CAMEROON VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,027	1	19,694	+ 2,333
HIV/AIDS	2	13,211	2	13,888	- 678
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,626	3	11,849	- 223
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,437	6	10,695	+ 742
Low Birth Weight	5	11,138	8	7,950	+ 3,188
Stroke	6	10,378	5	11,199	- 821
Malaria	7	9,789	4	11,233	- 1,444
Birth Trauma	8	9,688	7	8,243	+ 1,445
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,405	9	7,810	- 1,405
Tuberculosis	10	5,702	10	7,414	- 1,712
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,379	12	5,258	+ 121
Liver Disease	12	4,874	14	4,531	+ 343
Kidney Disease	13	4,288	13	5,140	- 852
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,280	11	5,468	- 1,187
Meningitis	15	3,412	15	3,441	- 29
Other Injuries	16	3,391	16	3,289	+ 101
Violence	17	3,052	24	1,666	+ 1,385
Pertussis	18	3,003	21	2,288	+ 716
Lung Disease	19	2,372	20	2,310	+ 61
Suicide	20	2,363	19	2,333	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	21	2,022	17	2,615	- 593
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,988	18	2,474	- 486
Hypertension	23	1,979	22	2,035	- 57
Asthma	24	1,720	25	1,619	+ 101
Prostate Cancer	25	1,527	34	940	+ 587
Cervical Cancer	26	1,486	26	1,582	- 96
Breast Cancer	27	1,373	23	1,874	- 501
Drownings	28	1,272	29	1,178	+ 94
Falls	29	1,247	27	1,235	+ 12
Liver Cancer	30	1,154	37	875	+ 279
Malnutrition	31	1,117	28	1,218	- 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,060	31	1,157	- 96
Syphilis	33	1,016	30	1,170	- 154
Inflammatory/Heart	34	945	33	986	- 41
Fires	35	922	36	908	+ 14
Epilepsy	36	856	38	867	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	839	40	754	+ 85
Drug Use	38	810	35	928	- 118
Poisonings	39	677	41	666	+ 11
Lymphomas	40	613	44	489	+ 123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	573	43	569	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	42	484	45	458	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	43	426	46	449	- 23
Tetanus	44	411	55	223	+ 188
Schistosomiasis	45	388	53	288	+ 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	338	49	323	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	47	302	52	290	+ 13
Oral Cancer	48	289	39	845	- 556
Skin Disease	49	286	48	324	- 38
Lung Cancers	50	281	51	301	- 20
Ovary Cancer	51	264	50	303	- 39
Alcohol	52	226	57	198	+ 28
Hepatitis B	53	207	47	336	- 128
Encephalitis	54	183	58	187	- 3
Uterin Cancer	55	159	60	75	+ 84
Skin Cancers	56	154	56	204	- 51
Leukemia	57	152	54	275	- 122
Oesophagus Cancer	58	91	59	135	- 45
Bladder Cancer	59	89	62	65	+ 25
Appendicitis	60	83	61	72	+ 10
Ascariasis	61	49	65	30	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	62	44	63	49	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	33	70	19	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	64	30	64	41	- 10
War	65	30	42	643	- 614
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	68	26	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	19	66	27	- 8
Diphtheria	68	18	67	26	- 8
Measles	69	13	32	1,028	- 1,015
Leishmaniasis	70	4	69	20	- 16
Chlamydia	71	3	72	4	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.