COTE D IVOIRE VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,068	1	21,327	- 2,259
HIV/AIDS	2	13,447	2	12,791	+ 656
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,472	3	11,257	+ 216
Malaria	4	10,876	7	9,478	+ 1,398
Stroke	5	10,843	6	10,048	+ 795
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,355	4	11,073	- 719
Birth Trauma	7	7,981	8	9,380	- 1,399
Low Birth Weight	8	7,698	5	10,784	- 3,087
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,562	9	6,202	+ 1,360
Tuberculosis	10	7,179	10	5,521	+ 1,658
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,294	14	4,144	+ 1,150
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,091	11	5,208	- 118
Kidney Disease	13	4,977	13	4,151	+ 825
Liver Disease	14	4,387	12	4,720	- 333
Meningitis	15	3,332	15	3,303	+ 28
Other Injuries	16	3,185	16	3,283	- 98
Maternal Conditions	17	2,532	21	1,958	+ 574
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,396	22	1,925	+ 471
Suicide	19	2,259	20	2,288	- 30
Lung Disease	20	2,237	19	2,296	- 60
Pertussis	21	2,215	18	2,908	- 693
Hypertension	22	1,971	23	1,916	+ 55
Breast Cancer	23	1,815	27	1,330	+ 485
Violence	24	1,613	17	2,955	- 1,341
Asthma	25	1,568	24	1,665	- 97
Cervical Cancer	26	1,532	26	1,439	+ 93
Falls	27	1,196	29	1,207	- 12
Malnutrition	28	1,180	31	1,081	+ 98
Drownings	29	1,141	28	1,232	- 91
Syphilis	30	1,133	33	984	+ 149
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,120	32	1,026	+ 93
Measles	32	995	69	12	+ 983
Inflammatory/Heart	33	955	34	915	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	34	910	25	1,478	- 568
Drug Use	35	898	38	784	+ 114
Fires	36	879	35	893	- 14
Liver Cancer	37	848	30	1,118	- 270
Epilepsy	38	839	36	829	+ 10
Oral Cancer	39	819	48	280	+ 539
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	730	37	812	- 82
Poisonings	41	645	39	655	- 11
War	42	623	65	29	+ 594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	551	41	555	- 4
Lymphomas	44	474	40	593	- 119
Stomach Cancer	45	443	42	468	- 25
Parkinson's Disease	46	435	43	412	+ 23
Hepatitis B	47	325	53	201	+ 124
Skin Disease	48	314	49	277	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	313	46	327	- 14
Ovary Cancer	50	293	51	256	+ 37
Lung Cancers	51	291	50	272	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	52	280	47	293	- 12
Schistosomiasis	53	278	45	376	- 98
Leukemia	54	266	57	147	+ 119
Tetanus	55	216	44	398	- 182
Skin Cancers	56	198	56	149	+ 49
Alcohol	57	191	52	218	- 27
Encephalitis	58	181	54	178	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	59	131	58	88	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	60	72	55	154	- 82
Appendicitis	61	70	60	80	- 10
Bladder Cancer	62	63	59	86	- 24
Other Neoplasms	63	47	62	42	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	64	39	64	30	+ 10
Ascariasis	65	29	61	48	- 18
Hepatitis C	66	26	67	18	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	25	68	18	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	25	66	19	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	69	19	70	4	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	70	18	63	32	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	71	9	78	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	72	4	71	3	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COTE D IVOIRE

Cameroon

Cote d Ivoire

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.