CAMEROON VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,659	2	13,888	+ 11,771
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,169	1	19,694	- 5,525
Stroke	3	11,833	5	11,199	+ 634
Malaria	4	11,735	4	11,233	+ 502
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,343	3	11,849	- 2,506
Tuberculosis	6	8,845	10	7,414	+ 1,431
Birth Trauma	7	7,536	7	8,243	- 707
Low Birth Weight	8	7,231	8	7,950	- 719
Liver Disease	9	6,701	14	4,531	+ 2,170
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,598	6	10,695	- 4,097
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,440	9	7,810	- 2,370
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,683	12	5,258	- 575
Hypertension	13	3,895	22	2,035	+ 1,860
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,566	11	5,468	- 1,902
Malnutrition	15	3,428	28	1,218	+ 2,210
Meningitis	16	2,942	15	3,441	- 499
Cervical Cancer	17	2,678	26	1,582	+ 1,095
Kidney Disease	18	2,621	13	5,140	- 2,519
Other Injuries	19	2,574	16	3,289	- 716
Suicide	20	1,939	19	2,333	- 394
Lung Disease	21	1,895	20	2,310	- 416
Maternal Conditions	22	1,769	17	2,615	- 846
Violence	23	1,717	24	1,666	+ 51
Syphilis	24	1,317	30	1,170	+ 147
Pertussis	25	1,106	21	2,288	- 1,182
Asthma	26	1,103	25	1,619	- 516
Drownings	27	1,026	29	1,178	- 153
Falls	28	888	27	1,235	- 347
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	878	31	1,157	- 279
Prostate Cancer	30	836	34	940	- 104
Lymphomas	31	816	44	489	+ 326
Fires	32	813	36	908	- 95
Inflammatory/Heart	33	746	33	986	- 240
Poisonings	34	679	41	666	+ 13
Breast Cancer	35	545	23	1,874	- 1,330
Oesophagus Cancer	36	534	59	135	+ 399
Endocrine Disorders	37	526	18	2,474	- 1,948
Epilepsy	38	494	38	867	- 372
Leukemia	39	389	54	275	+ 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	366	40	754	- 389
Lung Cancers	41	336	51	301	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	42	307	45	458	- 150
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	302	43	569	- 267
Tetanus	44	283	55	223	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	282	49	323	- 41
Liver Cancer	46	263	37	875	- 612
Parkinson's Disease	47	244	46	449	- 205
Oral Cancer	48	231	39	845	- 614
Alcohol	49	208	57	198	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	50	196	62	65	+ 131
Schistosomiasis	51	191	53	288	- 97
Skin Disease	52	187	48	324	- 137
Drug Use	53	182	35	928	- 746
Skin Cancers	54	161	56	204	- 43
Hepatitis B	55	155	47	336	- 181
Appendicitis	56	125	61	72	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	57	123	50	303	- 180
Leishmaniasis	58	108	69	20	+ 88
Encephalitis	59	104	58	187	- 82
Upper Respiratory	60	101	70	19	+ 82
Measles	61	72	32	1,028	- 956
Pancreas Cancer	62	63	52	290	- 227
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	45	68	26	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	64	44	60	75	- 31
Other Neoplasms	65	30	63	49	- 19
Hepatitis C	66	26	66	27	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	20	64	41	- 21
Ascariasis	68	13	65	30	- 17
War	69	10	42	643	- 634
Otitis Media	70	7	74	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	5	72	4	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	71	10	- 5
Diphtheria	73	4	67	26	- 22
Dengue	74	2	73	0	+ 1
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
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.