CAMEROON VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,347	6	10,695	+ 51,652
Stroke	2	30,286	5	11,199	+ 19,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,183	1	19,694	+ 4,489
Lung Cancers	4	16,900	51	301	+ 16,599
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	16,495	31	1,157	+ 15,338
Lung Disease	6	15,509	20	2,310	+ 13,199
Hypertension	7	9,795	22	2,035	+ 7,760
Prostate Cancer	8	9,503	34	940	+ 8,563
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,352	43	569	+ 7,782
Falls	10	7,934	27	1,235	+ 6,699
Liver Disease	11	5,290	14	4,531	+ 759
Other Injuries	12	5,279	16	3,289	+ 1,990
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,057	11	5,468	- 410
Kidney Disease	14	4,801	13	5,140	- 339
Breast Cancer	15	4,724	23	1,874	+ 2,849
Suicide	16	4,625	19	2,333	+ 2,292
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,265	33	986	+ 2,279
Lymphomas	18	3,076	44	489	+ 2,587
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,845	9	7,810	- 4,965
Stomach Cancer	20	2,798	45	458	+ 2,340
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,555	52	290	+ 2,265
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,483	59	135	+ 2,348
Oral Cancer	23	2,475	39	845	+ 1,629
Liver Cancer	24	2,302	37	875	+ 1,427
Other Neoplasms	25	2,170	63	49	+ 2,122
Bladder Cancer	26	2,073	62	65	+ 2,009
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,950	46	449	+ 1,501
Alcohol	28	1,907	57	198	+ 1,709
Cervical Cancer	29	1,880	26	1,582	+ 298
Leukemia	30	1,789	54	275	+ 1,514
Uterin Cancer	31	1,700	60	75	+ 1,625
Violence	32	1,648	24	1,666	- 18
Skin Cancers	33	1,451	56	204	+ 1,247
HIV/AIDS	34	1,331	2	13,888	- 12,557
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,185	40	754	+ 431
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,164	18	2,474	- 1,310
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,038	12	5,258	- 4,220
Osteoarthritis	38	921	81	0	+ 921
Ovary Cancer	39	912	50	303	+ 609
Asthma	40	851	25	1,619	- 769
Skin Disease	41	729	48	324	+ 405
Drownings	42	651	29	1,178	- 527
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	582	3	11,849	- 11,266
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	457	49	323	+ 134
Hepatitis C	45	317	66	27	+ 290
Epilepsy	46	306	38	867	- 561
Appendicitis	47	293	61	72	+ 221
Low Birth Weight	48	277	8	7,950	- 7,673
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	245	68	26	+ 219
Meningitis	50	233	15	3,441	- 3,208
Drug Use	51	231	35	928	- 697
Anemia	52	218	84	0	+ 218
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	213	80	0	+ 213
Schizophrenia	54	192	83	0	+ 192
Malnutrition	55	179	28	1,218	- 1,039
Hepatitis B	56	167	47	336	- 169
Multiple Sclerosis	57	157	64	41	+ 116
Fires	58	155	36	908	- 753
Birth Trauma	59	137	7	8,243	- 8,106
Tuberculosis	60	126	10	7,414	- 7,288
Maternal Conditions	61	123	17	2,615	- 2,492
Poisonings	62	49	41	666	- 617
Otitis Media	63	31	74	0	+ 30
Oral conditions	64	18	82	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	65	16	70	19	- 3
Encephalitis	66	16	58	187	- 171
Leprosy	67	5	75	0	+ 5
War	68	3	42	643	- 640
Syphilis	69	2	30	1,170	- 1,168
Ascariasis	70	2	65	30	- 28
Tetanus	71	2	55	223	- 221
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	76	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	81	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	82	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leishmaniasis	83	0	69	20	- 20
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.