CAMEROON VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,887	5	11,199	+ 7,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,355	1	19,694	- 4,339
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,025	6	10,695	+ 2,330
Tuberculosis	4	12,202	10	7,414	+ 4,788
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,655	3	11,849	- 194
Measles	6	9,643	32	1,028	+ 8,615
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,285	9	7,810	+ 475
Hypertension	8	6,527	22	2,035	+ 4,492
Malaria	9	5,790	4	11,233	- 5,443
Low Birth Weight	10	5,628	8	7,950	- 2,323
Birth Trauma	11	5,622	7	8,243	- 2,621
Liver Disease	12	5,050	14	4,531	+ 519
Malnutrition	13	4,454	28	1,218	+ 3,235
Lung Disease	14	4,160	20	2,310	+ 1,850
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,554	12	5,258	- 1,704
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,446	11	5,468	- 2,021
Cervical Cancer	17	3,183	26	1,582	+ 1,601
Maternal Conditions	18	2,919	17	2,615	+ 304
Asthma	19	2,636	25	1,619	+ 1,017
Meningitis	20	2,514	15	3,441	- 927
Other Injuries	21	2,480	16	3,289	- 809
Kidney Disease	22	2,315	13	5,140	- 2,825
Violence	23	1,839	24	1,666	+ 172
Suicide	24	1,551	19	2,333	- 782
HIV/AIDS	25	1,410	2	13,888	- 12,478
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,178	31	1,157	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,136	59	135	+ 1,000
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,100	33	986	+ 114
Prostate Cancer	29	1,047	34	940	+ 107
Liver Cancer	30	981	37	875	+ 106
Drownings	31	867	29	1,178	- 311
Oral Cancer	32	733	39	845	- 113
Syphilis	33	715	30	1,170	- 455
Lymphomas	34	709	44	489	+ 220
Fires	35	695	36	908	- 213
Falls	36	687	27	1,235	- 548
Breast Cancer	37	661	23	1,874	- 1,213
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	660	49	323	+ 336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	637	43	569	+ 68
Poisonings	40	600	41	666	- 66
Pertussis	41	546	21	2,288	- 1,742
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	521	40	754	- 234
Skin Cancers	43	491	56	204	+ 287
Endocrine Disorders	44	487	18	2,474	- 1,988
Leukemia	45	422	54	275	+ 147
Epilepsy	46	404	38	867	- 462
Stomach Cancer	47	386	45	458	- 71
Bladder Cancer	48	301	62	65	+ 236
Parkinson's Disease	49	280	46	449	- 170
Schistosomiasis	50	274	53	288	- 14
Skin Disease	51	197	48	324	- 127
Tetanus	52	196	55	223	- 27
Alcohol	53	169	57	198	- 28
War	54	163	42	643	- 481
Lung Cancers	55	155	51	301	- 146
Appendicitis	56	154	61	72	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	57	142	50	303	- 161
Hepatitis B	58	103	47	336	- 233
Uterin Cancer	59	99	60	75	+ 25
Encephalitis	60	99	58	187	- 88
Pancreas Cancer	61	84	52	290	- 205
Drug Use	62	61	35	928	- 867
Upper Respiratory	63	51	70	19	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	50	68	26	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	65	25	63	49	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	64	41	- 22
Hepatitis C	67	17	66	27	- 10
Otitis Media	68	11	74	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	69	7	72	4	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	6	65	30	- 24
Diphtheria	71	3	67	26	- 23
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
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
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.