ECUADOR VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,645	4	5,083	+ 6,562
HIV/AIDS	2	8,212	27	609	+ 7,603
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,006	34	410	+ 6,596
Malaria	4	6,642	77	0	+ 6,642
Stroke	5	6,622	3	5,429	+ 1,193
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,324	1	9,805	- 3,481
Birth Trauma	7	4,874	38	302	+ 4,572
Low Birth Weight	8	4,701	16	1,172	+ 3,529
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,618	6	3,490	+ 1,128
Tuberculosis	10	4,384	29	574	+ 3,810
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,233	5	4,321	- 1,088
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,109	13	1,335	+ 1,774
Kidney Disease	13	3,039	2	6,184	- 3,145
Liver Disease	14	2,679	7	3,330	- 651
Meningitis	15	2,035	52	90	+ 1,945
Other Injuries	16	1,945	17	1,161	+ 784
Maternal Conditions	17	1,546	46	164	+ 1,382
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,463	31	507	+ 956
Suicide	19	1,379	14	1,326	+ 53
Lung Disease	20	1,366	8	2,576	- 1,210
Pertussis	21	1,353	56	79	+ 1,273
Hypertension	22	1,204	10	2,507	- 1,303
Breast Cancer	23	1,108	25	825	+ 283
Violence	24	985	15	1,210	- 224
Asthma	25	958	53	85	+ 872
Cervical Cancer	26	936	24	840	+ 96
Falls	27	730	18	1,114	- 384
Malnutrition	28	720	28	578	+ 142
Drownings	29	697	32	470	+ 227
Syphilis	30	692	54	85	+ 607
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	684	9	2,565	- 1,881
Measles	32	608	72	0	+ 608
Inflammatory/Heart	33	583	36	308	+ 275
Prostate Cancer	34	556	12	1,362	- 806
Drug Use	35	549	41	214	+ 335
Fires	36	537	43	175	+ 362
Liver Cancer	37	518	21	954	- 436
Epilepsy	38	512	40	273	+ 240
Oral Cancer	39	500	45	166	+ 334
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	446	33	417	+ 29
Poisonings	41	394	58	59	+ 335
War	42	380	66	2	+ 379
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	337	19	1,109	- 773
Lymphomas	44	289	22	883	- 594
Stomach Cancer	45	271	11	2,089	- 1,818
Parkinson's Disease	46	266	26	658	- 392
Hepatitis B	47	199	64	3	+ 196
Skin Disease	48	192	51	103	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	191	47	163	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	50	179	35	322	- 143
Lung Cancers	51	178	20	1,075	- 897
Pancreas Cancer	52	171	30	562	- 390
Schistosomiasis	53	170	75	0	+ 170
Leukemia	54	162	23	882	- 719
Tetanus	55	132	62	9	+ 123
Skin Cancers	56	121	37	308	- 187
Alcohol	57	117	39	280	- 163
Encephalitis	58	110	55	82	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	59	80	42	180	- 100
Uterin Cancer	60	44	48	129	- 84
Appendicitis	61	43	50	110	- 68
Bladder Cancer	62	38	44	168	- 130
Other Neoplasms	63	29	57	64	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	64	24	60	18	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	18	65	2	+ 16
Hepatitis C	66	16	67	1	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	16	69	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	15	49	124	- 109
Leishmaniasis	69	12	74	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	70	11	63	8	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	76	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	72	3	68	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 9
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Cameroon

Ecuador

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.