ZIMBABWE VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,907	2	10,779	+ 128
HIV/AIDS	2	7,692	1	19,988	- 12,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,562	6	4,595	+ 1,968
Malaria	4	6,221	15	2,003	+ 4,218
Stroke	5	6,203	5	5,126	+ 1,077
Coronary Heart Disease	6	5,923	3	8,493	- 2,570
Birth Trauma	7	4,565	8	3,405	+ 1,160
Low Birth Weight	8	4,403	7	4,038	+ 366
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,325	4	6,037	- 1,712
Tuberculosis	10	4,106	16	1,999	+ 2,107
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,028	9	3,344	- 315
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,912	11	2,217	+ 695
Kidney Disease	13	2,847	12	2,214	+ 633
Liver Disease	14	2,509	17	1,941	+ 568
Meningitis	15	1,906	22	1,325	+ 581
Other Injuries	16	1,822	20	1,656	+ 166
Maternal Conditions	17	1,448	19	1,749	- 301
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,370	34	553	+ 817
Suicide	19	1,292	13	2,069	- 776
Lung Disease	20	1,279	23	1,163	+ 116
Pertussis	21	1,267	42	419	+ 848
Hypertension	22	1,127	24	1,146	- 18
Breast Cancer	23	1,038	28	839	+ 199
Violence	24	923	18	1,916	- 993
Asthma	25	897	21	1,531	- 634
Cervical Cancer	26	876	14	2,023	- 1,147
Falls	27	684	41	465	+ 219
Malnutrition	28	675	10	2,396	- 1,721
Drownings	29	653	27	956	- 303
Syphilis	30	648	55	124	+ 524
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	641	31	768	- 127
Measles	32	569	63	30	+ 539
Inflammatory/Heart	33	546	25	1,047	- 501
Prostate Cancer	34	521	32	628	- 107
Drug Use	35	514	48	213	+ 301
Fires	36	503	30	793	- 290
Liver Cancer	37	485	38	510	- 25
Epilepsy	38	480	39	508	- 28
Oral Cancer	39	468	49	208	+ 261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	418	35	548	- 130
Poisonings	41	369	37	515	- 146
War	42	356	65	26	+ 330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	315	40	505	- 190
Lymphomas	44	271	26	960	- 689
Stomach Cancer	45	253	33	559	- 305
Parkinson's Disease	46	249	46	226	+ 23
Hepatitis B	47	186	60	57	+ 129
Skin Disease	48	179	52	173	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	179	36	542	- 363
Ovary Cancer	50	168	51	173	- 6
Lung Cancers	51	167	43	286	- 119
Pancreas Cancer	52	160	47	217	- 56
Schistosomiasis	53	159	53	172	- 13
Leukemia	54	152	45	244	- 91
Tetanus	55	123	57	102	+ 22
Skin Cancers	56	113	44	264	- 151
Alcohol	57	109	61	48	+ 61
Encephalitis	58	103	56	117	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	59	75	29	801	- 727
Uterin Cancer	60	41	50	182	- 141
Appendicitis	61	40	58	66	- 26
Bladder Cancer	62	36	54	125	- 89
Other Neoplasms	63	27	62	37	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	64	23	67	14	+ 8
Ascariasis	65	17	70	2	+ 14
Hepatitis C	66	15	66	14	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	15	72	2	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	14	64	26	- 12
Leishmaniasis	69	11	77	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	70	11	59	65	- 55
Trypanosomiasis	71	5	71	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	2	69	3	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	78	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	76	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 ZIMBABWE

Cameroon

Zimbabwe

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.