CAMEROON VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,137	6	10,695	+ 20,442
Stroke	2	29,460	5	11,199	+ 18,261
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,706	11	5,468	+ 8,238
Kidney Disease	4	13,461	13	5,140	+ 8,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,165	1	19,694	- 11,529
Suicide	6	7,063	19	2,333	+ 4,730
HIV/AIDS	7	6,607	2	13,888	- 7,281
Liver Disease	8	6,414	14	4,531	+ 1,883
Hypertension	9	6,400	22	2,035	+ 4,364
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,619	31	1,157	+ 4,462
Lung Cancers	11	4,895	51	301	+ 4,595
Lung Disease	12	4,439	20	2,310	+ 2,129
Road Traffic Accidents	13	4,265	9	7,810	- 3,544
Prostate Cancer	14	3,755	34	940	+ 2,815
Other Injuries	15	3,475	16	3,289	+ 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,471	43	569	+ 2,901
Breast Cancer	17	2,626	23	1,874	+ 752
Skin Disease	18	2,555	48	324	+ 2,231
Low Birth Weight	19	2,461	8	7,950	- 5,490
Cervical Cancer	20	2,297	26	1,582	+ 715
Liver Cancer	21	2,149	37	875	+ 1,274
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,902	12	5,258	- 3,356
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,780	33	986	+ 794
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,773	18	2,474	- 702
Falls	25	1,642	27	1,235	+ 407
Violence	26	1,614	24	1,666	- 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,506	3	11,849	- 10,342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,370	40	754	+ 615
Drownings	29	1,336	29	1,178	+ 158
Birth Trauma	30	1,329	7	8,243	- 6,914
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,325	46	449	+ 875
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,266	52	290	+ 977
Stomach Cancer	33	1,184	45	458	+ 727
Lymphomas	34	1,087	44	489	+ 597
Leukemia	35	941	54	275	+ 666
Epilepsy	36	876	38	867	+ 10
Tuberculosis	37	799	10	7,414	- 6,615
Alcohol	38	778	57	198	+ 580
Asthma	39	747	25	1,619	- 873
Oral Cancer	40	746	39	845	- 100
Maternal Conditions	41	674	17	2,615	- 1,941
Ovary Cancer	42	653	50	303	+ 350
Malnutrition	43	632	28	1,218	- 586
Fires	44	609	36	908	- 300
Drug Use	45	354	35	928	- 574
Dengue	46	320	73	0	+ 319
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	309	49	323	- 14
Bladder Cancer	48	251	62	65	+ 186
Uterin Cancer	49	249	60	75	+ 174
Meningitis	50	247	15	3,441	- 3,194
Encephalitis	51	202	58	187	+ 15
Syphilis	52	155	30	1,170	- 1,015
Appendicitis	53	147	61	72	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	54	132	63	49	+ 84
Schistosomiasis	55	113	53	288	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	56	98	59	135	- 37
Poisonings	57	83	41	666	- 583
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	59	68	26	+ 34
Pertussis	59	56	21	2,288	- 2,231
Skin Cancers	60	50	56	204	- 154
Multiple Sclerosis	61	49	64	41	+ 8
Tetanus	62	46	55	223	- 177
Hepatitis B	63	30	47	336	- 306
Chagas disease	64	18	79	0	+ 18
Leishmaniasis	65	6	69	20	- 14
War	66	5	42	643	- 639
Upper Respiratory	67	4	70	19	- 15
Chlamydia	68	3	72	4	- 1
Ascariasis	69	2	65	30	- 28
Hepatitis C	70	2	66	27	- 24
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	67	26	- 26
Measles	73	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	78	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	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.