GUATEMALA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,610	2	9,245	+ 2,365
HIV/AIDS	2	8,187	21	1,173	+ 7,015
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,985	9	2,617	+ 4,368
Malaria	4	6,622	74	0	+ 6,622
Stroke	5	6,602	6	4,849	+ 1,754
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,305	1	9,825	- 3,520
Birth Trauma	7	4,859	19	1,466	+ 3,393
Low Birth Weight	8	4,687	16	1,658	+ 3,028
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,604	8	4,026	+ 578
Tuberculosis	10	4,371	37	301	+ 4,069
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,223	3	6,932	- 3,708
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,100	18	1,517	+ 1,583
Kidney Disease	13	3,030	4	6,277	- 3,246
Liver Disease	14	2,671	5	5,684	- 3,013
Meningitis	15	2,028	41	271	+ 1,757
Other Injuries	16	1,939	10	2,466	- 527
Maternal Conditions	17	1,542	30	468	+ 1,073
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,459	29	486	+ 973
Suicide	19	1,375	22	1,039	+ 336
Lung Disease	20	1,362	13	1,901	- 540
Pertussis	21	1,349	53	70	+ 1,279
Hypertension	22	1,200	26	679	+ 521
Breast Cancer	23	1,105	28	495	+ 610
Violence	24	982	7	4,411	- 3,428
Asthma	25	955	36	335	+ 620
Cervical Cancer	26	933	25	808	+ 125
Falls	27	728	20	1,371	- 643
Malnutrition	28	718	11	1,981	- 1,262
Drownings	29	695	32	463	+ 231
Syphilis	30	690	64	3	+ 687
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	682	12	1,957	- 1,275
Measles	32	606	72	0	+ 606
Inflammatory/Heart	33	581	44	225	+ 356
Prostate Cancer	34	554	24	846	- 291
Drug Use	35	547	40	272	+ 275
Fires	36	535	45	207	+ 328
Liver Cancer	37	516	15	1,765	- 1,249
Epilepsy	38	511	33	463	+ 48
Oral Cancer	39	498	49	142	+ 356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	445	23	1,029	- 585
Poisonings	41	393	39	275	+ 117
War	42	379	68	2	+ 377
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	336	31	464	- 129
Lymphomas	44	288	43	229	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	45	270	17	1,570	- 1,301
Parkinson's Disease	46	265	34	393	- 128
Hepatitis B	47	198	65	2	+ 196
Skin Disease	48	191	42	232	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	191	54	62	+ 129
Ovary Cancer	50	178	50	133	+ 46
Lung Cancers	51	177	35	391	- 214
Pancreas Cancer	52	171	38	282	- 111
Schistosomiasis	53	170	75	0	+ 170
Leukemia	54	162	27	601	- 439
Tetanus	55	131	62	10	+ 122
Skin Cancers	56	120	46	195	- 75
Alcohol	57	116	14	1,799	- 1,682
Encephalitis	58	110	51	104	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	59	80	48	144	- 64
Uterin Cancer	60	44	59	27	+ 17
Appendicitis	61	43	47	164	- 121
Bladder Cancer	62	38	55	57	- 19
Other Neoplasms	63	29	56	42	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	64	24	60	21	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	18	63	7	+ 11
Hepatitis C	66	16	66	2	+ 14
Diphtheria	67	15	71	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	15	52	82	- 67
Leishmaniasis	69	12	69	1	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	70	11	57	34	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	73	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	72	3	67	2	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Cameroon

Guatemala

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.