ZAMBIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,228	2	9,517	+ 3,711
HIV/AIDS	2	9,328	1	17,234	- 7,906
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,958	5	6,275	+ 1,683
Malaria	4	7,545	4	7,882	- 337
Stroke	5	7,522	3	7,948	- 426
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,183	10	4,432	+ 2,752
Birth Trauma	7	5,537	7	5,062	+ 475
Low Birth Weight	8	5,340	8	4,857	+ 483
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,246	11	3,654	+ 1,592
Tuberculosis	10	4,980	6	5,941	- 961
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,673	14	2,395	+ 1,278
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,532	12	3,146	+ 386
Kidney Disease	13	3,453	18	1,760	+ 1,692
Liver Disease	14	3,043	9	4,501	- 1,457
Meningitis	15	2,311	16	1,976	+ 335
Other Injuries	16	2,209	19	1,729	+ 481
Maternal Conditions	17	1,756	22	1,188	+ 568
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,662	37	354	+ 1,308
Suicide	19	1,567	20	1,303	+ 264
Lung Disease	20	1,552	21	1,273	+ 279
Pertussis	21	1,537	25	743	+ 794
Hypertension	22	1,367	13	2,616	- 1,249
Breast Cancer	23	1,259	35	366	+ 893
Violence	24	1,119	23	1,153	- 34
Asthma	25	1,088	26	741	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	26	1,063	17	1,799	- 736
Falls	27	829	28	596	+ 233
Malnutrition	28	818	15	2,303	- 1,484
Drownings	29	791	27	689	+ 102
Syphilis	30	786	24	885	- 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	777	29	590	+ 187
Measles	32	690	61	48	+ 642
Inflammatory/Heart	33	662	33	501	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	34	631	30	561	+ 70
Drug Use	35	623	53	122	+ 501
Fires	36	610	32	546	+ 64
Liver Cancer	37	588	46	177	+ 411
Epilepsy	38	582	38	332	+ 250
Oral Cancer	39	568	48	155	+ 413
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	507	40	246	+ 261
Poisonings	41	447	34	456	- 9
War	42	432	69	6	+ 426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	382	43	203	+ 180
Lymphomas	44	329	31	548	- 219
Stomach Cancer	45	307	42	206	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	46	302	47	164	+ 138
Hepatitis B	47	226	55	104	+ 121
Skin Disease	48	218	52	126	+ 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	217	45	190	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	50	203	57	82	+ 121
Lung Cancers	51	202	41	226	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	52	195	62	42	+ 152
Schistosomiasis	53	193	51	128	+ 65
Leukemia	54	185	39	261	- 77
Tetanus	55	150	44	190	- 40
Skin Cancers	56	137	54	108	+ 29
Alcohol	57	133	49	140	- 7
Encephalitis	58	125	59	70	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	59	91	36	359	- 268
Uterin Cancer	60	50	64	30	+ 20
Appendicitis	61	49	56	84	- 35
Bladder Cancer	62	43	50	132	- 88
Other Neoplasms	63	33	65	20	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	64	27	67	13	+ 14
Ascariasis	65	20	68	9	+ 12
Hepatitis C	66	18	66	18	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	18	73	3	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	17	63	30	- 13
Leishmaniasis	69	14	58	72	- 59
Upper Respiratory	70	13	60	68	- 55
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	72	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	3	71	3	- 1
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	70	5	- 5
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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Cameroon

Zambia

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.