LIBERIA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,458	2	2,693	+ 765
HIV/AIDS	2	2,439	6	1,919	+ 520
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,080	10	1,592	+ 489
Malaria	4	1,972	4	2,428	- 455
Stroke	5	1,966	11	1,578	+ 388
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,878	7	1,885	- 7
Birth Trauma	7	1,447	9	1,601	- 154
Low Birth Weight	8	1,396	8	1,652	- 256
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,371	5	1,920	- 549
Tuberculosis	10	1,302	1	2,766	- 1,464
Diabetes Mellitus	11	960	15	650	+ 310
Congenital Anomalies	12	923	14	833	+ 90
Kidney Disease	13	903	16	609	+ 294
Liver Disease	14	796	13	858	- 63
Meningitis	15	604	17	552	+ 52
Other Injuries	16	578	22	380	+ 197
Maternal Conditions	17	459	12	870	- 410
Endocrine Disorders	18	434	28	245	+ 189
Suicide	19	410	30	220	+ 190
Lung Disease	20	406	26	294	+ 112
Pertussis	21	402	32	197	+ 204
Hypertension	22	357	23	371	- 13
Breast Cancer	23	329	27	246	+ 84
Violence	24	293	18	477	- 184
Asthma	25	284	31	200	+ 85
Cervical Cancer	26	278	19	474	- 196
Falls	27	217	33	155	+ 61
Malnutrition	28	214	24	353	- 139
Drownings	29	207	35	127	+ 80
Syphilis	30	205	21	394	- 189
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	203	29	235	- 32
Measles	32	180	3	2,554	- 2,374
Inflammatory/Heart	33	173	38	115	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	34	165	25	297	- 132
Drug Use	35	163	50	42	+ 121
Fires	36	159	34	153	+ 6
Liver Cancer	37	154	20	439	- 285
Epilepsy	38	152	42	81	+ 71
Oral Cancer	39	148	48	50	+ 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	132	36	126	+ 6
Poisonings	41	117	41	82	+ 35
War	42	113	70	1	+ 112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	100	40	90	+ 10
Lymphomas	44	86	39	93	- 8
Stomach Cancer	45	80	37	122	- 41
Parkinson's Disease	46	79	43	72	+ 7
Hepatitis B	47	59	52	39	+ 20
Skin Disease	48	57	51	41	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	57	49	50	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	50	53	47	50	+ 3
Lung Cancers	51	53	44	66	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	52	51	53	38	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	53	50	45	51	- 1
Leukemia	54	48	58	23	+ 25
Tetanus	55	39	54	31	+ 8
Skin Cancers	56	36	46	51	- 15
Alcohol	57	35	57	25	+ 9
Encephalitis	58	33	56	27	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	59	24	60	16	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	60	13	55	28	- 15
Appendicitis	61	13	61	12	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	62	11	59	19	- 8
Other Neoplasms	63	9	62	6	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	7	63	4	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	5	66	4	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	5	65	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	5	68	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	4	64	4	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	4	77	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	3	67	3	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	69	1	+ 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	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	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 LIBERIA

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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.