MADAGASCAR VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,732	2	14,605	+ 4,127
HIV/AIDS	2	13,209	25	1,341	+ 11,868
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,270	5	11,085	+ 185
Malaria	4	10,684	9	5,507	+ 5,177
Stroke	5	10,652	1	17,964	- 7,312
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,172	3	12,388	- 2,216
Birth Trauma	7	7,840	11	5,347	+ 2,493
Low Birth Weight	8	7,562	10	5,353	+ 2,209
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,428	7	7,880	- 452
Tuberculosis	10	7,052	4	11,606	- 4,554
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,201	16	3,278	+ 1,923
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,001	15	3,380	+ 1,621
Kidney Disease	13	4,889	22	2,202	+ 2,687
Liver Disease	14	4,310	12	4,803	- 493
Meningitis	15	3,273	20	2,391	+ 882
Other Injuries	16	3,128	21	2,359	+ 769
Maternal Conditions	17	2,487	18	2,776	- 289
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,353	44	463	+ 1,890
Suicide	19	2,219	24	1,476	+ 743
Lung Disease	20	2,197	14	3,957	- 1,760
Pertussis	21	2,176	41	519	+ 1,657
Hypertension	22	1,936	8	6,208	- 4,272
Breast Cancer	23	1,783	37	629	+ 1,154
Violence	24	1,585	23	1,749	- 164
Asthma	25	1,540	19	2,507	- 967
Cervical Cancer	26	1,505	17	3,028	- 1,523
Falls	27	1,175	36	653	+ 521
Malnutrition	28	1,159	13	4,236	- 3,077
Drownings	29	1,121	31	825	+ 296
Syphilis	30	1,113	33	680	+ 433
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,100	26	1,120	- 20
Measles	32	978	6	9,172	- 8,194
Inflammatory/Heart	33	938	28	1,046	- 109
Prostate Cancer	34	894	29	996	- 102
Drug Use	35	883	62	58	+ 824
Fires	36	864	35	661	+ 202
Liver Cancer	37	833	30	933	- 100
Epilepsy	38	824	46	385	+ 440
Oral Cancer	39	804	32	697	+ 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	717	42	495	+ 222
Poisonings	41	633	40	571	+ 62
War	42	612	54	155	+ 457
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	541	39	606	- 64
Lymphomas	44	465	34	675	- 209
Stomach Cancer	45	435	47	368	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	46	427	49	266	+ 161
Hepatitis B	47	319	58	98	+ 221
Skin Disease	48	308	51	187	+ 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	307	38	627	- 320
Ovary Cancer	50	288	57	135	+ 153
Lung Cancers	51	286	55	147	+ 139
Pancreas Cancer	52	276	61	80	+ 195
Schistosomiasis	53	274	50	260	+ 13
Leukemia	54	261	45	401	- 140
Tetanus	55	212	52	186	+ 26
Skin Cancers	56	194	43	467	- 273
Alcohol	57	188	53	161	+ 27
Encephalitis	58	177	60	94	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	59	129	27	1,080	- 952
Uterin Cancer	60	71	59	95	- 23
Appendicitis	61	69	56	147	- 78
Bladder Cancer	62	61	48	286	- 224
Other Neoplasms	63	46	65	24	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	64	39	66	18	+ 21
Ascariasis	65	29	70	5	+ 23
Hepatitis C	66	26	67	16	+ 10
Diphtheria	67	25	71	3	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	24	64	47	- 23
Leishmaniasis	69	19	78	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	70	18	63	49	- 31
Trypanosomiasis	71	9	77	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	72	4	69	7	- 2
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 MADAGASCAR

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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.