NEPAL VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,794	6	6,237	+ 13,556
HIV/AIDS	2	13,958	34	737	+ 13,221
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,909	7	6,071	+ 5,838
Malaria	4	11,290	72	0	+ 11,290
Stroke	5	11,256	4	12,909	- 1,653
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,749	2	19,677	- 8,928
Birth Trauma	7	8,285	15	2,676	+ 5,609
Low Birth Weight	8	7,990	11	3,822	+ 4,168
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,849	9	4,654	+ 3,195
Tuberculosis	10	7,452	3	16,535	- 9,083
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,495	14	2,929	+ 2,566
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,285	21	1,949	+ 3,336
Kidney Disease	13	5,166	10	4,284	+ 882
Liver Disease	14	4,554	5	6,383	- 1,829
Meningitis	15	3,458	43	377	+ 3,081
Other Injuries	16	3,306	22	1,655	+ 1,651
Maternal Conditions	17	2,628	28	977	+ 1,651
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,487	45	257	+ 2,229
Suicide	19	2,345	16	2,571	- 226
Lung Disease	20	2,322	1	27,027	- 24,705
Pertussis	21	2,299	40	453	+ 1,847
Hypertension	22	2,046	18	2,092	- 46
Breast Cancer	23	1,884	27	1,038	+ 846
Violence	24	1,675	35	704	+ 971
Asthma	25	1,628	8	5,930	- 4,303
Cervical Cancer	26	1,590	20	1,969	- 379
Falls	27	1,241	13	3,321	- 2,080
Malnutrition	28	1,224	31	845	+ 380
Drownings	29	1,184	23	1,505	- 321
Syphilis	30	1,176	54	134	+ 1,042
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,162	19	2,022	- 860
Measles	32	1,033	59	60	+ 973
Inflammatory/Heart	33	991	48	217	+ 774
Prostate Cancer	34	945	58	85	+ 859
Drug Use	35	933	57	93	+ 839
Fires	36	913	50	184	+ 729
Liver Cancer	37	880	46	256	+ 624
Epilepsy	38	871	30	874	- 3
Oral Cancer	39	850	24	1,389	- 539
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	758	49	191	+ 567
Poisonings	41	669	39	474	+ 196
War	42	647	65	24	+ 622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	572	26	1,167	- 595
Lymphomas	44	492	32	768	- 276
Stomach Cancer	45	460	25	1,379	- 919
Parkinson's Disease	46	452	33	760	- 308
Hepatitis B	47	338	56	117	+ 221
Skin Disease	48	326	67	17	+ 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	325	17	2,320	- 1,995
Ovary Cancer	50	304	37	585	- 280
Lung Cancers	51	302	12	3,586	- 3,284
Pancreas Cancer	52	291	41	445	- 154
Schistosomiasis	53	289	73	0	+ 289
Leukemia	54	276	36	668	- 392
Tetanus	55	224	53	134	+ 90
Skin Cancers	56	205	42	400	- 194
Alcohol	57	199	52	168	+ 31
Encephalitis	58	188	29	882	- 694
Oesophagus Cancer	59	136	38	491	- 355
Uterin Cancer	60	75	60	56	+ 19
Appendicitis	61	73	47	220	- 148
Bladder Cancer	62	65	44	325	- 260
Other Neoplasms	63	49	61	50	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	41	63	38	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	30	69	4	+ 26
Hepatitis C	66	27	64	29	- 2
Diphtheria	67	26	71	1	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	26	51	173	- 147
Leishmaniasis	69	20	62	39	- 19
Upper Respiratory	70	19	66	24	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	75	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	72	4	68	5	- 1
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 119
Otitis Media	74	0	70	4	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.