BOLIVIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,830	2	8,069	- 239
HIV/AIDS	2	5,522	45	174	+ 5,348
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,711	21	883	+ 3,828
Malaria	4	4,466	76	0	+ 4,466
Stroke	5	4,453	3	7,206	- 2,754
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,252	1	11,051	- 6,799
Birth Trauma	7	3,277	19	984	+ 2,293
Low Birth Weight	8	3,161	12	1,265	+ 1,896
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,105	9	2,430	+ 675
Tuberculosis	10	2,948	13	1,187	+ 1,761
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,174	5	4,927	- 2,753
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,091	15	1,080	+ 1,010
Kidney Disease	13	2,044	4	5,879	- 3,835
Liver Disease	14	1,801	6	3,987	- 2,186
Meningitis	15	1,368	49	128	+ 1,241
Other Injuries	16	1,308	11	1,279	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	17	1,040	39	245	+ 794
Endocrine Disorders	18	984	32	384	+ 600
Suicide	19	928	26	715	+ 212
Lung Disease	20	918	7	3,735	- 2,817
Pertussis	21	910	50	121	+ 789
Hypertension	22	809	10	1,927	- 1,117
Breast Cancer	23	745	29	482	+ 263
Violence	24	662	14	1,097	- 434
Asthma	25	644	38	258	+ 385
Cervical Cancer	26	629	16	1,071	- 442
Falls	27	491	17	1,066	- 575
Malnutrition	28	484	18	1,031	- 547
Drownings	29	468	31	406	+ 63
Syphilis	30	465	53	105	+ 360
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	460	8	2,479	- 2,020
Measles	32	409	73	0	+ 409
Inflammatory/Heart	33	392	35	374	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	34	374	28	550	- 176
Drug Use	35	369	40	244	+ 125
Fires	36	361	44	181	+ 180
Liver Cancer	37	348	25	720	- 372
Epilepsy	38	345	42	199	+ 145
Oral Cancer	39	336	56	91	+ 245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	300	27	678	- 378
Poisonings	41	265	57	66	+ 199
War	42	256	63	9	+ 247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	226	30	407	- 181
Lymphomas	44	195	41	219	- 25
Stomach Cancer	45	182	23	785	- 603
Parkinson's Disease	46	179	22	852	- 674
Hepatitis B	47	134	64	6	+ 128
Skin Disease	48	129	55	101	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	129	37	292	- 163
Ovary Cancer	50	120	54	102	+ 18
Lung Cancers	51	120	20	901	- 782
Pancreas Cancer	52	115	36	332	- 216
Schistosomiasis	53	114	75	0	+ 114
Leukemia	54	109	34	380	- 270
Tetanus	55	89	60	31	+ 58
Skin Cancers	56	81	43	190	- 109
Alcohol	57	79	33	384	- 305
Encephalitis	58	74	52	110	- 35
Oesophagus Cancer	59	54	48	133	- 80
Uterin Cancer	60	30	47	151	- 122
Appendicitis	61	29	46	156	- 127
Bladder Cancer	62	26	59	43	- 17
Other Neoplasms	63	19	58	43	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	64	16	61	22	- 6
Ascariasis	65	12	69	2	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	11	67	3	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	10	70	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	10	51	111	- 101
Leishmaniasis	69	8	65	5	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	70	8	62	15	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	2	68	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	24	755	- 755
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Cameroon

Bolivia

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.