CAMEROON VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,885	2	13,888	+ 22,997
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,155	1	19,694	+ 461
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,773	6	10,695	+ 6,078
Stroke	4	15,725	5	11,199	+ 4,526
Diabetes Mellitus	5	15,466	11	5,468	+ 9,998
Tuberculosis	6	11,253	10	7,414	+ 3,839
Violence	7	10,759	24	1,666	+ 9,092
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,117	3	11,849	- 3,732
Kidney Disease	9	7,839	13	5,140	+ 2,699
Suicide	10	7,057	19	2,333	+ 4,724
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,667	9	7,810	- 1,142
Hypertension	12	6,552	22	2,035	+ 4,517
Lung Disease	13	6,094	20	2,310	+ 3,784
Liver Disease	14	4,618	14	4,531	+ 87
Lung Cancers	15	3,948	51	301	+ 3,647
Low Birth Weight	16	3,202	8	7,950	- 4,748
Other Injuries	17	3,081	16	3,289	- 208
Asthma	18	3,056	25	1,619	+ 1,437
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,018	18	2,474	+ 543
Cervical Cancer	20	2,846	26	1,582	+ 1,264
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,771	33	986	+ 1,785
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,396	31	1,157	+ 1,239
Breast Cancer	23	2,323	23	1,874	+ 448
Prostate Cancer	24	2,241	34	940	+ 1,301
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,229	12	5,258	- 3,029
Meningitis	26	1,875	15	3,441	- 1,566
Fires	27	1,853	36	908	+ 945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,838	43	569	+ 1,268
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,786	59	135	+ 1,651
Birth Trauma	30	1,539	7	8,243	- 6,704
Lymphomas	31	1,444	44	489	+ 954
Drownings	32	1,231	29	1,178	+ 53
Liver Cancer	33	1,221	37	875	+ 346
Malnutrition	34	1,220	28	1,218	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,028	52	290	+ 739
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	970	40	754	+ 216
Epilepsy	37	958	38	867	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	38	871	17	2,615	- 1,744
Stomach Cancer	39	786	45	458	+ 329
Leukemia	40	750	54	275	+ 475
Oral Cancer	41	720	39	845	- 125
Falls	42	717	27	1,235	- 518
Pertussis	43	585	21	2,288	- 1,702
Syphilis	44	579	30	1,170	- 592
Skin Disease	45	564	48	324	+ 240
Parkinson's Disease	46	552	46	449	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	520	49	323	+ 197
Skin Cancers	48	509	56	204	+ 304
Alcohol	49	506	57	198	+ 308
Poisonings	50	500	41	666	- 166
Ovary Cancer	51	487	50	303	+ 184
Bladder Cancer	52	425	62	65	+ 360
Drug Use	53	394	35	928	- 534
Uterin Cancer	54	262	60	75	+ 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	192	68	26	+ 167
Appendicitis	56	140	61	72	+ 68
Measles	57	139	32	1,028	- 889
Other Neoplasms	58	137	63	49	+ 88
Encephalitis	59	120	58	187	- 67
Upper Respiratory	60	114	70	19	+ 95
Hepatitis B	61	71	47	336	- 264
Multiple Sclerosis	62	58	64	41	+ 17
Malaria	63	42	4	11,233	- 11,191
War	64	34	42	643	- 610
Tetanus	65	19	55	223	- 203
Schistosomiasis	66	18	53	288	- 270
Otitis Media	67	10	74	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	68	9	72	4	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	8	67	26	- 18
Hepatitis C	70	4	66	27	- 23
Ascariasis	71	1	65	30	- 29
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

South Africa

Cameroon

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.