BURKINA FASO VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,655	1	16,807	- 2,153
HIV/AIDS	2	10,334	12	3,100	+ 7,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,817	3	11,887	- 3,070
Malaria	4	8,359	2	14,602	- 6,243
Stroke	5	8,333	7	6,324	+ 2,009
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,958	4	8,117	- 158
Birth Trauma	7	6,134	6	6,426	- 292
Low Birth Weight	8	5,916	5	6,809	- 893
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,811	8	6,303	- 492
Tuberculosis	10	5,517	20	1,968	+ 3,549
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,069	16	2,609	+ 1,460
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,913	10	3,515	+ 398
Kidney Disease	13	3,825	17	2,398	+ 1,427
Liver Disease	14	3,372	14	2,722	+ 649
Meningitis	15	2,560	11	3,375	- 814
Other Injuries	16	2,447	15	2,637	- 189
Maternal Conditions	17	1,946	23	1,379	+ 567
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,841	9	4,794	- 2,953
Suicide	19	1,736	22	1,521	+ 215
Lung Disease	20	1,719	26	1,161	+ 558
Pertussis	21	1,702	34	746	+ 956
Hypertension	22	1,515	19	2,020	- 505
Breast Cancer	23	1,395	30	862	+ 533
Violence	24	1,240	21	1,943	- 703
Asthma	25	1,205	27	941	+ 264
Cervical Cancer	26	1,177	18	2,122	- 945
Falls	27	919	31	828	+ 90
Malnutrition	28	907	13	2,868	- 1,962
Drownings	29	877	28	910	- 33
Syphilis	30	871	42	294	+ 577
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	861	33	767	+ 93
Measles	32	765	25	1,196	- 431
Inflammatory/Heart	33	734	35	743	- 9
Prostate Cancer	34	699	38	514	+ 185
Drug Use	35	690	54	172	+ 519
Fires	36	676	36	704	- 28
Liver Cancer	37	651	24	1,309	- 658
Epilepsy	38	645	40	477	+ 168
Oral Cancer	39	629	49	227	+ 402
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	561	41	410	+ 151
Poisonings	41	495	37	620	- 125
War	42	479	29	884	- 405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	424	39	478	- 55
Lymphomas	44	364	43	280	+ 84
Stomach Cancer	45	340	32	777	- 437
Parkinson's Disease	46	334	46	252	+ 83
Hepatitis B	47	250	55	164	+ 85
Skin Disease	48	241	53	174	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	240	44	269	- 29
Ovary Cancer	50	225	52	174	+ 51
Lung Cancers	51	224	48	242	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	52	216	57	148	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	53	214	47	249	- 35
Leukemia	54	204	58	112	+ 92
Tetanus	55	166	51	181	- 15
Skin Cancers	56	152	50	220	- 68
Alcohol	57	147	56	152	- 5
Encephalitis	58	139	61	83	+ 56
Oesophagus Cancer	59	101	59	101	- 0
Uterin Cancer	60	56	62	74	- 18
Appendicitis	61	54	60	95	- 41
Bladder Cancer	62	48	45	265	- 217
Other Neoplasms	63	36	67	23	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	64	30	66	24	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	22	63	74	- 51
Hepatitis C	66	20	64	58	- 38
Diphtheria	67	20	69	7	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	19	68	15	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	69	15	78	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	70	14	65	48	- 34
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	76	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	72	3	70	3	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Cameroon

Burkina Faso

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.