CAMEROON VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,054	6	10,695	+ 41,359
Stroke	2	39,868	5	11,199	+ 28,668
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,565	11	5,468	+ 17,097
Hypertension	4	12,478	22	2,035	+ 10,443
Suicide	5	12,297	19	2,333	+ 9,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,757	1	19,694	- 7,937
HIV/AIDS	7	9,990	2	13,888	- 3,898
Kidney Disease	8	9,100	13	5,140	+ 3,960
Liver Disease	9	7,675	14	4,531	+ 3,144
Violence	10	7,547	24	1,666	+ 5,881
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,818	9	7,810	- 992
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,801	18	2,474	+ 4,327
Lung Disease	13	6,784	20	2,310	+ 4,474
Other Injuries	14	6,520	16	3,289	+ 3,231
Drownings	15	5,647	29	1,178	+ 4,469
Tuberculosis	16	5,341	10	7,414	- 2,074
Prostate Cancer	17	4,807	34	940	+ 3,867
Anemia	18	3,857	84	0	+ 3,857
Breast Cancer	19	3,738	23	1,874	+ 1,864
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,578	33	986	+ 2,592
Cervical Cancer	21	3,563	26	1,582	+ 1,981
Low Birth Weight	22	3,481	8	7,950	- 4,470
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,679	12	5,258	- 2,579
Birth Trauma	24	2,511	7	8,243	- 5,732
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,284	43	569	+ 1,715
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,118	40	754	+ 1,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,852	3	11,849	- 9,996
Other Neoplasms	28	1,566	63	49	+ 1,517
Lung Cancers	29	1,472	51	301	+ 1,171
Malnutrition	30	1,455	28	1,218	+ 237
Stomach Cancer	31	1,325	45	458	+ 867
Lymphomas	32	1,255	44	489	+ 766
Malaria	33	1,170	4	11,233	- 10,063
Liver Cancer	34	1,126	37	875	+ 251
Maternal Conditions	35	1,098	17	2,615	- 1,517
Asthma	36	994	25	1,619	- 626
Epilepsy	37	919	38	867	+ 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	891	31	1,157	- 266
Leukemia	39	827	54	275	+ 553
Oral Cancer	40	782	39	845	- 64
Fires	41	758	36	908	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	42	741	52	290	+ 451
Ovary Cancer	43	691	50	303	+ 388
Meningitis	44	678	15	3,441	- 2,763
Drug Use	45	610	35	928	- 318
Uterin Cancer	46	506	60	75	+ 431
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	502	49	323	+ 179
Falls	48	433	27	1,235	- 801
Parkinson's Disease	49	351	46	449	- 98
Bladder Cancer	50	309	62	65	+ 244
Oesophagus Cancer	51	305	59	135	+ 169
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	302	80	0	+ 302
Encephalitis	53	274	58	187	+ 88
Appendicitis	54	234	61	72	+ 161
Skin Cancers	55	188	56	204	- 16
Skin Disease	56	125	48	324	- 199
Alcohol	57	121	57	198	- 77
Osteoarthritis	58	118	81	0	+ 118
Hepatitis B	59	78	47	336	- 258
Dengue	60	72	73	0	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	61	48	64	41	+ 8
Schizophrenia	62	39	83	0	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	39	68	26	+ 13
War	64	24	42	643	- 619
Poisonings	65	23	41	666	- 643
Upper Respiratory	66	20	70	19	+ 1
Oral conditions	67	16	82	0	+ 16
Leprosy	68	14	75	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	69	10	66	27	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	10	85	0	+ 10
Syphilis	71	9	30	1,170	- 1,161
Tetanus	72	8	55	223	- 215
Pertussis	73	2	21	2,288	- 2,285
Ascariasis	74	1	65	30	- 29
Diphtheria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Otitis Media	76	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	72	4	- 4
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	83	0	69	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	84	0	53	288	- 288
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Guyana

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.