CAMEROON VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,190	1	19,694	+ 5,496
Malaria	2	23,168	4	11,233	+ 11,935
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,908	3	11,849	+ 6,059
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,672	6	10,695	+ 2,977
Stroke	5	12,796	5	11,199	+ 1,596
Birth Trauma	6	9,805	7	8,243	+ 1,562
Low Birth Weight	7	9,475	8	7,950	+ 1,525
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,764	9	7,810	+ 954
HIV/AIDS	9	8,643	2	13,888	- 5,245
Tuberculosis	10	8,197	10	7,414	+ 782
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,202	12	5,258	- 56
Meningitis	12	4,803	15	3,441	+ 1,362
Liver Disease	13	4,456	14	4,531	- 75
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,039	11	5,468	- 1,429
Kidney Disease	15	3,675	13	5,140	- 1,466
Other Injuries	16	3,532	16	3,289	+ 243
Malnutrition	17	3,136	28	1,218	+ 1,918
Maternal Conditions	18	2,987	17	2,615	+ 372
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,708	18	2,474	+ 234
Lung Disease	20	2,687	20	2,310	+ 376
Hypertension	21	2,116	22	2,035	+ 80
Violence	22	2,097	24	1,666	+ 431
Breast Cancer	23	2,090	23	1,874	+ 215
Asthma	24	2,081	25	1,619	+ 462
Suicide	25	1,770	19	2,333	- 563
Pertussis	26	1,591	21	2,288	- 697
Liver Cancer	27	1,358	37	875	+ 483
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,267	31	1,157	+ 110
Drownings	29	1,244	29	1,178	+ 65
Falls	30	1,099	27	1,235	- 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,046	40	754	+ 291
Inflammatory/Heart	32	978	33	986	- 8
Fires	33	934	36	908	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	34	930	34	940	- 10
Cervical Cancer	35	895	26	1,582	- 687
Stomach Cancer	36	787	45	458	+ 329
Epilepsy	37	782	38	867	- 85
Poisonings	38	741	41	666	+ 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	653	43	569	+ 84
Drug Use	40	630	35	928	- 298
Syphilis	41	611	30	1,170	- 560
Lymphomas	42	448	44	489	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	430	49	323	+ 107
Parkinson's Disease	44	396	46	449	- 53
Tetanus	45	349	55	223	+ 126
Schistosomiasis	46	343	53	288	+ 55
Hepatitis B	47	311	47	336	- 25
Skin Cancers	48	291	56	204	+ 87
Lung Cancers	49	289	51	301	- 12
Oral Cancer	50	280	39	845	- 566
Skin Disease	51	273	48	324	- 50
Bladder Cancer	52	265	62	65	+ 201
Ovary Cancer	53	261	50	303	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	54	209	52	290	- 81
Alcohol	55	177	57	198	- 21
Encephalitis	56	171	58	187	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	57	126	59	135	- 10
Measles	58	125	32	1,028	- 903
Leukemia	59	125	54	275	- 150
Uterin Cancer	60	105	60	75	+ 30
Appendicitis	61	92	61	72	+ 20
Ascariasis	62	50	65	30	+ 20
Hepatitis C	63	45	66	27	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	64	35	70	19	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	65	35	64	41	- 5
Other Neoplasms	66	35	63	49	- 14
War	67	29	42	643	- 614
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	25	68	26	- 1
Diphtheria	69	13	67	26	- 14
Chlamydia	70	5	72	4	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Sierra Leone

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.