GABON VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,561	4	966	+ 596
HIV/AIDS	2	1,101	2	1,128	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	939	14	318	+ 621
Malaria	4	891	7	540	+ 351
Stroke	5	888	5	896	- 8
Coronary Heart Disease	6	848	3	1,019	- 171
Birth Trauma	7	654	13	362	+ 291
Low Birth Weight	8	630	9	494	+ 136
Road Traffic Accidents	9	619	8	518	+ 101
Tuberculosis	10	588	1	1,819	- 1,231
Diabetes Mellitus	11	434	6	643	- 209
Congenital Anomalies	12	417	15	285	+ 132
Kidney Disease	13	408	12	384	+ 24
Liver Disease	14	359	10	416	- 57
Meningitis	15	273	23	113	+ 160
Other Injuries	16	261	22	140	+ 121
Maternal Conditions	17	207	21	145	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	18	196	25	98	+ 98
Suicide	19	185	18	183	+ 2
Lung Disease	20	183	16	215	- 32
Pertussis	21	181	31	81	+ 100
Hypertension	22	161	11	412	- 251
Breast Cancer	23	149	27	92	+ 56
Violence	24	132	17	184	- 52
Asthma	25	128	28	90	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	26	125	26	96	+ 29
Falls	27	98	30	84	+ 13
Malnutrition	28	97	33	78	+ 19
Drownings	29	93	38	42	+ 52
Syphilis	30	93	47	33	+ 60
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	92	19	152	- 60
Measles	32	81	20	146	- 65
Inflammatory/Heart	33	78	24	101	- 23
Prostate Cancer	34	75	32	80	- 5
Drug Use	35	74	45	34	+ 40
Fires	36	72	39	39	+ 33
Liver Cancer	37	69	35	53	+ 17
Epilepsy	38	69	40	37	+ 32
Oral Cancer	39	67	34	69	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	60	41	36	+ 23
Poisonings	41	53	50	28	+ 25
War	42	51	65	3	+ 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	45	37	43	+ 2
Lymphomas	44	39	49	32	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	45	36	48	32	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	46	36	36	47	- 12
Hepatitis B	47	27	62	7	+ 20
Skin Disease	48	26	52	22	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	26	54	20	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	50	24	51	27	- 3
Lung Cancers	51	24	29	87	- 63
Pancreas Cancer	52	23	53	21	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	53	23	58	14	+ 9
Leukemia	54	22	57	17	+ 5
Tetanus	55	18	59	8	+ 9
Skin Cancers	56	16	46	34	- 18
Alcohol	57	16	56	19	- 4
Encephalitis	58	15	60	7	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	59	11	44	35	- 24
Uterin Cancer	60	6	55	19	- 13
Appendicitis	61	6	61	7	- 1
Bladder Cancer	62	5	43	35	- 30
Other Neoplasms	63	4	64	5	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	67	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	68	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	63	6	- 4
Leishmaniasis	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	2	66	3	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	42	35	- 35
Chlamydia	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.