GUINEA-BISSAU VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,356	2	1,390	- 33
HIV/AIDS	2	956	1	1,445	- 489
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	816	4	913	- 97
Malaria	4	774	9	684	+ 90
Stroke	5	771	6	829	- 58
Coronary Heart Disease	6	736	5	907	- 170
Birth Trauma	7	568	7	790	- 222
Low Birth Weight	8	547	8	705	- 157
Road Traffic Accidents	9	538	10	619	- 81
Tuberculosis	10	511	3	1,387	- 876
Diabetes Mellitus	11	377	14	313	+ 63
Congenital Anomalies	12	362	12	373	- 11
Kidney Disease	13	354	15	268	+ 86
Liver Disease	14	312	11	405	- 93
Meningitis	15	237	16	258	- 21
Other Injuries	16	226	17	234	- 8
Maternal Conditions	17	180	13	333	- 153
Endocrine Disorders	18	170	18	221	- 51
Suicide	19	161	26	134	+ 27
Lung Disease	20	159	20	191	- 32
Pertussis	21	158	19	212	- 54
Hypertension	22	140	21	177	- 37
Breast Cancer	23	129	29	93	+ 36
Violence	24	115	22	173	- 58
Asthma	25	112	24	150	- 38
Cervical Cancer	26	109	23	154	- 45
Falls	27	85	33	71	+ 14
Malnutrition	28	84	27	121	- 37
Drownings	29	81	30	89	- 8
Syphilis	30	81	31	85	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	80	34	69	+ 11
Measles	32	71	25	147	- 76
Inflammatory/Heart	33	68	37	53	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	34	65	42	41	+ 24
Drug Use	35	64	55	13	+ 50
Fires	36	63	35	64	- 1
Liver Cancer	37	60	28	116	- 56
Epilepsy	38	60	39	48	+ 11
Oral Cancer	39	58	56	13	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	52	32	77	- 25
Poisonings	41	46	41	45	+ 1
War	42	44	70	0	+ 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	39	38	50	- 10
Lymphomas	44	34	45	28	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	45	32	36	55	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	46	31	46	27	+ 4
Hepatitis B	47	23	47	20	+ 3
Skin Disease	48	22	53	16	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	22	43	33	- 11
Ovary Cancer	50	21	48	19	+ 2
Lung Cancers	51	21	50	18	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	52	20	54	14	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	53	20	44	30	- 11
Leukemia	54	19	61	6	+ 13
Tetanus	55	15	40	48	- 33
Skin Cancers	56	14	52	17	- 3
Alcohol	57	14	57	12	+ 1
Encephalitis	58	13	58	10	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	59	9	49	19	- 10
Uterin Cancer	60	5	59	8	- 3
Appendicitis	61	5	60	7	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	4	51	17	- 13
Other Neoplasms	63	3	65	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	64	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	2	62	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	63	3	- 1
Diphtheria	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	67	2	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	66	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Cameroon

Guinea-Bissau

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.