CAMEROON VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,175	1	19,694	+ 4,481
HIV/AIDS	2	19,293	2	13,888	+ 5,405
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,720	3	11,849	+ 5,871
Malaria	4	13,021	4	11,233	+ 1,788
Birth Trauma	5	12,701	7	8,243	+ 4,458
Low Birth Weight	6	10,578	8	7,950	+ 2,627
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,903	9	7,810	+ 2,093
Tuberculosis	8	9,192	10	7,414	+ 1,778
Stroke	9	8,633	5	11,199	- 2,567
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,142	6	10,695	- 3,553
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,923	12	5,258	- 335
Liver Disease	12	4,444	14	4,531	- 87
Meningitis	13	4,338	15	3,441	+ 897
Malnutrition	14	4,046	28	1,218	+ 2,828
Violence	15	3,861	24	1,666	+ 2,195
Maternal Conditions	16	3,707	17	2,615	+ 1,092
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,198	11	5,468	- 2,270
Other Injuries	18	2,942	16	3,289	- 347
Hypertension	19	2,756	22	2,035	+ 721
Kidney Disease	20	2,658	13	5,140	- 2,482
Leishmaniasis	21	2,451	69	20	+ 2,431
Tetanus	22	2,285	55	223	+ 2,062
Lung Disease	23	2,178	20	2,310	- 132
Pertussis	24	1,910	21	2,288	- 377
Cervical Cancer	25	1,854	26	1,582	+ 272
Breast Cancer	26	1,693	23	1,874	- 181
War	27	1,497	42	643	+ 854
Asthma	28	1,432	25	1,619	- 188
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,324	31	1,157	+ 167
Drownings	30	1,136	29	1,178	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,061	59	135	+ 926
Fires	32	1,057	36	908	+ 148
Suicide	33	1,037	19	2,333	- 1,296
Lymphomas	34	1,030	44	489	+ 541
Prostate Cancer	35	997	34	940	+ 57
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	877	43	569	+ 308
Syphilis	37	856	30	1,170	- 314
Liver Cancer	38	843	37	875	- 32
Measles	39	815	32	1,028	- 213
Leukemia	40	764	54	275	+ 490
Falls	41	657	27	1,235	- 578
Poisonings	42	631	41	666	- 34
Oral Cancer	43	631	39	845	- 214
Stomach Cancer	44	587	45	458	+ 130
Inflammatory/Heart	45	528	33	986	- 458
Endocrine Disorders	46	467	18	2,474	- 2,007
Ovary Cancer	47	458	50	303	+ 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	454	40	754	- 301
Lung Cancers	49	400	51	301	+ 99
Epilepsy	50	372	38	867	- 495
Skin Cancers	51	310	56	204	+ 106
Parkinson's Disease	52	304	46	449	- 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	295	49	323	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	54	265	52	290	- 24
Skin Disease	55	238	48	324	- 86
Bladder Cancer	56	215	62	65	+ 150
Hepatitis B	57	187	47	336	- 149
Schistosomiasis	58	174	53	288	- 113
Upper Respiratory	59	170	70	19	+ 151
Uterin Cancer	60	161	60	75	+ 86
Appendicitis	61	158	61	72	+ 86
Alcohol	62	130	57	198	- 67
Drug Use	63	80	35	928	- 848
Encephalitis	64	79	58	187	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	39	68	26	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	34	63	49	- 15
Diphtheria	67	29	67	26	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	27	65	30	- 3
Hepatitis C	69	27	66	27	- 0
Otitis Media	70	14	74	0	+ 14
Trypanosomiasis	71	12	71	10	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	10	64	41	- 30
Chlamydia	73	5	72	4	+ 0
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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

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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.