GUINEA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,895	1	12,790	- 3,895
HIV/AIDS	2	6,273	10	3,020	+ 3,253
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,352	3	6,788	- 1,436
Malaria	4	5,074	2	8,180	- 3,106
Stroke	5	5,058	5	5,777	- 719
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,830	6	5,665	- 835
Birth Trauma	7	3,723	7	4,797	- 1,074
Low Birth Weight	8	3,591	8	4,319	- 728
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,527	9	3,788	- 261
Tuberculosis	10	3,349	13	2,369	+ 980
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,470	15	2,138	+ 332
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,375	14	2,181	+ 194
Kidney Disease	13	2,322	16	1,939	+ 382
Liver Disease	14	2,046	12	2,550	- 504
Meningitis	15	1,554	11	2,633	- 1,079
Other Injuries	16	1,486	18	1,504	- 18
Maternal Conditions	17	1,181	17	1,793	- 612
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,118	25	1,140	- 22
Suicide	19	1,054	29	892	+ 162
Lung Disease	20	1,043	20	1,373	- 329
Pertussis	21	1,033	24	1,165	- 132
Hypertension	22	919	21	1,348	- 429
Breast Cancer	23	847	38	345	+ 502
Violence	24	753	26	1,128	- 376
Asthma	25	731	22	1,179	- 448
Cervical Cancer	26	715	19	1,491	- 777
Falls	27	558	33	480	+ 78
Malnutrition	28	550	28	1,032	- 482
Drownings	29	532	31	528	+ 4
Syphilis	30	529	39	328	+ 201
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	522	30	579	- 57
Measles	32	464	4	6,025	- 5,560
Inflammatory/Heart	33	445	35	439	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	34	425	32	525	- 101
Drug Use	35	419	46	169	+ 250
Fires	36	410	36	410	+ 0
Liver Cancer	37	395	23	1,167	- 772
Epilepsy	38	391	37	350	+ 42
Oral Cancer	39	382	52	122	+ 260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	341	34	448	- 107
Poisonings	41	301	40	295	+ 6
War	42	291	64	20	+ 271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	257	53	100	+ 157
Lymphomas	44	221	48	158	+ 63
Stomach Cancer	45	207	41	245	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	46	203	44	212	- 9
Hepatitis B	47	152	47	162	- 10
Skin Disease	48	146	51	127	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	146	42	238	- 92
Ovary Cancer	50	137	54	93	+ 44
Lung Cancers	51	136	50	128	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	52	131	65	19	+ 112
Schistosomiasis	53	130	43	232	- 102
Leukemia	54	124	67	17	+ 107
Tetanus	55	101	45	170	- 69
Skin Cancers	56	92	49	152	- 60
Alcohol	57	89	55	83	+ 6
Encephalitis	58	84	56	81	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	59	61	63	20	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	60	34	59	38	- 4
Appendicitis	61	33	57	41	- 9
Bladder Cancer	62	29	60	32	- 3
Other Neoplasms	63	22	68	16	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	18	66	18	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	14	62	22	- 9
Hepatitis C	66	12	61	22	- 10
Diphtheria	67	12	58	40	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	12	70	13	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	9	78	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	70	9	69	15	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	27	1,072	- 1,068
Chlamydia	72	2	71	3	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 GUINEA

Cameroon

Guinea

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.