CAMEROON VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,159	6	10,695	+ 16,464
Violence	2	25,625	24	1,666	+ 23,958
Kidney Disease	3	22,076	13	5,140	+ 16,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,295	1	19,694	- 8,399
Stroke	5	7,452	5	11,199	- 3,747
Lung Disease	6	6,973	20	2,310	+ 4,663
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,472	11	5,468	+ 1,004
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,292	9	7,810	- 1,517
HIV/AIDS	9	3,934	2	13,888	- 9,954
Liver Disease	10	3,724	14	4,531	- 807
Stomach Cancer	11	3,280	45	458	+ 2,822
Alcohol	12	3,029	57	198	+ 2,831
Cervical Cancer	13	2,109	26	1,582	+ 527
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,098	12	5,258	- 3,160
Suicide	15	1,824	19	2,333	- 509
Liver Cancer	16	1,659	37	875	+ 784
Prostate Cancer	17	1,534	34	940	+ 594
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,494	31	1,157	+ 338
Low Birth Weight	19	1,481	8	7,950	- 6,469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,470	43	569	+ 901
Leukemia	21	1,456	54	275	+ 1,182
Breast Cancer	22	1,361	23	1,874	- 513
Lung Cancers	23	1,354	51	301	+ 1,053
Falls	24	1,135	27	1,235	- 100
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,040	18	2,474	- 1,434
Malnutrition	26	1,002	28	1,218	- 217
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	929	3	11,849	- 10,920
Lymphomas	28	870	44	489	+ 381
Pancreas Cancer	29	751	52	290	+ 462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	734	40	754	- 20
Hypertension	31	682	22	2,035	- 1,353
Other Neoplasms	32	677	63	49	+ 629
Drownings	33	638	29	1,178	- 540
Anemia	34	612	84	0	+ 612
Asthma	35	570	25	1,619	- 1,049
Skin Disease	36	564	48	324	+ 240
Birth Trauma	37	564	7	8,243	- 7,679
Other Injuries	38	445	16	3,289	- 2,844
Oral Cancer	39	438	39	845	- 407
Ovary Cancer	40	435	50	303	+ 133
Oesophagus Cancer	41	375	59	135	+ 240
Inflammatory/Heart	42	362	33	986	- 624
Drug Use	43	343	35	928	- 584
Parkinson's Disease	44	326	46	449	- 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	299	80	0	+ 299
Tuberculosis	46	281	10	7,414	- 7,134
Skin Cancers	47	279	56	204	+ 74
Epilepsy	48	236	38	867	- 631
Bladder Cancer	49	195	62	65	+ 130
Uterin Cancer	50	184	60	75	+ 109
Meningitis	51	166	15	3,441	- 3,275
Pertussis	52	150	21	2,288	- 2,137
Maternal Conditions	53	124	17	2,615	- 2,491
Fires	54	100	36	908	- 808
Chagas disease	55	84	79	0	+ 84
Appendicitis	56	84	61	72	+ 11
Poisonings	57	70	41	666	- 596
Syphilis	58	66	30	1,170	- 1,104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	66	68	26	+ 40
Tetanus	60	53	55	223	- 170
Dengue	61	42	73	0	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	62	40	70	19	+ 21
Encephalitis	63	34	58	187	- 153
Multiple Sclerosis	64	32	64	41	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	29	49	323	- 295
Hepatitis B	66	21	47	336	- 315
Schizophrenia	67	18	83	0	+ 18
Oral conditions	68	11	82	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	69	7	81	0	+ 7
War	70	3	42	643	- 640
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	65	30	- 30
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	20	- 20
Diphtheria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	27	- 27
Measles	76	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Otitis Media	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	72	4	- 4
Malaria	80	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	71	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	82	0	53	288	- 288
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.