COMOROS VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	572	1	594	- 22
HIV/AIDS	2	404	76	0	+ 404
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	344	2	363	- 19
Malaria	4	327	29	29	+ 298
Stroke	5	326	3	356	- 30
Coronary Heart Disease	6	311	4	349	- 38
Birth Trauma	7	240	7	211	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	8	231	5	328	- 97
Road Traffic Accidents	9	227	6	226	+ 1
Tuberculosis	10	216	19	79	+ 137
Diabetes Mellitus	11	159	9	136	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	12	153	10	131	+ 22
Kidney Disease	13	149	14	101	+ 48
Liver Disease	14	132	8	160	- 28
Meningitis	15	100	11	115	- 15
Other Injuries	16	96	16	90	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	17	76	22	47	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	18	72	36	19	+ 52
Suicide	19	68	24	46	+ 22
Lung Disease	20	67	17	83	- 16
Pertussis	21	66	18	80	- 14
Hypertension	22	59	12	115	- 56
Breast Cancer	23	54	33	23	+ 32
Violence	24	48	20	63	- 15
Asthma	25	47	21	49	- 2
Cervical Cancer	26	46	13	104	- 58
Falls	27	36	32	26	+ 10
Malnutrition	28	35	15	96	- 60
Drownings	29	34	25	35	- 0
Syphilis	30	34	38	19	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	34	23	46	- 13
Measles	32	30	78	0	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	33	29	31	26	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	34	27	27	33	- 6
Drug Use	35	27	49	7	+ 20
Fires	36	26	30	27	- 1
Liver Cancer	37	25	28	29	- 4
Epilepsy	38	25	40	17	+ 8
Oral Cancer	39	25	41	15	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	22	34	21	+ 1
Poisonings	41	19	35	20	- 1
War	42	19	67	0	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	17	39	19	- 2
Lymphomas	44	14	37	19	- 5
Stomach Cancer	45	13	45	11	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	46	13	44	11	+ 2
Hepatitis B	47	10	52	5	+ 5
Skin Disease	48	9	48	9	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	9	47	10	- 1
Ovary Cancer	50	9	56	3	+ 6
Lung Cancers	51	9	60	1	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	52	8	82	0	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	53	8	75	0	+ 8
Leukemia	54	8	57	3	+ 5
Tetanus	55	6	43	12	- 5
Skin Cancers	56	6	42	12	- 6
Alcohol	57	6	51	6	- 0
Encephalitis	58	5	54	4	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	59	4	26	34	- 30
Uterin Cancer	60	2	55	3	- 1
Appendicitis	61	2	50	6	- 4
Bladder Cancer	62	2	46	10	- 8
Other Neoplasms	63	1	59	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	62	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	61	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	65	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	58	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	53	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.