CAMEROON VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,313	2	13,888	- 575
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,853	1	19,694	- 7,841
Malaria	3	8,530	4	11,233	- 2,703
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,176	9	7,810	+ 366
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,605	3	11,849	- 4,244
Stroke	6	7,025	5	11,199	- 4,174
Birth Trauma	7	6,538	7	8,243	- 1,705
Low Birth Weight	8	6,078	8	7,950	- 1,872
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,519	6	10,695	- 5,175
Tuberculosis	10	4,558	10	7,414	- 2,856
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,172	12	5,258	- 1,086
Violence	12	3,880	24	1,666	+ 2,214
Liver Disease	13	3,218	14	4,531	- 1,313
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,012	11	5,468	- 2,455
Cervical Cancer	15	2,751	26	1,582	+ 1,168
Meningitis	16	2,336	15	3,441	- 1,105
Maternal Conditions	17	2,288	17	2,615	- 327
Malnutrition	18	2,084	28	1,218	+ 866
Kidney Disease	19	1,991	13	5,140	- 3,150
Other Injuries	20	1,966	16	3,289	- 1,323
Hypertension	21	1,960	22	2,035	- 75
Lung Disease	22	1,917	20	2,310	- 393
Syphilis	23	1,405	30	1,170	+ 234
Suicide	24	1,277	19	2,333	- 1,055
Pertussis	25	1,200	21	2,288	- 1,088
Lymphomas	26	1,107	44	489	+ 618
Asthma	27	1,097	25	1,619	- 523
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,052	59	135	+ 917
Liver Cancer	29	957	37	875	+ 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	808	31	1,157	- 348
Drownings	31	778	29	1,178	- 401
Breast Cancer	32	709	23	1,874	- 1,166
Falls	33	708	27	1,235	- 527
Prostate Cancer	34	597	34	940	- 343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	577	43	569	+ 8
Fires	36	548	36	908	- 360
Inflammatory/Heart	37	540	33	986	- 446
Endocrine Disorders	38	478	18	2,474	- 1,996
Poisonings	39	468	41	666	- 198
Oral Cancer	40	459	39	845	- 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	431	40	754	- 323
Leukemia	42	376	54	275	+ 102
Epilepsy	43	376	38	867	- 490
Ovary Cancer	44	326	50	303	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	45	324	45	458	- 134
Lung Cancers	46	277	51	301	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	47	225	52	290	- 65
Parkinson's Disease	48	221	46	449	- 228
Skin Cancers	49	219	56	204	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	219	49	323	- 105
Measles	51	216	32	1,028	- 812
Schistosomiasis	52	179	53	288	- 108
Tetanus	53	170	55	223	- 53
Alcohol	54	161	57	198	- 37
Skin Disease	55	152	48	324	- 172
Uterin Cancer	56	147	60	75	+ 72
Drug Use	57	146	35	928	- 782
Appendicitis	58	133	61	72	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	59	114	62	65	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	60	90	70	19	+ 71
Hepatitis B	61	78	47	336	- 258
Encephalitis	62	77	58	187	- 110
War	63	55	42	643	- 588
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	68	26	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	65	31	71	10	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	66	24	63	49	- 25
Hepatitis C	67	19	66	27	- 8
Leishmaniasis	68	18	69	20	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	10	64	41	- 31
Ascariasis	70	10	65	30	- 20
Otitis Media	71	7	74	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	72	7	67	26	- 19
Chlamydia	73	4	72	4	- 1
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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.