NIGERIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	150,569	1	207,281	- 56,712
HIV/AIDS	2	106,180	10	44,124	+ 62,057
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	90,588	2	144,724	- 54,136
Malaria	4	85,880	4	100,963	- 15,083
Stroke	5	85,622	8	57,744	+ 27,879
Coronary Heart Disease	6	81,766	7	61,374	+ 20,393
Birth Trauma	7	63,020	5	100,186	- 37,166
Low Birth Weight	8	60,783	6	95,959	- 35,175
Road Traffic Accidents	9	59,709	12	41,693	+ 18,016
Tuberculosis	10	56,685	3	127,335	- 70,650
Diabetes Mellitus	11	41,803	18	22,497	+ 19,307
Congenital Anomalies	12	40,199	9	49,696	- 9,497
Kidney Disease	13	39,299	20	18,189	+ 21,110
Liver Disease	14	34,641	13	38,326	- 3,685
Meningitis	15	26,307	11	43,651	- 17,344
Other Injuries	16	25,147	17	22,696	+ 2,451
Maternal Conditions	17	19,992	15	23,540	- 3,548
Endocrine Disorders	18	18,917	21	15,799	+ 3,118
Suicide	19	17,836	30	7,019	+ 10,817
Lung Disease	20	17,662	22	12,569	+ 5,093
Pertussis	21	17,490	16	23,282	- 5,792
Hypertension	22	15,562	24	10,692	+ 4,870
Breast Cancer	23	14,330	23	11,884	+ 2,446
Violence	24	12,739	19	18,407	- 5,669
Asthma	25	12,380	27	8,192	+ 4,189
Cervical Cancer	26	12,097	25	10,574	+ 1,523
Falls	27	9,442	28	7,528	+ 1,913
Malnutrition	28	9,314	36	5,896	+ 3,418
Drownings	29	9,008	32	6,584	+ 2,423
Syphilis	30	8,947	38	5,449	+ 3,498
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	8,842	31	6,786	+ 2,057
Measles	32	7,858	14	29,439	- 21,581
Inflammatory/Heart	33	7,539	42	4,826	+ 2,712
Prostate Cancer	34	7,186	35	5,914	+ 1,272
Drug Use	35	7,094	34	6,273	+ 821
Fires	36	6,943	29	7,132	- 188
Liver Cancer	37	6,693	39	5,289	+ 1,404
Epilepsy	38	6,625	41	5,001	+ 1,624
Oral Cancer	39	6,463	48	2,238	+ 4,225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5,766	37	5,846	- 80
Poisonings	41	5,090	33	6,570	- 1,480
War	42	4,918	45	3,245	+ 1,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	4,352	43	4,152	+ 200
Lymphomas	44	3,740	40	5,202	- 1,461
Stomach Cancer	45	3,498	50	2,129	+ 1,369
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,435	46	2,473	+ 962
Hepatitis B	47	2,568	55	1,488	+ 1,079
Skin Disease	48	2,477	56	1,468	+ 1,008
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2,471	52	1,946	+ 525
Ovary Cancer	50	2,314	49	2,133	+ 181
Lung Cancers	51	2,299	57	1,295	+ 1,004
Pancreas Cancer	52	2,215	51	1,975	+ 240
Schistosomiasis	53	2,199	54	1,508	+ 691
Leukemia	54	2,101	47	2,257	- 156
Tetanus	55	1,704	26	8,355	- 6,651
Skin Cancers	56	1,562	53	1,933	- 371
Alcohol	57	1,510	58	1,031	+ 479
Encephalitis	58	1,426	59	937	+ 490
Oesophagus Cancer	59	1,034	64	560	+ 474
Uterin Cancer	60	572	62	679	- 107
Appendicitis	61	553	60	760	- 207
Bladder Cancer	62	494	63	670	- 176
Other Neoplasms	63	371	66	290	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	64	311	68	179	+ 132
Ascariasis	65	230	61	685	- 455
Hepatitis C	66	206	65	304	- 98
Diphtheria	67	201	44	3,800	- 3,599
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	195	69	165	+ 30
Leishmaniasis	69	154	70	23	+ 131
Upper Respiratory	70	145	67	259	- 114
Trypanosomiasis	71	73	77	0	+ 73
Chlamydia	72	33	71	14	+ 19
Dengue	73	2	73	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	2	72	3	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Cameroon

Nigeria

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.