CAMEROON VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,582	6	10,695	+ 5,887
Kidney Disease	2	10,458	13	5,140	+ 5,318
Stroke	3	9,182	5	11,199	- 2,017
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,596	1	19,694	- 11,098
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,308	11	5,468	+ 1,840
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,903	9	7,810	- 1,907
Liver Disease	7	5,632	14	4,531	+ 1,101
Lung Disease	8	4,357	20	2,310	+ 2,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,338	31	1,157	+ 3,181
Hypertension	10	4,240	22	2,035	+ 2,204
Stomach Cancer	11	3,533	45	458	+ 3,075
Prostate Cancer	12	2,303	34	940	+ 1,363
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,258	12	5,258	- 3,000
Suicide	14	2,243	19	2,333	- 90
Violence	15	2,046	24	1,666	+ 380
Low Birth Weight	16	1,982	8	7,950	- 5,969
Other Injuries	17	1,963	16	3,289	- 1,326
Falls	18	1,884	27	1,235	+ 649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,876	43	569	+ 1,307
Lung Cancers	20	1,817	51	301	+ 1,517
Liver Cancer	21	1,613	37	875	+ 737
Lymphomas	22	1,493	44	489	+ 1,004
Leukemia	23	1,491	54	275	+ 1,216
Cervical Cancer	24	1,420	26	1,582	- 162
Breast Cancer	25	1,396	23	1,874	- 478
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,113	46	449	+ 663
HIV/AIDS	27	1,031	2	13,888	- 12,858
Malnutrition	28	978	28	1,218	- 240
Tuberculosis	29	970	10	7,414	- 6,444
Pancreas Cancer	30	950	52	290	+ 660
Endocrine Disorders	31	857	18	2,474	- 1,617
Drownings	32	795	29	1,178	- 384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	705	40	754	- 50
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	694	3	11,849	- 11,155
Ovary Cancer	35	545	50	303	+ 242
Inflammatory/Heart	36	521	33	986	- 465
Skin Cancers	37	520	56	204	+ 316
Birth Trauma	38	511	7	8,243	- 7,731
Alcohol	39	474	57	198	+ 276
Epilepsy	40	461	38	867	- 405
Drug Use	41	362	35	928	- 566
Oesophagus Cancer	42	304	59	135	+ 169
Fires	43	296	36	908	- 612
Bladder Cancer	44	284	62	65	+ 220
Oral Cancer	45	281	39	845	- 565
Maternal Conditions	46	278	17	2,615	- 2,337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	275	49	323	- 48
Uterin Cancer	48	218	60	75	+ 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	209	68	26	+ 184
Appendicitis	50	187	61	72	+ 114
Skin Disease	51	174	48	324	- 150
Meningitis	52	151	15	3,441	- 3,290
Asthma	53	145	25	1,619	- 1,475
Syphilis	54	144	30	1,170	- 1,027
Encephalitis	55	139	58	187	- 48
Pertussis	56	134	21	2,288	- 2,154
Other Neoplasms	57	108	63	49	+ 60
Poisonings	58	99	41	666	- 567
Chagas disease	59	35	79	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	60	30	64	41	- 10
Dengue	61	16	73	0	+ 16
Tetanus	62	15	55	223	- 208
Upper Respiratory	63	14	70	19	- 5
Hepatitis B	64	5	47	336	- 331
Ascariasis	65	3	65	30	- 27
War	66	3	42	643	- 640
Hepatitis C	67	2	66	27	- 25
Chlamydia	68	1	72	4	- 3
Diphtheria	69	1	67	26	- 25
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	75	0	53	288	- 288
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	77	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.