KENYA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,044	1	22,571	+ 14,473
HIV/AIDS	2	26,123	2	20,885	+ 5,238
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,287	5	15,420	+ 6,867
Malaria	4	21,129	8	12,652	+ 8,477
Stroke	5	21,065	4	15,895	+ 5,170
Coronary Heart Disease	6	20,117	9	11,972	+ 8,144
Birth Trauma	7	15,505	10	9,957	+ 5,548
Low Birth Weight	8	14,954	11	9,562	+ 5,393
Road Traffic Accidents	9	14,690	6	14,883	- 193
Tuberculosis	10	13,946	3	19,655	- 5,709
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,285	14	5,651	+ 4,634
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,890	12	6,115	+ 3,775
Kidney Disease	13	9,669	16	4,464	+ 5,205
Liver Disease	14	8,523	7	13,405	- 4,882
Meningitis	15	6,472	15	5,364	+ 1,109
Other Injuries	16	6,187	19	4,336	+ 1,851
Maternal Conditions	17	4,919	13	5,651	- 733
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,654	44	831	+ 3,823
Suicide	19	4,388	23	3,214	+ 1,174
Lung Disease	20	4,345	20	4,280	+ 65
Pertussis	21	4,303	42	1,014	+ 3,289
Hypertension	22	3,829	17	4,418	- 589
Breast Cancer	23	3,526	25	2,658	+ 868
Violence	24	3,134	24	2,942	+ 192
Asthma	25	3,046	26	2,300	+ 746
Cervical Cancer	26	2,976	22	3,389	- 413
Falls	27	2,323	33	1,465	+ 858
Malnutrition	28	2,292	21	4,212	- 1,921
Drownings	29	2,216	39	1,200	+ 1,016
Syphilis	30	2,201	52	449	+ 1,752
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,175	31	1,827	+ 348
Measles	32	1,933	63	103	+ 1,830
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,855	40	1,121	+ 733
Prostate Cancer	34	1,768	37	1,292	+ 476
Drug Use	35	1,745	62	113	+ 1,632
Fires	36	1,708	36	1,316	+ 392
Liver Cancer	37	1,647	34	1,351	+ 296
Epilepsy	38	1,630	43	832	+ 797
Oral Cancer	39	1,590	30	1,842	- 252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,419	41	1,089	+ 330
Poisonings	41	1,252	38	1,269	- 16
War	42	1,210	65	89	+ 1,121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,071	32	1,477	- 407
Lymphomas	44	920	29	1,931	- 1,011
Stomach Cancer	45	861	28	2,010	- 1,149
Parkinson's Disease	46	845	50	470	+ 375
Hepatitis B	47	632	49	522	+ 110
Skin Disease	48	609	51	455	+ 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	608	53	408	+ 200
Ovary Cancer	50	569	45	795	- 225
Lung Cancers	51	566	47	669	- 103
Pancreas Cancer	52	545	46	716	- 171
Schistosomiasis	53	541	54	370	+ 171
Leukemia	54	517	35	1,327	- 810
Tetanus	55	419	27	2,129	- 1,710
Skin Cancers	56	384	48	638	- 254
Alcohol	57	372	55	355	+ 16
Encephalitis	58	351	60	189	+ 162
Oesophagus Cancer	59	254	18	4,373	- 4,118
Uterin Cancer	60	141	56	323	- 182
Appendicitis	61	136	58	240	- 104
Bladder Cancer	62	122	57	318	- 196
Other Neoplasms	63	91	67	60	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	64	76	68	39	+ 38
Ascariasis	65	57	71	9	+ 48
Hepatitis C	66	51	61	152	- 102
Diphtheria	67	49	69	13	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	48	66	84	- 36
Leishmaniasis	69	38	59	194	- 156
Upper Respiratory	70	36	64	95	- 59
Trypanosomiasis	71	18	78	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	72	8	70	10	- 2
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	1	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.