CENTRAL AFRICA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,594	1	5,231	- 1,637
HIV/AIDS	2	2,534	4	3,753	- 1,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,162	3	4,684	- 2,522
Malaria	4	2,050	6	3,279	- 1,230
Stroke	5	2,044	5	3,284	- 1,240
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,952	7	2,900	- 948
Birth Trauma	7	1,504	9	2,192	- 687
Low Birth Weight	8	1,451	8	2,228	- 777
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,425	10	1,790	- 365
Tuberculosis	10	1,353	2	4,704	- 3,351
Diabetes Mellitus	11	998	15	1,141	- 143
Congenital Anomalies	12	960	19	776	+ 184
Kidney Disease	13	938	21	710	+ 228
Liver Disease	14	827	14	1,153	- 326
Meningitis	15	628	16	1,015	- 387
Other Injuries	16	600	23	621	- 20
Maternal Conditions	17	477	13	1,174	- 697
Endocrine Disorders	18	452	25	423	+ 29
Suicide	19	426	24	585	- 159
Lung Disease	20	422	18	956	- 535
Pertussis	21	417	31	265	+ 152
Hypertension	22	371	12	1,252	- 881
Breast Cancer	23	342	26	344	- 2
Violence	24	304	17	1,009	- 704
Asthma	25	296	20	761	- 465
Cervical Cancer	26	289	32	230	+ 59
Falls	27	225	36	181	+ 44
Malnutrition	28	222	22	691	- 468
Drownings	29	215	34	202	+ 13
Syphilis	30	214	41	120	+ 93
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	211	33	204	+ 7
Measles	32	188	11	1,625	- 1,438
Inflammatory/Heart	33	180	30	270	- 90
Prostate Cancer	34	172	38	156	+ 15
Drug Use	35	169	57	44	+ 125
Fires	36	166	39	142	+ 24
Liver Cancer	37	160	44	117	+ 43
Epilepsy	38	158	43	119	+ 39
Oral Cancer	39	154	46	91	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	138	27	317	- 180
Poisonings	41	121	40	134	- 12
War	42	117	28	314	- 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	104	45	116	- 13
Lymphomas	44	89	42	119	- 30
Stomach Cancer	45	83	49	65	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	46	82	48	67	+ 15
Hepatitis B	47	61	61	33	+ 28
Skin Disease	48	59	54	48	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	59	35	194	- 135
Ovary Cancer	50	55	50	64	- 9
Lung Cancers	51	55	55	47	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	52	53	60	37	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	53	52	37	169	- 117
Leukemia	54	50	47	88	- 38
Tetanus	55	41	29	280	- 240
Skin Cancers	56	37	58	43	- 6
Alcohol	57	36	52	62	- 26
Encephalitis	58	34	62	28	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	59	25	53	48	- 23
Uterin Cancer	60	14	65	20	- 6
Appendicitis	61	13	51	62	- 49
Bladder Cancer	62	12	64	23	- 12
Other Neoplasms	63	9	70	5	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	72	4	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	5	71	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	5	69	6	- 1
Diphtheria	67	5	67	11	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	66	15	- 10
Leishmaniasis	69	4	56	46	- 42
Upper Respiratory	70	3	63	24	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	59	40	- 38
Chlamydia	72	1	73	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Cameroon

Central Africa

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.