TANZANIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,905	2	26,028	+ 16,877
HIV/AIDS	2	30,256	1	27,402	+ 2,855
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	25,813	6	17,587	+ 8,227
Malaria	4	24,472	3	21,758	+ 2,714
Stroke	5	24,398	7	16,894	+ 7,505
Coronary Heart Disease	6	23,300	9	13,215	+ 10,085
Birth Trauma	7	17,958	8	15,086	+ 2,872
Low Birth Weight	8	17,320	10	12,173	+ 5,148
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,014	5	18,054	- 1,039
Tuberculosis	10	16,153	4	20,269	- 4,116
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,912	15	6,247	+ 5,665
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,455	11	9,791	+ 1,664
Kidney Disease	13	11,198	19	4,547	+ 6,651
Liver Disease	14	9,871	13	6,586	+ 3,285
Meningitis	15	7,496	21	3,188	+ 4,308
Other Injuries	16	7,166	20	4,270	+ 2,896
Maternal Conditions	17	5,697	12	6,835	- 1,138
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,390	29	1,778	+ 3,613
Suicide	19	5,082	24	2,474	+ 2,608
Lung Disease	20	5,033	22	3,051	+ 1,981
Pertussis	21	4,984	23	2,774	+ 2,210
Hypertension	22	4,434	17	5,209	- 774
Breast Cancer	23	4,083	37	1,285	+ 2,798
Violence	24	3,630	18	4,713	- 1,083
Asthma	25	3,528	30	1,700	+ 1,828
Cervical Cancer	26	3,447	14	6,424	- 2,976
Falls	27	2,690	34	1,533	+ 1,157
Malnutrition	28	2,654	16	5,574	- 2,920
Drownings	29	2,567	32	1,642	+ 925
Syphilis	30	2,549	26	2,115	+ 435
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,520	27	2,048	+ 472
Measles	32	2,239	55	295	+ 1,945
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,148	38	1,227	+ 921
Prostate Cancer	34	2,048	28	1,819	+ 229
Drug Use	35	2,021	48	404	+ 1,617
Fires	36	1,978	35	1,424	+ 554
Liver Cancer	37	1,907	36	1,413	+ 494
Epilepsy	38	1,888	43	707	+ 1,181
Oral Cancer	39	1,842	31	1,646	+ 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,643	46	462	+ 1,181
Poisonings	41	1,450	40	1,170	+ 281
War	42	1,401	67	30	+ 1,372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,240	33	1,567	- 327
Lymphomas	44	1,066	41	805	+ 260
Stomach Cancer	45	997	39	1,190	- 193
Parkinson's Disease	46	979	45	513	+ 466
Hepatitis B	47	732	60	168	+ 563
Skin Disease	48	706	52	359	+ 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	704	50	401	+ 304
Ovary Cancer	50	659	53	337	+ 322
Lung Cancers	51	655	61	159	+ 497
Pancreas Cancer	52	631	62	158	+ 473
Schistosomiasis	53	626	51	371	+ 256
Leukemia	54	599	47	416	+ 183
Tetanus	55	486	49	402	+ 84
Skin Cancers	56	445	42	744	- 299
Alcohol	57	430	56	270	+ 160
Encephalitis	58	406	59	199	+ 208
Oesophagus Cancer	59	295	25	2,247	- 1,952
Uterin Cancer	60	163	57	218	- 55
Appendicitis	61	158	58	218	- 60
Bladder Cancer	62	141	44	667	- 526
Other Neoplasms	63	106	64	58	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	64	89	68	27	+ 62
Ascariasis	65	66	65	56	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	59	66	40	+ 19
Diphtheria	67	57	70	11	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	56	63	81	- 26
Leishmaniasis	69	44	77	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	70	41	54	299	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	71	21	72	3	+ 18
Chlamydia	72	9	71	9	+ 0
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	74	1	69	17	- 16
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	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	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.