CAMEROON VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	22,942	10	7,414	+ 15,528
HIV/AIDS	2	14,227	2	13,888	+ 339
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,851	6	10,695	+ 2,156
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,182	1	19,694	- 7,512
Stroke	5	11,305	5	11,199	+ 106
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,106	11	5,468	+ 2,638
Malaria	7	6,809	4	11,233	- 4,424
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,538	9	7,810	- 1,272
Low Birth Weight	9	6,236	8	7,950	- 1,714
Liver Disease	10	5,253	14	4,531	+ 722
Hypertension	11	5,199	22	2,035	+ 3,164
Kidney Disease	12	4,838	13	5,140	- 302
Birth Trauma	13	4,572	7	8,243	- 3,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	4,013	3	11,849	- 7,836
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,599	12	5,258	- 1,659
Lung Disease	16	2,713	20	2,310	+ 403
Violence	17	2,317	24	1,666	+ 651
Suicide	18	2,304	19	2,333	- 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,911	31	1,157	+ 754
Measles	20	1,842	32	1,028	+ 814
Maternal Conditions	21	1,832	17	2,615	- 783
Other Injuries	22	1,761	16	3,289	- 1,528
Meningitis	23	1,426	15	3,441	- 2,015
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,278	33	986	+ 292
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,237	18	2,474	- 1,237
Cervical Cancer	26	1,213	26	1,582	- 369
Breast Cancer	27	1,164	23	1,874	- 711
Asthma	28	1,141	25	1,619	- 479
Lung Cancers	29	1,100	51	301	+ 799
Falls	30	1,065	27	1,235	- 170
Pertussis	31	1,024	21	2,288	- 1,264
Prostate Cancer	32	1,004	34	940	+ 64
Malnutrition	33	980	28	1,218	- 239
Oral Cancer	34	873	39	845	+ 28
Liver Cancer	35	664	37	875	- 211
Parkinson's Disease	36	595	46	449	+ 146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	543	43	569	- 26
Drownings	38	527	29	1,178	- 652
Fires	39	486	36	908	- 422
Epilepsy	40	468	38	867	- 398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	459	40	754	- 295
Trypanosomiasis	42	445	71	10	+ 436
Bladder Cancer	43	439	62	65	+ 374
Oesophagus Cancer	44	436	59	135	+ 301
Drug Use	45	427	35	928	- 501
Skin Cancers	46	426	56	204	+ 222
Syphilis	47	413	30	1,170	- 757
Stomach Cancer	48	409	45	458	- 49
Lymphomas	49	401	44	489	- 89
Poisonings	50	352	41	666	- 314
Ovary Cancer	51	335	50	303	+ 32
Skin Disease	52	272	48	324	- 52
Pancreas Cancer	53	260	52	290	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	251	49	323	- 72
Uterin Cancer	55	244	60	75	+ 170
Alcohol	56	244	57	198	+ 46
Leukemia	57	213	54	275	- 62
Schistosomiasis	58	175	53	288	- 113
Tetanus	59	106	55	223	- 116
Encephalitis	60	91	58	187	- 96
Appendicitis	61	83	61	72	+ 11
Hepatitis B	62	83	47	336	- 253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	79	68	26	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	64	67	63	49	+ 19
War	65	35	42	643	- 608
Upper Respiratory	66	32	70	19	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	67	20	64	41	- 20
Hepatitis C	68	13	66	27	- 14
Diphtheria	69	4	67	26	- 22
Ascariasis	70	4	65	30	- 26
Chlamydia	71	4	72	4	- 1
Otitis Media	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	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.