NAMIBIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,783	2	1,464	+ 319
HIV/AIDS	2	1,257	1	2,928	- 1,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,073	8	645	+ 428
Malaria	4	1,017	51	22	+ 995
Stroke	5	1,014	4	1,333	- 319
Coronary Heart Disease	6	968	5	1,221	- 252
Birth Trauma	7	746	13	345	+ 402
Low Birth Weight	8	720	9	516	+ 204
Road Traffic Accidents	9	707	6	868	- 161
Tuberculosis	10	671	3	1,416	- 745
Diabetes Mellitus	11	495	7	724	- 229
Congenital Anomalies	12	476	16	283	+ 193
Kidney Disease	13	465	15	322	+ 144
Liver Disease	14	410	14	336	+ 75
Meningitis	15	312	27	109	+ 203
Other Injuries	16	298	19	207	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	17	237	25	110	+ 127
Endocrine Disorders	18	224	33	73	+ 151
Suicide	19	211	17	243	- 32
Lung Disease	20	209	10	461	- 252
Pertussis	21	207	37	54	+ 153
Hypertension	22	184	12	428	- 244
Breast Cancer	23	170	24	121	+ 49
Violence	24	151	11	450	- 299
Asthma	25	147	20	200	- 54
Cervical Cancer	26	143	23	133	+ 10
Falls	27	112	34	62	+ 50
Malnutrition	28	110	18	224	- 113
Drownings	29	107	26	110	- 3
Syphilis	30	106	43	35	+ 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	105	21	176	- 71
Measles	32	93	65	2	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	33	89	22	162	- 73
Prostate Cancer	34	85	31	94	- 9
Drug Use	35	84	46	32	+ 52
Fires	36	82	28	109	- 27
Liver Cancer	37	79	41	45	+ 34
Epilepsy	38	78	38	49	+ 29
Oral Cancer	39	77	30	100	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	68	32	76	- 7
Poisonings	41	60	39	46	+ 14
War	42	58	67	0	+ 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	52	36	54	- 3
Lymphomas	44	44	40	46	- 2
Stomach Cancer	45	41	45	33	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	46	41	42	43	- 3
Hepatitis B	47	30	63	4	+ 26
Skin Disease	48	29	47	31	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	29	44	33	- 4
Ovary Cancer	50	27	50	23	+ 4
Lung Cancers	51	27	35	59	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	52	26	53	18	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	53	26	55	14	+ 12
Leukemia	54	25	49	24	+ 1
Tetanus	55	20	62	6	+ 14
Skin Cancers	56	18	29	108	- 89
Alcohol	57	18	48	28	- 10
Encephalitis	58	17	59	8	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	59	12	52	21	- 9
Uterin Cancer	60	7	56	11	- 5
Appendicitis	61	7	58	9	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	6	54	16	- 10
Other Neoplasms	63	4	60	8	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	4	64	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	3	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	66	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	57	9	- 7
Leishmaniasis	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	2	61	6	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Cameroon

Namibia

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.