EQU. GUINEA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,142	2	913	+ 229
HIV/AIDS	2	805	1	1,838	- 1,033
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	687	9	349	+ 338
Malaria	4	651	3	668	- 16
Stroke	5	649	6	437	+ 212
Coronary Heart Disease	6	620	7	419	+ 201
Birth Trauma	7	478	5	441	+ 37
Low Birth Weight	8	461	4	457	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	9	453	8	368	+ 84
Tuberculosis	10	430	10	321	+ 109
Diabetes Mellitus	11	317	11	299	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	12	305	12	249	+ 56
Kidney Disease	13	298	14	198	+ 100
Liver Disease	14	263	13	199	+ 63
Meningitis	15	200	19	127	+ 73
Other Injuries	16	191	23	105	+ 86
Maternal Conditions	17	152	17	139	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	18	143	25	73	+ 70
Suicide	19	135	22	107	+ 28
Lung Disease	20	134	20	120	+ 14
Pertussis	21	133	21	109	+ 24
Hypertension	22	118	16	165	- 47
Breast Cancer	23	109	24	84	+ 24
Violence	24	97	33	45	+ 52
Asthma	25	94	26	65	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	26	92	28	56	+ 36
Falls	27	72	32	46	+ 26
Malnutrition	28	71	31	48	+ 23
Drownings	29	68	36	39	+ 29
Syphilis	30	68	18	134	- 66
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	67	29	55	+ 12
Measles	32	60	15	181	- 121
Inflammatory/Heart	33	57	27	63	- 6
Prostate Cancer	34	55	35	43	+ 12
Drug Use	35	54	30	50	+ 4
Fires	36	53	39	30	+ 23
Liver Cancer	37	51	34	43	+ 8
Epilepsy	38	50	38	32	+ 18
Oral Cancer	39	49	37	35	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	44	43	22	+ 22
Poisonings	41	39	44	21	+ 18
War	42	37	71	0	+ 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	33	40	29	+ 4
Lymphomas	44	28	45	19	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	45	27	49	16	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	46	26	46	18	+ 8
Hepatitis B	47	19	65	3	+ 16
Skin Disease	48	19	51	13	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	19	50	14	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	50	18	52	13	+ 5
Lung Cancers	51	17	41	27	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	52	17	55	11	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	53	17	60	4	+ 12
Leukemia	54	16	61	4	+ 12
Tetanus	55	13	42	23	- 10
Skin Cancers	56	12	48	16	- 4
Alcohol	57	11	53	12	- 0
Encephalitis	58	11	57	8	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	59	8	54	12	- 4
Uterin Cancer	60	4	58	8	- 3
Appendicitis	61	4	59	6	- 1
Bladder Cancer	62	4	56	9	- 5
Other Neoplasms	63	3	63	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	67	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	2	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	2	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	2	64	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	62	4	- 2
Leishmaniasis	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	66	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	47	16	- 16
Chlamydia	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Cameroon

Equ. Guinea

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.