CAMEROON VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	39,145	5	11,199	+ 27,946
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,421	6	10,695	+ 25,726
Diabetes Mellitus	3	26,470	11	5,468	+ 21,002
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,521	1	19,694	+ 2,827
Prostate Cancer	5	16,803	34	940	+ 15,863
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,709	43	569	+ 11,140
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,615	31	1,157	+ 10,459
Breast Cancer	8	9,679	23	1,874	+ 7,805
Endocrine Disorders	9	9,502	18	2,474	+ 7,028
Kidney Disease	10	9,395	13	5,140	+ 4,255
Other Injuries	11	7,993	16	3,289	+ 4,704
Lung Disease	12	7,517	20	2,310	+ 5,207
Hypertension	13	7,328	22	2,035	+ 5,293
Skin Disease	14	6,354	48	324	+ 6,030
Lymphomas	15	5,168	44	489	+ 4,679
Lung Cancers	16	4,345	51	301	+ 4,044
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,971	33	986	+ 2,985
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,944	52	290	+ 3,654
Violence	19	3,293	24	1,666	+ 1,626
Leukemia	20	2,961	54	275	+ 2,686
HIV/AIDS	21	2,866	2	13,888	- 11,022
Stomach Cancer	22	2,821	45	458	+ 2,363
Cervical Cancer	23	2,804	26	1,582	+ 1,222
Other Neoplasms	24	2,629	63	49	+ 2,581
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,389	9	7,810	- 5,421
Liver Disease	26	2,325	14	4,531	- 2,206
Uterin Cancer	27	2,157	60	75	+ 2,082
Oral Cancer	28	1,819	39	845	+ 974
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,818	12	5,258	- 3,440
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,763	80	0	+ 1,763
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,668	46	449	+ 1,218
Ovary Cancer	32	1,580	50	303	+ 1,278
Liver Cancer	33	1,465	37	875	+ 590
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,444	40	754	+ 689
Asthma	35	1,322	25	1,619	- 297
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,172	59	135	+ 1,037
Anemia	37	1,134	84	0	+ 1,134
Epilepsy	38	957	38	867	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	39	954	62	65	+ 890
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	696	3	11,849	- 11,153
Falls	41	672	27	1,235	- 563
Low Birth Weight	42	537	8	7,950	- 7,413
Birth Trauma	43	529	7	8,243	- 7,713
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	473	68	26	+ 448
Meningitis	45	440	15	3,441	- 3,001
Alcohol	46	412	57	198	+ 214
Skin Cancers	47	401	56	204	+ 197
Poisonings	48	210	41	666	- 456
Malnutrition	49	201	28	1,218	- 1,017
Osteoarthritis	50	199	81	0	+ 199
Suicide	51	181	19	2,333	- 2,152
Hepatitis B	52	165	47	336	- 171
Drug Use	53	151	35	928	- 777
Dengue	54	138	73	0	+ 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	120	49	323	- 204
Maternal Conditions	56	117	17	2,615	- 2,498
Drownings	57	112	29	1,178	- 1,066
Upper Respiratory	58	106	70	19	+ 87
Schizophrenia	59	105	83	0	+ 105
Tuberculosis	60	103	10	7,414	- 7,311
Multiple Sclerosis	61	77	64	41	+ 36
Fires	62	57	36	908	- 851
Oral conditions	63	57	82	0	+ 57
Syphilis	64	39	30	1,170	- 1,131
Appendicitis	65	33	61	72	- 39
War	66	3	42	643	- 640
Pertussis	67	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Measles	68	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Diphtheria	69	0	67	26	- 26
Tetanus	70	0	55	223	- 223
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	65	30	- 30
Malaria	76	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	72	4	- 4
Encephalitis	82	0	58	187	- 187
Hepatitis C	83	0	66	27	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.