SOMALIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,279	1	21,712	- 13,433
HIV/AIDS	2	5,838	33	610	+ 5,228
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,981	2	15,363	- 10,382
Malaria	4	4,722	22	1,942	+ 2,780
Stroke	5	4,708	6	8,595	- 3,888
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,496	7	7,233	- 2,737
Birth Trauma	7	3,465	5	9,573	- 6,108
Low Birth Weight	8	3,342	8	6,250	- 2,908
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,283	11	4,231	- 948
Tuberculosis	10	3,117	4	10,261	- 7,144
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,299	16	2,888	- 589
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,210	15	3,410	- 1,200
Kidney Disease	13	2,161	21	2,051	+ 110
Liver Disease	14	1,905	13	3,917	- 2,012
Meningitis	15	1,446	9	5,381	- 3,935
Other Injuries	16	1,383	14	3,602	- 2,219
Maternal Conditions	17	1,099	12	4,127	- 3,027
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,040	44	406	+ 634
Suicide	19	981	27	1,219	- 238
Lung Disease	20	971	19	2,442	- 1,471
Pertussis	21	962	20	2,054	- 1,092
Hypertension	22	856	18	2,643	- 1,788
Breast Cancer	23	788	26	1,232	- 444
Violence	24	700	29	828	- 128
Asthma	25	681	23	1,878	- 1,197
Cervical Cancer	26	665	28	883	- 218
Falls	27	519	37	548	- 29
Malnutrition	28	512	10	4,825	- 4,313
Drownings	29	495	25	1,272	- 776
Syphilis	30	492	45	378	+ 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	486	32	647	- 161
Measles	32	432	3	11,576	- 11,143
Inflammatory/Heart	33	415	39	521	- 107
Prostate Cancer	34	395	52	285	+ 110
Drug Use	35	390	65	54	+ 336
Fires	36	382	30	810	- 429
Liver Cancer	37	368	53	256	+ 112
Epilepsy	38	364	43	419	- 54
Oral Cancer	39	355	46	328	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	317	36	559	- 242
Poisonings	41	280	31	758	- 478
War	42	270	24	1,318	- 1,048
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	239	38	546	- 307
Lymphomas	44	206	34	605	- 399
Stomach Cancer	45	192	49	310	- 117
Parkinson's Disease	46	189	56	184	+ 5
Hepatitis B	47	141	48	315	- 174
Skin Disease	48	136	58	151	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	136	41	446	- 310
Ovary Cancer	50	127	50	295	- 168
Lung Cancers	51	126	54	233	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	52	122	62	108	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	53	121	42	435	- 315
Leukemia	54	116	35	562	- 446
Tetanus	55	94	17	2,648	- 2,554
Skin Cancers	56	86	57	164	- 78
Alcohol	57	83	59	151	- 68
Encephalitis	58	78	63	91	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	59	57	40	516	- 459
Uterin Cancer	60	31	64	78	- 46
Appendicitis	61	30	55	188	- 157
Bladder Cancer	62	27	61	149	- 122
Other Neoplasms	63	20	70	12	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	64	17	71	8	+ 9
Ascariasis	65	13	69	30	- 17
Hepatitis C	66	11	67	34	- 23
Diphtheria	67	11	60	150	- 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	11	66	35	- 24
Leishmaniasis	69	8	51	290	- 281
Upper Respiratory	70	8	47	326	- 318
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	72	2	72	5	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Cameroon

Somalia

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.