TRINIDAD/TOB. VS CAMEROON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAMEROON		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	896	10	205	+ 691
HIV/AIDS	2	632	12	196	+ 436
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	539	45	18	+ 521
Malaria	4	511	72	0	+ 511
Stroke	5	510	3	822	- 313
Coronary Heart Disease	6	487	1	1,476	- 989
Birth Trauma	7	375	40	25	+ 350
Low Birth Weight	8	362	23	83	+ 279
Road Traffic Accidents	9	355	15	130	+ 225
Tuberculosis	10	337	43	22	+ 316
Diabetes Mellitus	11	249	2	1,275	- 1,027
Congenital Anomalies	12	239	22	93	+ 146
Kidney Disease	13	234	5	439	- 205
Liver Disease	14	206	14	136	+ 70
Meningitis	15	157	52	9	+ 147
Other Injuries	16	150	30	61	+ 89
Maternal Conditions	17	119	50	10	+ 109
Endocrine Disorders	18	113	18	119	- 7
Suicide	19	106	17	121	- 15
Lung Disease	20	105	16	129	- 24
Pertussis	21	104	67	0	+ 104
Hypertension	22	93	11	201	- 109
Breast Cancer	23	85	7	258	- 173
Violence	24	76	4	549	- 473
Asthma	25	74	35	40	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	26	72	21	97	- 25
Falls	27	56	33	43	+ 13
Malnutrition	28	55	47	17	+ 39
Drownings	29	54	39	31	+ 23
Syphilis	30	53	61	0	+ 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	53	9	215	- 162
Measles	32	47	76	0	+ 47
Inflammatory/Heart	33	45	25	72	- 27
Prostate Cancer	34	43	6	330	- 287
Drug Use	35	42	44	19	+ 23
Fires	36	41	48	16	+ 25
Liver Cancer	37	40	28	66	- 26
Epilepsy	38	39	37	32	+ 7
Oral Cancer	39	38	38	31	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	34	31	52	- 18
Poisonings	41	30	59	1	+ 29
War	42	29	46	17	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	26	13	196	- 170
Lymphomas	44	22	20	111	- 89
Stomach Cancer	45	21	26	69	- 48
Parkinson's Disease	46	20	32	51	- 31
Hepatitis B	47	15	60	0	+ 15
Skin Disease	48	15	36	39	- 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	15	49	11	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	50	14	24	80	- 66
Lung Cancers	51	14	8	217	- 204
Pancreas Cancer	52	13	19	114	- 101
Schistosomiasis	53	13	71	0	+ 13
Leukemia	54	13	29	62	- 50
Tetanus	55	10	65	0	+ 10
Skin Cancers	56	9	57	4	+ 5
Alcohol	57	9	42	23	- 14
Encephalitis	58	8	54	6	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	59	6	41	24	- 18
Uterin Cancer	60	3	27	68	- 64
Appendicitis	61	3	56	4	- 1
Bladder Cancer	62	3	34	41	- 38
Other Neoplasms	63	2	51	10	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	58	2	- 0
Ascariasis	65	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	62	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	53	8	- 7
Leishmaniasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	70	1	64	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	63	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	5	- 5
Otitis Media	74	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Cameroon

Trinidad/Tob.

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.