CAMEROON VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,069	6	10,695	+ 10,374
Stroke	2	15,703	5	11,199	+ 4,504
Lung Disease	3	13,987	20	2,310	+ 11,677
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,972	11	5,468	+ 8,504
Tuberculosis	5	12,234	10	7,414	+ 4,819
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,999	1	19,694	- 11,696
Malaria	7	7,540	4	11,233	- 3,693
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,074	3	11,849	- 4,775
Asthma	9	5,678	25	1,619	+ 4,058
Low Birth Weight	10	5,121	8	7,950	- 2,829
Birth Trauma	11	4,635	7	8,243	- 3,608
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,407	9	7,810	- 4,403
Hypertension	13	3,377	22	2,035	+ 1,341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,304	49	323	+ 2,980
Violence	15	2,986	24	1,666	+ 1,319
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,930	12	5,258	- 2,328
Breast Cancer	17	2,354	23	1,874	+ 480
Kidney Disease	18	2,117	13	5,140	- 3,024
Cervical Cancer	19	2,048	26	1,582	+ 466
Other Injuries	20	1,993	16	3,289	- 1,296
Liver Cancer	21	1,985	37	875	+ 1,110
Liver Disease	22	1,925	14	4,531	- 2,606
Lung Cancers	23	1,917	51	301	+ 1,616
HIV/AIDS	24	1,884	2	13,888	- 12,004
Oral Cancer	25	1,788	39	845	+ 942
Falls	26	1,546	27	1,235	+ 311
Fires	27	1,504	36	908	+ 596
Stomach Cancer	28	1,378	45	458	+ 920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,372	43	569	+ 803
Maternal Conditions	30	1,296	17	2,615	- 1,318
Skin Cancers	31	1,284	56	204	+ 1,080
Lymphomas	32	1,087	44	489	+ 598
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,057	31	1,157	- 99
Meningitis	34	998	15	3,441	- 2,443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	929	40	754	+ 175
Prostate Cancer	36	878	34	940	- 62
Suicide	37	797	19	2,333	- 1,536
Leukemia	38	780	54	275	+ 505
Pertussis	39	763	21	2,288	- 1,524
Drownings	40	739	29	1,178	- 440
Measles	41	733	32	1,028	- 295
Syphilis	42	721	30	1,170	- 449
Inflammatory/Heart	43	705	33	986	- 281
Oesophagus Cancer	44	613	59	135	+ 478
Parkinson's Disease	45	569	46	449	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	46	552	50	303	+ 250
Endocrine Disorders	47	472	18	2,474	- 2,002
Malnutrition	48	413	28	1,218	- 805
Skin Disease	49	389	48	324	+ 65
Poisonings	50	374	41	666	- 291
Epilepsy	51	341	38	867	- 526
Pancreas Cancer	52	329	52	290	+ 39
Alcohol	53	288	57	198	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	54	254	62	65	+ 190
Uterin Cancer	55	250	60	75	+ 175
Tetanus	56	147	55	223	- 76
Encephalitis	57	95	58	187	- 92
Hepatitis B	58	83	47	336	- 253
Appendicitis	59	62	61	72	- 10
Other Neoplasms	60	47	63	49	- 1
Drug Use	61	39	35	928	- 889
Hepatitis C	62	24	66	27	- 3
Ascariasis	63	21	65	30	- 9
Dengue	64	20	73	0	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	16	68	26	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	64	41	- 26
Diphtheria	67	10	67	26	- 16
Upper Respiratory	68	6	70	19	- 13
War	69	3	42	643	- 641
Chlamydia	70	2	72	4	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	53	288	- 288
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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

New Guinea

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.