MALAWI VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,841	2	7,739	+ 6,103
HIV/AIDS	2	9,761	1	12,839	- 3,078
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,327	6	5,782	+ 2,546
Malaria	4	7,895	3	6,308	+ 1,587
Stroke	5	7,871	5	5,939	+ 1,932
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,516	7	4,929	+ 2,587
Birth Trauma	7	5,793	9	3,563	+ 2,230
Low Birth Weight	8	5,588	8	4,339	+ 1,249
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,489	4	6,221	- 732
Tuberculosis	10	5,211	11	2,992	+ 2,219
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,843	14	2,267	+ 1,576
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,695	13	2,509	+ 1,186
Kidney Disease	13	3,613	19	1,567	+ 2,045
Liver Disease	14	3,184	10	3,259	- 74
Meningitis	15	2,418	18	1,792	+ 626
Other Injuries	16	2,312	22	1,266	+ 1,045
Maternal Conditions	17	1,838	15	1,854	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,739	42	257	+ 1,482
Suicide	19	1,640	23	1,007	+ 633
Lung Disease	20	1,624	21	1,340	+ 283
Pertussis	21	1,608	31	436	+ 1,172
Hypertension	22	1,431	17	1,797	- 366
Breast Cancer	23	1,317	27	600	+ 717
Violence	24	1,171	32	406	+ 765
Asthma	25	1,138	26	705	+ 433
Cervical Cancer	26	1,112	12	2,876	- 1,764
Falls	27	868	28	562	+ 306
Malnutrition	28	856	20	1,499	- 643
Drownings	29	828	30	458	+ 370
Syphilis	30	822	29	480	+ 342
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	813	25	782	+ 31
Measles	32	722	67	6	+ 716
Inflammatory/Heart	33	693	35	370	+ 323
Prostate Cancer	34	661	40	271	+ 390
Drug Use	35	652	59	48	+ 605
Fires	36	638	34	380	+ 259
Liver Cancer	37	615	38	317	+ 299
Epilepsy	38	609	41	260	+ 349
Oral Cancer	39	594	43	251	+ 343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	530	39	280	+ 250
Poisonings	41	468	37	325	+ 143
War	42	452	71	2	+ 450
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	400	44	234	+ 166
Lymphomas	44	344	24	839	- 495
Stomach Cancer	45	322	45	206	+ 116
Parkinson's Disease	46	316	46	200	+ 116
Hepatitis B	47	236	55	88	+ 148
Skin Disease	48	228	53	101	+ 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	227	49	154	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	50	213	48	158	+ 55
Lung Cancers	51	211	51	131	+ 81
Pancreas Cancer	52	204	60	38	+ 166
Schistosomiasis	53	202	50	143	+ 59
Leukemia	54	193	56	82	+ 111
Tetanus	55	157	47	178	- 21
Skin Cancers	56	144	36	331	- 187
Alcohol	57	139	52	114	+ 25
Encephalitis	58	131	58	48	+ 83
Oesophagus Cancer	59	95	16	1,842	- 1,747
Uterin Cancer	60	53	62	23	+ 30
Appendicitis	61	51	54	94	- 43
Bladder Cancer	62	45	33	388	- 343
Other Neoplasms	63	34	63	17	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	64	29	66	9	+ 20
Ascariasis	65	21	69	4	+ 17
Hepatitis C	66	19	64	15	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	18	72	2	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	18	61	29	- 11
Leishmaniasis	69	14	74	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	70	13	57	60	- 46
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	73	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	72	3	70	3	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	65	9	- 9
Otitis Media	74	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Cameroon

Malawi

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.