ERITREA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,035	1	3,277	+ 758
HIV/AIDS	2	2,845	25	308	+ 2,538
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,427	3	2,292	+ 135
Malaria	4	2,301	17	437	+ 1,864
Stroke	5	2,294	2	2,564	- 270
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,191	4	2,154	+ 37
Birth Trauma	7	1,689	11	616	+ 1,072
Low Birth Weight	8	1,629	16	531	+ 1,098
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,600	5	1,326	+ 274
Tuberculosis	10	1,519	14	543	+ 976
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,120	7	944	+ 176
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,077	18	432	+ 645
Kidney Disease	13	1,053	12	578	+ 475
Liver Disease	14	928	6	1,215	- 286
Meningitis	15	705	19	404	+ 300
Other Injuries	16	674	15	540	+ 134
Maternal Conditions	17	536	13	544	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	18	507	43	71	+ 436
Suicide	19	478	21	382	+ 96
Lung Disease	20	473	9	662	- 189
Pertussis	21	469	36	90	+ 379
Hypertension	22	417	8	926	- 509
Breast Cancer	23	384	23	311	+ 73
Violence	24	341	20	384	- 43
Asthma	25	332	22	326	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	26	324	30	132	+ 192
Falls	27	253	26	168	+ 85
Malnutrition	28	250	10	660	- 410
Drownings	29	241	33	118	+ 124
Syphilis	30	240	54	35	+ 205
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	237	24	310	- 73
Measles	32	211	63	13	+ 198
Inflammatory/Heart	33	202	32	123	+ 79
Prostate Cancer	34	193	47	54	+ 138
Drug Use	35	190	53	36	+ 154
Fires	36	186	31	132	+ 54
Liver Cancer	37	179	45	69	+ 110
Epilepsy	38	178	38	81	+ 96
Oral Cancer	39	173	44	71	+ 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	155	27	147	+ 7
Poisonings	41	136	34	114	+ 22
War	42	132	71	0	+ 131
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	117	35	113	+ 4
Lymphomas	44	100	28	147	- 47
Stomach Cancer	45	94	48	48	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	46	92	37	85	+ 7
Hepatitis B	47	69	57	28	+ 41
Skin Disease	48	66	50	45	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	66	41	77	- 10
Ovary Cancer	50	62	40	79	- 17
Lung Cancers	51	62	46	62	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	52	59	58	20	+ 40
Schistosomiasis	53	59	42	73	- 14
Leukemia	54	56	29	144	- 88
Tetanus	55	46	52	37	+ 8
Skin Cancers	56	42	56	30	+ 12
Alcohol	57	40	49	45	- 5
Encephalitis	58	38	62	16	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	59	28	39	81	- 53
Uterin Cancer	60	15	61	18	- 2
Appendicitis	61	15	55	31	- 17
Bladder Cancer	62	13	51	42	- 29
Other Neoplasms	63	10	66	6	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	64	8	67	4	+ 5
Ascariasis	65	6	68	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	6	65	6	- 1
Diphtheria	67	5	72	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	64	12	- 7
Leishmaniasis	69	4	59	19	- 15
Upper Respiratory	70	4	60	18	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	70	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Cameroon

Eritrea

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.