CAMEROON VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,813	6	10,695	+ 7,118
Stroke	2	12,380	5	11,199	+ 1,180
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,720	11	5,468	+ 4,253
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,839	1	19,694	- 12,855
Kidney Disease	5	6,554	13	5,140	+ 1,414
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,387	9	7,810	- 1,422
Lung Disease	7	4,860	20	2,310	+ 2,550
Hypertension	8	3,685	22	2,035	+ 1,650
Other Injuries	9	3,472	16	3,289	+ 183
Lung Cancers	10	3,037	51	301	+ 2,736
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,724	12	5,258	- 2,534
Low Birth Weight	12	2,653	8	7,950	- 5,298
Violence	13	2,328	24	1,666	+ 662
Endocrine Disorders	14	2,314	18	2,474	- 161
Prostate Cancer	15	2,249	34	940	+ 1,309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,235	43	569	+ 1,666
Liver Disease	17	2,156	14	4,531	- 2,375
Cervical Cancer	18	2,122	26	1,582	+ 540
Other Neoplasms	19	2,003	63	49	+ 1,955
Breast Cancer	20	1,979	23	1,874	+ 104
HIV/AIDS	21	1,844	2	13,888	- 12,044
Suicide	22	1,750	19	2,333	- 583
Alcohol	23	1,686	57	198	+ 1,489
Stomach Cancer	24	1,462	45	458	+ 1,004
Malnutrition	25	1,358	28	1,218	+ 140
Tuberculosis	26	1,122	10	7,414	- 6,292
Leukemia	27	1,121	54	275	+ 846
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,063	52	290	+ 773
Lymphomas	29	1,007	44	489	+ 518
Birth Trauma	30	875	7	8,243	- 7,368
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	791	3	11,849	- 11,058
Drownings	32	733	29	1,178	- 445
Oesophagus Cancer	33	713	59	135	+ 578
Inflammatory/Heart	34	634	33	986	- 352
Liver Cancer	35	627	37	875	- 249
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	592	31	1,157	- 564
Skin Disease	37	592	48	324	+ 268
Oral Cancer	38	550	39	845	- 296
Asthma	39	520	25	1,619	- 1,099
Skin Cancers	40	514	56	204	+ 309
Parkinson's Disease	41	501	46	449	+ 52
Syphilis	42	489	30	1,170	- 682
Falls	43	413	27	1,235	- 822
Epilepsy	44	405	38	867	- 461
Ovary Cancer	45	350	50	303	+ 48
Anemia	46	336	84	0	+ 336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	282	40	754	- 472
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	270	68	26	+ 245
Maternal Conditions	49	265	17	2,615	- 2,350
Fires	50	261	36	908	- 647
Bladder Cancer	51	233	62	65	+ 168
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	216	80	0	+ 216
Meningitis	53	215	15	3,441	- 3,226
Uterin Cancer	54	187	60	75	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	178	49	323	- 145
Drug Use	56	155	35	928	- 773
Appendicitis	57	153	61	72	+ 81
Osteoarthritis	58	125	81	0	+ 125
Pertussis	59	123	21	2,288	- 2,165
Chagas disease	60	79	79	0	+ 79
Leishmaniasis	61	69	69	20	+ 49
Dengue	62	67	73	0	+ 67
Poisonings	63	56	41	666	- 609
Tetanus	64	51	55	223	- 172
Leprosy	65	49	75	0	+ 49
Encephalitis	66	45	58	187	- 142
Hepatitis B	67	39	47	336	- 296
Multiple Sclerosis	68	35	64	41	- 6
Schizophrenia	69	32	83	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	70	18	70	19	- 1
War	71	12	42	643	- 632
Hepatitis C	72	12	66	27	- 15
Oral conditions	73	9	82	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	74	6	74	0	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	75	5	78	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	76	2	65	30	- 28
Diphtheria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	78	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Chlamydia	79	0	72	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	80	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	81	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	71	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.