CAMEROON VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,795	1	19,694	+ 5,101
Malaria	2	20,009	4	11,233	+ 8,776
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,844	3	11,849	+ 6,995
Low Birth Weight	4	11,238	8	7,950	+ 3,287
Stroke	5	10,247	5	11,199	- 952
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,674	6	10,695	- 1,021
Birth Trauma	7	9,440	7	8,243	+ 1,197
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,990	9	7,810	- 820
Meningitis	9	6,156	15	3,441	+ 2,715
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,108	12	5,258	- 150
Liver Disease	11	4,839	14	4,531	+ 308
Other Injuries	12	4,497	16	3,289	+ 1,208
Tuberculosis	13	4,353	10	7,414	- 3,061
Maternal Conditions	14	3,900	17	2,615	+ 1,285
Pertussis	15	3,359	21	2,288	+ 1,071
Kidney Disease	16	3,212	13	5,140	- 1,928
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,092	11	5,468	- 2,376
Measles	18	2,837	32	1,028	+ 1,809
Violence	19	2,637	24	1,666	+ 971
Lung Disease	20	2,553	20	2,310	+ 243
Malnutrition	21	2,551	28	1,218	+ 1,332
Asthma	22	2,236	25	1,619	+ 617
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,123	18	2,474	- 351
Drownings	24	1,858	29	1,178	+ 680
Hypertension	25	1,594	22	2,035	- 442
Falls	26	1,525	27	1,235	+ 290
Suicide	27	1,442	19	2,333	- 891
Fires	28	1,317	36	908	+ 409
Breast Cancer	29	1,264	23	1,874	- 610
HIV/AIDS	30	1,232	2	13,888	- 12,656
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,228	40	754	+ 473
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,009	31	1,157	- 148
Poisonings	33	907	41	666	+ 241
Inflammatory/Heart	34	903	33	986	- 83
Liver Cancer	35	876	37	875	+ 1
Epilepsy	36	795	38	867	- 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	613	43	569	+ 44
Cervical Cancer	38	572	26	1,582	- 1,010
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	549	49	323	+ 226
Ovary Cancer	40	499	50	303	+ 197
War	41	481	42	643	- 162
Tetanus	42	438	55	223	+ 215
Lymphomas	43	412	44	489	- 78
Stomach Cancer	44	353	45	458	- 104
Skin Cancers	45	337	56	204	+ 133
Hepatitis B	46	328	47	336	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	47	324	46	449	- 126
Leukemia	48	303	54	275	+ 28
Oral Cancer	49	284	39	845	- 561
Schistosomiasis	50	279	53	288	- 9
Leishmaniasis	51	279	69	20	+ 259
Skin Disease	52	250	48	324	- 74
Bladder Cancer	53	190	62	65	+ 125
Pancreas Cancer	54	162	52	290	- 128
Oesophagus Cancer	55	155	59	135	+ 19
Appendicitis	56	150	61	72	+ 78
Prostate Cancer	57	150	34	940	- 790
Drug Use	58	149	35	928	- 779
Ascariasis	59	147	65	30	+ 117
Alcohol	60	141	57	198	- 56
Encephalitis	61	132	58	187	- 55
Syphilis	62	129	30	1,170	- 1,041
Upper Respiratory	63	110	70	19	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	64	101	60	75	+ 26
Diphtheria	65	71	67	26	+ 45
Hepatitis C	66	54	66	27	+ 27
Lung Cancers	67	49	51	301	- 251
Other Neoplasms	68	28	63	49	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	69	26	64	41	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	21	68	26	- 5
Chlamydia	71	3	72	4	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.