CAMEROON VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,977	6	10,695	+ 16,282
Stroke	2	12,629	5	11,199	+ 1,430
Low Birth Weight	3	9,840	8	7,950	+ 1,889
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,743	1	19,694	- 11,951
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,031	9	7,810	- 779
Measles	6	5,707	32	1,028	+ 4,679
Birth Trauma	7	5,231	7	8,243	- 3,012
Hypertension	8	4,471	22	2,035	+ 2,436
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,851	3	11,849	- 7,997
Malaria	10	3,445	4	11,233	- 7,788
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,379	12	5,258	- 1,879
Kidney Disease	12	3,126	13	5,140	- 2,014
Lung Disease	13	2,688	20	2,310	+ 378
Liver Disease	14	2,668	14	4,531	- 1,863
Tuberculosis	15	2,607	10	7,414	- 4,807
Breast Cancer	16	1,884	23	1,874	+ 10
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,884	11	5,468	- 3,584
Other Injuries	18	1,787	16	3,289	- 1,502
Asthma	19	1,617	25	1,619	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,585	31	1,157	+ 429
Violence	21	1,520	24	1,666	- 146
HIV/AIDS	22	1,430	2	13,888	- 12,458
Maternal Conditions	23	1,203	17	2,615	- 1,412
Pertussis	24	1,165	21	2,288	- 1,123
Leukemia	25	1,122	54	275	+ 847
Drownings	26	1,033	29	1,178	- 145
Suicide	27	1,009	19	2,333	- 1,324
Falls	28	957	27	1,235	- 278
Lymphomas	29	941	44	489	+ 452
Endocrine Disorders	30	895	18	2,474	- 1,579
Fires	31	804	36	908	- 104
Oesophagus Cancer	32	691	59	135	+ 556
Meningitis	33	670	15	3,441	- 2,771
Malnutrition	34	668	28	1,218	- 550
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	643	43	569	+ 74
Drug Use	36	636	35	928	- 292
Liver Cancer	37	581	37	875	- 295
Inflammatory/Heart	38	515	33	986	- 471
Ovary Cancer	39	487	50	303	+ 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	476	40	754	- 279
Cervical Cancer	41	472	26	1,582	- 1,110
Poisonings	42	457	41	666	- 209
Epilepsy	43	451	38	867	- 416
Hepatitis B	44	448	47	336	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	45	432	46	449	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	420	49	323	+ 97
Syphilis	47	370	30	1,170	- 800
Lung Cancers	48	334	51	301	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	49	321	34	940	- 619
Oral Cancer	50	302	39	845	- 543
Stomach Cancer	51	293	45	458	- 164
Leishmaniasis	52	275	69	20	+ 255
Tetanus	53	232	55	223	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	54	226	62	65	+ 162
Skin Cancers	55	219	56	204	+ 14
War	56	206	42	643	- 437
Encephalitis	57	186	58	187	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	167	52	290	- 123
Appendicitis	59	95	61	72	+ 23
Skin Disease	60	69	48	324	- 255
Alcohol	61	52	57	198	- 146
Uterin Cancer	62	44	60	75	- 31
Schistosomiasis	63	42	53	288	- 246
Multiple Sclerosis	64	33	64	41	- 8
Other Neoplasms	65	21	63	49	- 27
Ascariasis	66	13	65	30	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	12	68	26	- 13
Hepatitis C	68	10	66	27	- 16
Diphtheria	69	7	67	26	- 19
Upper Respiratory	70	3	70	19	- 16
Chlamydia	71	1	72	4	- 4
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.