CAMEROON VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,654	1	19,694	- 4,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,587	3	11,849	- 261
Stroke	3	10,281	5	11,199	- 918
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,542	6	10,695	- 1,153
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,245	9	7,810	+ 435
Birth Trauma	6	8,125	7	8,243	- 118
Low Birth Weight	7	7,319	8	7,950	- 631
Liver Disease	8	7,123	14	4,531	+ 2,592
Tuberculosis	9	5,604	10	7,414	- 1,810
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,247	11	5,468	- 1,221
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,085	12	5,258	- 1,173
Hypertension	12	3,518	22	2,035	+ 1,483
Kidney Disease	13	3,161	13	5,140	- 1,979
Meningitis	14	3,139	15	3,441	- 301
Lung Disease	15	3,101	20	2,310	+ 790
Other Injuries	16	3,065	16	3,289	- 224
HIV/AIDS	17	2,996	2	13,888	- 10,892
Maternal Conditions	18	2,321	17	2,615	- 294
Malnutrition	19	2,258	28	1,218	+ 1,039
Breast Cancer	20	2,216	23	1,874	+ 342
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,157	31	1,157	+ 1,000
Violence	22	2,110	24	1,666	+ 443
Pertussis	23	1,801	21	2,288	- 486
Measles	24	1,652	32	1,028	+ 624
Suicide	25	1,575	19	2,333	- 758
Malaria	26	1,470	4	11,233	- 9,763
Cervical Cancer	27	1,311	26	1,582	- 271
Falls	28	1,178	27	1,235	- 57
Asthma	29	1,171	25	1,619	- 448
Leukemia	30	1,103	54	275	+ 828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	981	43	569	+ 412
Poisonings	32	958	41	666	+ 292
Lymphomas	33	938	44	489	+ 448
Fires	34	850	36	908	- 58
Drownings	35	818	29	1,178	- 360
Ovary Cancer	36	633	50	303	+ 330
Tetanus	37	575	55	223	+ 352
Lung Cancers	38	575	51	301	+ 274
Inflammatory/Heart	39	566	33	986	- 420
Oesophagus Cancer	40	480	59	135	+ 345
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	459	40	754	- 295
Liver Cancer	42	452	37	875	- 424
Syphilis	43	444	30	1,170	- 726
Epilepsy	44	424	38	867	- 442
Endocrine Disorders	45	424	18	2,474	- 2,050
Parkinson's Disease	46	412	46	449	- 37
Stomach Cancer	47	397	45	458	- 61
Oral Cancer	48	386	39	845	- 460
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	350	49	323	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	50	325	34	940	- 615
Bladder Cancer	51	282	62	65	+ 217
Skin Cancers	52	263	56	204	+ 59
Skin Disease	53	236	48	324	- 88
Schistosomiasis	54	219	53	288	- 68
Alcohol	55	196	57	198	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	194	47	336	- 142
Upper Respiratory	57	185	70	19	+ 166
Appendicitis	58	177	61	72	+ 105
Leishmaniasis	59	151	69	20	+ 131
Drug Use	60	134	35	928	- 794
Pancreas Cancer	61	127	52	290	- 162
Uterin Cancer	62	110	60	75	+ 35
Encephalitis	63	101	58	187	- 86
War	64	73	42	643	- 570
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	58	68	26	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	66	39	63	49	- 10
Diphtheria	67	38	67	26	+ 12
Ascariasis	68	34	65	30	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	30	66	27	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	70	16	64	41	- 25
Otitis Media	71	10	74	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	72	5	72	4	+ 1
Dengue	73	5	73	0	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.