CAMEROON VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,960	1	19,694	+ 1,266
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	18,896	3	11,849	+ 7,048
Malaria	3	16,444	4	11,233	+ 5,211
Low Birth Weight	4	12,505	8	7,950	+ 4,554
Birth Trauma	5	11,702	7	8,243	+ 3,459
Stroke	6	8,678	5	11,199	- 2,521
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,319	6	10,695	- 2,376
Malnutrition	8	8,235	28	1,218	+ 7,016
HIV/AIDS	9	8,146	2	13,888	- 5,742
Meningitis	10	6,380	15	3,441	+ 2,939
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,287	9	7,810	- 1,523
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,271	12	5,258	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	13	4,024	17	2,615	+ 1,409
Liver Disease	14	3,848	14	4,531	- 683
Other Injuries	15	3,253	16	3,289	- 37
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,223	11	5,468	- 2,245
Kidney Disease	17	3,077	13	5,140	- 2,063
Violence	18	2,950	24	1,666	+ 1,284
Lung Disease	19	2,778	20	2,310	+ 468
Cervical Cancer	20	2,442	26	1,582	+ 860
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,278	18	2,474	- 196
Measles	22	2,179	32	1,028	+ 1,151
Asthma	23	2,101	25	1,619	+ 481
Tuberculosis	24	2,100	10	7,414	- 5,314
Hypertension	25	1,818	22	2,035	- 218
War	26	1,547	42	643	+ 904
Stomach Cancer	27	1,497	45	458	+ 1,039
Drownings	28	1,483	29	1,178	+ 305
Pertussis	29	1,417	21	2,288	- 870
Breast Cancer	30	1,334	23	1,874	- 541
Falls	31	1,221	27	1,235	- 14
Suicide	32	1,136	19	2,333	- 1,197
Syphilis	33	1,085	30	1,170	- 86
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,064	31	1,157	- 93
Fires	35	1,056	36	908	+ 148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	990	43	569	+ 421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	881	40	754	+ 127
Liver Cancer	38	791	37	875	- 84
Poisonings	39	791	41	666	+ 125
Inflammatory/Heart	40	773	33	986	- 213
Epilepsy	41	683	38	867	- 184
Bladder Cancer	42	607	62	65	+ 542
Tetanus	43	601	55	223	+ 378
Prostate Cancer	44	510	34	940	- 430
Lymphomas	45	444	44	489	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	398	49	323	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	47	363	52	290	+ 74
Oral Cancer	48	354	39	845	- 491
Lung Cancers	49	354	51	301	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	50	332	46	449	- 118
Schistosomiasis	51	310	53	288	+ 22
Hepatitis B	52	291	47	336	- 45
Ovary Cancer	53	278	50	303	- 25
Skin Cancers	54	273	56	204	+ 69
Encephalitis	55	272	58	187	+ 86
Leukemia	56	270	54	275	- 5
Skin Disease	57	239	48	324	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	58	224	59	135	+ 89
Drug Use	59	195	35	928	- 732
Alcohol	60	117	57	198	- 81
Uterin Cancer	61	113	60	75	+ 38
Appendicitis	62	98	61	72	+ 26
Ascariasis	63	79	65	30	+ 49
Hepatitis C	64	45	66	27	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	43	70	19	+ 24
Diphtheria	66	30	67	26	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	67	29	63	49	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	68	28	64	41	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	22	68	26	- 3
Chlamydia	70	4	72	4	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
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
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.