DJIBOUTI VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	633	3	671	- 38
HIV/AIDS	2	446	5	348	+ 98
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	381	4	364	+ 16
Malaria	4	361	23	66	+ 295
Stroke	5	360	2	680	- 320
Coronary Heart Disease	6	344	1	687	- 344
Birth Trauma	7	265	15	166	+ 99
Low Birth Weight	8	255	8	251	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	9	251	11	229	+ 22
Tuberculosis	10	238	9	243	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	11	176	7	284	- 109
Congenital Anomalies	12	169	18	113	+ 56
Kidney Disease	13	165	13	186	- 21
Liver Disease	14	146	6	295	- 149
Meningitis	15	111	17	117	- 6
Other Injuries	16	106	10	233	- 127
Maternal Conditions	17	84	31	40	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	18	80	38	25	+ 54
Suicide	19	75	19	94	- 19
Lung Disease	20	74	16	120	- 46
Pertussis	21	74	25	50	+ 24
Hypertension	22	65	12	211	- 146
Breast Cancer	23	60	20	91	- 31
Violence	24	54	24	64	- 11
Asthma	25	52	22	68	- 16
Cervical Cancer	26	51	29	40	+ 11
Falls	27	40	26	45	- 6
Malnutrition	28	39	14	170	- 130
Drownings	29	38	35	28	+ 9
Syphilis	30	38	52	13	+ 25
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	37	21	90	- 53
Measles	32	33	66	2	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	33	32	28	45	- 13
Prostate Cancer	34	30	44	17	+ 13
Drug Use	35	30	54	12	+ 18
Fires	36	29	33	33	- 4
Liver Cancer	37	28	43	19	+ 9
Epilepsy	38	28	37	26	+ 2
Oral Cancer	39	27	45	17	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	24	34	32	- 8
Poisonings	41	21	39	25	- 3
War	42	21	63	3	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	18	32	38	- 19
Lymphomas	44	16	30	40	- 24
Stomach Cancer	45	15	50	14	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	46	14	41	23	- 8
Hepatitis B	47	11	56	8	+ 2
Skin Disease	48	10	55	12	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10	48	15	- 4
Ovary Cancer	50	10	40	23	- 14
Lung Cancers	51	10	42	20	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	52	9	58	6	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	53	9	64	3	+ 7
Leukemia	54	9	27	45	- 37
Tetanus	55	7	46	16	- 9
Skin Cancers	56	7	53	12	- 6
Alcohol	57	6	49	15	- 8
Encephalitis	58	6	59	5	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	59	4	36	27	- 23
Uterin Cancer	60	2	60	4	- 2
Appendicitis	61	2	57	6	- 3
Bladder Cancer	62	2	47	15	- 13
Other Neoplasms	63	2	65	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	67	2	- 0
Ascariasis	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	62	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	69	1	51	14	- 13
Upper Respiratory	70	1	61	4	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	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	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Cameroon

Djibouti

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.