GAMBIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,605	1	1,340	+ 265
HIV/AIDS	2	1,132	2	1,125	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	966	9	626	+ 340
Malaria	4	915	7	674	+ 241
Stroke	5	913	4	802	+ 110
Coronary Heart Disease	6	871	3	1,007	- 135
Birth Trauma	7	672	5	754	- 83
Low Birth Weight	8	648	8	662	- 14
Road Traffic Accidents	9	636	6	695	- 59
Tuberculosis	10	604	10	445	+ 159
Diabetes Mellitus	11	446	15	290	+ 156
Congenital Anomalies	12	428	11	383	+ 45
Kidney Disease	13	419	16	266	+ 153
Liver Disease	14	369	14	323	+ 46
Meningitis	15	280	18	229	+ 52
Other Injuries	16	268	21	194	+ 74
Maternal Conditions	17	213	13	345	- 132
Endocrine Disorders	18	202	17	230	- 28
Suicide	19	190	25	113	+ 77
Lung Disease	20	188	19	206	- 18
Pertussis	21	186	27	99	+ 88
Hypertension	22	166	22	172	- 6
Breast Cancer	23	153	40	26	+ 126
Violence	24	136	20	195	- 59
Asthma	25	132	24	134	- 2
Cervical Cancer	26	129	23	145	- 16
Falls	27	101	29	83	+ 18
Malnutrition	28	99	26	110	- 10
Drownings	29	96	30	69	+ 27
Syphilis	30	95	34	55	+ 41
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	94	28	89	+ 5
Measles	32	84	49	13	+ 70
Inflammatory/Heart	33	80	32	59	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	34	77	43	21	+ 56
Drug Use	35	76	39	28	+ 48
Fires	36	74	31	67	+ 7
Liver Cancer	37	71	12	377	- 306
Epilepsy	38	71	35	43	+ 28
Oral Cancer	39	69	71	0	+ 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	61	33	56	+ 5
Poisonings	41	54	36	42	+ 12
War	42	52	69	0	+ 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	46	52	11	+ 36
Lymphomas	44	40	51	12	+ 28
Stomach Cancer	45	37	47	14	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	46	37	37	34	+ 2
Hepatitis B	47	27	46	14	+ 14
Skin Disease	48	26	44	19	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	26	41	24	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	50	25	61	2	+ 23
Lung Cancers	51	25	38	34	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	52	24	53	6	+ 18
Schistosomiasis	53	23	42	23	+ 1
Leukemia	54	22	59	2	+ 20
Tetanus	55	18	45	18	- 0
Skin Cancers	56	17	68	0	+ 16
Alcohol	57	16	50	12	+ 4
Encephalitis	58	15	48	14	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	59	11	54	5	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	60	6	66	1	+ 5
Appendicitis	61	6	55	5	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	62	5	56	4	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	63	4	57	3	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	58	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	2	63	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	2	65	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	2	67	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	62	2	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	2	60	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	70	2	64	2	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Cameroon

Gambia

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.