CUBA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,974	3	8,564	- 1,590
HIV/AIDS	2	4,918	34	471	+ 4,447
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,196	43	206	+ 3,990
Malaria	4	3,978	82	0	+ 3,978
Stroke	5	3,966	2	10,725	- 6,759
Coronary Heart Disease	6	3,787	1	22,079	- 18,292
Birth Trauma	7	2,919	59	49	+ 2,870
Low Birth Weight	8	2,815	48	98	+ 2,717
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,766	19	1,007	+ 1,758
Tuberculosis	10	2,626	60	45	+ 2,581
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,936	13	1,791	+ 145
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,862	37	368	+ 1,494
Kidney Disease	13	1,820	14	1,700	+ 120
Liver Disease	14	1,605	11	1,873	- 269
Meningitis	15	1,219	50	83	+ 1,136
Other Injuries	16	1,165	12	1,869	- 705
Maternal Conditions	17	926	61	43	+ 883
Endocrine Disorders	18	876	36	412	+ 464
Suicide	19	826	16	1,638	- 812
Lung Disease	20	818	6	5,492	- 4,674
Pertussis	21	810	73	0	+ 810
Hypertension	22	721	7	3,469	- 2,748
Breast Cancer	23	664	15	1,673	- 1,009
Violence	24	590	32	584	+ 6
Asthma	25	573	40	301	+ 272
Cervical Cancer	26	560	29	666	- 105
Falls	27	437	10	2,810	- 2,372
Malnutrition	28	431	55	64	+ 368
Drownings	29	417	42	231	+ 187
Syphilis	30	414	69	1	+ 414
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	410	5	5,841	- 5,432
Measles	32	364	76	0	+ 364
Inflammatory/Heart	33	349	17	1,156	- 807
Prostate Cancer	34	333	8	3,365	- 3,032
Drug Use	35	329	51	82	+ 247
Fires	36	322	58	55	+ 267
Liver Cancer	37	310	24	815	- 505
Epilepsy	38	307	46	108	+ 199
Oral Cancer	39	299	23	876	- 577
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	267	35	420	- 153
Poisonings	41	236	62	17	+ 219
War	42	228	68	1	+ 227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	202	9	2,958	- 2,756
Lymphomas	44	173	18	1,089	- 916
Stomach Cancer	45	162	20	991	- 829
Parkinson's Disease	46	159	27	691	- 532
Hepatitis B	47	119	56	59	+ 60
Skin Disease	48	115	41	258	- 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	114	44	162	- 47
Ovary Cancer	50	107	39	323	- 216
Lung Cancers	51	106	4	5,985	- 5,878
Pancreas Cancer	52	103	21	905	- 802
Schistosomiasis	53	102	81	0	+ 102
Leukemia	54	97	30	633	- 536
Tetanus	55	79	71	1	+ 78
Skin Cancers	56	72	33	514	- 442
Alcohol	57	70	28	675	- 605
Encephalitis	58	66	66	6	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	59	48	22	879	- 831
Uterin Cancer	60	27	31	602	- 576
Appendicitis	61	26	47	104	- 78
Bladder Cancer	62	23	26	734	- 711
Other Neoplasms	63	17	25	769	- 751
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	57	55	- 41
Ascariasis	65	11	70	1	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	10	45	112	- 103
Diphtheria	67	9	75	0	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	9	49	87	- 78
Leishmaniasis	69	7	83	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	70	7	65	6	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	3	80	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	84	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Cameroon

Cuba

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.