DR CONGO VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	73,395	1	73,546	- 151
HIV/AIDS	2	51,758	15	13,286	+ 38,472
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	44,157	5	41,301	+ 2,856
Malaria	4	41,863	4	41,813	+ 50
Stroke	5	41,737	6	36,596	+ 5,141
Coronary Heart Disease	6	39,857	7	34,713	+ 5,144
Birth Trauma	7	30,719	9	33,075	- 2,356
Low Birth Weight	8	29,629	8	34,668	- 5,039
Road Traffic Accidents	9	29,105	10	30,256	- 1,151
Tuberculosis	10	27,631	2	43,759	- 16,128
Diabetes Mellitus	11	20,377	16	12,902	+ 7,475
Congenital Anomalies	12	19,595	11	16,256	+ 3,339
Kidney Disease	13	19,156	20	9,077	+ 10,080
Liver Disease	14	16,886	13	15,044	+ 1,841
Meningitis	15	12,823	17	11,568	+ 1,255
Other Injuries	16	12,258	22	8,272	+ 3,986
Maternal Conditions	17	9,745	19	10,513	- 768
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,221	25	7,380	+ 1,841
Suicide	19	8,694	26	5,812	+ 2,882
Lung Disease	20	8,609	14	13,527	- 4,917
Pertussis	21	8,525	23	7,921	+ 604
Hypertension	22	7,586	12	15,743	- 8,157
Breast Cancer	23	6,985	35	3,416	+ 3,570
Violence	24	6,210	18	11,120	- 4,911
Asthma	25	6,035	24	7,733	- 1,699
Cervical Cancer	26	5,897	27	4,823	+ 1,074
Falls	27	4,602	33	3,483	+ 1,120
Malnutrition	28	4,540	21	8,910	- 4,370
Drownings	29	4,391	34	3,454	+ 937
Syphilis	30	4,361	32	3,751	+ 610
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,310	28	4,548	- 237
Measles	32	3,830	3	42,254	- 38,424
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,675	29	4,045	- 370
Prostate Cancer	34	3,503	30	3,948	- 445
Drug Use	35	3,458	59	638	+ 2,820
Fires	36	3,384	39	2,007	+ 1,377
Liver Cancer	37	3,263	31	3,840	- 577
Epilepsy	38	3,229	44	1,727	+ 1,503
Oral Cancer	39	3,151	51	1,003	+ 2,148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,811	40	1,923	+ 888
Poisonings	41	2,481	42	1,729	+ 752
War	42	2,397	45	1,658	+ 739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,121	36	2,966	- 845
Lymphomas	44	1,823	38	2,061	- 238
Stomach Cancer	45	1,705	37	2,579	- 874
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,675	49	1,035	+ 640
Hepatitis B	47	1,252	61	456	+ 796
Skin Disease	48	1,207	54	781	+ 426
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,204	43	1,728	- 523
Ovary Cancer	50	1,128	58	656	+ 472
Lung Cancers	51	1,121	47	1,158	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,080	50	1,017	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	53	1,072	48	1,071	+ 1
Leukemia	54	1,024	41	1,871	- 847
Tetanus	55	831	46	1,166	- 335
Skin Cancers	56	761	55	765	- 4
Alcohol	57	736	60	635	+ 101
Encephalitis	58	695	57	680	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	59	504	53	790	- 286
Uterin Cancer	60	279	63	352	- 73
Appendicitis	61	270	56	703	- 434
Bladder Cancer	62	241	65	270	- 29
Other Neoplasms	63	181	67	88	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	64	152	71	44	+ 108
Ascariasis	65	112	68	80	+ 33
Hepatitis C	66	100	69	69	+ 32
Diphtheria	67	98	70	47	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	95	66	217	- 122
Leishmaniasis	69	75	52	869	- 794
Upper Respiratory	70	71	62	370	- 299
Trypanosomiasis	71	36	64	347	- 311
Chlamydia	72	16	73	15	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	74	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	1	72	38	- 37
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Cameroon

DR Congo

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.