SRI LANKA VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,981	8	5,117	+ 8,864
HIV/AIDS	2	9,859	55	39	+ 9,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,411	28	605	+ 7,807
Malaria	4	7,974	80	0	+ 7,974
Stroke	5	7,950	6	6,805	+ 1,145
Coronary Heart Disease	6	7,592	1	26,304	- 18,712
Birth Trauma	7	5,852	44	193	+ 5,659
Low Birth Weight	8	5,644	29	536	+ 5,108
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,544	9	4,200	+ 1,344
Tuberculosis	10	5,263	25	769	+ 4,494
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,882	2	12,460	- 8,579
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,733	22	989	+ 2,743
Kidney Disease	13	3,649	5	6,858	- 3,209
Liver Disease	14	3,217	17	1,303	+ 1,914
Meningitis	15	2,443	46	146	+ 2,297
Other Injuries	16	2,335	14	1,529	+ 806
Maternal Conditions	17	1,856	48	96	+ 1,760
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,756	32	462	+ 1,294
Suicide	19	1,656	10	2,977	- 1,321
Lung Disease	20	1,640	3	9,456	- 7,816
Pertussis	21	1,624	59	15	+ 1,609
Hypertension	22	1,445	20	1,055	+ 390
Breast Cancer	23	1,331	15	1,383	- 52
Violence	24	1,183	31	499	+ 684
Asthma	25	1,150	7	6,471	- 5,321
Cervical Cancer	26	1,123	26	762	+ 361
Falls	27	877	23	964	- 87
Malnutrition	28	865	54	43	+ 821
Drownings	29	836	27	731	+ 106
Syphilis	30	831	58	15	+ 816
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	821	4	6,939	- 6,118
Measles	32	730	77	0	+ 730
Inflammatory/Heart	33	700	35	425	+ 275
Prostate Cancer	34	667	30	507	+ 160
Drug Use	35	659	40	257	+ 402
Fires	36	645	41	239	+ 406
Liver Cancer	37	621	19	1,090	- 469
Epilepsy	38	615	39	269	+ 346
Oral Cancer	39	600	11	2,893	- 2,293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	535	56	38	+ 497
Poisonings	41	473	49	93	+ 379
War	42	457	38	280	+ 177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	404	24	911	- 507
Lymphomas	44	347	21	1,027	- 680
Stomach Cancer	45	325	16	1,321	- 996
Parkinson's Disease	46	319	45	168	+ 151
Hepatitis B	47	238	62	6	+ 232
Skin Disease	48	230	36	293	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	229	53	49	+ 180
Ovary Cancer	50	215	37	281	- 66
Lung Cancers	51	213	12	1,775	- 1,561
Pancreas Cancer	52	206	43	214	- 8
Schistosomiasis	53	204	81	0	+ 204
Leukemia	54	195	18	1,155	- 960
Tetanus	55	158	57	27	+ 131
Skin Cancers	56	145	52	58	+ 87
Alcohol	57	140	51	82	+ 58
Encephalitis	58	132	61	10	+ 122
Oesophagus Cancer	59	96	13	1,544	- 1,448
Uterin Cancer	60	53	42	218	- 165
Appendicitis	61	51	64	5	+ 46
Bladder Cancer	62	46	34	432	- 386
Other Neoplasms	63	34	50	86	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	64	29	69	2	+ 27
Ascariasis	65	21	72	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	66	19	75	0	+ 19
Diphtheria	67	19	74	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	18	60	11	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	69	14	73	0	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	70	13	66	5	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	72	3	84	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Otitis Media	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Cameroon

Sri Lanka

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.