SWAZILAND VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	724	2	921	- 197
HIV/AIDS	2	510	1	2,314	- 1,803
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	435	6	517	- 82
Malaria	4	413	67	0	+ 413
Stroke	5	412	4	800	- 389
Coronary Heart Disease	6	393	5	755	- 362
Birth Trauma	7	303	18	166	+ 136
Low Birth Weight	8	292	14	233	+ 59
Road Traffic Accidents	9	287	7	384	- 97
Tuberculosis	10	272	13	256	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	11	201	3	892	- 691
Congenital Anomalies	12	193	19	160	+ 33
Kidney Disease	13	189	8	381	- 192
Liver Disease	14	167	11	274	- 107
Meningitis	15	126	23	97	+ 29
Other Injuries	16	121	17	190	- 69
Maternal Conditions	17	96	21	116	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	18	91	28	74	+ 17
Suicide	19	86	9	338	- 252
Lung Disease	20	85	12	264	- 180
Pertussis	21	84	33	39	+ 45
Hypertension	22	75	10	292	- 217
Breast Cancer	23	69	35	37	+ 32
Violence	24	61	16	212	- 151
Asthma	25	60	20	150	- 90
Cervical Cancer	26	58	15	215	- 157
Falls	27	45	32	41	+ 4
Malnutrition	28	45	22	106	- 61
Drownings	29	43	25	87	- 44
Syphilis	30	43	45	17	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	43	27	77	- 34
Measles	32	38	64	1	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	33	36	24	94	- 57
Prostate Cancer	34	35	31	45	- 10
Drug Use	35	34	38	27	+ 7
Fires	36	33	26	84	- 50
Liver Cancer	37	32	37	29	+ 3
Epilepsy	38	32	30	46	- 14
Oral Cancer	39	31	51	10	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	28	29	51	- 23
Poisonings	41	24	34	37	- 13
War	42	24	71	0	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	21	43	19	+ 2
Lymphomas	44	18	36	31	- 13
Stomach Cancer	45	17	53	7	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	46	17	41	24	- 7
Hepatitis B	47	12	57	6	+ 6
Skin Disease	48	12	40	25	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	12	39	26	- 14
Ovary Cancer	50	11	52	10	+ 1
Lung Cancers	51	11	46	17	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	52	11	56	6	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	53	11	49	13	- 2
Leukemia	54	10	47	16	- 6
Tetanus	55	8	62	4	+ 5
Skin Cancers	56	8	42	20	- 12
Alcohol	57	7	48	16	- 9
Encephalitis	58	7	59	5	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	59	5	44	18	- 14
Uterin Cancer	60	3	50	11	- 9
Appendicitis	61	3	54	7	- 4
Bladder Cancer	62	2	55	6	- 4
Other Neoplasms	63	2	61	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	63	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	58	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	60	4	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

Cameroon

Swaziland

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.