MAURITANIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MAURITANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,753	1	2,756	- 3
HIV/AIDS	2	1,941	25	231	+ 1,711
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,656	3	1,656	- 0
Malaria	4	1,570	5	1,423	+ 147
Stroke	5	1,565	6	1,307	+ 258
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,495	4	1,636	- 141
Birth Trauma	7	1,152	7	1,204	- 52
Low Birth Weight	8	1,111	2	2,014	- 903
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,092	8	1,158	- 67
Tuberculosis	10	1,036	9	717	+ 320
Diabetes Mellitus	11	764	12	594	+ 170
Congenital Anomalies	12	735	10	665	+ 70
Kidney Disease	13	718	15	555	+ 164
Liver Disease	14	633	13	586	+ 48
Meningitis	15	481	18	357	+ 124
Other Injuries	16	460	19	343	+ 116
Maternal Conditions	17	365	11	639	- 273
Endocrine Disorders	18	346	27	197	+ 148
Suicide	19	326	30	141	+ 185
Lung Disease	20	323	23	275	+ 48
Pertussis	21	320	14	574	- 255
Hypertension	22	284	22	286	- 2
Breast Cancer	23	262	28	189	+ 73
Violence	24	233	16	491	- 258
Asthma	25	226	29	170	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	26	221	20	333	- 112
Falls	27	173	31	140	+ 33
Malnutrition	28	170	17	462	- 292
Drownings	29	165	35	116	+ 48
Syphilis	30	164	26	204	- 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	162	24	251	- 90
Measles	32	144	61	9	+ 135
Inflammatory/Heart	33	138	36	110	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	34	131	34	118	+ 13
Drug Use	35	130	40	71	+ 59
Fires	36	127	33	123	+ 4
Liver Cancer	37	122	21	312	- 189
Epilepsy	38	121	39	75	+ 47
Oral Cancer	39	118	48	45	+ 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	105	38	83	+ 22
Poisonings	41	93	42	67	+ 26
War	42	90	70	2	+ 88
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	80	37	110	- 30
Lymphomas	44	68	43	65	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	45	64	32	132	- 68
Parkinson's Disease	46	63	41	69	- 6
Hepatitis B	47	47	56	22	+ 25
Skin Disease	48	45	47	47	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	45	52	34	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	50	42	49	43	- 1
Lung Cancers	51	42	44	60	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	52	40	51	39	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	53	40	59	14	+ 27
Leukemia	54	38	55	22	+ 16
Tetanus	55	31	45	58	- 26
Skin Cancers	56	29	46	50	- 21
Alcohol	57	28	58	16	+ 12
Encephalitis	58	26	53	33	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	59	19	54	30	- 11
Uterin Cancer	60	10	57	17	- 6
Appendicitis	61	10	60	9	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	62	9	50	42	- 33
Other Neoplasms	63	7	62	7	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	64	6	63	5	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	4	66	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	4	67	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	4	65	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	64	4	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	3	69	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	3	68	3	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	1	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MAURITANIA

Cameroon

Mauritania

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.