CAMEROON VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	51,649	1	19,694	+ 31,955
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	36,545	3	11,849	+ 24,697
Measles	3	27,536	32	1,028	+ 26,509
Tuberculosis	4	24,410	10	7,414	+ 16,996
Birth Trauma	5	22,774	7	8,243	+ 14,531
Stroke	6	20,447	5	11,199	+ 9,248
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,206	6	10,695	+ 6,511
Low Birth Weight	8	14,868	8	7,950	+ 6,918
Meningitis	9	12,801	15	3,441	+ 9,360
Malnutrition	10	11,477	28	1,218	+ 10,259
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,065	9	7,810	+ 2,255
Maternal Conditions	12	9,816	17	2,615	+ 7,201
Liver Disease	13	9,317	14	4,531	+ 4,786
Other Injuries	14	8,568	16	3,289	+ 5,279
Congenital Anomalies	15	8,112	12	5,258	+ 2,854
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,870	11	5,468	+ 1,402
Tetanus	17	6,300	55	223	+ 6,077
Hypertension	18	6,288	22	2,035	+ 4,253
Lung Disease	19	5,810	20	2,310	+ 3,500
Pertussis	20	4,886	21	2,288	+ 2,599
Kidney Disease	21	4,879	13	5,140	- 261
Malaria	22	4,620	4	11,233	- 6,613
Asthma	23	4,468	25	1,619	+ 2,849
War	24	3,136	42	643	+ 2,492
Drownings	25	3,025	29	1,178	+ 1,847
Breast Cancer	26	2,930	23	1,874	+ 1,055
Suicide	27	2,900	19	2,333	+ 567
Cervical Cancer	28	2,100	26	1,582	+ 518
Violence	29	1,970	24	1,666	+ 304
Fires	30	1,928	36	908	+ 1,020
Poisonings	31	1,803	41	666	+ 1,137
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,540	31	1,157	+ 383
HIV/AIDS	33	1,451	2	13,888	- 12,437
Lymphomas	34	1,438	44	489	+ 949
Leukemia	35	1,336	54	275	+ 1,061
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,330	40	754	+ 576
Falls	37	1,303	27	1,235	+ 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,300	43	569	+ 730
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,240	33	986	+ 253
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,228	59	135	+ 1,093
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,061	49	323	+ 738
Schistosomiasis	42	1,036	53	288	+ 748
Epilepsy	43	996	38	867	+ 129
Endocrine Disorders	44	966	18	2,474	- 1,508
Syphilis	45	898	30	1,170	- 272
Oral Cancer	46	780	39	845	- 65
Upper Respiratory	47	775	70	19	+ 756
Hepatitis B	48	749	47	336	+ 413
Stomach Cancer	49	737	45	458	+ 279
Ovary Cancer	50	702	50	303	+ 399
Leishmaniasis	51	689	69	20	+ 669
Prostate Cancer	52	678	34	940	- 262
Liver Cancer	53	608	37	875	- 267
Lung Cancers	54	554	51	301	+ 253
Appendicitis	55	447	61	72	+ 374
Parkinson's Disease	56	437	46	449	- 12
Skin Cancers	57	389	56	204	+ 185
Skin Disease	58	360	48	324	+ 36
Alcohol	59	359	57	198	+ 162
Diphtheria	60	356	67	26	+ 330
Bladder Cancer	61	355	62	65	+ 291
Pancreas Cancer	62	256	52	290	- 34
Encephalitis	63	216	58	187	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	64	185	60	75	+ 110
Drug Use	65	129	35	928	- 798
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	84	68	26	+ 58
Hepatitis C	67	82	66	27	+ 55
Otitis Media	68	75	74	0	+ 75
Ascariasis	69	70	65	30	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	70	29	63	49	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	71	19	64	41	- 22
Chlamydia	72	12	72	4	+ 7
Dengue	73	2	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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.