YEMEN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,441	4	11,978	+ 8,463
HIV/AIDS	2	14,415	46	396	+ 14,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,298	9	4,372	+ 7,926
Malaria	4	11,659	20	1,719	+ 9,940
Stroke	5	11,624	2	13,570	- 1,946
Coronary Heart Disease	6	11,100	1	30,158	- 19,057
Birth Trauma	7	8,556	7	5,939	+ 2,616
Low Birth Weight	8	8,252	5	8,810	- 558
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,106	6	8,561	- 455
Tuberculosis	10	7,695	18	1,899	+ 5,796
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,675	19	1,794	+ 3,881
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,457	10	4,291	+ 1,167
Kidney Disease	13	5,335	15	2,679	+ 2,657
Liver Disease	14	4,703	13	2,891	+ 1,812
Meningitis	15	3,571	28	1,018	+ 2,553
Other Injuries	16	3,414	16	2,225	+ 1,189
Maternal Conditions	17	2,714	32	890	+ 1,824
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,568	36	738	+ 1,831
Suicide	19	2,421	21	1,699	+ 723
Lung Disease	20	2,398	11	3,196	- 798
Pertussis	21	2,374	23	1,239	+ 1,135
Hypertension	22	2,113	8	5,293	- 3,181
Breast Cancer	23	1,945	26	1,134	+ 812
Violence	24	1,729	14	2,839	- 1,110
Asthma	25	1,681	17	2,106	- 425
Cervical Cancer	26	1,642	57	119	+ 1,523
Falls	27	1,282	24	1,170	+ 112
Malnutrition	28	1,264	27	1,058	+ 206
Drownings	29	1,223	25	1,142	+ 81
Syphilis	30	1,215	53	175	+ 1,039
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,200	22	1,405	- 205
Measles	32	1,067	12	3,019	- 1,953
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,023	40	585	+ 439
Prostate Cancer	34	976	63	39	+ 936
Drug Use	35	963	38	613	+ 350
Fires	36	943	29	991	- 48
Liver Cancer	37	909	39	609	+ 300
Epilepsy	38	899	43	539	+ 360
Oral Cancer	39	877	42	547	+ 330
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	783	33	833	- 51
Poisonings	41	691	44	532	+ 159
War	42	668	3	12,915	- 12,247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	591	30	913	- 322
Lymphomas	44	508	45	433	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	45	475	31	902	- 427
Parkinson's Disease	46	466	49	362	+ 105
Hepatitis B	47	349	50	299	+ 49
Skin Disease	48	336	61	44	+ 292
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	335	37	707	- 371
Ovary Cancer	50	314	52	188	+ 126
Lung Cancers	51	312	41	569	- 257
Pancreas Cancer	52	301	51	283	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	53	298	56	124	+ 175
Leukemia	54	285	34	776	- 491
Tetanus	55	231	47	395	- 163
Skin Cancers	56	212	58	100	+ 112
Alcohol	57	205	59	78	+ 127
Encephalitis	58	194	48	369	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	59	140	35	765	- 624
Uterin Cancer	60	78	69	5	+ 73
Appendicitis	61	75	54	162	- 87
Bladder Cancer	62	67	55	160	- 93
Other Neoplasms	63	50	64	21	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	64	42	62	42	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	31	65	17	+ 14
Hepatitis C	66	28	68	8	+ 20
Diphtheria	67	27	67	14	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	26	66	14	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	69	21	71	2	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	70	20	70	5	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	76	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	72	4	72	1	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	60	71	- 71
Otitis Media	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	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	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 YEMEN

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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.