LIBYA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,682	9	744	+ 3,938
HIV/AIDS	2	3,301	21	224	+ 3,077
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,817	40	92	+ 2,725
Malaria	4	2,670	76	0	+ 2,670
Stroke	5	2,662	2	2,603	+ 59
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,542	1	6,610	- 4,068
Birth Trauma	7	1,960	34	132	+ 1,827
Low Birth Weight	8	1,890	18	359	+ 1,531
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,857	3	1,444	+ 413
Tuberculosis	10	1,763	7	812	+ 950
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,300	8	803	+ 496
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,250	14	493	+ 757
Kidney Disease	13	1,222	4	1,186	+ 36
Liver Disease	14	1,077	11	630	+ 447
Meningitis	15	818	47	41	+ 776
Other Injuries	16	782	15	432	+ 349
Maternal Conditions	17	622	35	124	+ 498
Endocrine Disorders	18	588	29	153	+ 436
Suicide	19	555	19	304	+ 251
Lung Disease	20	549	12	607	- 58
Pertussis	21	544	55	17	+ 527
Hypertension	22	484	6	915	- 431
Breast Cancer	23	446	25	190	+ 256
Violence	24	396	30	145	+ 251
Asthma	25	385	20	297	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	26	376	32	135	+ 241
Falls	27	294	24	204	+ 90
Malnutrition	28	290	57	11	+ 279
Drownings	29	280	43	74	+ 206
Syphilis	30	278	61	6	+ 273
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	275	10	743	- 468
Measles	32	244	72	0	+ 244
Inflammatory/Heart	33	234	37	107	+ 127
Prostate Cancer	34	223	39	96	+ 128
Drug Use	35	221	17	371	- 150
Fires	36	216	36	115	+ 101
Liver Cancer	37	208	28	153	+ 55
Epilepsy	38	206	44	67	+ 139
Oral Cancer	39	201	41	81	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	179	38	99	+ 80
Poisonings	41	158	45	56	+ 102
War	42	153	5	1,055	- 902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	135	16	427	- 291
Lymphomas	44	116	26	189	- 73
Stomach Cancer	45	109	33	134	- 25
Parkinson's Disease	46	107	27	159	- 53
Hepatitis B	47	80	48	34	+ 46
Skin Disease	48	77	54	17	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	77	46	49	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	50	72	42	75	- 3
Lung Cancers	51	71	13	592	- 521
Pancreas Cancer	52	69	23	209	- 140
Schistosomiasis	53	68	59	9	+ 60
Leukemia	54	65	22	217	- 151
Tetanus	55	53	64	1	+ 52
Skin Cancers	56	49	51	20	+ 28
Alcohol	57	47	50	22	+ 25
Encephalitis	58	44	53	19	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	59	32	49	33	- 1
Uterin Cancer	60	18	60	8	+ 9
Appendicitis	61	17	56	15	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	62	15	31	136	- 120
Other Neoplasms	63	12	58	10	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	10	52	20	- 10
Ascariasis	65	7	66	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	6	65	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	6	68	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	62	4	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	69	5	63	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	70	5	67	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Cameroon

Libya

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.