LAOS VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,058	3	2,820	+ 2,239
HIV/AIDS	2	3,567	29	313	+ 3,254
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,043	7	1,552	+ 1,492
Malaria	4	2,885	63	10	+ 2,875
Stroke	5	2,876	1	5,769	- 2,893
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,747	2	5,190	- 2,443
Birth Trauma	7	2,117	12	1,116	+ 1,001
Low Birth Weight	8	2,042	11	1,156	+ 886
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,006	9	1,281	+ 725
Tuberculosis	10	1,904	4	1,949	- 44
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,404	8	1,466	- 62
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,351	18	647	+ 704
Kidney Disease	13	1,320	5	1,646	- 326
Liver Disease	14	1,164	10	1,171	- 7
Meningitis	15	884	40	154	+ 730
Other Injuries	16	845	21	519	+ 326
Maternal Conditions	17	672	32	218	+ 454
Endocrine Disorders	18	636	38	186	+ 449
Suicide	19	599	27	390	+ 210
Lung Disease	20	593	6	1,626	- 1,033
Pertussis	21	588	30	304	+ 283
Hypertension	22	523	15	890	- 367
Breast Cancer	23	481	25	437	+ 45
Violence	24	428	22	475	- 47
Asthma	25	416	16	840	- 424
Cervical Cancer	26	406	37	187	+ 219
Falls	27	317	24	440	- 123
Malnutrition	28	313	39	166	+ 147
Drownings	29	303	19	568	- 266
Syphilis	30	301	58	28	+ 272
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	297	23	458	- 161
Measles	32	264	56	29	+ 235
Inflammatory/Heart	33	253	36	206	+ 47
Prostate Cancer	34	241	53	37	+ 204
Drug Use	35	238	54	33	+ 206
Fires	36	233	42	108	+ 125
Liver Cancer	37	225	13	1,104	- 879
Epilepsy	38	223	50	58	+ 165
Oral Cancer	39	217	28	349	- 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	194	17	651	- 458
Poisonings	41	171	52	41	+ 130
War	42	165	68	3	+ 162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	146	26	422	- 276
Lymphomas	44	126	34	211	- 85
Stomach Cancer	45	118	20	530	- 413
Parkinson's Disease	46	115	41	139	- 23
Hepatitis B	47	86	60	17	+ 69
Skin Disease	48	83	45	89	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	83	35	207	- 124
Ovary Cancer	50	78	43	101	- 23
Lung Cancers	51	77	14	919	- 842
Pancreas Cancer	52	74	48	61	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	53	74	62	11	+ 62
Leukemia	54	71	31	290	- 219
Tetanus	55	57	44	96	- 38
Skin Cancers	56	52	49	59	- 7
Alcohol	57	51	47	61	- 11
Encephalitis	58	48	46	69	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	59	35	33	214	- 179
Uterin Cancer	60	19	55	29	- 10
Appendicitis	61	19	57	29	- 10
Bladder Cancer	62	17	51	49	- 32
Other Neoplasms	63	12	61	12	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	10	65	6	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	8	70	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	7	67	4	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	7	69	2	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	7	64	7	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	5	75	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	70	5	66	5	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	59	17	- 17
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.