ETHIOPIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	75,397	1	59,931	+ 15,466
HIV/AIDS	2	53,169	17	11,471	+ 41,698
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	45,362	2	44,361	+ 1,001
Malaria	4	43,004	26	5,626	+ 37,378
Stroke	5	42,875	3	39,362	+ 3,513
Coronary Heart Disease	6	40,944	4	36,530	+ 4,414
Birth Trauma	7	31,557	6	31,107	+ 450
Low Birth Weight	8	30,437	7	28,020	+ 2,417
Road Traffic Accidents	9	29,899	5	31,564	- 1,665
Tuberculosis	10	28,385	9	21,455	+ 6,930
Diabetes Mellitus	11	20,933	10	16,258	+ 4,675
Congenital Anomalies	12	20,130	11	15,638	+ 4,492
Kidney Disease	13	19,679	13	12,103	+ 7,576
Liver Disease	14	17,346	8	27,270	- 9,924
Meningitis	15	13,173	14	12,019	+ 1,154
Other Injuries	16	12,592	16	11,735	+ 857
Maternal Conditions	17	10,011	18	8,887	+ 1,124
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,473	45	1,623	+ 7,850
Suicide	19	8,931	25	6,030	+ 2,901
Lung Disease	20	8,844	15	11,870	- 3,026
Pertussis	21	8,758	23	6,896	+ 1,862
Hypertension	22	7,792	12	13,470	- 5,678
Breast Cancer	23	7,176	20	8,485	- 1,310
Violence	24	6,379	22	8,076	- 1,697
Asthma	25	6,199	29	4,484	+ 1,716
Cervical Cancer	26	6,058	27	5,019	+ 1,039
Falls	27	4,728	28	4,510	+ 218
Malnutrition	28	4,664	19	8,643	- 3,979
Drownings	29	4,511	35	3,133	+ 1,378
Syphilis	30	4,480	43	1,699	+ 2,781
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,428	21	8,258	- 3,830
Measles	32	3,935	24	6,324	- 2,389
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,775	39	2,168	+ 1,607
Prostate Cancer	34	3,599	50	1,244	+ 2,354
Drug Use	35	3,552	60	513	+ 3,039
Fires	36	3,477	34	3,255	+ 222
Liver Cancer	37	3,352	42	1,730	+ 1,622
Epilepsy	38	3,317	44	1,625	+ 1,692
Oral Cancer	39	3,236	48	1,477	+ 1,760
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,887	41	1,758	+ 1,129
Poisonings	41	2,549	32	3,668	- 1,119
War	42	2,463	64	281	+ 2,182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,179	31	3,755	- 1,575
Lymphomas	44	1,873	33	3,590	- 1,717
Stomach Cancer	45	1,752	47	1,519	+ 233
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,720	46	1,578	+ 143
Hepatitis B	47	1,286	56	742	+ 544
Skin Disease	48	1,240	53	904	+ 336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,237	49	1,339	- 102
Ovary Cancer	50	1,159	36	2,424	- 1,265
Lung Cancers	51	1,151	38	2,202	- 1,051
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,109	61	488	+ 621
Schistosomiasis	53	1,101	54	839	+ 262
Leukemia	54	1,052	30	4,222	- 3,170
Tetanus	55	853	37	2,203	- 1,349
Skin Cancers	56	782	52	1,006	- 224
Alcohol	57	756	55	750	+ 7
Encephalitis	58	714	63	386	+ 329
Oesophagus Cancer	59	518	40	1,839	- 1,321
Uterin Cancer	60	287	62	421	- 135
Appendicitis	61	277	58	677	- 400
Bladder Cancer	62	247	51	1,080	- 832
Other Neoplasms	63	186	66	148	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	64	156	70	61	+ 95
Ascariasis	65	115	68	130	- 14
Hepatitis C	66	103	69	115	- 12
Diphtheria	67	101	67	146	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	98	65	221	- 123
Leishmaniasis	69	77	59	579	- 502
Upper Respiratory	70	73	57	709	- 636
Trypanosomiasis	71	36	77	0	+ 36
Chlamydia	72	17	72	21	- 4
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 19
Otitis Media	74	1	71	39	- 38
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	78	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.