COSTA RICA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,349	7	836	+ 2,513
HIV/AIDS	2	2,362	25	192	+ 2,170
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,015	39	87	+ 1,928
Malaria	4	1,910	78	0	+ 1,910
Stroke	5	1,904	2	1,624	+ 280
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,819	1	2,639	- 821
Birth Trauma	7	1,402	47	48	+ 1,354
Low Birth Weight	8	1,352	28	178	+ 1,174
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,328	9	746	+ 582
Tuberculosis	10	1,261	50	32	+ 1,229
Diabetes Mellitus	11	930	5	953	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	12	894	21	315	+ 579
Kidney Disease	13	874	3	1,482	- 608
Liver Disease	14	770	18	370	+ 401
Meningitis	15	585	54	18	+ 567
Other Injuries	16	559	13	571	- 11
Maternal Conditions	17	445	55	17	+ 428
Endocrine Disorders	18	421	27	183	+ 237
Suicide	19	397	15	407	- 10
Lung Disease	20	393	4	1,046	- 654
Pertussis	21	389	69	0	+ 389
Hypertension	22	346	6	863	- 517
Breast Cancer	23	319	16	384	- 65
Violence	24	283	11	635	- 352
Asthma	25	275	45	60	+ 215
Cervical Cancer	26	269	29	159	+ 110
Falls	27	210	35	116	+ 94
Malnutrition	28	207	48	37	+ 170
Drownings	29	200	37	97	+ 104
Syphilis	30	199	65	1	+ 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	197	8	818	- 622
Measles	32	175	75	0	+ 175
Inflammatory/Heart	33	168	26	191	- 24
Prostate Cancer	34	160	14	448	- 288
Drug Use	35	158	43	63	+ 95
Fires	36	154	58	10	+ 144
Liver Cancer	37	149	17	382	- 233
Epilepsy	38	147	34	116	+ 31
Oral Cancer	39	144	38	96	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	128	42	74	+ 55
Poisonings	41	113	60	5	+ 108
War	42	109	68	1	+ 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	97	12	621	- 524
Lymphomas	44	83	19	356	- 273
Stomach Cancer	45	78	10	661	- 583
Parkinson's Disease	46	76	30	138	- 62
Hepatitis B	47	57	59	7	+ 50
Skin Disease	48	55	32	126	- 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	55	49	32	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	50	51	40	80	- 29
Lung Cancers	51	51	20	343	- 292
Pancreas Cancer	52	49	22	294	- 244
Schistosomiasis	53	49	76	0	+ 49
Leukemia	54	47	24	262	- 215
Tetanus	55	38	74	0	+ 38
Skin Cancers	56	35	31	137	- 102
Alcohol	57	34	33	126	- 93
Encephalitis	58	32	63	3	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	59	23	44	61	- 38
Uterin Cancer	60	13	41	80	- 68
Appendicitis	61	12	52	22	- 9
Bladder Cancer	62	11	36	100	- 89
Other Neoplasms	63	8	23	266	- 257
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	57	11	- 4
Ascariasis	65	5	71	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	5	64	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	4	73	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	46	55	- 51
Leishmaniasis	69	3	72	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	70	3	62	3	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	5	- 5
Oral conditions	82	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	21	- 21
Anemia	84	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Cameroon

Costa Rica

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.