CAMEROON VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,092	6	10,695	+ 42,397
Stroke	2	21,870	5	11,199	+ 10,670
Hypertension	3	7,258	22	2,035	+ 5,222
Kidney Disease	4	6,616	13	5,140	+ 1,475
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	6,444	31	1,157	+ 5,287
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,956	9	7,810	- 2,854
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,914	1	19,694	- 14,780
Lung Cancers	8	4,752	51	301	+ 4,452
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,556	11	5,468	- 912
Lung Disease	10	4,507	20	2,310	+ 2,196
Liver Disease	11	3,375	14	4,531	- 1,156
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,520	12	5,258	- 2,738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,497	43	569	+ 1,928
Low Birth Weight	14	2,374	8	7,950	- 5,576
Breast Cancer	15	2,007	23	1,874	+ 133
Asthma	16	1,710	25	1,619	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	17	1,680	62	65	+ 1,616
Lymphomas	18	1,584	44	489	+ 1,095
Stomach Cancer	19	1,498	45	458	+ 1,040
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,205	46	449	+ 756
Falls	21	1,143	27	1,235	- 92
Birth Trauma	22	1,120	7	8,243	- 7,123
Prostate Cancer	23	1,071	34	940	+ 132
Violence	24	1,053	24	1,666	- 614
Leukemia	25	990	54	275	+ 715
Suicide	26	984	19	2,333	- 1,349
Other Injuries	27	956	16	3,289	- 2,333
Pancreas Cancer	28	928	52	290	+ 638
Liver Cancer	29	925	37	875	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	30	766	33	986	- 220
Endocrine Disorders	31	733	18	2,474	- 1,741
HIV/AIDS	32	671	2	13,888	- 13,217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	609	40	754	- 145
Drug Use	34	605	35	928	- 323
Oral Cancer	35	596	39	845	- 249
Skin Cancers	36	549	56	204	+ 345
Fires	37	520	36	908	- 388
Cervical Cancer	38	518	26	1,582	- 1,064
Ovary Cancer	39	494	50	303	+ 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	473	3	11,849	- 11,376
Tuberculosis	41	350	10	7,414	- 7,064
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	317	49	323	- 6
Drownings	43	313	29	1,178	- 865
Oesophagus Cancer	44	280	59	135	+ 145
Epilepsy	45	260	38	867	- 607
Meningitis	46	221	15	3,441	- 3,220
Maternal Conditions	47	214	17	2,615	- 2,401
Poisonings	48	208	41	666	- 458
Hepatitis B	49	179	47	336	- 157
Uterin Cancer	50	118	60	75	+ 43
Skin Disease	51	105	48	324	- 219
Pertussis	52	103	21	2,288	- 2,185
Encephalitis	53	97	58	187	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	54	86	64	41	+ 45
Alcohol	55	79	57	198	- 118
Tetanus	56	66	55	223	- 157
War	57	64	42	643	- 579
Appendicitis	58	63	61	72	- 9
Other Neoplasms	59	61	63	49	+ 12
Malnutrition	60	61	28	1,218	- 1,158
Syphilis	61	46	30	1,170	- 1,125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	23	68	26	- 2
Schistosomiasis	63	20	53	288	- 267
Leishmaniasis	64	9	69	20	- 11
Hepatitis C	65	3	66	27	- 24
Upper Respiratory	66	2	70	19	- 17
Ascariasis	67	1	65	30	- 29
Chlamydia	68	1	72	4	- 4
Diphtheria	69	0	67	26	- 26
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	71	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
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
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.