BOTSWANA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,559	2	1,674	- 115
HIV/AIDS	2	1,099	1	4,950	- 3,851
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	938	8	527	+ 411
Malaria	4	889	64	1	+ 888
Stroke	5	886	4	1,588	- 702
Coronary Heart Disease	6	846	3	1,632	- 786
Birth Trauma	7	652	17	261	+ 391
Low Birth Weight	8	629	13	447	+ 182
Road Traffic Accidents	9	618	7	608	+ 10
Tuberculosis	10	587	6	649	- 62
Diabetes Mellitus	11	433	5	1,273	- 840
Congenital Anomalies	12	416	16	287	+ 129
Kidney Disease	13	407	9	506	- 100
Liver Disease	14	359	12	459	- 100
Meningitis	15	272	25	108	+ 164
Other Injuries	16	260	19	216	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	17	207	24	118	+ 89
Endocrine Disorders	18	196	27	103	+ 93
Suicide	19	185	15	370	- 185
Lung Disease	20	183	10	482	- 299
Pertussis	21	181	40	45	+ 136
Hypertension	22	161	11	471	- 310
Breast Cancer	23	148	33	68	+ 80
Violence	24	132	14	389	- 257
Asthma	25	128	18	232	- 104
Cervical Cancer	26	125	22	164	- 39
Falls	27	98	34	62	+ 36
Malnutrition	28	96	21	171	- 75
Drownings	29	93	30	83	+ 11
Syphilis	30	93	44	36	+ 56
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	92	23	164	- 72
Measles	32	81	68	0	+ 81
Inflammatory/Heart	33	78	20	177	- 99
Prostate Cancer	34	74	41	45	+ 30
Drug Use	35	73	48	26	+ 48
Fires	36	72	26	108	- 36
Liver Cancer	37	69	35	57	+ 12
Epilepsy	38	69	36	56	+ 12
Oral Cancer	39	67	32	70	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	60	29	90	- 30
Poisonings	41	53	42	42	+ 10
War	42	51	69	0	+ 51
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	45	47	28	+ 17
Lymphomas	44	39	31	77	- 38
Stomach Cancer	45	36	53	10	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	46	36	38	47	- 12
Hepatitis B	47	27	62	6	+ 21
Skin Disease	48	26	46	30	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	26	43	37	- 11
Ovary Cancer	50	24	49	19	+ 5
Lung Cancers	51	24	39	45	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	52	23	50	16	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	53	23	54	10	+ 13
Leukemia	54	22	51	13	+ 9
Tetanus	55	18	61	6	+ 11
Skin Cancers	56	16	37	52	- 36
Alcohol	57	16	45	31	- 15
Encephalitis	58	15	59	7	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	59	11	28	103	- 92
Uterin Cancer	60	6	56	9	- 3
Appendicitis	61	6	57	8	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	5	60	6	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	4	55	9	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	63	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	66	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	52	11	- 9
Leishmaniasis	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	2	58	7	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	0	65	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Cameroon

Botswana

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.