CAMEROON VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,447	1	19,694	- 3,247
HIV/AIDS	2	13,803	2	13,888	- 85
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,353	6	10,695	+ 1,658
Stroke	4	9,846	5	11,199	- 1,353
Birth Trauma	5	9,256	7	8,243	+ 1,013
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,533	9	7,810	+ 723
Malaria	7	8,271	4	11,233	- 2,962
Low Birth Weight	8	8,120	8	7,950	+ 170
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,679	3	11,849	- 4,170
Tuberculosis	10	5,461	10	7,414	- 1,953
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,701	12	5,258	- 557
Liver Cancer	12	4,626	37	875	+ 3,751
Maternal Conditions	13	4,237	17	2,615	+ 1,622
Liver Disease	14	3,968	14	4,531	- 563
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,556	11	5,468	- 1,912
Kidney Disease	16	3,260	13	5,140	- 1,881
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,821	18	2,474	+ 346
Meningitis	18	2,807	15	3,441	- 634
Lung Disease	19	2,527	20	2,310	+ 217
Violence	20	2,392	24	1,666	+ 726
Other Injuries	21	2,384	16	3,289	- 905
Hypertension	22	2,112	22	2,035	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	23	1,777	26	1,582	+ 195
Asthma	24	1,645	25	1,619	+ 26
Suicide	25	1,382	19	2,333	- 951
Malnutrition	26	1,346	28	1,218	+ 127
Pertussis	27	1,212	21	2,288	- 1,076
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,092	31	1,157	- 65
Falls	29	1,018	27	1,235	- 217
Drownings	30	843	29	1,178	- 335
Fires	31	817	36	908	- 91
Inflammatory/Heart	32	726	33	986	- 260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	692	40	754	- 62
Syphilis	34	670	30	1,170	- 500
Epilepsy	35	528	38	867	- 339
Poisonings	36	517	41	666	- 148
Parkinson's Disease	37	421	46	449	- 29
Lung Cancers	38	411	51	301	+ 111
Drug Use	39	342	35	928	- 586
Breast Cancer	40	323	23	1,874	- 1,552
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	291	49	323	- 33
Schistosomiasis	42	279	53	288	- 9
Prostate Cancer	43	253	34	940	- 687
Skin Disease	44	228	48	324	- 96
Tetanus	45	226	55	223	+ 3
Hepatitis B	46	169	47	336	- 167
Stomach Cancer	47	166	45	458	- 291
Encephalitis	48	166	58	187	- 21
Measles	49	165	32	1,028	- 862
Alcohol	50	148	57	198	- 50
Lymphomas	51	142	44	489	- 347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	130	43	569	- 439
Pancreas Cancer	53	69	52	290	- 221
Oesophagus Cancer	54	67	59	135	- 69
Appendicitis	55	58	61	72	- 15
Bladder Cancer	56	54	62	65	- 10
Other Neoplasms	57	34	63	49	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	58	34	64	41	- 7
Leukemia	59	28	54	275	- 246
Leishmaniasis	60	28	69	20	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	61	26	50	303	- 276
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	68	26	- 3
Ascariasis	63	21	65	30	- 10
Upper Respiratory	64	19	70	19	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	13	66	27	- 14
Uterin Cancer	66	12	60	75	- 63
Diphtheria	67	4	67	26	- 22
Skin Cancers	68	4	56	204	- 201
War	69	3	42	643	- 640
Chlamydia	70	3	72	4	- 1
Oral Cancer	71	3	39	845	- 843
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	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.