CAMEROON VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,001	1	19,694	- 7,694
Stroke	2	11,502	5	11,199	+ 303
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,452	9	7,810	+ 642
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,195	6	10,695	- 2,500
Malaria	5	7,496	4	11,233	- 3,737
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,095	3	11,849	- 4,754
HIV/AIDS	7	6,423	2	13,888	- 7,466
Liver Disease	8	5,792	14	4,531	+ 1,261
Low Birth Weight	9	4,984	8	7,950	- 2,966
Birth Trauma	10	4,292	7	8,243	- 3,951
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,224	11	5,468	- 1,244
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,040	12	5,258	- 1,218
Lung Disease	13	3,534	20	2,310	+ 1,223
Hypertension	14	3,085	22	2,035	+ 1,050
Kidney Disease	15	2,741	13	5,140	- 2,399
Malnutrition	16	2,655	28	1,218	+ 1,436
Other Injuries	17	2,146	16	3,289	- 1,143
Cervical Cancer	18	2,138	26	1,582	+ 556
Meningitis	19	1,926	15	3,441	- 1,515
Stomach Cancer	20	1,773	45	458	+ 1,316
Maternal Conditions	21	1,642	17	2,615	- 973
Asthma	22	1,630	25	1,619	+ 11
Liver Cancer	23	1,606	37	875	+ 730
Suicide	24	1,599	19	2,333	- 734
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,494	31	1,157	+ 338
Tuberculosis	26	1,420	10	7,414	- 5,994
Breast Cancer	27	1,363	23	1,874	- 511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,344	43	569	+ 774
Violence	29	1,246	24	1,666	- 421
Lymphomas	30	1,022	44	489	+ 533
Falls	31	937	27	1,235	- 298
Prostate Cancer	32	900	34	940	- 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	823	40	754	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	34	788	33	986	- 198
Leukemia	35	720	54	275	+ 446
Drownings	36	647	29	1,178	- 531
Oral Cancer	37	618	39	845	- 227
Fires	38	613	36	908	- 295
Lung Cancers	39	532	51	301	+ 231
Poisonings	40	500	41	666	- 166
Endocrine Disorders	41	499	18	2,474	- 1,975
Pertussis	42	495	21	2,288	- 1,793
Pancreas Cancer	43	486	52	290	+ 196
Oesophagus Cancer	44	484	59	135	+ 349
Epilepsy	45	435	38	867	- 432
Syphilis	46	392	30	1,170	- 778
Parkinson's Disease	47	332	46	449	- 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	309	49	323	- 14
Alcohol	49	285	57	198	+ 88
Skin Cancers	50	256	56	204	+ 52
Schistosomiasis	51	252	53	288	- 35
Skin Disease	52	234	48	324	- 90
Ovary Cancer	53	209	50	303	- 93
Appendicitis	54	159	61	72	+ 87
Hepatitis B	55	155	47	336	- 181
Uterin Cancer	56	132	60	75	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	57	132	70	19	+ 113
Tetanus	58	120	55	223	- 103
Measles	59	117	32	1,028	- 911
Drug Use	60	101	35	928	- 827
Encephalitis	61	88	58	187	- 98
Bladder Cancer	62	80	62	65	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	52	68	26	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	64	37	63	49	- 12
Hepatitis C	65	28	66	27	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	64	41	- 24
Ascariasis	67	11	65	30	- 20
Otitis Media	68	8	74	0	+ 8
War	69	6	42	643	- 637
Chlamydia	70	5	72	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	3	67	26	- 24
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
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
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	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.