CAMEROON VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,674	1	19,694	+ 17,980
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	24,070	3	11,849	+ 12,221
Malaria	3	13,996	4	11,233	+ 2,763
Birth Trauma	4	13,483	7	8,243	+ 5,240
Low Birth Weight	5	11,397	8	7,950	+ 3,447
Stroke	6	9,825	5	11,199	- 1,374
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,146	6	10,695	- 1,549
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,386	9	7,810	+ 577
Meningitis	9	7,790	15	3,441	+ 4,349
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,041	12	5,258	+ 783
Maternal Conditions	11	5,955	17	2,615	+ 3,341
Tuberculosis	12	5,675	10	7,414	- 1,739
HIV/AIDS	13	5,220	2	13,888	- 8,668
Liver Disease	14	4,978	14	4,531	+ 447
Other Injuries	15	4,320	16	3,289	+ 1,031
Pertussis	16	4,051	21	2,288	+ 1,763
Measles	17	3,847	32	1,028	+ 2,819
Malnutrition	18	3,488	28	1,218	+ 2,269
Kidney Disease	19	3,069	13	5,140	- 2,071
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,049	11	5,468	- 2,419
Violence	21	2,319	24	1,666	+ 653
Lung Disease	22	2,318	20	2,310	+ 8
Hypertension	23	2,040	22	2,035	+ 5
Asthma	24	2,033	25	1,619	+ 414
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,875	18	2,474	- 599
Drownings	26	1,724	29	1,178	+ 546
Suicide	27	1,666	19	2,333	- 667
Breast Cancer	28	1,642	23	1,874	- 232
Fires	29	1,171	36	908	+ 263
Syphilis	30	1,165	30	1,170	- 5
Tetanus	31	1,109	55	223	+ 886
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,077	31	1,157	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,055	40	754	+ 301
Falls	34	1,044	27	1,235	- 191
Cervical Cancer	35	1,027	26	1,582	- 555
Poisonings	36	897	41	666	+ 231
Inflammatory/Heart	37	758	33	986	- 228
Epilepsy	38	728	38	867	- 139
Lymphomas	39	631	44	489	+ 142
Liver Cancer	40	627	37	875	- 248
Prostate Cancer	41	551	34	940	- 389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	542	43	569	- 28
Oral Cancer	43	476	39	845	- 369
War	44	466	42	643	- 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	463	49	323	+ 140
Leukemia	46	450	54	275	+ 175
Hepatitis B	47	432	47	336	+ 97
Drug Use	48	375	35	928	- 553
Ovary Cancer	49	357	50	303	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	50	331	46	449	- 118
Stomach Cancer	51	303	45	458	- 155
Schistosomiasis	52	301	53	288	+ 13
Skin Disease	53	231	48	324	- 93
Skin Cancers	54	222	56	204	+ 17
Diphtheria	55	214	67	26	+ 188
Oesophagus Cancer	56	196	59	135	+ 61
Encephalitis	57	196	58	187	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	58	176	52	290	- 114
Lung Cancers	59	162	51	301	- 138
Alcohol	60	148	57	198	- 50
Bladder Cancer	61	134	62	65	+ 69
Appendicitis	62	123	61	72	+ 51
Ascariasis	63	117	65	30	+ 87
Leishmaniasis	64	98	69	20	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	65	90	60	75	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	66	58	70	19	+ 39
Hepatitis C	67	51	66	27	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	68	29	63	49	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	69	25	64	41	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	70	21	71	10	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	20	68	26	- 5
Chlamydia	72	3	72	4	- 1
Otitis Media	73	1	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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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.