CAMEROON VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,318	1	19,694	+ 8,624
Malaria	2	18,111	4	11,233	+ 6,878
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,029	3	11,849	+ 3,180
Measles	4	13,339	32	1,028	+ 12,311
Stroke	5	12,791	5	11,199	+ 1,592
Coronary Heart Disease	6	12,543	6	10,695	+ 1,849
Birth Trauma	7	10,620	7	8,243	+ 2,377
Low Birth Weight	8	9,562	8	7,950	+ 1,611
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,387	9	7,810	+ 578
HIV/AIDS	10	6,686	2	13,888	- 7,202
Meningitis	11	5,829	15	3,441	+ 2,388
Liver Disease	12	5,646	14	4,531	+ 1,115
Tuberculosis	13	5,244	10	7,414	- 2,170
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,828	12	5,258	- 430
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,733	11	5,468	- 735
Kidney Disease	16	4,294	13	5,140	- 847
Maternal Conditions	17	3,970	17	2,615	+ 1,355
Other Injuries	18	3,330	16	3,289	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	19	3,302	26	1,582	+ 1,720
Lung Disease	20	3,039	20	2,310	+ 729
Hypertension	21	2,985	22	2,035	+ 950
Asthma	22	2,611	25	1,619	+ 991
Liver Cancer	23	2,584	37	875	+ 1,709
Pertussis	24	2,580	21	2,288	+ 292
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,523	18	2,474	+ 49
Violence	26	2,498	24	1,666	+ 831
Trypanosomiasis	27	2,374	71	10	+ 2,364
Malnutrition	28	2,285	28	1,218	+ 1,067
Suicide	29	1,975	19	2,333	- 358
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,282	31	1,157	+ 125
Drownings	31	1,170	29	1,178	- 8
Prostate Cancer	32	1,163	34	940	+ 223
Falls	33	1,062	27	1,235	- 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	992	40	754	+ 238
Inflammatory/Heart	35	973	33	986	- 13
Fires	36	908	36	908	- 0
Epilepsy	37	774	38	867	- 93
Breast Cancer	38	764	23	1,874	- 1,111
Syphilis	39	726	30	1,170	- 444
Poisonings	40	653	41	666	- 13
Stomach Cancer	41	543	45	458	+ 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	527	49	323	+ 203
Schistosomiasis	43	513	53	288	+ 226
Parkinson's Disease	44	469	46	449	+ 20
Tetanus	45	375	55	223	+ 153
Drug Use	46	374	35	928	- 554
Hepatitis B	47	359	47	336	+ 23
Lymphomas	48	349	44	489	- 140
Skin Cancers	49	337	56	204	+ 133
Lung Cancers	50	284	51	301	- 17
Skin Disease	51	282	48	324	- 42
Oral Cancer	52	269	39	845	- 576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	221	43	569	- 348
Ovary Cancer	54	205	50	303	- 98
Alcohol	55	185	57	198	- 13
Encephalitis	56	179	58	187	- 8
Appendicitis	57	91	61	72	+ 19
Diphtheria	58	88	67	26	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	59	84	60	75	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	60	70	62	65	+ 6
Hepatitis C	61	49	66	27	+ 23
Ascariasis	62	49	65	30	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	63	44	59	135	- 91
War	64	43	42	643	- 600
Pancreas Cancer	65	42	52	290	- 247
Multiple Sclerosis	66	39	64	41	- 1
Leukemia	67	38	54	275	- 237
Other Neoplasms	68	35	63	49	- 13
Upper Respiratory	69	33	70	19	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	28	68	26	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	6	72	4	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.