CAMEROON VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	32,344	2	13,888	+ 18,456
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,174	1	19,694	- 3,520
Tuberculosis	3	15,643	10	7,414	+ 8,228
Stroke	4	14,722	5	11,199	+ 3,523
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,482	6	10,695	+ 2,787
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,590	9	7,810	+ 1,780
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,001	11	5,468	+ 2,533
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,122	3	11,849	- 4,727
Low Birth Weight	9	5,699	8	7,950	- 2,252
Lung Disease	10	5,094	20	2,310	+ 2,784
Violence	11	4,967	24	1,666	+ 3,301
Hypertension	12	4,726	22	2,035	+ 2,691
Birth Trauma	13	3,806	7	8,243	- 4,437
Liver Disease	14	3,707	14	4,531	- 824
Kidney Disease	15	3,552	13	5,140	- 1,588
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,127	12	5,258	- 2,131
Suicide	17	2,681	19	2,333	+ 348
Malnutrition	18	2,469	28	1,218	+ 1,251
Other Injuries	19	2,283	16	3,289	- 1,006
Asthma	20	2,214	25	1,619	+ 595
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,940	31	1,157	+ 783
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,787	33	986	+ 801
Cervical Cancer	23	1,466	26	1,582	- 116
Breast Cancer	24	1,338	23	1,874	- 536
Maternal Conditions	25	1,216	17	2,615	- 1,399
Drownings	26	1,211	29	1,178	+ 32
Meningitis	27	1,201	15	3,441	- 2,240
Fires	28	1,201	36	908	+ 293
Skin Cancers	29	1,190	56	204	+ 986
Oral Cancer	30	1,102	39	845	+ 256
Prostate Cancer	31	1,041	34	940	+ 101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	837	40	754	+ 82
Endocrine Disorders	33	805	18	2,474	- 1,669
Falls	34	686	27	1,235	- 549
Lung Cancers	35	649	51	301	+ 349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	601	43	569	+ 32
Pertussis	37	598	21	2,288	- 1,689
Epilepsy	38	543	38	867	- 323
Poisonings	39	512	41	666	- 154
Lymphomas	40	506	44	489	+ 17
Liver Cancer	41	496	37	875	- 379
Parkinson's Disease	42	479	46	449	+ 30
Syphilis	43	384	30	1,170	- 786
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	365	49	323	+ 42
Stomach Cancer	45	360	45	458	- 98
Drug Use	46	350	35	928	- 578
Skin Disease	47	341	48	324	+ 18
Alcohol	48	310	57	198	+ 113
Leukemia	49	262	54	275	- 13
Ovary Cancer	50	257	50	303	- 46
Malaria	51	238	4	11,233	- 10,995
Oesophagus Cancer	52	231	59	135	+ 96
Pancreas Cancer	53	193	52	290	- 96
Bladder Cancer	54	173	62	65	+ 108
Schistosomiasis	55	151	53	288	- 137
Uterin Cancer	56	126	60	75	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	104	68	26	+ 79
Appendicitis	58	97	61	72	+ 25
Encephalitis	59	89	58	187	- 97
Other Neoplasms	60	85	63	49	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	61	70	70	19	+ 51
Tetanus	62	66	55	223	- 157
Hepatitis B	63	49	47	336	- 286
Multiple Sclerosis	64	25	64	41	- 16
Measles	65	23	32	1,028	- 1,005
Hepatitis C	66	6	66	27	- 21
War	67	5	42	643	- 638
Chlamydia	68	4	72	4	- 1
Ascariasis	69	3	65	30	- 27
Otitis Media	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	2	67	26	- 24
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	20	- 20
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Namibia

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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.