EGYPT VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	70,752	7	20,695	+ 50,058
HIV/AIDS	2	49,894	53	397	+ 49,497
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	42,567	23	3,692	+ 38,875
Malaria	4	40,355	77	0	+ 40,355
Stroke	5	40,234	3	43,839	- 3,605
Coronary Heart Disease	6	38,422	1	173,871	- 135,449
Birth Trauma	7	29,613	17	6,109	+ 23,504
Low Birth Weight	8	28,562	11	11,391	+ 17,171
Road Traffic Accidents	9	28,057	12	10,141	+ 17,917
Tuberculosis	10	26,636	51	432	+ 26,205
Diabetes Mellitus	11	19,643	8	19,131	+ 512
Congenital Anomalies	12	18,890	10	12,163	+ 6,727
Kidney Disease	13	18,467	6	21,087	- 2,621
Liver Disease	14	16,278	2	60,122	- 43,845
Meningitis	15	12,362	43	827	+ 11,535
Other Injuries	16	11,816	21	3,819	+ 7,997
Maternal Conditions	17	9,394	44	795	+ 8,599
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,889	29	2,372	+ 6,517
Suicide	19	8,381	25	3,022	+ 5,359
Lung Disease	20	8,299	9	13,393	- 5,094
Pertussis	21	8,218	42	906	+ 7,312
Hypertension	22	7,312	5	21,094	- 13,782
Breast Cancer	23	6,734	13	9,180	- 2,446
Violence	24	5,986	20	4,165	+ 1,821
Asthma	25	5,818	15	7,104	- 1,286
Cervical Cancer	26	5,684	48	625	+ 5,059
Falls	27	4,437	30	2,019	+ 2,418
Malnutrition	28	4,377	46	759	+ 3,618
Drownings	29	4,233	37	1,122	+ 3,110
Syphilis	30	4,204	58	159	+ 4,045
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,155	16	6,975	- 2,820
Measles	32	3,692	64	43	+ 3,649
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,542	27	2,489	+ 1,053
Prostate Cancer	34	3,377	35	1,282	+ 2,095
Drug Use	35	3,334	62	116	+ 3,217
Fires	36	3,263	33	1,568	+ 1,694
Liver Cancer	37	3,145	4	24,512	- 21,367
Epilepsy	38	3,113	50	451	+ 2,662
Oral Cancer	39	3,037	45	793	+ 2,244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,709	34	1,339	+ 1,371
Poisonings	41	2,392	57	195	+ 2,197
War	42	2,311	47	714	+ 1,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,045	24	3,083	- 1,038
Lymphomas	44	1,758	14	7,539	- 5,781
Stomach Cancer	45	1,644	32	1,844	- 201
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,614	28	2,391	- 777
Hepatitis B	47	1,207	40	988	+ 218
Skin Disease	48	1,164	55	219	+ 944
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,161	36	1,248	- 87
Ovary Cancer	50	1,087	31	1,944	- 856
Lung Cancers	51	1,080	18	5,677	- 4,597
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,041	26	2,906	- 1,865
Schistosomiasis	53	1,033	54	220	+ 813
Leukemia	54	987	22	3,763	- 2,776
Tetanus	55	801	49	540	+ 260
Skin Cancers	56	734	39	1,013	- 279
Alcohol	57	710	60	141	+ 569
Encephalitis	58	670	38	1,046	- 375
Oesophagus Cancer	59	486	41	951	- 465
Uterin Cancer	60	269	52	422	- 153
Appendicitis	61	260	59	142	+ 118
Bladder Cancer	62	232	19	5,133	- 4,901
Other Neoplasms	63	174	61	116	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	64	146	56	213	- 67
Ascariasis	65	108	67	6	+ 103
Hepatitis C	66	97	63	97	- 0
Diphtheria	67	94	70	3	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	92	65	26	+ 66
Leishmaniasis	69	72	66	13	+ 59
Upper Respiratory	70	68	68	5	+ 63
Trypanosomiasis	71	34	76	0	+ 34
Chlamydia	72	15	71	1	+ 14
Dengue	73	1	69	5	- 4
Otitis Media	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Cameroon

Egypt

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.