CAMEROON VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,374	1	19,694	- 4,320
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,919	6	10,695	+ 4,224
Stroke	3	12,729	5	11,199	+ 1,530
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,311	9	7,810	+ 501
Kidney Disease	5	6,068	13	5,140	+ 928
Tuberculosis	6	5,713	10	7,414	- 1,702
Lung Disease	7	5,679	20	2,310	+ 3,369
Liver Disease	8	5,605	14	4,531	+ 1,074
Low Birth Weight	9	4,228	8	7,950	- 3,723
Birth Trauma	10	3,869	7	8,243	- 4,374
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,742	12	5,258	- 1,516
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,311	3	11,849	- 8,538
Asthma	13	3,074	25	1,619	+ 1,455
Falls	14	2,126	27	1,235	+ 891
Lung Cancers	15	2,022	51	301	+ 1,722
Stomach Cancer	16	1,883	45	458	+ 1,426
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,814	11	5,468	- 3,654
Other Injuries	18	1,793	16	3,289	- 1,496
Violence	19	1,679	24	1,666	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,670	31	1,157	+ 514
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,322	18	2,474	- 1,153
Liver Cancer	22	1,314	37	875	+ 438
Cervical Cancer	23	1,237	26	1,582	- 346
Malnutrition	24	1,236	28	1,218	+ 18
Hypertension	25	958	22	2,035	- 1,077
Breast Cancer	26	829	23	1,874	- 1,045
Pertussis	27	811	21	2,288	- 1,476
Prostate Cancer	28	808	34	940	- 132
Inflammatory/Heart	29	775	33	986	- 211
Maternal Conditions	30	733	17	2,615	- 1,881
Meningitis	31	699	15	3,441	- 2,742
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	588	43	569	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	585	49	323	+ 261
Parkinson's Disease	34	554	46	449	+ 105
Drownings	35	553	29	1,178	- 625
Bladder Cancer	36	536	62	65	+ 472
Syphilis	37	472	30	1,170	- 698
Epilepsy	38	459	38	867	- 407
Suicide	39	441	19	2,333	- 1,892
Encephalitis	40	434	58	187	+ 248
Ovary Cancer	41	407	50	303	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	359	40	754	- 395
Drug Use	43	242	35	928	- 686
Skin Disease	44	226	48	324	- 98
Tetanus	45	218	55	223	- 5
Alcohol	46	201	57	198	+ 3
Poisonings	47	200	41	666	- 466
Hepatitis B	48	193	47	336	- 142
Leukemia	49	189	54	275	- 86
Measles	50	189	32	1,028	- 839
Oesophagus Cancer	51	154	59	135	+ 18
Fires	52	96	36	908	- 812
Malaria	53	63	4	11,233	- 11,170
Other Neoplasms	54	51	63	49	+ 3
Appendicitis	55	32	61	72	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	56	26	64	41	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	25	68	26	- 0
Lymphomas	58	20	44	489	- 469
Schistosomiasis	59	15	53	288	- 272
Hepatitis C	60	14	66	27	- 13
Upper Respiratory	61	11	70	19	- 7
Ascariasis	62	10	65	30	- 20
War	63	4	42	643	- 640
Pancreas Cancer	64	2	52	290	- 287
Oral Cancer	65	2	39	845	- 843
Diphtheria	66	2	67	26	- 24
Chlamydia	67	2	72	4	- 2
Dengue	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	56	204	- 203
Uterin Cancer	70	0	60	75	- 75
Anemia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	2	13,888	- 13,888
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	86	0	69	20	- 20
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.