CAMEROON VS MOZAMBIQUE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOZAMBIQUE		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	46,824	2	13,888	+ 32,936
Stroke	2	21,457	5	11,199	+ 10,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,840	1	19,694	+ 1,146
Malaria	4	13,900	4	11,233	+ 2,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,003	3	11,849	+ 154
Coronary Heart Disease	6	11,718	6	10,695	+ 1,023
Low Birth Weight	7	9,665	8	7,950	+ 1,715
Birth Trauma	8	9,115	7	8,243	+ 872
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,465	9	7,810	+ 655
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,385	11	5,468	+ 917
Hypertension	11	5,372	22	2,035	+ 3,337
Tuberculosis	12	5,357	10	7,414	- 2,057
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,168	12	5,258	- 90
Other Injuries	14	4,572	16	3,289	+ 1,283
Maternal Conditions	15	4,029	17	2,615	+ 1,414
Suicide	16	3,848	19	2,333	+ 1,515
Meningitis	17	3,809	15	3,441	+ 368
Malnutrition	18	3,750	28	1,218	+ 2,532
Kidney Disease	19	3,747	13	5,140	- 1,393
Liver Disease	20	3,717	14	4,531	- 814
Cervical Cancer	21	3,061	26	1,582	+ 1,479
Lung Disease	22	2,772	20	2,310	+ 462
Asthma	23	2,006	25	1,619	+ 387
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,600	31	1,157	+ 444
Falls	25	1,415	27	1,235	+ 180
Drownings	26	1,317	29	1,178	+ 139
Syphilis	27	1,304	30	1,170	+ 134
Pertussis	28	1,225	21	2,288	- 1,062
Fires	29	1,224	36	908	+ 316
Lymphomas	30	1,095	44	489	+ 606
Poisonings	31	1,055	41	666	+ 389
Violence	32	1,033	24	1,666	- 633
Liver Cancer	33	1,029	37	875	+ 153
Epilepsy	34	1,005	38	867	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	35	947	33	986	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	36	906	59	135	+ 771
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	900	40	754	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	38	847	18	2,474	- 1,628
Prostate Cancer	39	747	34	940	- 193
Breast Cancer	40	702	23	1,874	- 1,172
Skin Cancers	41	523	56	204	+ 319
Schistosomiasis	42	522	53	288	+ 234
Leukemia	43	515	54	275	+ 240
Oral Cancer	44	506	39	845	- 339
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	479	49	323	+ 156
Tetanus	46	423	55	223	+ 200
Parkinson's Disease	47	421	46	449	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	394	43	569	- 175
Alcohol	49	374	57	198	+ 176
Appendicitis	50	365	61	72	+ 292
Skin Disease	51	350	48	324	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	52	287	70	19	+ 268
Hepatitis B	53	240	47	336	- 96
Encephalitis	54	223	58	187	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	55	220	62	65	+ 155
Lung Cancers	56	205	51	301	- 96
Stomach Cancer	57	184	45	458	- 274
War	58	163	42	643	- 480
Drug Use	59	149	35	928	- 779
Ovary Cancer	60	111	50	303	- 192
Uterin Cancer	61	91	60	75	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	62	83	52	290	- 206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	72	68	26	+ 47
Hepatitis C	64	51	66	27	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	65	40	63	49	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	35	64	41	- 6
Ascariasis	67	26	65	30	- 4
Otitis Media	68	21	74	0	+ 20
Chlamydia	69	16	72	4	+ 12
Diphtheria	70	5	67	26	- 21
Measles	71	2	32	1,028	- 1,026
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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.