	270	41	311	- 41
Lymphomas	44	232	36	387	- 154
Stomach Cancer	45	217	38	361	- 144
Parkinson's Disease	46	213	43	212	+ 2
Hepatitis B	47	159	53	143	+ 17
Skin Disease	48	154	52	144	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	153	45	197	- 44
Ovary Cancer	50	144	56	86	+ 58
Lung Cancers	51	143	59	66	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	52	137	48	177	- 40
Schistosomiasis	53	136	47	183	- 47
Leukemia	54	130	46	196	- 65
Tetanus	55	106	50	156	- 50
Skin Cancers	56	97	54	102	- 5
Alcohol	57	94	58	85	+ 9
Encephalitis	58	89	57	85	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	59	64	39	326	- 262
Uterin Cancer	60	36	55	99	- 64
Appendicitis	61	34	60	45	- 11
Bladder Cancer	62	31	61	43	- 13
Other Neoplasms	63	23	63	20	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	19	66	16	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	14	62	40	- 26
Hepatitis C	66	13	65	17	- 4
Diphtheria	67	12	68	10	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	12	67	11	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	10	79	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	70	9	64	17	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	72	2	70	2	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Cameroon

Benin

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.