CAMEROON VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,112	1	19,694	+ 7,418
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	18,930	3	11,849	+ 7,081
Tuberculosis	3	16,655	10	7,414	+ 9,241
Malaria	4	13,206	4	11,233	+ 1,973
Birth Trauma	5	13,104	7	8,243	+ 4,861
Low Birth Weight	6	12,551	8	7,950	+ 4,601
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,028	6	10,695	- 2,667
Stroke	8	7,553	5	11,199	- 3,646
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,500	12	5,258	+ 1,242
HIV/AIDS	10	5,771	2	13,888	- 8,117
Meningitis	11	5,710	15	3,441	+ 2,269
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,453	9	7,810	- 2,356
Liver Disease	13	5,013	14	4,531	+ 482
Measles	14	3,851	32	1,028	+ 2,823
Maternal Conditions	15	3,079	17	2,615	+ 464
Pertussis	16	3,045	21	2,288	+ 758
Other Injuries	17	2,969	16	3,289	- 321
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,943	11	5,468	- 2,525
Violence	19	2,408	24	1,666	+ 741
Kidney Disease	20	2,379	13	5,140	- 2,761
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,066	18	2,474	- 408
Lung Disease	22	1,644	20	2,310	- 666
Breast Cancer	23	1,554	23	1,874	- 320
Hypertension	24	1,398	22	2,035	- 637
Cervical Cancer	25	1,383	26	1,582	- 199
Tetanus	26	1,093	55	223	+ 870
Asthma	27	1,071	25	1,619	- 548
Falls	28	985	27	1,235	- 250
Fires	29	933	36	908	+ 25
Suicide	30	918	19	2,333	- 1,415
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	888	31	1,157	- 269
Drownings	32	861	29	1,178	- 317
Poisonings	33	859	41	666	+ 194
Drug Use	34	820	35	928	- 107
Prostate Cancer	35	774	34	940	- 166
Malnutrition	36	771	28	1,218	- 447
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	765	40	754	+ 10
Syphilis	38	713	30	1,170	- 457
Liver Cancer	39	692	37	875	- 184
Lymphomas	40	680	44	489	+ 191
Epilepsy	41	654	38	867	- 212
Inflammatory/Heart	42	631	33	986	- 355
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	543	43	569	- 26
Diphtheria	44	497	67	26	+ 471
War	45	424	42	643	- 219
Parkinson's Disease	46	323	46	449	- 126
Leukemia	47	295	54	275	+ 20
Oral Cancer	48	293	39	845	- 553
Ovary Cancer	49	279	50	303	- 24
Stomach Cancer	50	278	45	458	- 179
Pancreas Cancer	51	258	52	290	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	254	49	323	- 69
Skin Cancers	53	253	56	204	+ 49
Schistosomiasis	54	197	53	288	- 90
Hepatitis B	55	195	47	336	- 141
Skin Disease	56	192	48	324	- 132
Lung Cancers	57	169	51	301	- 131
Alcohol	58	135	57	198	- 63
Encephalitis	59	123	58	187	- 64
Appendicitis	60	99	61	72	+ 27
Ascariasis	61	90	65	30	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	62	89	60	75	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	63	88	62	65	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	64	73	59	135	- 62
Hepatitis C	65	40	66	27	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	38	63	49	- 11
Upper Respiratory	67	34	70	19	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	68	23	64	41	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	22	68	26	- 4
Leishmaniasis	70	3	69	20	- 17
Chlamydia	71	2	72	4	- 3
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
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	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.