GHANA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,998	1	16,262	+ 5,736
HIV/AIDS	2	15,513	4	13,565	+ 1,948
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,235	9	6,538	+ 6,697
Malaria	4	12,547	5	11,162	+ 1,385
Stroke	5	12,510	2	15,163	- 2,653
Coronary Heart Disease	6	11,946	3	14,103	- 2,156
Birth Trauma	7	9,207	10	6,194	+ 3,013
Low Birth Weight	8	8,881	8	6,662	+ 2,219
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,724	7	7,808	+ 916
Tuberculosis	10	8,282	6	10,214	- 1,933
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,108	12	5,929	+ 178
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,873	14	3,935	+ 1,938
Kidney Disease	13	5,742	13	4,161	+ 1,580
Liver Disease	14	5,061	11	6,053	- 992
Meningitis	15	3,843	16	2,983	+ 860
Other Injuries	16	3,674	18	2,433	+ 1,241
Maternal Conditions	17	2,921	22	1,991	+ 930
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,764	24	1,965	+ 799
Suicide	19	2,606	21	1,993	+ 613
Lung Disease	20	2,580	15	3,120	- 539
Pertussis	21	2,555	35	744	+ 1,811
Hypertension	22	2,274	19	2,231	+ 43
Breast Cancer	23	2,094	25	1,937	+ 156
Violence	24	1,861	27	1,857	+ 4
Asthma	25	1,809	23	1,979	- 170
Cervical Cancer	26	1,767	20	2,161	- 394
Falls	27	1,379	30	1,168	+ 212
Malnutrition	28	1,361	26	1,868	- 507
Drownings	29	1,316	36	740	+ 576
Syphilis	30	1,307	41	483	+ 824
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,292	29	1,294	- 2
Measles	32	1,148	60	135	+ 1,013
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,101	28	1,615	- 513
Prostate Cancer	34	1,050	31	1,031	+ 19
Drug Use	35	1,036	39	630	+ 406
Fires	36	1,014	37	729	+ 285
Liver Cancer	37	978	17	2,851	- 1,873
Epilepsy	38	968	47	329	+ 639
Oral Cancer	39	944	42	483	+ 462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	842	48	321	+ 522
Poisonings	41	744	40	522	+ 222
War	42	719	64	29	+ 689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	636	34	803	- 167
Lymphomas	44	546	32	875	- 328
Stomach Cancer	45	511	33	870	- 359
Parkinson's Disease	46	502	43	387	+ 115
Hepatitis B	47	375	62	101	+ 274
Skin Disease	48	362	50	264	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	361	52	256	+ 105
Ovary Cancer	50	338	38	698	- 360
Lung Cancers	51	336	55	237	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	52	324	46	334	- 11
Schistosomiasis	53	321	51	257	+ 64
Leukemia	54	307	45	340	- 33
Tetanus	55	249	56	220	+ 29
Skin Cancers	56	228	58	214	+ 14
Alcohol	57	221	54	244	- 23
Encephalitis	58	208	44	357	- 149
Oesophagus Cancer	59	151	49	285	- 134
Uterin Cancer	60	84	57	219	- 135
Appendicitis	61	81	59	146	- 65
Bladder Cancer	62	72	53	245	- 173
Other Neoplasms	63	54	63	48	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	45	61	113	- 67
Ascariasis	65	34	68	12	+ 21
Hepatitis C	66	30	65	28	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	29	69	4	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	28	67	16	+ 12
Leishmaniasis	69	22	77	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	70	21	66	16	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	11	78	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	72	5	70	3	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	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	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.