CAMEROON VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DJIBOUTI		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,391	6	10,695	+ 10,696
Stroke	2	21,153	5	11,199	+ 9,953
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,873	1	19,694	+ 1,179
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	11,344	3	11,849	- 505
HIV/AIDS	5	10,841	2	13,888	- 3,048
Liver Disease	6	9,170	14	4,531	+ 4,639
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,847	11	5,468	+ 3,379
Low Birth Weight	8	7,824	8	7,950	- 127
Tuberculosis	9	7,554	10	7,414	+ 140
Other Injuries	10	7,242	16	3,289	+ 3,953
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,120	9	7,810	- 690
Hypertension	12	6,564	22	2,035	+ 4,528
Kidney Disease	13	5,798	13	5,140	+ 658
Malnutrition	14	5,276	28	1,218	+ 4,057
Birth Trauma	15	5,170	7	8,243	- 3,073
Lung Disease	16	3,742	20	2,310	+ 1,432
Meningitis	17	3,632	15	3,441	+ 191
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,516	12	5,258	- 1,742
Suicide	19	2,920	19	2,333	+ 587
Breast Cancer	20	2,828	23	1,874	+ 953
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,808	31	1,157	+ 1,651
Asthma	22	2,113	25	1,619	+ 494
Malaria	23	2,054	4	11,233	- 9,179
Violence	24	1,994	24	1,666	+ 328
Pertussis	25	1,542	21	2,288	- 746
Falls	26	1,415	27	1,235	+ 180
Leukemia	27	1,411	54	275	+ 1,136
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,405	33	986	+ 419
Cervical Cancer	29	1,252	26	1,582	- 330
Lymphomas	30	1,250	44	489	+ 761
Maternal Conditions	31	1,248	17	2,615	- 1,367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,171	43	569	+ 601
Fires	33	1,018	36	908	+ 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	996	40	754	+ 242
Drownings	35	885	29	1,178	- 293
Oesophagus Cancer	36	838	59	135	+ 703
Epilepsy	37	805	38	867	- 61
Endocrine Disorders	38	778	18	2,474	- 1,696
Poisonings	39	769	41	666	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	40	723	50	303	+ 421
Parkinson's Disease	41	706	46	449	+ 256
Lung Cancers	42	622	51	301	+ 321
Liver Cancer	43	589	37	875	- 287
Prostate Cancer	44	533	34	940	- 407
Oral Cancer	45	518	39	845	- 328
Tetanus	46	513	55	223	+ 290
Bladder Cancer	47	480	62	65	+ 415
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	460	49	323	+ 136
Alcohol	49	455	57	198	+ 258
Stomach Cancer	50	440	45	458	- 17
Leishmaniasis	51	434	69	20	+ 414
Syphilis	52	399	30	1,170	- 771
Skin Cancers	53	379	56	204	+ 174
Drug Use	54	377	35	928	- 550
Skin Disease	55	375	48	324	+ 51
Hepatitis B	56	263	47	336	- 73
Appendicitis	57	176	61	72	+ 103
Pancreas Cancer	58	174	52	290	- 116
Encephalitis	59	158	58	187	- 29
Uterin Cancer	60	130	60	75	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	61	120	70	19	+ 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	102	68	26	+ 77
War	63	84	42	643	- 559
Schistosomiasis	64	78	53	288	- 209
Other Neoplasms	65	74	63	49	+ 25
Measles	66	64	32	1,028	- 964
Multiple Sclerosis	67	48	64	41	+ 7
Hepatitis C	68	45	66	27	+ 18
Diphtheria	69	25	67	26	- 1
Chlamydia	70	14	72	4	+ 9
Ascariasis	71	13	65	30	- 17
Otitis Media	72	11	74	0	+ 10
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Leprosy	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
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.