CAMEROON VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,735	1	19,694	+ 40
Tuberculosis	2	11,742	10	7,414	+ 4,328
Measles	3	11,338	32	1,028	+ 10,310
Malaria	4	11,220	4	11,233	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,082	3	11,849	- 766
Stroke	6	9,820	5	11,199	- 1,379
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,315	6	10,695	- 1,380
Low Birth Weight	8	9,303	8	7,950	+ 1,352
Birth Trauma	9	8,875	7	8,243	+ 632
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,119	9	7,810	+ 309
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,362	12	5,258	- 896
Hypertension	12	4,224	22	2,035	+ 2,189
Liver Disease	13	4,037	14	4,531	- 494
Lung Disease	14	3,630	20	2,310	+ 1,319
HIV/AIDS	15	3,565	2	13,888	- 10,323
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,462	11	5,468	- 2,006
Meningitis	17	3,104	15	3,441	- 337
Violence	18	2,984	24	1,666	+ 1,318
Maternal Conditions	19	2,821	17	2,615	+ 206
Kidney Disease	20	2,436	13	5,140	- 2,705
Malnutrition	21	2,391	28	1,218	+ 1,173
Other Injuries	22	2,220	16	3,289	- 1,070
Pertussis	23	2,125	21	2,288	- 162
Asthma	24	2,075	25	1,619	+ 456
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,980	18	2,474	- 494
Suicide	26	1,560	19	2,333	- 773
Cervical Cancer	27	1,294	26	1,582	- 288
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,220	31	1,157	+ 64
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,085	33	986	+ 99
Prostate Cancer	30	1,059	34	940	+ 120
Liver Cancer	31	1,030	37	875	+ 155
Syphilis	32	1,007	30	1,170	- 164
Falls	33	935	27	1,235	- 300
Drownings	34	927	29	1,178	- 251
Breast Cancer	35	916	23	1,874	- 958
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	796	43	569	+ 227
Stomach Cancer	37	692	45	458	+ 235
Lymphomas	38	553	44	489	+ 64
Fires	39	539	36	908	- 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	516	40	754	- 238
Leukemia	41	502	54	275	+ 227
Poisonings	42	464	41	666	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	464	49	323	+ 140
Epilepsy	44	463	38	867	- 403
War	45	445	42	643	- 198
Tetanus	46	313	55	223	+ 90
Lung Cancers	47	311	51	301	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	48	287	53	288	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	49	278	46	449	- 172
Pancreas Cancer	50	273	52	290	- 17
Oral Cancer	51	269	39	845	- 576
Leishmaniasis	52	233	69	20	+ 213
Oesophagus Cancer	53	212	59	135	+ 77
Skin Disease	54	210	48	324	- 114
Skin Cancers	55	205	56	204	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	189	61	72	+ 116
Encephalitis	57	182	58	187	- 4
Ovary Cancer	58	176	50	303	- 127
Drug Use	59	171	35	928	- 757
Alcohol	60	170	57	198	- 27
Hepatitis B	61	122	47	336	- 213
Upper Respiratory	62	99	70	19	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	63	94	60	75	+ 20
Trypanosomiasis	64	93	71	10	+ 84
Bladder Cancer	65	72	62	65	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	58	68	26	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	67	24	63	49	- 25
Ascariasis	68	21	65	30	- 9
Hepatitis C	69	18	66	27	- 8
Diphtheria	70	13	67	26	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	71	12	64	41	- 29
Otitis Media	72	10	74	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	73	4	72	4	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

DR Congo

Cameroon

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.