LESOTHO VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,417	2	3,214	- 1,798
HIV/AIDS	2	999	1	4,767	- 3,768
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	852	4	2,354	- 1,502
Malaria	4	808	79	0	+ 808
Stroke	5	806	3	2,817	- 2,011
Coronary Heart Disease	6	769	5	2,101	- 1,332
Birth Trauma	7	593	15	717	- 124
Low Birth Weight	8	572	12	957	- 385
Road Traffic Accidents	9	562	16	678	- 117
Tuberculosis	10	533	8	1,208	- 675
Diabetes Mellitus	11	393	6	2,000	- 1,606
Congenital Anomalies	12	378	19	389	- 11
Kidney Disease	13	370	10	1,015	- 645
Liver Disease	14	326	14	792	- 466
Meningitis	15	248	22	318	- 70
Other Injuries	16	237	18	533	- 296
Maternal Conditions	17	188	24	292	- 104
Endocrine Disorders	18	178	27	235	- 57
Suicide	19	168	7	1,539	- 1,372
Lung Disease	20	166	9	1,102	- 936
Pertussis	21	165	44	51	+ 114
Hypertension	22	146	11	990	- 844
Breast Cancer	23	135	34	97	+ 38
Violence	24	120	13	924	- 804
Asthma	25	116	17	678	- 561
Cervical Cancer	26	114	20	372	- 259
Falls	27	89	31	128	- 39
Malnutrition	28	88	21	357	- 270
Drownings	29	85	28	200	- 115
Syphilis	30	84	45	50	+ 34
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	83	29	194	- 111
Measles	32	74	59	12	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	33	71	23	305	- 234
Prostate Cancer	34	68	35	81	- 13
Drug Use	35	67	50	32	+ 35
Fires	36	65	26	269	- 203
Liver Cancer	37	63	39	71	- 8
Epilepsy	38	62	30	143	- 81
Oral Cancer	39	61	42	52	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	54	25	279	- 224
Poisonings	41	48	33	111	- 63
War	42	46	68	0	+ 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	41	48	40	+ 1
Lymphomas	44	35	36	78	- 43
Stomach Cancer	45	33	60	11	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	46	32	41	55	- 22
Hepatitis B	47	24	51	27	- 3
Skin Disease	48	23	40	70	- 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	23	32	126	- 102
Ovary Cancer	50	22	53	24	- 3
Lung Cancers	51	22	43	51	- 29
Pancreas Cancer	52	21	58	12	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	53	21	76	0	+ 21
Leukemia	54	20	49	39	- 19
Tetanus	55	16	47	45	- 29
Skin Cancers	56	15	46	46	- 32
Alcohol	57	14	38	71	- 57
Encephalitis	58	13	57	14	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	59	10	37	73	- 64
Uterin Cancer	60	5	54	23	- 18
Appendicitis	61	5	52	25	- 20
Bladder Cancer	62	5	61	10	- 5
Other Neoplasms	63	3	62	9	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	63	6	- 3
Ascariasis	65	2	67	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	56	18	- 16
Leishmaniasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	55	18	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	0	65	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Cameroon

Lesotho

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.