RWANDA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,664	1	5,280	+ 3,385
HIV/AIDS	2	6,110	7	2,826	+ 3,284
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,213	6	3,121	+ 2,092
Malaria	4	4,942	5	3,298	+ 1,644
Stroke	5	4,927	2	5,060	- 133
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,705	4	3,605	+ 1,100
Birth Trauma	7	3,626	10	1,888	+ 1,738
Low Birth Weight	8	3,498	9	2,193	+ 1,305
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,436	3	3,718	- 283
Tuberculosis	10	3,262	26	625	+ 2,637
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,406	11	1,858	+ 547
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,313	12	1,777	+ 536
Kidney Disease	13	2,261	15	1,206	+ 1,056
Liver Disease	14	1,993	8	2,548	- 555
Meningitis	15	1,514	19	847	+ 667
Other Injuries	16	1,447	17	944	+ 503
Maternal Conditions	17	1,150	21	722	+ 428
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,089	41	219	+ 869
Suicide	19	1,026	24	704	+ 323
Lung Disease	20	1,016	13	1,555	- 538
Pertussis	21	1,006	42	218	+ 789
Hypertension	22	895	14	1,357	- 462
Breast Cancer	23	825	27	600	+ 225
Violence	24	733	29	548	+ 185
Asthma	25	712	22	717	- 5
Cervical Cancer	26	696	18	941	- 244
Falls	27	543	31	412	+ 131
Malnutrition	28	536	16	1,168	- 632
Drownings	29	518	36	285	+ 234
Syphilis	30	515	46	173	+ 342
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	509	25	657	- 149
Measles	32	452	59	51	+ 401
Inflammatory/Heart	33	434	34	347	+ 87
Prostate Cancer	34	414	32	396	+ 17
Drug Use	35	408	60	45	+ 364
Fires	36	400	38	270	+ 130
Liver Cancer	37	385	23	706	- 321
Epilepsy	38	381	45	191	+ 190
Oral Cancer	39	372	37	272	+ 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	332	33	362	- 30
Poisonings	41	293	40	220	+ 73
War	42	283	69	3	+ 280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	250	28	591	- 341
Lymphomas	44	215	30	450	- 234
Stomach Cancer	45	201	20	780	- 579
Parkinson's Disease	46	198	47	146	+ 52
Hepatitis B	47	148	55	68	+ 80
Skin Disease	48	143	52	103	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	142	48	136	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	50	133	53	92	+ 41
Lung Cancers	51	132	39	234	- 102
Pancreas Cancer	52	127	43	214	- 86
Schistosomiasis	53	127	51	111	+ 15
Leukemia	54	121	35	317	- 196
Tetanus	55	98	58	53	+ 45
Skin Cancers	56	90	50	113	- 23
Alcohol	57	87	49	125	- 39
Encephalitis	58	82	61	39	+ 43
Oesophagus Cancer	59	59	44	213	- 154
Uterin Cancer	60	33	56	58	- 25
Appendicitis	61	32	54	70	- 38
Bladder Cancer	62	28	62	35	- 7
Other Neoplasms	63	21	64	16	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	64	18	66	7	+ 11
Ascariasis	65	13	67	5	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	12	65	12	- 0
Diphtheria	67	12	71	1	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	11	63	23	- 12
Leishmaniasis	69	9	77	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	70	8	57	58	- 50
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	2	70	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Cameroon

Rwanda

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.