CAMEROON VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	31,700	2	13,888	+ 17,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,737	1	19,694	- 3,957
Malaria	3	11,510	4	11,233	+ 277
Low Birth Weight	4	7,878	8	7,950	- 72
Birth Trauma	5	7,602	7	8,243	- 641
Stroke	6	7,537	5	11,199	- 3,662
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,223	6	10,695	- 3,472
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,354	9	7,810	- 1,456
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,015	3	11,849	- 5,834
Tuberculosis	10	5,533	10	7,414	- 1,882
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,159	11	5,468	- 309
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,298	12	5,258	- 960
Liver Disease	13	3,436	14	4,531	- 1,095
Kidney Disease	14	3,421	13	5,140	- 1,719
Measles	15	3,121	32	1,028	+ 2,094
Hypertension	16	2,847	22	2,035	+ 812
Maternal Conditions	17	2,392	17	2,615	- 223
Syphilis	18	2,308	30	1,170	+ 1,138
Meningitis	19	2,190	15	3,441	- 1,251
Lung Disease	20	2,077	20	2,310	- 233
Pertussis	21	1,880	21	2,288	- 408
Suicide	22	1,847	19	2,333	- 485
Other Injuries	23	1,812	16	3,289	- 1,477
Breast Cancer	24	1,453	23	1,874	- 421
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,260	18	2,474	- 1,214
Asthma	26	1,124	25	1,619	- 495
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,088	33	986	+ 102
Cervical Cancer	28	967	26	1,582	- 616
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	957	31	1,157	- 200
Drug Use	30	867	35	928	- 61
Malnutrition	31	829	28	1,218	- 389
Falls	32	787	27	1,235	- 448
Violence	33	771	24	1,666	- 895
Liver Cancer	34	742	37	875	- 133
Prostate Cancer	35	738	34	940	- 202
Drownings	36	681	29	1,178	- 497
Oral Cancer	37	595	39	845	- 250
Epilepsy	38	557	38	867	- 310
Fires	39	520	36	908	- 388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	493	43	569	- 76
Lung Cancers	41	461	51	301	+ 160
Tetanus	42	402	55	223	+ 179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	377	40	754	- 377
Poisonings	44	363	41	666	- 303
Lymphomas	45	334	44	489	- 155
Parkinson's Disease	46	304	46	449	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	47	284	71	10	+ 275
Skin Cancers	48	279	56	204	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	49	269	45	458	- 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	245	49	323	- 78
Skin Disease	51	224	48	324	- 100
Ovary Cancer	52	221	50	303	- 82
Alcohol	53	205	57	198	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	54	204	59	135	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	55	196	52	290	- 94
Bladder Cancer	56	147	62	65	+ 82
Encephalitis	57	134	58	187	- 53
Uterin Cancer	58	133	60	75	+ 58
Appendicitis	59	96	61	72	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	60	74	53	288	- 214
Leukemia	61	65	54	275	- 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	63	68	26	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	63	54	63	49	+ 5
Diphtheria	64	53	67	26	+ 27
Hepatitis B	65	52	47	336	- 284
Upper Respiratory	66	29	70	19	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	25	64	41	- 16
Chlamydia	68	7	72	4	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	5	66	27	- 22
Ascariasis	70	5	65	30	- 26
War	71	3	42	643	- 640
Otitis Media	72	3	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Equ. Guinea

Cameroon

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.