IRAN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	56,213	8	11,243	+ 44,970
HIV/AIDS	2	39,641	28	2,521	+ 37,121
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	33,820	33	1,836	+ 31,984
Malaria	4	32,062	77	0	+ 32,062
Stroke	5	31,966	2	36,730	- 4,764
Coronary Heart Disease	6	30,527	1	93,308	- 62,781
Birth Trauma	7	23,528	25	2,735	+ 20,793
Low Birth Weight	8	22,693	13	4,861	+ 17,832
Road Traffic Accidents	9	22,292	3	17,803	+ 4,489
Tuberculosis	10	21,163	41	882	+ 20,281
Diabetes Mellitus	11	15,607	5	13,910	+ 1,697
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,008	14	4,844	+ 10,164
Kidney Disease	13	14,672	6	11,810	+ 2,861
Liver Disease	14	12,933	12	6,637	+ 6,296
Meningitis	15	9,821	46	642	+ 9,180
Other Injuries	16	9,388	17	4,048	+ 5,340
Maternal Conditions	17	7,464	52	285	+ 7,179
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,062	32	2,092	+ 4,970
Suicide	19	6,659	16	4,334	+ 2,325
Lung Disease	20	6,594	7	11,409	- 4,815
Pertussis	21	6,530	60	75	+ 6,454
Hypertension	22	5,810	4	16,415	- 10,605
Breast Cancer	23	5,350	19	3,736	+ 1,614
Violence	24	4,756	27	2,535	+ 2,221
Asthma	25	4,622	22	3,360	+ 1,262
Cervical Cancer	26	4,516	48	501	+ 4,015
Falls	27	3,525	24	2,821	+ 704
Malnutrition	28	3,477	56	157	+ 3,321
Drownings	29	3,363	40	930	+ 2,432
Syphilis	30	3,340	61	52	+ 3,288
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,301	9	11,046	- 7,745
Measles	32	2,934	68	2	+ 2,931
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,815	35	1,611	+ 1,204
Prostate Cancer	34	2,683	21	3,583	- 900
Drug Use	35	2,649	31	2,242	+ 406
Fires	36	2,592	34	1,823	+ 769
Liver Cancer	37	2,499	20	3,714	- 1,216
Epilepsy	38	2,473	44	719	+ 1,755
Oral Cancer	39	2,413	45	655	+ 1,758
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,153	37	1,246	+ 906
Poisonings	41	1,900	43	816	+ 1,085
War	42	1,836	42	848	+ 988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,625	15	4,575	- 2,951
Lymphomas	44	1,396	23	2,882	- 1,485
Stomach Cancer	45	1,306	10	9,822	- 8,516
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,283	26	2,545	- 1,262
Hepatitis B	47	959	49	425	+ 533
Skin Disease	48	925	55	237	+ 687
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	923	38	996	- 74
Ovary Cancer	50	864	39	937	- 73
Lung Cancers	51	858	11	6,784	- 5,925
Pancreas Cancer	52	827	29	2,418	- 1,591
Schistosomiasis	53	821	66	3	+ 818
Leukemia	54	784	18	3,966	- 3,182
Tetanus	55	636	62	37	+ 600
Skin Cancers	56	583	47	518	+ 65
Alcohol	57	564	53	253	+ 311
Encephalitis	58	533	54	246	+ 287
Oesophagus Cancer	59	386	30	2,371	- 1,985
Uterin Cancer	60	214	51	355	- 142
Appendicitis	61	207	57	155	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	62	184	36	1,410	- 1,225
Other Neoplasms	63	139	58	112	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	64	116	50	405	- 289
Ascariasis	65	86	67	3	+ 83
Hepatitis C	66	77	69	1	+ 76
Diphtheria	67	75	70	1	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	73	59	80	- 7
Leishmaniasis	69	57	64	8	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	70	54	63	16	+ 38
Trypanosomiasis	71	27	79	0	+ 27
Chlamydia	72	12	65	4	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Cameroon

Iran

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.