CAMEROON VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,988	2	13,888	+ 7,099
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,180	1	19,694	+ 486
Tuberculosis	3	20,138	10	7,414	+ 12,724
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	13,257	3	11,849	+ 1,409
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,170	6	10,695	+ 2,475
Stroke	6	12,041	5	11,199	+ 842
Birth Trauma	7	11,473	7	8,243	+ 3,230
Low Birth Weight	8	10,231	8	7,950	+ 2,281
Malaria	9	9,933	4	11,233	- 1,300
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,990	9	7,810	+ 1,180
Liver Disease	11	5,880	14	4,531	+ 1,349
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,420	12	5,258	+ 162
Maternal Conditions	13	4,837	17	2,615	+ 2,222
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,552	11	5,468	- 916
Kidney Disease	15	3,890	13	5,140	- 1,250
Meningitis	16	3,751	15	3,441	+ 310
Other Injuries	17	3,402	16	3,289	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,213	18	2,474	+ 739
Pertussis	19	3,078	21	2,288	+ 791
Lung Disease	20	2,775	20	2,310	+ 464
Hypertension	21	2,576	22	2,035	+ 541
Violence	22	2,510	24	1,666	+ 844
Cervical Cancer	23	2,240	26	1,582	+ 658
Asthma	24	2,178	25	1,619	+ 559
Measles	25	2,134	32	1,028	+ 1,106
Suicide	26	1,946	19	2,333	- 387
Malnutrition	27	1,756	28	1,218	+ 538
Liver Cancer	28	1,688	37	875	+ 812
Breast Cancer	29	1,347	23	1,874	- 527
Drownings	30	1,300	29	1,178	+ 121
Syphilis	31	1,234	30	1,170	+ 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,120	40	754	+ 365
Falls	33	1,032	27	1,235	- 203
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	1,001	31	1,157	- 155
Fires	35	927	36	908	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	36	802	45	458	+ 344
Inflammatory/Heart	37	762	33	986	- 224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	720	43	569	+ 151
Epilepsy	39	704	38	867	- 163
Tetanus	40	701	55	223	+ 478
Poisonings	41	647	41	666	- 18
Prostate Cancer	42	591	34	940	- 349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	480	49	323	+ 157
Schistosomiasis	44	441	53	288	+ 154
Lymphomas	45	400	44	489	- 89
Parkinson's Disease	46	393	46	449	- 57
Hepatitis B	47	296	47	336	- 40
Ovary Cancer	48	276	50	303	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	49	275	59	135	+ 139
Lung Cancers	50	267	51	301	- 34
Bladder Cancer	51	251	62	65	+ 187
Skin Cancers	52	251	56	204	+ 46
Skin Disease	53	236	48	324	- 88
Pancreas Cancer	54	200	52	290	- 90
Drug Use	55	195	35	928	- 732
Oral Cancer	56	189	39	845	- 656
Alcohol	57	179	57	198	- 19
Encephalitis	58	151	58	187	- 35
Uterin Cancer	59	120	60	75	+ 45
Appendicitis	60	101	61	72	+ 28
Leukemia	61	90	54	275	- 185
Ascariasis	62	59	65	30	+ 29
Hepatitis C	63	38	66	27	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	64	34	64	41	- 7
Other Neoplasms	65	31	63	49	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	31	70	19	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	25	68	26	- 1
Diphtheria	68	18	67	26	- 8
Chlamydia	69	4	72	4	- 0
War	70	3	42	643	- 640
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	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.