PARAGUAY VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,784	4	1,661	+ 3,123
HIV/AIDS	2	3,374	21	448	+ 2,926
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,878	31	192	+ 2,686
Malaria	4	2,729	81	0	+ 2,729
Stroke	5	2,721	2	3,007	- 287
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,598	1	4,327	- 1,729
Birth Trauma	7	2,002	30	213	+ 1,790
Low Birth Weight	8	1,931	12	644	+ 1,287
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,897	6	1,552	+ 346
Tuberculosis	10	1,801	26	273	+ 1,529
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,328	3	2,361	- 1,033
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,277	11	662	+ 616
Kidney Disease	13	1,249	5	1,592	- 344
Liver Disease	14	1,101	17	524	+ 577
Meningitis	15	836	53	52	+ 784
Other Injuries	16	799	9	843	- 44
Maternal Conditions	17	635	49	64	+ 571
Endocrine Disorders	18	601	14	562	+ 39
Suicide	19	567	22	425	+ 142
Lung Disease	20	561	7	1,181	- 619
Pertussis	21	556	59	30	+ 526
Hypertension	22	494	8	895	- 401
Breast Cancer	23	455	20	481	- 25
Violence	24	405	13	566	- 161
Asthma	25	393	39	126	+ 267
Cervical Cancer	26	384	18	516	- 131
Falls	27	300	43	100	+ 200
Malnutrition	28	296	25	330	- 34
Drownings	29	286	32	178	+ 108
Syphilis	30	284	42	119	+ 166
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	281	36	144	+ 137
Measles	32	250	78	0	+ 250
Inflammatory/Heart	33	240	34	154	+ 86
Prostate Cancer	34	228	15	546	- 318
Drug Use	35	225	56	38	+ 188
Fires	36	221	50	63	+ 157
Liver Cancer	37	213	35	152	+ 60
Epilepsy	38	211	44	98	+ 112
Oral Cancer	39	205	38	134	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	183	47	69	+ 115
Poisonings	41	162	63	14	+ 148
War	42	156	71	3	+ 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	138	16	543	- 405
Lymphomas	44	119	29	245	- 126
Stomach Cancer	45	111	24	355	- 244
Parkinson's Disease	46	109	41	122	- 13
Hepatitis B	47	82	67	10	+ 72
Skin Disease	48	79	37	144	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	79	55	43	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	50	74	45	85	- 12
Lung Cancers	51	73	10	738	- 665
Pancreas Cancer	52	70	28	258	- 188
Schistosomiasis	53	70	80	0	+ 70
Leukemia	54	67	27	272	- 206
Tetanus	55	54	64	12	+ 42
Skin Cancers	56	50	40	125	- 75
Alcohol	57	48	23	410	- 362
Encephalitis	58	45	66	11	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	59	33	33	173	- 140
Uterin Cancer	60	18	54	45	- 27
Appendicitis	61	18	57	37	- 20
Bladder Cancer	62	16	51	57	- 41
Other Neoplasms	63	12	19	487	- 475
Multiple Sclerosis	64	10	68	8	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	7	76	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	7	72	3	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	6	77	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	6	48	66	- 59
Leishmaniasis	69	5	61	17	- 12
Upper Respiratory	70	5	70	4	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	62	16	- 16
Otitis Media	74	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	65	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	60	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	82	0	73	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	8	- 8
Anemia	84	0	46	82	- 82
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Cameroon

Paraguay

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.