MYANMAR VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		MYANMAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	36,587	7	16,726	+ 19,861
HIV/AIDS	2	25,801	12	7,707	+ 18,093
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,012	14	7,237	+ 14,775
Malaria	4	20,868	61	109	+ 20,759
Stroke	5	20,805	1	71,440	- 50,634
Coronary Heart Disease	6	19,868	2	34,871	- 15,002
Birth Trauma	7	15,313	16	6,169	+ 9,144
Low Birth Weight	8	14,770	15	7,125	+ 7,645
Road Traffic Accidents	9	14,509	8	11,004	+ 3,504
Tuberculosis	10	13,774	5	19,299	- 5,525
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,158	4	19,944	- 9,786
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,768	24	3,679	+ 6,089
Kidney Disease	13	9,549	9	9,924	- 375
Liver Disease	14	8,417	6	17,143	- 8,725
Meningitis	15	6,392	49	550	+ 5,842
Other Injuries	16	6,110	28	2,762	+ 3,348
Maternal Conditions	17	4,858	33	1,681	+ 3,177
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,597	38	1,265	+ 3,331
Suicide	19	4,334	34	1,565	+ 2,769
Lung Disease	20	4,292	3	26,531	- 22,240
Pertussis	21	4,250	39	1,244	+ 3,005
Hypertension	22	3,781	11	7,843	- 4,061
Breast Cancer	23	3,482	26	3,192	+ 290
Violence	24	3,095	31	2,124	+ 971
Asthma	25	3,008	10	9,557	- 6,549
Cervical Cancer	26	2,939	23	3,945	- 1,006
Falls	27	2,294	17	5,686	- 3,392
Malnutrition	28	2,263	42	945	+ 1,318
Drownings	29	2,189	30	2,212	- 24
Syphilis	30	2,174	55	305	+ 1,869
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,149	20	5,082	- 2,934
Measles	32	1,909	21	4,465	- 2,556
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,832	32	1,702	+ 130
Prostate Cancer	34	1,746	53	338	+ 1,408
Drug Use	35	1,724	52	411	+ 1,313
Fires	36	1,687	58	227	+ 1,460
Liver Cancer	37	1,626	19	5,215	- 3,589
Epilepsy	38	1,610	50	524	+ 1,086
Oral Cancer	39	1,571	22	4,209	- 2,638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,401	29	2,558	- 1,157
Poisonings	41	1,237	46	728	+ 509
War	42	1,195	47	688	+ 507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,057	27	2,996	- 1,939
Lymphomas	44	909	36	1,472	- 563
Stomach Cancer	45	850	18	5,343	- 4,493
Parkinson's Disease	46	835	37	1,450	- 616
Hepatitis B	47	624	62	93	+ 531
Skin Disease	48	602	45	734	- 132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	600	43	893	- 292
Ovary Cancer	50	562	40	1,053	- 490
Lung Cancers	51	559	13	7,558	- 7,000
Pancreas Cancer	52	538	44	743	- 205
Schistosomiasis	53	534	74	0	+ 534
Leukemia	54	510	35	1,546	- 1,036
Tetanus	55	414	51	426	- 12
Skin Cancers	56	379	41	962	- 583
Alcohol	57	367	54	324	+ 43
Encephalitis	58	347	59	171	+ 176
Oesophagus Cancer	59	251	25	3,325	- 3,074
Uterin Cancer	60	139	57	263	- 124
Appendicitis	61	134	63	93	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	62	120	48	573	- 453
Other Neoplasms	63	90	60	117	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	64	76	65	60	+ 15
Ascariasis	65	56	68	13	+ 43
Hepatitis C	66	50	67	21	+ 29
Diphtheria	67	49	69	7	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	47	64	73	- 26
Leishmaniasis	69	37	76	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	70	35	66	27	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	71	18	75	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	72	8	70	3	+ 5
Dengue	73	1	56	272	- 271
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	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	73	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MYANMAR

Cameroon

Myanmar

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.