CAMEROON VS MYANMAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MYANMAR		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	38,455	5	11,199	+ 27,256
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,770	6	10,695	+ 8,075
Lung Disease	3	14,282	20	2,310	+ 11,971
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,735	11	5,468	+ 5,268
Tuberculosis	5	10,388	10	7,414	+ 2,974
Liver Disease	6	9,228	14	4,531	+ 4,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,004	1	19,694	- 10,691
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,923	9	7,810	- 1,886
Kidney Disease	9	5,342	13	5,140	+ 202
Asthma	10	5,145	25	1,619	+ 3,525
Hypertension	11	4,222	22	2,035	+ 2,186
HIV/AIDS	12	4,149	2	13,888	- 9,739
Lung Cancers	13	4,069	51	301	+ 3,768
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,896	3	11,849	- 7,953
Low Birth Weight	15	3,835	8	7,950	- 4,115
Birth Trauma	16	3,321	7	8,243	- 4,922
Falls	17	3,061	27	1,235	+ 1,826
Stomach Cancer	18	2,876	45	458	+ 2,419
Liver Cancer	19	2,807	37	875	+ 1,932
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,736	31	1,157	+ 1,579
Measles	21	2,404	32	1,028	+ 1,376
Oral Cancer	22	2,266	39	845	+ 1,420
Cervical Cancer	23	2,124	26	1,582	+ 541
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,980	12	5,258	- 3,278
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,790	59	135	+ 1,655
Breast Cancer	26	1,718	23	1,874	- 156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	1,613	43	569	+ 1,044
Other Injuries	28	1,487	16	3,289	- 1,802
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,377	40	754	+ 623
Drownings	30	1,191	29	1,178	+ 13
Violence	31	1,143	24	1,666	- 523
Inflammatory/Heart	32	916	33	986	- 70
Maternal Conditions	33	905	17	2,615	- 1,710
Suicide	34	842	19	2,333	- 1,490
Leukemia	35	832	54	275	+ 558
Lymphomas	36	792	44	489	+ 303
Parkinson's Disease	37	781	46	449	+ 331
Endocrine Disorders	38	681	18	2,474	- 1,793
Pertussis	39	670	21	2,288	- 1,618
Ovary Cancer	40	567	50	303	+ 264
Skin Cancers	41	518	56	204	+ 314
Malnutrition	42	509	28	1,218	- 709
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	481	49	323	+ 157
Pancreas Cancer	44	400	52	290	+ 110
Skin Disease	45	395	48	324	+ 71
Poisonings	46	392	41	666	- 274
War	47	370	42	643	- 273
Bladder Cancer	48	308	62	65	+ 244
Meningitis	49	296	15	3,441	- 3,145
Epilepsy	50	282	38	867	- 585
Tetanus	51	230	55	223	+ 7
Drug Use	52	221	35	928	- 707
Prostate Cancer	53	182	34	940	- 758
Alcohol	54	174	57	198	- 23
Syphilis	55	164	30	1,170	- 1,006
Dengue	56	146	73	0	+ 146
Uterin Cancer	57	141	60	75	+ 67
Fires	58	122	36	908	- 786
Encephalitis	59	92	58	187	- 95
Other Neoplasms	60	63	63	49	+ 14
Malaria	61	59	4	11,233	- 11,174
Hepatitis B	62	50	47	336	- 286
Appendicitis	63	50	61	72	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	39	68	26	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	65	32	64	41	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	14	70	19	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	11	66	27	- 16
Ascariasis	68	7	65	30	- 23
Diphtheria	69	4	67	26	- 22
Chlamydia	70	2	72	4	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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.