SAUDI ARABIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,242	5	6,132	+ 17,110
HIV/AIDS	2	16,390	47	192	+ 16,198
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,983	35	457	+ 13,527
Malaria	4	13,257	75	0	+ 13,257
Stroke	5	13,217	2	16,793	- 3,576
Coronary Heart Disease	6	12,621	1	39,037	- 26,415
Birth Trauma	7	9,728	37	343	+ 9,385
Low Birth Weight	8	9,383	18	989	+ 8,394
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,217	3	12,317	- 3,101
Tuberculosis	10	8,750	27	752	+ 7,998
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,453	9	3,890	+ 2,563
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,205	12	2,307	+ 3,898
Kidney Disease	13	6,066	4	9,051	- 2,985
Liver Disease	14	5,347	7	4,931	+ 416
Meningitis	15	4,061	45	227	+ 3,834
Other Injuries	16	3,882	8	4,004	- 122
Maternal Conditions	17	3,086	48	172	+ 2,914
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,920	15	1,447	+ 1,473
Suicide	19	2,753	13	2,046	+ 707
Lung Disease	20	2,726	10	2,842	- 116
Pertussis	21	2,700	54	56	+ 2,644
Hypertension	22	2,402	22	834	+ 1,568
Breast Cancer	23	2,212	20	908	+ 1,304
Violence	24	1,966	30	646	+ 1,321
Asthma	25	1,911	17	1,168	+ 743
Cervical Cancer	26	1,867	49	157	+ 1,711
Falls	27	1,457	6	5,340	- 3,883
Malnutrition	28	1,438	52	79	+ 1,358
Drownings	29	1,390	24	821	+ 569
Syphilis	30	1,381	59	33	+ 1,349
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,365	11	2,442	- 1,077
Measles	32	1,213	68	1	+ 1,212
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,164	16	1,342	- 178
Prostate Cancer	34	1,109	50	148	+ 961
Drug Use	35	1,095	33	491	+ 604
Fires	36	1,072	23	825	+ 246
Liver Cancer	37	1,033	21	845	+ 188
Epilepsy	38	1,023	29	694	+ 328
Oral Cancer	39	998	34	465	+ 533
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	890	41	275	+ 615
Poisonings	41	786	40	279	+ 506
War	42	759	65	3	+ 756
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	672	14	1,630	- 958
Lymphomas	44	577	28	716	- 138
Stomach Cancer	45	540	36	389	+ 151
Parkinson's Disease	46	530	25	776	- 246
Hepatitis B	47	396	53	57	+ 339
Skin Disease	48	382	32	516	- 134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	381	39	280	+ 101
Ovary Cancer	50	357	42	247	+ 110
Lung Cancers	51	355	26	775	- 420
Pancreas Cancer	52	342	31	526	- 184
Schistosomiasis	53	339	60	25	+ 314
Leukemia	54	324	19	925	- 600
Tetanus	55	263	61	16	+ 247
Skin Cancers	56	241	55	55	+ 186
Alcohol	57	233	51	128	+ 105
Encephalitis	58	220	43	234	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	59	160	44	229	- 70
Uterin Cancer	60	88	38	323	- 235
Appendicitis	61	85	58	35	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	62	76	46	214	- 138
Other Neoplasms	63	57	57	40	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	64	48	56	49	- 1
Ascariasis	65	36	66	1	+ 34
Hepatitis C	66	32	64	7	+ 24
Diphtheria	67	31	69	1	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	30	62	9	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	69	24	67	1	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	70	22	70	1	+ 22
Trypanosomiasis	71	11	74	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	72	5	71	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Cameroon

Saudi Arabia

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.