SOUTH AFRICA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,441	2	39,341	- 900
HIV/AIDS	2	27,108	1	71,996	- 44,887
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,128	8	15,843	+ 7,284
Malaria	4	21,926	63	83	+ 21,843
Stroke	5	21,860	4	30,693	- 8,834
Coronary Heart Disease	6	20,875	3	32,739	- 11,864
Birth Trauma	7	16,089	30	3,004	+ 13,086
Low Birth Weight	8	15,518	16	6,250	+ 9,268
Road Traffic Accidents	9	15,244	11	13,014	+ 2,230
Tuberculosis	10	14,472	6	21,965	- 7,493
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,673	5	30,188	- 19,515
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,263	25	4,351	+ 5,913
Kidney Disease	13	10,033	9	15,302	- 5,269
Liver Disease	14	8,844	14	9,013	- 169
Meningitis	15	6,716	26	3,660	+ 3,056
Other Injuries	16	6,420	17	6,014	+ 406
Maternal Conditions	17	5,104	38	1,700	+ 3,404
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,830	19	5,890	- 1,061
Suicide	19	4,554	10	13,774	- 9,220
Lung Disease	20	4,509	13	11,895	- 7,386
Pertussis	21	4,465	43	1,142	+ 3,323
Hypertension	22	3,973	12	12,789	- 8,816
Breast Cancer	23	3,659	23	4,533	- 875
Violence	24	3,252	7	21,000	- 17,747
Asthma	25	3,161	18	5,966	- 2,805
Cervical Cancer	26	3,088	20	5,555	- 2,467
Falls	27	2,410	42	1,399	+ 1,011
Malnutrition	28	2,378	34	2,381	- 3
Drownings	29	2,300	32	2,403	- 103
Syphilis	30	2,284	44	1,130	+ 1,155
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,257	22	4,676	- 2,419
Measles	32	2,006	57	270	+ 1,736
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,925	21	5,408	- 3,483
Prostate Cancer	34	1,835	24	4,374	- 2,539
Drug Use	35	1,811	53	770	+ 1,041
Fires	36	1,773	27	3,618	- 1,845
Liver Cancer	37	1,709	33	2,383	- 675
Epilepsy	38	1,691	37	1,870	- 178
Oral Cancer	39	1,650	41	1,406	+ 244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,472	36	1,894	- 422
Poisonings	41	1,300	50	975	+ 324
War	42	1,256	64	66	+ 1,190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,111	28	3,587	- 2,476
Lymphomas	44	955	31	2,818	- 1,863
Stomach Cancer	45	893	39	1,535	- 642
Parkinson's Disease	46	877	46	1,077	- 200
Hepatitis B	47	656	61	139	+ 516
Skin Disease	48	632	45	1,101	- 469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	631	47	1,015	- 384
Ovary Cancer	50	591	51	951	- 360
Lung Cancers	51	587	15	7,705	- 7,118
Pancreas Cancer	52	565	35	2,007	- 1,442
Schistosomiasis	53	561	66	35	+ 526
Leukemia	54	536	40	1,464	- 927
Tetanus	55	435	65	38	+ 397
Skin Cancers	56	399	48	993	- 594
Alcohol	57	386	49	987	- 601
Encephalitis	58	364	59	234	+ 130
Oesophagus Cancer	59	264	29	3,486	- 3,222
Uterin Cancer	60	146	54	512	- 366
Appendicitis	61	141	56	274	- 133
Bladder Cancer	62	126	52	829	- 703
Other Neoplasms	63	95	58	267	- 172
Multiple Sclerosis	64	79	62	113	- 34
Ascariasis	65	59	71	3	+ 56
Hepatitis C	66	52	70	8	+ 45
Diphtheria	67	51	69	16	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	50	55	376	- 326
Leishmaniasis	69	39	77	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	70	37	60	223	- 186
Trypanosomiasis	71	19	76	0	+ 19
Chlamydia	72	8	68	18	- 10
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	1	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Cameroon

South Africa

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.