VIET NAM VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	67,262	7	27,836	+ 39,425
HIV/AIDS	2	47,432	27	4,993	+ 42,440
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	40,467	29	4,390	+ 36,078
Malaria	4	38,364	67	14	+ 38,350
Stroke	5	38,249	1	159,032	- 120,783
Coronary Heart Disease	6	36,526	2	91,939	- 55,413
Birth Trauma	7	28,152	32	2,340	+ 25,813
Low Birth Weight	8	27,153	19	7,132	+ 20,021
Road Traffic Accidents	9	26,673	5	29,475	- 2,802
Tuberculosis	10	25,322	15	9,446	+ 15,876
Diabetes Mellitus	11	18,674	4	33,860	- 15,186
Congenital Anomalies	12	17,958	21	7,064	+ 10,894
Kidney Disease	13	17,555	8	25,251	- 7,696
Liver Disease	14	15,475	10	23,900	- 8,425
Meningitis	15	11,752	51	624	+ 11,127
Other Injuries	16	11,233	23	5,539	+ 5,695
Maternal Conditions	17	8,931	49	773	+ 8,158
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,450	34	2,082	+ 6,368
Suicide	19	7,968	18	7,249	+ 718
Lung Disease	20	7,890	3	35,875	- 27,985
Pertussis	21	7,813	50	705	+ 7,108
Hypertension	22	6,952	12	19,880	- 12,928
Breast Cancer	23	6,401	22	6,187	+ 214
Violence	24	5,691	36	1,785	+ 3,905
Asthma	25	5,531	17	8,150	- 2,619
Cervical Cancer	26	5,404	31	2,391	+ 3,013
Falls	27	4,218	13	15,427	- 11,209
Malnutrition	28	4,161	63	120	+ 4,041
Drownings	29	4,024	26	5,097	- 1,073
Syphilis	30	3,997	56	328	+ 3,669
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,950	6	29,307	- 25,357
Measles	32	3,510	37	1,780	+ 1,730
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,368	24	5,357	- 1,989
Prostate Cancer	34	3,210	35	1,911	+ 1,299
Drug Use	35	3,169	41	1,366	+ 1,803
Fires	36	3,102	52	595	+ 2,507
Liver Cancer	37	2,990	9	24,995	- 22,005
Epilepsy	38	2,959	53	583	+ 2,377
Oral Cancer	39	2,887	20	7,088	- 4,201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,576	43	957	+ 1,619
Poisonings	41	2,274	48	832	+ 1,442
War	42	2,197	65	34	+ 2,163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,944	16	8,258	- 6,314
Lymphomas	44	1,671	30	2,964	- 1,294
Stomach Cancer	45	1,563	14	15,134	- 13,571
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,535	25	5,338	- 3,804
Hepatitis B	47	1,147	55	379	+ 768
Skin Disease	48	1,106	40	1,515	- 409
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,104	38	1,708	- 604
Ovary Cancer	50	1,034	47	864	+ 170
Lung Cancers	51	1,027	11	21,294	- 20,267
Pancreas Cancer	52	989	44	929	+ 60
Schistosomiasis	53	982	77	0	+ 982
Leukemia	54	938	28	4,899	- 3,961
Tetanus	55	761	58	286	+ 475
Skin Cancers	56	698	54	467	+ 231
Alcohol	57	675	46	867	- 192
Encephalitis	58	637	39	1,558	- 921
Oesophagus Cancer	59	462	33	2,265	- 1,803
Uterin Cancer	60	256	42	1,159	- 903
Appendicitis	61	247	60	201	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	62	221	45	896	- 676
Other Neoplasms	63	166	57	325	- 159
Multiple Sclerosis	64	139	61	135	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	103	68	9	+ 94
Hepatitis C	66	92	64	78	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	90	69	3	+ 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	87	59	224	- 136
Leishmaniasis	69	69	78	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	70	65	66	34	+ 31
Trypanosomiasis	71	33	79	0	+ 33
Chlamydia	72	15	70	1	+ 14
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Otitis Media	74	1	71	1	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Cameroon

Viet Nam

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.