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Cameroon Population Pyramid
 


Cameroon
CAMEROON LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
40.5
43.1
41.7
141
134
137
1970
44.9
47.5
46.2
137
140
137
1980
50.1
53.1
51.5
138
139
139
1990
53.1
56.3
54.6
150
146
147
2000
50.0
51.6
50.8
158
162
160
2010
53.2
54.9
54.0
162
166
165
 
 
Cameroon
CAMEROON LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
53.2
54.9
162
166
Age 5
60.1
60.0
171
183
Age 10
61.0
60.9
171
184
Age 15
61.4
61.4
171
184
Age 20
61.8
62.1
171
184
Age 25
62.5
63.3
171
183
Age 30
63.6
64.8
171
183
Age 35
65.0
66.8
171
184
Age 40
66.6
68.8
169
183
Age 45
68.4
70.6
168
184
Age 50
70.2
72.2
166
180
Age 55
72.0
73.8
166
180
Age 60
74.1
75.5
163
182
Age 65
76.3
77.4
170
183
Age 70
78.9
79.7
170
184
Age 75
81.8
82.4
174
184
Age 80
85.1
85.6
178
182
Age 85
88.8
89.2
187
182
Age 90
92.8
93.1
189
177
Age 95
97.1
97.3
189
179
Age 100
101.7
101.7
180
189
 
 
Cameroon
CAMEROON TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 HIV/AIDS
36,600
15.42
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
33,721
14.21
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
24,026
10.13
4 Malaria
23,179
9.77
5 Stroke
14,156
5.97
6 Coronary Heart Disease
11,299
4.76
7 Low Birth Weight
8,779
3.70
8 Birth Trauma
6,748
2.84
9 Diabetes Mellitus
5,497
2.32
10 Road Traffic Accidents
5,070
2.14
11 Meningitis
4,773
2.01
12 Other Injuries
4,394
1.85
13 Maternal Conditions
4,334
1.83
14 Malnutrition
4,187
1.76
15 Lung Disease
4,032
1.70
16 Violence
3,700
1.56
17 Tuberculosis
3,647
1.54
18 Kidney Disease
2,903
1.22
19 Congenital Anomalies
2,838
1.20
20 Hypertension
2,522
1.06
21 Endocrine Disorders
2,276
0.96
22 Trypanosomiasis
2,171
0.91
23 Asthma
1,914
0.81
24 Inflammatory/Heart
1,800
0.76
25 Epilepsy
1,589
0.67
  Deaths %
26 Suicide
1,279
0.54
27 Liver Cancer
1,246
0.53
28 Fires
1,163
0.49
29 Breast Cancer
1,023
0.43
30 Lymphomas
1,013
0.43
31 Anaemia
1,000
0.42
32 Cervical Cancer
995
0.42
33 Poisonings
934
0.39
34 Liver Disease
867
0.37
35 Drownings
854
0.36
36 Peptic Ulcer Disease
851
0.36
37 Prostate Cancer
799
0.34
38 Measles
747
0.31
39 Alzheimers/Dementia
697
0.29
40 Pertussis
675
0.28
41 Other Neoplasms
598
0.25
42 Falls
541
0.23
43 Skin Disease
507
0.21
44 Schistosomiasis
478
0.20
45 Syphilis
450
0.19
46 Rheumatic Heart Disease
396
0.17
47 Colon-Rectum Cancers
368
0.16
48 Oral Cancer
308
0.13
49 Leukemia
286
0.12
50 Leishmaniasis
266
0.11
 
 
Cameroon
CAMEROON TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 HIV/AIDS
230.63
15
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
202.27
7
3 Stroke
162.02
19
4 Coronary Heart Disease
131.78
68
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
111.78
15
6 Malaria
72.99
13
7 Diabetes Mellitus
61.09
33
8 Lung Disease
45.83
30
9 Road Traffic Accidents
32.59
24
10 Hypertension
29.43
76
11 Kidney Disease
28.76
30
12 Low Birth Weight
25.61
16
13 Other Injuries
25.43
25
14 Maternal Conditions
24.42
23
15 Violence
22.26
35
16 Tuberculosis
21.89
68
17 Endocrine Disorders
20.85
13
18 Meningitis
20.46
16
19 Birth Trauma
19.69
23
20 Asthma
18.40
26
21 Breast Cancer
18.31
73
22 Inflammatory/Heart
16.97
19
23 Malnutrition
15.89
8
24 Trypanosomiasis
11.95
8
25 Epilepsy
11.42
9
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Liver Cancer
10.61
41
27 Cervical Cancer
9.62
46
28 Alzheimers/Dementia
9.47
41
29 Congenital Anomalies
9.19
22
30 Suicide
9.04
81
31 Lymphomas
8.75
10
32 Anaemia
8.67
18
33 Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.61
21
34 Liver Disease
8.60
102
35 Prostate Cancer
8.57
53
36 Poisonings
6.42
32
37 Fires
5.79
22
38 Skin Disease
5.45
24
39 Other Neoplasms
5.18
29
40 Falls
4.74
66
41 Drownings
4.34
69
42 Schistosomiasis
3.85
36
43 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.54
166
44 Oral Cancer
2.97
92
45 Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.54
43
46 Ovary Cancer
2.35
82
47 Stomach Cancer
2.20
179
48 Measles
2.20
24
49 Leukemia
2.09
159
50 Syphilis
2.04
39
 
 
Cameroon
CAMEROON CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Breast Cancer
18.31
73
2 Liver Cancer
10.61
41
3 Cervical Cancer
9.62
46
4 Lymphomas
8.75
10
5 Prostate Cancer
8.57
53
6 Other Neoplasms
5.18
29
7 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.54
166
8 Oral Cancer
2.97
92
9 Ovary Cancer
2.35
82
  Rate World Rank
10 Stomach Cancer
2.20
179
11 Leukemia
2.09
159
12 Lung Cancers
1.69
185
13 Skin Cancers
1.18
98
14 Pancreas Cancer
1.02
168
15 Oesophagus Cancer
0.68
179
16 Bladder Cancer
0.58
178
17 Uterin Cancer
0.35
169
 
 
Cameroon
CAMEROON HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
6.4
88
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
12.6
2.2
128
117
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
10.4
14.2
100
133
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
170
138

 
Cameroon
CAMEROON DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
18,879,301
56
Sex Ratio M / F
1.01
56
Population 0-14
40.9 %
39
Population 15-64
55.9 %
154
Population 65 +
3.3 %
150
Birth Rate / 1000
34.10
37
Death Rate / 1000
12.20
36
Fertulity Rate
4.33
39
Infant Mortality
63.34
35
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.02
158
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.01
84
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.85
51
Net Migrattion
N/A
N/A
Population Growth
2.19
36
Literacy Total
67.9
149
Literacy Male
77.0
137
Literacy Female
59.8
141
Unemployment
30.0
21
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
54.0
165
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
45.0
171
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$2,300
145
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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