CAMEROON VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,521	6	10,695	+ 4,826
Stroke	2	9,552	5	11,199	- 1,647
Kidney Disease	3	8,716	13	5,140	+ 3,576
Lung Disease	4	6,154	20	2,310	+ 3,844
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,607	11	5,468	+ 139
Hypertension	6	5,076	22	2,035	+ 3,040
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,914	1	19,694	- 14,780
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,812	31	1,157	+ 3,655
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,386	9	7,810	- 3,423
Stomach Cancer	10	3,885	45	458	+ 3,427
Violence	11	3,736	24	1,666	+ 2,070
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,650	43	569	+ 3,081
Other Injuries	13	3,356	16	3,289	+ 67
Prostate Cancer	14	2,635	34	940	+ 1,695
Suicide	15	2,392	19	2,333	+ 60
Breast Cancer	16	2,259	23	1,874	+ 385
Liver Cancer	17	2,245	37	875	+ 1,370
Liver Disease	18	2,174	14	4,531	- 2,357
Lymphomas	19	2,092	44	489	+ 1,603
Lung Cancers	20	2,020	51	301	+ 1,719
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,854	12	5,258	- 3,404
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,726	52	290	+ 1,437
Other Neoplasms	23	1,562	63	49	+ 1,513
Leukemia	24	1,538	54	275	+ 1,263
HIV/AIDS	25	1,129	2	13,888	- 12,760
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,125	33	986	+ 139
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,078	18	2,474	- 1,396
Low Birth Weight	28	1,046	8	7,950	- 6,904
Cervical Cancer	29	935	26	1,582	- 648
Parkinson's Disease	30	812	46	449	+ 362
Skin Cancers	31	804	56	204	+ 600
Skin Disease	32	742	48	324	+ 418
Alcohol	33	742	57	198	+ 544
Epilepsy	34	683	38	867	- 184
Falls	35	683	27	1,235	- 552
Bladder Cancer	36	586	62	65	+ 522
Drownings	37	569	29	1,178	- 609
Oral Cancer	38	565	39	845	- 281
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	513	3	11,849	- 11,336
Ovary Cancer	40	472	50	303	+ 170
Uterin Cancer	41	472	60	75	+ 397
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	432	40	754	- 322
Drug Use	43	371	35	928	- 557
Oesophagus Cancer	44	358	59	135	+ 223
Asthma	45	356	25	1,619	- 1,264
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	324	68	26	+ 298
Birth Trauma	47	283	7	8,243	- 7,960
Malnutrition	48	216	28	1,218	- 1,002
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	189	49	323	- 134
Tuberculosis	50	186	10	7,414	- 7,228
Anemia	51	146	84	0	+ 146
Appendicitis	52	127	61	72	+ 55
Schizophrenia	53	121	83	0	+ 121
Meningitis	54	105	15	3,441	- 3,336
Maternal Conditions	55	100	17	2,615	- 2,515
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	77	80	0	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	57	63	64	41	+ 22
Fires	58	60	36	908	- 848
Hepatitis B	59	41	47	336	- 295
Poisonings	60	32	41	666	- 634
Osteoarthritis	61	29	81	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	62	18	70	19	- 1
Encephalitis	63	15	58	187	- 172
Hepatitis C	64	6	66	27	- 21
Syphilis	65	6	30	1,170	- 1,164
Oral conditions	66	6	82	0	+ 6
Leprosy	67	6	75	0	+ 6
War	68	3	42	643	- 640
Pertussis	69	1	21	2,288	- 2,287
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	65	30	- 30
Leishmaniasis	72	0	69	20	- 20
Diphtheria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Tetanus	74	0	55	223	- 223
Measles	75	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Schistosomiasis	76	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	78	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	72	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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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.