SOUTH SUDAN VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SOUTH SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,079	1	9,918	- 1,838
HIV/AIDS	2	5,698	2	7,915	- 2,217
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,861	3	7,270	- 2,409
Malaria	4	4,608	4	5,342	- 734
Stroke	5	4,594	9	3,541	+ 1,053
Coronary Heart Disease	6	4,388	10	2,930	+ 1,458
Birth Trauma	7	3,382	5	5,210	- 1,829
Low Birth Weight	8	3,262	6	4,339	- 1,078
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,204	7	4,063	- 859
Tuberculosis	10	3,042	8	3,771	- 729
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,243	17	1,312	+ 931
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,157	11	2,020	+ 137
Kidney Disease	13	2,109	20	1,090	+ 1,018
Liver Disease	14	1,859	12	1,823	+ 36
Meningitis	15	1,412	13	1,780	- 368
Other Injuries	16	1,349	18	1,207	+ 143
Maternal Conditions	17	1,073	16	1,521	- 448
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,015	46	192	+ 824
Suicide	19	957	33	425	+ 532
Lung Disease	20	948	23	894	+ 54
Pertussis	21	938	24	784	+ 155
Hypertension	22	835	19	1,131	- 296
Breast Cancer	23	769	26	695	+ 74
Violence	24	684	15	1,584	- 900
Asthma	25	664	28	587	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	26	649	25	761	- 111
Falls	27	507	41	269	+ 237
Malnutrition	28	500	14	1,660	- 1,160
Drownings	29	483	30	466	+ 17
Syphilis	30	480	37	351	+ 129
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	474	29	543	- 69
Measles	32	422	39	334	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	33	405	45	217	+ 188
Prostate Cancer	34	386	35	409	- 23
Drug Use	35	381	63	33	+ 348
Fires	36	373	32	433	- 61
Liver Cancer	37	359	38	346	+ 13
Epilepsy	38	355	50	152	+ 203
Oral Cancer	39	347	43	259	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	309	48	186	+ 123
Poisonings	41	273	42	259	+ 14
War	42	264	27	614	- 350
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	234	36	360	- 126
Lymphomas	44	201	34	422	- 222
Stomach Cancer	45	188	44	241	- 53
Parkinson's Disease	46	184	52	125	+ 60
Hepatitis B	47	138	57	77	+ 61
Skin Disease	48	133	55	97	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	133	53	121	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	50	124	47	188	- 64
Lung Cancers	51	123	49	164	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	52	119	54	109	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	53	118	58	72	+ 46
Leukemia	54	113	40	314	- 201
Tetanus	55	91	22	937	- 846
Skin Cancers	56	84	51	127	- 43
Alcohol	57	81	62	53	+ 28
Encephalitis	58	77	64	32	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	59	55	31	435	- 380
Uterin Cancer	60	31	60	66	- 35
Appendicitis	61	30	61	65	- 35
Bladder Cancer	62	27	56	88	- 62
Other Neoplasms	63	20	66	14	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	17	72	4	+ 12
Ascariasis	65	12	68	11	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	11	69	11	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	11	67	12	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	10	65	16	- 5
Leishmaniasis	69	8	21	1,005	- 997
Upper Respiratory	70	8	59	70	- 62
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	71	5	- 1
Chlamydia	72	2	73	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	6	- 6
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH SUDAN

Cameroon

South Sudan

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.