EL SALVADOR VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,216	4	2,418	+ 1,798
HIV/AIDS	2	2,973	9	842	+ 2,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,536	27	199	+ 2,337
Malaria	4	2,405	80	0	+ 2,405
Stroke	5	2,397	5	1,595	+ 802
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,289	1	5,814	- 3,524
Birth Trauma	7	1,765	37	121	+ 1,644
Low Birth Weight	8	1,702	19	317	+ 1,385
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,672	8	1,347	+ 325
Tuberculosis	10	1,587	46	60	+ 1,527
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,170	7	1,385	- 215
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,126	14	449	+ 676
Kidney Disease	13	1,100	3	4,726	- 3,625
Liver Disease	14	970	10	797	+ 173
Meningitis	15	737	51	36	+ 701
Other Injuries	16	704	38	95	+ 609
Maternal Conditions	17	560	53	26	+ 533
Endocrine Disorders	18	530	25	223	+ 307
Suicide	19	499	15	391	+ 109
Lung Disease	20	495	6	1,493	- 998
Pertussis	21	490	52	32	+ 458
Hypertension	22	436	31	146	+ 290
Breast Cancer	23	401	22	291	+ 110
Violence	24	357	2	5,485	- 5,129
Asthma	25	347	35	122	+ 225
Cervical Cancer	26	339	13	451	- 113
Falls	27	264	24	243	+ 21
Malnutrition	28	261	26	214	+ 46
Drownings	29	252	33	137	+ 116
Syphilis	30	251	58	14	+ 236
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	248	18	320	- 72
Measles	32	220	76	0	+ 220
Inflammatory/Heart	33	211	42	78	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	34	201	17	328	- 127
Drug Use	35	199	43	74	+ 125
Fires	36	194	54	21	+ 173
Liver Cancer	37	187	16	355	- 168
Epilepsy	38	185	48	50	+ 135
Oral Cancer	39	181	39	94	+ 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	161	30	157	+ 4
Poisonings	41	143	57	15	+ 128
War	42	138	70	1	+ 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	122	20	315	- 193
Lymphomas	44	105	28	186	- 81
Stomach Cancer	45	98	11	702	- 604
Parkinson's Disease	46	96	44	70	+ 26
Hepatitis B	47	72	66	5	+ 67
Skin Disease	48	69	36	121	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	69	65	6	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	50	65	40	93	- 28
Lung Cancers	51	64	23	290	- 225
Pancreas Cancer	52	62	29	161	- 99
Schistosomiasis	53	62	82	0	+ 62
Leukemia	54	59	21	312	- 253
Tetanus	55	48	60	11	+ 36
Skin Cancers	56	44	47	60	- 16
Alcohol	57	42	12	648	- 606
Encephalitis	58	40	63	7	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	59	29	41	80	- 51
Uterin Cancer	60	16	50	39	- 23
Appendicitis	61	15	56	18	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	14	49	42	- 28
Other Neoplasms	63	10	32	145	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	64	9	64	7	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	6	72	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	6	75	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	6	74	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	59	14	- 9
Leishmaniasis	69	4	73	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	4	62	9	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	61	9	- 9
Otitis Media	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	67	4	- 4
Anemia	84	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Cameroon

El Salvador

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.