SURINAME VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	411	5	171	+ 241
HIV/AIDS	2	290	7	138	+ 152
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	247	27	31	+ 216
Malaria	4	235	78	0	+ 235
Stroke	5	234	2	615	- 381
Coronary Heart Disease	6	223	1	650	- 427
Birth Trauma	7	172	30	28	+ 144
Low Birth Weight	8	166	19	51	+ 115
Road Traffic Accidents	9	163	13	89	+ 74
Tuberculosis	10	155	37	17	+ 138
Diabetes Mellitus	11	114	3	286	- 172
Congenital Anomalies	12	110	22	40	+ 70
Kidney Disease	13	107	4	281	- 174
Liver Disease	14	95	8	134	- 39
Meningitis	15	72	50	5	+ 67
Other Injuries	16	69	15	73	- 4
Maternal Conditions	17	55	41	14	+ 41
Endocrine Disorders	18	52	24	37	+ 15
Suicide	19	49	6	148	- 99
Lung Disease	20	48	12	93	- 44
Pertussis	21	48	59	1	+ 47
Hypertension	22	43	9	134	- 91
Breast Cancer	23	39	17	55	- 16
Violence	24	35	26	34	+ 1
Asthma	25	34	39	16	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	26	33	20	48	- 15
Falls	27	26	25	34	- 8
Malnutrition	28	25	43	13	+ 12
Drownings	29	25	29	28	- 3
Syphilis	30	24	52	3	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	24	10	117	- 93
Measles	32	21	73	0	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	33	21	23	37	- 17
Prostate Cancer	34	20	14	78	- 59
Drug Use	35	19	45	7	+ 12
Fires	36	19	44	13	+ 6
Liver Cancer	37	18	21	45	- 27
Epilepsy	38	18	36	18	- 0
Oral Cancer	39	18	40	16	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	16	28	29	- 13
Poisonings	41	14	57	2	+ 12
War	42	13	66	0	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	12	16	72	- 61
Lymphomas	44	10	34	23	- 12
Stomach Cancer	45	10	33	25	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	46	9	31	28	- 18
Hepatitis B	47	7	63	1	+ 6
Skin Disease	48	7	18	53	- 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	7	47	6	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	50	6	42	14	- 7
Lung Cancers	51	6	11	102	- 96
Pancreas Cancer	52	6	32	26	- 20
Schistosomiasis	53	6	55	2	+ 4
Leukemia	54	6	35	20	- 14
Tetanus	55	5	62	1	+ 4
Skin Cancers	56	4	60	1	+ 3
Alcohol	57	4	38	16	- 12
Encephalitis	58	4	51	4	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	59	3	56	2	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	2	49	5	- 4
Appendicitis	61	2	53	3	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	1	48	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	63	1	54	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	61	1	- 0
Ascariasis	65	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	58	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	46	7	- 7
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	64	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.