CAMEROON VS OMAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	OMAN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,961	6	10,695	+ 31,266
Stroke	2	13,077	5	11,199	+ 1,877
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,166	11	5,468	+ 2,699
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,562	1	19,694	- 14,132
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,182	9	7,810	- 3,628
Liver Disease	6	3,223	14	4,531	- 1,308
Congenital Anomalies	7	3,064	12	5,258	- 2,194
Hypertension	8	2,854	22	2,035	+ 819
Lung Disease	9	2,581	20	2,310	+ 270
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,566	31	1,157	+ 1,409
Kidney Disease	11	2,477	13	5,140	- 2,663
Falls	12	2,320	27	1,235	+ 1,085
Suicide	13	1,915	19	2,333	- 418
Drownings	14	1,673	29	1,178	+ 495
Low Birth Weight	15	1,642	8	7,950	- 6,308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,623	43	569	+ 1,054
Stomach Cancer	17	1,472	45	458	+ 1,014
Breast Cancer	18	1,120	23	1,874	- 755
Lymphomas	19	1,093	44	489	+ 604
Other Injuries	20	1,031	16	3,289	- 2,259
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,010	33	986	+ 24
Leukemia	22	1,008	54	275	+ 733
Encephalitis	23	998	58	187	+ 812
Liver Cancer	24	924	37	875	+ 48
Lung Cancers	25	896	51	301	+ 595
Parkinson's Disease	26	870	46	449	+ 421
Skin Disease	27	729	48	324	+ 405
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	621	3	11,849	- 11,228
Birth Trauma	29	612	7	8,243	- 7,631
Pancreas Cancer	30	608	52	290	+ 319
Oral Cancer	31	556	39	845	- 289
Endocrine Disorders	32	421	18	2,474	- 2,053
Poisonings	33	373	41	666	- 293
Cervical Cancer	34	337	26	1,582	- 1,246
Bladder Cancer	35	327	62	65	+ 263
Fires	36	304	36	908	- 605
Prostate Cancer	37	293	34	940	- 647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	288	40	754	- 466
Violence	39	272	24	1,666	- 1,394
Oesophagus Cancer	40	256	59	135	+ 121
HIV/AIDS	41	246	2	13,888	- 13,642
Drug Use	42	227	35	928	- 701
Ovary Cancer	43	209	50	303	- 94
Epilepsy	44	174	38	867	- 692
Skin Cancers	45	173	56	204	- 31
Maternal Conditions	46	172	17	2,615	- 2,443
Meningitis	47	166	15	3,441	- 3,275
Tuberculosis	48	142	10	7,414	- 7,273
Dengue	49	124	73	0	+ 124
Alcohol	50	106	57	198	- 92
Pertussis	51	104	21	2,288	- 2,183
Multiple Sclerosis	52	92	64	41	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	91	49	323	- 232
Uterin Cancer	54	90	60	75	+ 15
Asthma	55	89	25	1,619	- 1,530
Other Neoplasms	56	54	63	49	+ 5
Appendicitis	57	37	61	72	- 35
War	58	34	42	643	- 609
Schistosomiasis	59	17	53	288	- 270
Malnutrition	60	17	28	1,218	- 1,201
Syphilis	61	15	30	1,170	- 1,155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	12	68	26	- 13
Tetanus	63	8	55	223	- 215
Hepatitis B	64	4	47	336	- 332
Ascariasis	65	2	65	30	- 28
Leishmaniasis	66	2	69	20	- 18
Upper Respiratory	67	1	70	19	- 18
Diphtheria	68	1	67	26	- 25
Chlamydia	69	0	72	4	- 4
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	71	0	66	27	- 27
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	10	- 10
Measles	76	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	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.