CAMEROON VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	66,274	2	13,888	+ 52,386
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,682	1	19,694	+ 24,988
Stroke	3	39,158	5	11,199	+ 27,959
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	32,726	3	11,849	+ 20,877
Coronary Heart Disease	5	29,206	6	10,695	+ 18,511
Diabetes Mellitus	6	27,797	11	5,468	+ 22,329
Suicide	7	21,401	19	2,333	+ 19,068
Tuberculosis	8	16,797	10	7,414	+ 9,383
Lung Disease	9	15,318	20	2,310	+ 13,007
Kidney Disease	10	14,103	13	5,140	+ 8,963
Hypertension	11	13,761	22	2,035	+ 11,726
Low Birth Weight	12	13,301	8	7,950	+ 5,350
Violence	13	12,844	24	1,666	+ 11,177
Liver Disease	14	11,011	14	4,531	+ 6,480
Birth Trauma	15	9,971	7	8,243	+ 1,728
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,432	9	7,810	+ 1,622
Asthma	17	9,422	25	1,619	+ 7,803
Other Injuries	18	7,407	16	3,289	+ 4,118
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,412	12	5,258	+ 154
Cervical Cancer	20	5,177	26	1,582	+ 3,595
Malnutrition	21	4,965	28	1,218	+ 3,747
Meningitis	22	4,418	15	3,441	+ 977
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,241	33	986	+ 3,255
Maternal Conditions	24	4,062	17	2,615	+ 1,447
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,874	40	754	+ 3,120
Fires	26	3,736	36	908	+ 2,828
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,266	18	2,474	+ 791
Drownings	28	2,779	29	1,178	+ 1,601
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,700	31	1,157	+ 1,543
Epilepsy	30	1,994	38	867	+ 1,127
Falls	31	1,777	27	1,235	+ 542
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,745	49	323	+ 1,422
Poisonings	33	1,544	41	666	+ 878
Breast Cancer	34	1,350	23	1,874	- 525
Prostate Cancer	35	1,121	34	940	+ 181
Lymphomas	36	1,082	44	489	+ 593
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,021	59	135	+ 885
Alcohol	38	984	57	198	+ 787
Liver Cancer	39	982	37	875	+ 107
Skin Disease	40	971	48	324	+ 647
Parkinson's Disease	41	761	46	449	+ 312
Oral Cancer	42	718	39	845	- 127
Lung Cancers	43	710	51	301	+ 409
Pertussis	44	709	21	2,288	- 1,579
Syphilis	45	702	30	1,170	- 468
Skin Cancers	46	644	56	204	+ 440
Tetanus	47	628	55	223	+ 405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	551	43	569	- 18
Leukemia	49	540	54	275	+ 266
Drug Use	50	439	35	928	- 489
Hepatitis B	51	371	47	336	+ 35
Appendicitis	52	346	61	72	+ 273
Ovary Cancer	53	340	50	303	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	54	326	60	75	+ 251
Upper Respiratory	55	252	70	19	+ 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	251	68	26	+ 225
Encephalitis	57	189	58	187	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	58	170	52	290	- 120
Measles	59	163	32	1,028	- 865
Stomach Cancer	60	149	45	458	- 308
Bladder Cancer	61	133	62	65	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	62	128	63	49	+ 80
Multiple Sclerosis	63	83	64	41	+ 42
Hepatitis C	64	34	66	27	+ 7
Chlamydia	65	21	72	4	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	17	74	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	67	10	65	30	- 20
War	68	4	42	643	- 639
Diphtheria	69	4	67	26	- 23
Dengue	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	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.