CAMEROON VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,715	1	19,694	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	2	14,410	8	7,950	+ 6,459
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,851	3	11,849	+ 2
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,703	6	10,695	+ 1,008
Malaria	5	10,178	4	11,233	- 1,055
Stroke	6	9,350	5	11,199	- 1,849
Birth Trauma	7	8,618	7	8,243	+ 375
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,288	9	7,810	+ 479
Tuberculosis	9	5,127	10	7,414	- 2,288
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,758	12	5,258	- 500
Maternal Conditions	11	4,570	17	2,615	+ 1,955
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,252	11	5,468	- 1,216
Liver Disease	13	4,190	14	4,531	- 341
Pertussis	14	4,109	21	2,288	+ 1,821
Kidney Disease	15	3,970	13	5,140	- 1,171
Violence	16	3,516	24	1,666	+ 1,849
Malnutrition	17	3,309	28	1,218	+ 2,091
Meningitis	18	2,554	15	3,441	- 887
Other Injuries	19	2,456	16	3,289	- 833
Cervical Cancer	20	2,384	26	1,582	+ 801
Liver Cancer	21	2,229	37	875	+ 1,354
Hypertension	22	2,046	22	2,035	+ 11
Lung Disease	23	1,966	20	2,310	- 344
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,799	31	1,157	+ 642
HIV/AIDS	25	1,650	2	13,888	- 12,239
Syphilis	26	1,458	30	1,170	+ 288
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,412	18	2,474	- 1,062
Breast Cancer	28	1,352	23	1,874	- 522
Asthma	29	1,215	25	1,619	- 405
Suicide	30	1,009	19	2,333	- 1,324
Falls	31	1,002	27	1,235	- 233
Stomach Cancer	32	946	45	458	+ 488
Fires	33	881	36	908	- 27
Prostate Cancer	34	845	34	940	- 95
Drownings	35	832	29	1,178	- 346
Inflammatory/Heart	36	786	33	986	- 200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	784	43	569	+ 214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	597	40	754	- 158
Epilepsy	39	533	38	867	- 333
Drug Use	40	509	35	928	- 419
Parkinson's Disease	41	494	46	449	+ 44
Poisonings	42	483	41	666	- 183
Lymphomas	43	463	44	489	- 26
Lung Cancers	44	432	51	301	+ 131
Tetanus	45	412	55	223	+ 189
Skin Cancers	46	356	56	204	+ 152
Skin Disease	47	340	48	324	+ 16
Oral Cancer	48	321	39	845	- 525
Ovary Cancer	49	310	50	303	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	50	304	62	65	+ 239
Pancreas Cancer	51	276	52	290	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	240	49	323	- 83
Encephalitis	53	237	58	187	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	54	214	59	135	+ 79
Leukemia	55	161	54	275	- 114
Hepatitis B	56	159	47	336	- 177
Uterin Cancer	57	121	60	75	+ 46
Alcohol	58	114	57	198	- 84
Schistosomiasis	59	98	53	288	- 190
Appendicitis	60	62	61	72	- 10
Measles	61	62	32	1,028	- 966
Other Neoplasms	62	51	63	49	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	38	64	41	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	31	68	26	+ 6
Diphtheria	65	22	67	26	- 4
Ascariasis	66	19	65	30	- 11
Hepatitis C	67	19	66	27	- 8
Upper Respiratory	68	18	70	19	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	17	69	20	- 3
War	70	12	42	643	- 632
Chlamydia	71	2	72	4	- 2
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	10	- 10
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
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.