CAMEROON VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,578	2	13,888	- 1,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,947	1	19,694	- 7,747
Malaria	3	9,987	4	11,233	- 1,246
Tuberculosis	4	9,304	10	7,414	+ 1,890
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,287	9	7,810	+ 477
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,073	3	11,849	- 3,776
Stroke	7	7,755	5	11,199	- 3,445
Birth Trauma	8	6,925	7	8,243	- 1,318
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,066	6	10,695	- 4,629
Low Birth Weight	10	5,587	8	7,950	- 2,363
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,494	12	5,258	- 764
Maternal Conditions	12	3,137	17	2,615	+ 522
Liver Disease	13	3,023	14	4,531	- 1,508
Cervical Cancer	14	2,949	26	1,582	+ 1,366
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,867	11	5,468	- 2,601
Malnutrition	16	2,559	28	1,218	+ 1,340
Hypertension	17	2,391	22	2,035	+ 355
Violence	18	2,163	24	1,666	+ 497
Kidney Disease	19	2,087	13	5,140	- 3,053
Other Injuries	20	1,960	16	3,289	- 1,329
Meningitis	21	1,463	15	3,441	- 1,977
Lung Disease	22	1,401	20	2,310	- 910
Pertussis	23	1,273	21	2,288	- 1,014
Suicide	24	1,136	19	2,333	- 1,197
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,031	59	135	+ 896
Syphilis	26	971	30	1,170	- 199
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	940	31	1,157	- 216
Prostate Cancer	28	835	34	940	- 105
Endocrine Disorders	29	816	18	2,474	- 1,658
Asthma	30	780	25	1,619	- 839
Oral Cancer	31	755	39	845	- 90
Drownings	32	754	29	1,178	- 425
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	719	43	569	+ 150
Falls	34	704	27	1,235	- 531
Fires	35	654	36	908	- 254
Liver Cancer	36	649	37	875	- 227
Breast Cancer	37	590	23	1,874	- 1,285
Inflammatory/Heart	38	563	33	986	- 423
Stomach Cancer	39	546	45	458	+ 89
Poisonings	40	537	41	666	- 129
Lymphomas	41	370	44	489	- 120
Skin Cancers	42	342	56	204	+ 137
Epilepsy	43	324	38	867	- 542
Bladder Cancer	44	306	62	65	+ 242
Parkinson's Disease	45	236	46	449	- 214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	212	40	754	- 542
Leukemia	47	191	54	275	- 84
Drug Use	48	185	35	928	- 742
Tetanus	49	184	55	223	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	184	49	323	- 139
Schistosomiasis	51	170	53	288	- 117
Skin Disease	52	165	48	324	- 159
Ovary Cancer	53	155	50	303	- 148
Upper Respiratory	54	137	70	19	+ 118
Measles	55	135	32	1,028	- 893
Alcohol	56	124	57	198	- 73
Uterin Cancer	57	100	60	75	+ 25
Appendicitis	58	100	61	72	+ 28
Encephalitis	59	91	58	187	- 95
Hepatitis B	60	77	47	336	- 259
Lung Cancers	61	73	51	301	- 228
Pancreas Cancer	62	72	52	290	- 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	37	68	26	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	64	26	63	49	- 22
Ascariasis	65	26	65	30	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	18	66	27	- 9
War	67	14	42	643	- 630
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	64	41	- 28
Otitis Media	69	8	74	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	5	67	26	- 21
Chlamydia	71	4	72	4	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	71	10	- 8
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
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
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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

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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.