CAMEROON VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,431	6	10,695	+ 21,736
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,029	11	5,468	+ 22,561
Stroke	3	18,073	5	11,199	+ 6,874
Violence	4	12,073	24	1,666	+ 10,407
Kidney Disease	5	9,656	13	5,140	+ 4,516
Prostate Cancer	6	7,249	34	940	+ 6,309
Breast Cancer	7	5,676	23	1,874	+ 3,802
Lung Cancers	8	4,775	51	301	+ 4,474
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,721	31	1,157	+ 3,565
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	4,514	1	19,694	- 15,180
Hypertension	11	4,423	22	2,035	+ 2,388
HIV/AIDS	12	4,308	2	13,888	- 9,581
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,300	43	569	+ 3,731
Liver Disease	14	2,988	14	4,531	- 1,543
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,861	9	7,810	- 4,949
Lung Disease	16	2,840	20	2,310	+ 530
Suicide	17	2,660	19	2,333	+ 327
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,624	18	2,474	+ 149
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,502	52	290	+ 2,212
Lymphomas	20	2,449	44	489	+ 1,960
Cervical Cancer	21	2,130	26	1,582	+ 548
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,050	12	5,258	- 3,208
Low Birth Weight	23	1,822	8	7,950	- 6,129
Ovary Cancer	24	1,762	50	303	+ 1,459
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,585	33	986	+ 598
Stomach Cancer	26	1,518	45	458	+ 1,061
Uterin Cancer	27	1,488	60	75	+ 1,413
Liver Cancer	28	1,449	37	875	+ 573
Leukemia	29	1,371	54	275	+ 1,096
Other Injuries	30	1,340	16	3,289	- 1,949
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,142	40	754	+ 388
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,128	46	449	+ 678
Falls	33	945	27	1,235	- 289
Bladder Cancer	34	891	62	65	+ 826
Asthma	35	886	25	1,619	- 733
Skin Disease	36	853	48	324	+ 530
Epilepsy	37	705	38	867	- 161
Oral Cancer	38	679	39	845	- 166
Drownings	39	678	29	1,178	- 500
Birth Trauma	40	555	7	8,243	- 7,688
Oesophagus Cancer	41	535	59	135	+ 400
Alcohol	42	508	57	198	+ 311
Tuberculosis	43	473	10	7,414	- 6,941
Drug Use	44	412	35	928	- 516
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	395	3	11,849	- 11,453
War	46	371	42	643	- 273
Malnutrition	47	364	28	1,218	- 854
Fires	48	359	36	908	- 549
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	245	49	323	- 78
Maternal Conditions	50	228	17	2,615	- 2,387
Other Neoplasms	51	223	63	49	+ 174
Meningitis	52	209	15	3,441	- 3,232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	179	68	26	+ 153
Encephalitis	54	134	58	187	- 52
Dengue	55	115	73	0	+ 115
Appendicitis	56	97	61	72	+ 24
Skin Cancers	57	94	56	204	- 110
Multiple Sclerosis	58	50	64	41	+ 9
Poisonings	59	32	41	666	- 633
Hepatitis B	60	10	47	336	- 326
Syphilis	61	3	30	1,170	- 1,167
Hepatitis C	62	3	66	27	- 24
Chlamydia	63	2	72	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	70	19	- 17
Tetanus	65	1	55	223	- 222
Ascariasis	66	1	65	30	- 29
Pertussis	67	0	21	2,288	- 2,288
Diphtheria	68	0	67	26	- 26
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	53	288	- 288
Malaria	72	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	10	- 10
Measles	76	0	32	1,028	- 1,028
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Trinidad/Tob.

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.