NIGER VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,754	1	21,093	- 4,340
HIV/AIDS	2	11,815	30	1,048	+ 10,767
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,080	3	16,030	- 5,951
Malaria	4	9,556	2	17,022	- 7,466
Stroke	5	9,527	5	8,717	+ 810
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,098	6	8,229	+ 869
Birth Trauma	7	7,012	7	8,030	- 1,018
Low Birth Weight	8	6,763	4	9,560	- 2,796
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,644	8	5,946	+ 698
Tuberculosis	10	6,307	13	3,703	+ 2,604
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,651	17	2,630	+ 2,021
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,473	10	4,346	+ 127
Kidney Disease	13	4,373	16	2,732	+ 1,640
Liver Disease	14	3,854	11	4,116	- 262
Meningitis	15	2,927	9	5,237	- 2,310
Other Injuries	16	2,798	12	3,826	- 1,028
Maternal Conditions	17	2,224	14	3,317	- 1,093
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,105	23	1,806	+ 299
Suicide	19	1,985	27	1,227	+ 758
Lung Disease	20	1,965	20	2,172	- 207
Pertussis	21	1,946	15	2,858	- 911
Hypertension	22	1,732	25	1,356	+ 376
Breast Cancer	23	1,594	29	1,075	+ 519
Violence	24	1,417	19	2,244	- 826
Asthma	25	1,378	22	1,902	- 524
Cervical Cancer	26	1,346	38	487	+ 859
Falls	27	1,051	26	1,297	- 247
Malnutrition	28	1,036	21	2,170	- 1,134
Drownings	29	1,002	24	1,581	- 579
Syphilis	30	996	62	110	+ 886
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	984	32	858	+ 126
Measles	32	874	18	2,414	- 1,539
Inflammatory/Heart	33	839	34	769	+ 70
Prostate Cancer	34	800	57	128	+ 672
Drug Use	35	789	58	126	+ 663
Fires	36	773	28	1,120	- 348
Liver Cancer	37	745	35	745	- 0
Epilepsy	38	737	36	676	+ 61
Oral Cancer	39	719	49	242	+ 477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	642	31	1,044	- 403
Poisonings	41	566	33	771	- 205
War	42	547	41	409	+ 138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	484	37	522	- 38
Lymphomas	44	416	43	350	+ 66
Stomach Cancer	45	389	44	300	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	46	382	47	275	+ 107
Hepatitis B	47	286	46	279	+ 7
Skin Disease	48	276	52	213	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	275	39	467	- 192
Ovary Cancer	50	257	40	425	- 167
Lung Cancers	51	256	67	42	+ 214
Pancreas Cancer	52	246	54	138	+ 109
Schistosomiasis	53	245	50	237	+ 7
Leukemia	54	234	48	258	- 24
Tetanus	55	190	42	372	- 183
Skin Cancers	56	174	45	287	- 113
Alcohol	57	168	60	120	+ 48
Encephalitis	58	159	61	112	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	59	115	55	132	- 17
Uterin Cancer	60	64	64	86	- 23
Appendicitis	61	62	56	128	- 66
Bladder Cancer	62	55	53	161	- 106
Other Neoplasms	63	41	68	24	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	64	35	69	22	+ 12
Ascariasis	65	26	59	125	- 99
Hepatitis C	66	23	66	46	- 23
Diphtheria	67	22	65	60	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	22	70	18	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	69	17	51	237	- 220
Upper Respiratory	70	16	63	94	- 78
Trypanosomiasis	71	8	78	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	72	4	71	3	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.