BAHAMAS VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	261	8	98	+ 164
HIV/AIDS	2	184	6	134	+ 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	157	43	5	+ 152
Malaria	4	149	77	0	+ 149
Stroke	5	149	2	224	- 75
Coronary Heart Disease	6	142	1	334	- 192
Birth Trauma	7	109	42	6	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	8	105	28	16	+ 89
Road Traffic Accidents	9	104	18	30	+ 73
Tuberculosis	10	98	58	0	+ 98
Diabetes Mellitus	11	73	4	154	- 81
Congenital Anomalies	12	70	29	16	+ 54
Kidney Disease	13	68	7	120	- 52
Liver Disease	14	60	11	67	- 7
Meningitis	15	46	49	2	+ 43
Other Injuries	16	44	10	67	- 23
Maternal Conditions	17	35	41	6	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	18	33	13	62	- 29
Suicide	19	31	31	14	+ 17
Lung Disease	20	31	17	33	- 3
Pertussis	21	30	68	0	+ 30
Hypertension	22	27	3	198	- 171
Breast Cancer	23	25	9	69	- 44
Violence	24	22	5	148	- 126
Asthma	25	21	39	9	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	26	21	23	21	+ 0
Falls	27	16	26	18	- 1
Malnutrition	28	16	45	4	+ 12
Drownings	29	16	21	26	- 10
Syphilis	30	16	63	0	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	15	14	53	- 38
Measles	32	14	69	0	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	33	13	15	47	- 34
Prostate Cancer	34	12	12	65	- 53
Drug Use	35	12	48	2	+ 10
Fires	36	12	33	10	+ 2
Liver Cancer	37	12	32	12	- 0
Epilepsy	38	11	40	8	+ 4
Oral Cancer	39	11	46	3	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	10	34	10	- 0
Poisonings	41	9	56	1	+ 8
War	42	9	57	1	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	8	16	42	- 35
Lymphomas	44	6	22	25	- 18
Stomach Cancer	45	6	25	18	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	46	6	27	17	- 11
Hepatitis B	47	4	60	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	48	4	20	27	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	44	4	- 0
Ovary Cancer	50	4	36	10	- 6
Lung Cancers	51	4	19	29	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	52	4	37	10	- 6
Schistosomiasis	53	4	74	0	+ 4
Leukemia	54	4	35	10	- 6
Tetanus	55	3	62	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	56	3	55	1	+ 2
Alcohol	57	3	24	20	- 17
Encephalitis	58	2	51	2	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	59	2	38	9	- 7
Uterin Cancer	60	1	30	14	- 13
Appendicitis	61	1	52	2	- 1
Bladder Cancer	62	1	50	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	47	3	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	54	2	- 1
Ascariasis	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	53	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	0	61	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

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.