NICARAGUA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,246	7	1,152	+ 3,095
HIV/AIDS	2	2,995	35	139	+ 2,855
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,555	36	122	+ 2,432
Malaria	4	2,422	83	0	+ 2,422
Stroke	5	2,415	3	2,225	+ 190
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,306	1	5,843	- 3,537
Birth Trauma	7	1,777	25	198	+ 1,579
Low Birth Weight	8	1,714	13	490	+ 1,225
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,684	8	1,109	+ 575
Tuberculosis	10	1,599	37	115	+ 1,484
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,179	4	2,068	- 889
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,134	11	571	+ 563
Kidney Disease	13	1,108	2	3,533	- 2,425
Liver Disease	14	977	6	1,203	- 226
Meningitis	15	742	51	29	+ 713
Other Injuries	16	709	17	358	+ 352
Maternal Conditions	17	564	39	88	+ 476
Endocrine Disorders	18	534	28	164	+ 370
Suicide	19	503	19	285	+ 218
Lung Disease	20	498	5	1,570	- 1,071
Pertussis	21	493	67	3	+ 490
Hypertension	22	439	9	1,103	- 664
Breast Cancer	23	404	20	283	+ 121
Violence	24	359	10	619	- 259
Asthma	25	349	38	105	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	26	341	16	374	- 33
Falls	27	266	22	276	- 10
Malnutrition	28	263	30	163	+ 100
Drownings	29	254	32	157	+ 97
Syphilis	30	252	60	9	+ 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	249	33	149	+ 100
Measles	32	222	78	0	+ 222
Inflammatory/Heart	33	213	34	139	+ 73
Prostate Cancer	34	203	15	386	- 183
Drug Use	35	200	46	50	+ 150
Fires	36	196	57	16	+ 179
Liver Cancer	37	189	12	509	- 320
Epilepsy	38	187	41	74	+ 113
Oral Cancer	39	182	43	64	+ 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	163	40	85	+ 77
Poisonings	41	144	55	18	+ 126
War	42	139	70	1	+ 138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	123	18	315	- 193
Lymphomas	44	105	29	164	- 58
Stomach Cancer	45	99	14	478	- 379
Parkinson's Disease	46	97	42	67	+ 30
Hepatitis B	47	72	62	5	+ 67
Skin Disease	48	70	31	162	- 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	70	54	20	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	50	65	44	61	+ 4
Lung Cancers	51	65	23	274	- 209
Pancreas Cancer	52	62	27	178	- 115
Schistosomiasis	53	62	84	0	+ 62
Leukemia	54	59	24	227	- 168
Tetanus	55	48	79	0	+ 48
Skin Cancers	56	44	45	59	- 15
Alcohol	57	43	21	279	- 236
Encephalitis	58	40	58	10	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	59	29	47	42	- 13
Uterin Cancer	60	16	48	39	- 23
Appendicitis	61	16	49	32	- 16
Bladder Cancer	62	14	52	28	- 14
Other Neoplasms	63	10	26	192	- 182
Multiple Sclerosis	64	9	61	7	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	6	69	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	6	68	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	6	77	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	50	31	- 25
Leishmaniasis	69	4	76	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	4	72	1	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	64	4	- 4
Otitis Media	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	84	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Cameroon

Nicaragua

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.