IRAQ VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,765	8	5,551	+ 21,214
HIV/AIDS	2	18,874	72	0	+ 18,874
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,103	18	1,578	+ 14,525
Malaria	4	15,266	73	0	+ 15,266
Stroke	5	15,220	2	20,793	- 5,573
Coronary Heart Disease	6	14,535	1	36,594	- 22,059
Birth Trauma	7	11,202	10	4,223	+ 6,979
Low Birth Weight	8	10,805	5	6,573	+ 4,232
Road Traffic Accidents	9	10,614	3	10,726	- 113
Tuberculosis	10	10,076	25	821	+ 9,255
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,431	4	7,395	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,146	9	4,812	+ 2,334
Kidney Disease	13	6,986	6	6,323	+ 663
Liver Disease	14	6,158	16	2,127	+ 4,030
Meningitis	15	4,676	42	372	+ 4,304
Other Injuries	16	4,470	14	2,212	+ 2,258
Maternal Conditions	17	3,554	27	780	+ 2,774
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,363	37	462	+ 2,900
Suicide	19	3,170	19	1,418	+ 1,753
Lung Disease	20	3,139	20	1,329	+ 1,810
Pertussis	21	3,109	33	636	+ 2,473
Hypertension	22	2,766	12	2,451	+ 315
Breast Cancer	23	2,547	17	1,783	+ 764
Violence	24	2,264	7	5,658	- 3,394
Asthma	25	2,201	23	914	+ 1,287
Cervical Cancer	26	2,150	48	162	+ 1,988
Falls	27	1,678	30	709	+ 969
Malnutrition	28	1,656	53	92	+ 1,564
Drownings	29	1,601	32	658	+ 943
Syphilis	30	1,590	50	137	+ 1,453
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,572	13	2,429	- 857
Measles	32	1,397	55	59	+ 1,338
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,340	22	1,190	+ 150
Prostate Cancer	34	1,277	47	171	+ 1,107
Drug Use	35	1,261	38	441	+ 820
Fires	36	1,234	29	742	+ 492
Liver Cancer	37	1,190	35	555	+ 635
Epilepsy	38	1,178	45	253	+ 925
Oral Cancer	39	1,149	39	410	+ 739
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,025	49	159	+ 866
Poisonings	41	905	52	95	+ 810
War	42	874	11	2,942	- 2,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	774	24	852	- 78
Lymphomas	44	665	26	811	- 146
Stomach Cancer	45	622	28	771	- 149
Parkinson's Disease	46	611	31	658	- 47
Hepatitis B	47	456	56	57	+ 400
Skin Disease	48	440	57	49	+ 391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	439	44	283	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	50	411	41	376	+ 36
Lung Cancers	51	409	15	2,162	- 1,753
Pancreas Cancer	52	394	36	530	- 136
Schistosomiasis	53	391	59	37	+ 354
Leukemia	54	373	21	1,315	- 942
Tetanus	55	303	51	111	+ 192
Skin Cancers	56	278	43	339	- 61
Alcohol	57	268	58	40	+ 229
Encephalitis	58	254	40	378	- 125
Oesophagus Cancer	59	184	46	173	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	60	102	54	61	+ 41
Appendicitis	61	98	64	15	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	62	88	34	628	- 540
Other Neoplasms	63	66	61	26	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	64	55	60	30	+ 25
Ascariasis	65	41	67	2	+ 39
Hepatitis C	66	37	68	1	+ 35
Diphtheria	67	36	66	4	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	35	63	21	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	69	27	62	22	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	26	65	6	+ 20
Trypanosomiasis	71	13	74	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	72	6	69	1	+ 5
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.