CAMEROON VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,184	6	10,695	+ 14,489
Stroke	2	16,888	5	11,199	+ 5,688
Hypertension	3	14,905	22	2,035	+ 12,869
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,576	11	5,468	+ 6,108
Violence	5	11,191	24	1,666	+ 9,524
HIV/AIDS	6	10,119	2	13,888	- 3,769
Kidney Disease	7	9,027	13	5,140	+ 3,887
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,355	1	19,694	- 12,339
Breast Cancer	9	5,192	23	1,874	+ 3,318
Other Injuries	10	5,051	16	3,289	+ 1,762
Liver Disease	11	5,048	14	4,531	+ 517
Prostate Cancer	12	4,932	34	940	+ 3,992
Endocrine Disorders	13	4,649	18	2,474	+ 2,174
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,026	31	1,157	+ 2,870
Inflammatory/Heart	15	3,536	33	986	+ 2,550
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,192	43	569	+ 2,623
Lung Disease	17	2,504	20	2,310	+ 194
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,274	9	7,810	- 5,536
Lung Cancers	19	2,206	51	301	+ 1,905
Skin Disease	20	1,998	48	324	+ 1,674
Drownings	21	1,958	29	1,178	+ 779
Lymphomas	22	1,875	44	489	+ 1,386
Cervical Cancer	23	1,549	26	1,582	- 34
Alcohol	24	1,514	57	198	+ 1,316
Stomach Cancer	25	1,336	45	458	+ 879
Falls	26	1,326	27	1,235	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,268	46	449	+ 818
Low Birth Weight	28	1,242	8	7,950	- 6,708
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,195	12	5,258	- 4,063
Uterin Cancer	30	1,053	60	75	+ 978
Suicide	31	1,038	19	2,333	- 1,295
Liver Cancer	32	891	37	875	+ 15
Fires	33	784	36	908	- 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	782	40	754	+ 28
Leukemia	35	761	54	275	+ 486
Ovary Cancer	36	752	50	303	+ 449
Pancreas Cancer	37	736	52	290	+ 446
Oesophagus Cancer	38	657	59	135	+ 521
Asthma	39	643	25	1,619	- 976
Epilepsy	40	588	38	867	- 278
Maternal Conditions	41	483	17	2,615	- 2,132
Birth Trauma	42	468	7	8,243	- 7,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	390	3	11,849	- 11,459
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	328	49	323	+ 5
Malnutrition	45	320	28	1,218	- 898
Oral Cancer	46	261	39	845	- 584
Other Neoplasms	47	247	63	49	+ 198
Drug Use	48	188	35	928	- 740
Meningitis	49	186	15	3,441	- 3,255
Bladder Cancer	50	159	62	65	+ 94
Encephalitis	51	138	58	187	- 48
Appendicitis	52	135	61	72	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	117	68	26	+ 92
Multiple Sclerosis	54	113	64	41	+ 73
Skin Cancers	55	62	56	204	- 142
Poisonings	56	49	41	666	- 617
War	57	49	42	643	- 594
Tuberculosis	58	27	10	7,414	- 7,387
Dengue	59	19	73	0	+ 19
Hepatitis B	60	16	47	336	- 320
Upper Respiratory	61	15	70	19	- 4
Tetanus	62	6	55	223	- 217
Syphilis	63	6	30	1,170	- 1,165
Chlamydia	64	5	72	4	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	2	66	27	- 25
Otitis Media	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	65	30	- 30
Pertussis	68	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Measles	69	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Diphtheria	70	0	67	26	- 26
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	288	- 288
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	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.