UGANDA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,344	2	18,865	+ 12,479
HIV/AIDS	2	22,103	1	21,188	+ 915
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,857	5	12,103	+ 6,754
Malaria	4	17,877	3	13,576	+ 4,301
Stroke	5	17,824	6	11,181	+ 6,643
Coronary Heart Disease	6	17,021	9	8,784	+ 8,237
Birth Trauma	7	13,119	7	10,405	+ 2,714
Low Birth Weight	8	12,653	8	9,673	+ 2,980
Road Traffic Accidents	9	12,429	4	13,012	- 583
Tuberculosis	10	11,800	10	7,255	+ 4,546
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,702	14	4,794	+ 3,908
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,368	11	6,641	+ 1,728
Kidney Disease	13	8,181	19	3,168	+ 5,013
Liver Disease	14	7,211	13	5,122	+ 2,089
Meningitis	15	5,476	16	3,718	+ 1,759
Other Injuries	16	5,235	20	3,130	+ 2,105
Maternal Conditions	17	4,162	17	3,641	+ 520
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,938	38	761	+ 3,177
Suicide	19	3,713	24	2,033	+ 1,680
Lung Disease	20	3,677	22	3,051	+ 626
Pertussis	21	3,641	25	1,909	+ 1,732
Hypertension	22	3,239	21	3,120	+ 119
Breast Cancer	23	2,983	32	1,128	+ 1,855
Violence	24	2,652	12	6,175	- 3,523
Asthma	25	2,577	27	1,745	+ 832
Cervical Cancer	26	2,518	15	4,378	- 1,859
Falls	27	1,965	33	1,127	+ 839
Malnutrition	28	1,939	18	3,317	- 1,378
Drownings	29	1,875	31	1,238	+ 638
Syphilis	30	1,862	23	2,235	- 373
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,841	30	1,286	+ 554
Measles	32	1,636	51	343	+ 1,292
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,569	37	859	+ 710
Prostate Cancer	34	1,496	34	950	+ 546
Drug Use	35	1,477	57	233	+ 1,244
Fires	36	1,445	36	872	+ 573
Liver Cancer	37	1,393	29	1,522	- 129
Epilepsy	38	1,379	43	599	+ 780
Oral Cancer	39	1,345	40	731	+ 614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,200	41	687	+ 514
Poisonings	41	1,060	39	745	+ 315
War	42	1,024	63	88	+ 936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	906	35	919	- 13
Lymphomas	44	779	26	1,762	- 983
Stomach Cancer	45	728	45	515	+ 213
Parkinson's Disease	46	715	48	351	+ 364
Hepatitis B	47	535	61	123	+ 411
Skin Disease	48	516	55	242	+ 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	514	50	348	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	50	482	44	519	- 37
Lung Cancers	51	479	46	441	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	52	461	47	358	+ 103
Schistosomiasis	53	458	52	286	+ 172
Leukemia	54	437	42	599	- 162
Tetanus	55	355	53	271	+ 84
Skin Cancers	56	325	49	349	- 24
Alcohol	57	314	54	256	+ 58
Encephalitis	58	297	62	122	+ 175
Oesophagus Cancer	59	215	28	1,674	- 1,459
Uterin Cancer	60	119	56	234	- 114
Appendicitis	61	115	58	211	- 96
Bladder Cancer	62	103	59	181	- 78
Other Neoplasms	63	77	66	37	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	64	65	69	16	+ 49
Ascariasis	65	48	70	16	+ 32
Hepatitis C	66	43	67	30	+ 12
Diphtheria	67	42	72	11	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	41	64	55	- 14
Leishmaniasis	69	32	68	28	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	30	60	144	- 113
Trypanosomiasis	71	15	65	50	- 35
Chlamydia	72	7	73	6	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Cameroon

Uganda

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.