CAMEROON VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,090	2	13,888	+ 22,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,463	1	19,694	- 231
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,334	6	10,695	+ 4,640
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,901	9	7,810	+ 3,091
Stroke	5	9,255	5	11,199	- 1,944
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,296	3	11,849	- 3,553
Low Birth Weight	7	7,290	8	7,950	- 660
Birth Trauma	8	6,149	7	8,243	- 2,094
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,037	11	5,468	+ 570
Malnutrition	10	4,326	28	1,218	+ 3,108
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,003	12	5,258	- 1,255
Kidney Disease	12	3,997	13	5,140	- 1,143
Suicide	13	3,735	19	2,333	+ 1,402
Cervical Cancer	14	3,652	26	1,582	+ 2,070
Malaria	15	3,617	4	11,233	- 7,616
Tuberculosis	16	3,609	10	7,414	- 3,805
Liver Disease	17	3,505	14	4,531	- 1,026
Violence	18	3,460	24	1,666	+ 1,794
Maternal Conditions	19	3,158	17	2,615	+ 543
Other Injuries	20	2,989	16	3,289	- 300
Asthma	21	2,764	25	1,619	+ 1,144
Meningitis	22	2,393	15	3,441	- 1,048
Lung Disease	23	2,100	20	2,310	- 210
Hypertension	24	2,069	22	2,035	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,891	33	986	+ 905
Lymphomas	26	1,733	44	489	+ 1,244
Drownings	27	1,726	29	1,178	+ 548
Breast Cancer	28	1,515	23	1,874	- 359
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,447	59	135	+ 1,312
Fires	30	1,431	36	908	+ 523
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,386	31	1,157	+ 229
Prostate Cancer	32	1,134	34	940	+ 194
Stomach Cancer	33	1,009	45	458	+ 551
Endocrine Disorders	34	999	18	2,474	- 1,475
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	990	40	754	+ 235
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	979	49	323	+ 655
Poisonings	37	930	41	666	+ 264
Liver Cancer	38	920	37	875	+ 45
Epilepsy	39	917	38	867	+ 50
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	912	43	569	+ 343
Falls	41	839	27	1,235	- 396
Pertussis	42	756	21	2,288	- 1,532
Lung Cancers	43	516	51	301	+ 215
Skin Cancers	44	477	56	204	+ 272
Leukemia	45	440	54	275	+ 165
Parkinson's Disease	46	407	46	449	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	47	391	52	290	+ 102
Drug Use	48	384	35	928	- 544
Oral Cancer	49	375	39	845	- 470
Uterin Cancer	50	329	60	75	+ 254
Ovary Cancer	51	313	50	303	+ 10
Skin Disease	52	312	48	324	- 11
Schistosomiasis	53	311	53	288	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	54	225	62	65	+ 161
Syphilis	55	225	30	1,170	- 945
Encephalitis	56	212	58	187	+ 25
Tetanus	57	184	55	223	- 39
Appendicitis	58	120	61	72	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	59	118	70	19	+ 99
Hepatitis B	60	103	47	336	- 233
Alcohol	61	87	57	198	- 111
Other Neoplasms	62	67	63	49	+ 19
Measles	63	55	32	1,028	- 973
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	47	68	26	+ 22
War	65	47	42	643	- 596
Hepatitis C	66	26	66	27	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	25	64	41	- 15
Otitis Media	68	6	74	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	6	72	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	4	65	30	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	71	10	- 6
Diphtheria	72	4	67	26	- 23
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
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
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.