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Cameroon
COUNTRY #1
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CAMEROON VS BENIN

Compare Cameroon and Benin health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Benin
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cameroon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Benin BENIN
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Benin BENIN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
    		  
    40.5
    42.9
    41.7
    140
    137
    138
    1970
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    139
    138
    138
    1980
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    		  
    48.6
    51.8
    50.1
    145
    142
    143
    1990
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    		  
    52.0
    54.5
    53.2
    152
    153
    153
    2000
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    		  
    54.1
    56.6
    55.4
    149
    149
    149
    2010
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    		  
    57.5
    59.9
    58.7
    155
    157
    155
    2019
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    		  
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    161
    157
    158
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Benin BENIN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    61.2
    65.7
    161
    157
    Age 5
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    67.7
    71.7
    144
    141
    Age 10
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    68.4
    72.5
    142
    139
    Age 15
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    68.9
    72.9
    141
    138
    Age 20
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    69.3
    73.2
    140
    138
    Age 25
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    69.7
    73.5
    141
    138
    Age 30
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    70.2
    73.9
    141
    138
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    70.7
    74.3
    141
    139
    Age 40
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    71.4
    74.9
    142
    140
    Age 45
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    72.2
    75.6
    141
    142
    Age 50
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    73.3
    76.3
    142
    144
    Age 55
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    74.6
    77.3
    139
    147
    Age 60
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    76.1
    78.5
    141
    144
    Age 65
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    78.1
    80.1
    142
    143
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    80.4
    81.9
    138
    140
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    83.1
    84.3
    137
    130
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    86.2
    87.1
    127
    113
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    89.6
    90.3
    118
    98
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Benin BENIN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.39
    77
    113.27
    90
    2. Stroke
    118.87
    44
    119.03
    42
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    116.04
    17
    112.94
    20
    4. HIV/AIDS
    73.92
    16
    25.19
    39
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.00
    30
    37.49
    67
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.91
    29
    67.45
    16
    7. Kidney Disease
    46.48
    14
    33.45
    44
    8. Tuberculosis
    40.86
    25
    10.94
    64
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    40.18
    24
    33.95
    38
    10. Liver Disease
    36.47
    37
    39.37
    27
    11. Malaria
    34.53
    28
    42.51
    22
    12. Prostate Cancer
    29.36
    31
    47.73
    8
    13. Lung Disease
    26.42
    70
    25.54
    76
    14. Breast Cancer
    23.24
    36
    23.23
    37
    15. Cervical Cancer
    23.20
    29
    22.59
    31
    16. Hypertension
    21.74
    73
    21.93
    72
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.71
    37
    20.23
    42
    18. Suicide
    15.92
    25
    12.71
    43
    19. Other Injuries
    15.43
    20
    15.04
    24
    20. Asthma
    14.72
    40
    15.55
    37
    21. Meningitis
    14.28
    16
    15.80
    13
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.24
    29
    10.57
    31
    23. Birth Trauma
    11.19
    17
    11.26
    16
    24. Low Birth Weight
    11.05
    26
    13.84
    10
    25. Falls
    10.66
    18
    9.00
    32
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.13
    7
    9.44
    13
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    9.27
    24
    10.91
    17
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.89
    42
    7.05
    48
    29. Liver Cancer
    6.88
    58
    6.58
    63
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    6.68
    15
    5.27
    41
    31. Violence
    6.68
    73
    6.79
    71
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.68
    35
    7.54
    27
    33. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    24
    2.67
    96
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.92
    135
    5.06
    150
    35. Malnutrition
    5.84
    47
    8.09
    38
    36. Drug Use
    5.35
    8
    2.36
    35
    37. Pertussis
    5.10
    13
    5.61
    10
    38. Fires
    4.38
    18
    4.20
    25
    39. Stomach Cancer
    4.30
    128
    6.49
    83
    40. Epilepsy
    4.11
    7
    3.60
    10
    41. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    102
    2.43
    165
    42. Drownings
    3.78
    50
    3.85
    49
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    112
    3.03
    111
    44. Lymphomas
    2.94
    152
    5.99
    42
    45. Skin Disease
    2.88
    31
    2.32
    47
    46. Poisonings
    2.80
    23
    2.64
    29
    47. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    162
    1.08
    180
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.67
    48
    3.06
    41
    49. War
    2.54
    11
    0.02
    92
    50. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    19
    2.90
    9
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Benin BENIN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,694
    11.00
    10,205
    12.25
    2. HIV/AIDS
    13,888
    7.75
    2,263
    2.72
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,849
    6.62
    6,830
    8.20
    4. Malaria
    11,233
    6.27
    7,037
    8.45
    5. Stroke
    11,199
    6.25
    5,855
    7.03
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,695
    5.97
    5,397
    6.48
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,243
    4.60
    3,950
    4.74
    8. Low Birth Weight
    7,950
    4.44
    4,908
    5.89
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,810
    4.36
    3,162
    3.80
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,414
    4.14
    919
    1.10
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,468
    3.05
    1,912
    2.29
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    5,258
    2.94
    2,265
    2.72
    13. Kidney Disease
    5,140
    2.87
    1,929
    2.32
    14. Liver Disease
    4,531
    2.53
    2,447
    2.94
    15. Meningitis
    3,441
    1.92
    1,967
    2.36
    16. Other Injuries
    3,289
    1.84
    1,532
    1.84
    17. Maternal Conditions
    2,615
    1.46
    1,039
    1.25
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    2,474
    1.38
    1,454
    1.75
    19. Suicide
    2,333
    1.30
    922
    1.11
    20. Lung Disease
    2,310
    1.29
    1,220
    1.46
    21. Pertussis
    2,288
    1.28
    1,168
    1.40
    22. Hypertension
    2,035
    1.14
    1,088
    1.31
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,874
    1.05
    784
    0.94
    24. Violence
    1,666
    0.93
    726
    0.87
    25. Asthma
    1,619
    0.90
    891
    1.07
    26. Cervical Cancer
    1,582
    0.88
    669
    0.80
    27. Falls
    1,235
    0.69
    543
    0.65
    28. Malnutrition
    1,218
    0.68
    928
    1.11
    29. Drownings
    1,178
    0.66
    570
    0.68
    30. Syphilis
    1,170
    0.65
    150
    0.18
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,157
    0.65
    715
    0.86
    32. Measles
    1,028
    0.57
    788
    0.95
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    986
    0.55
    457
    0.55
    34. Prostate Cancer
    940
    0.52
    867
    1.04
    35. Drug Use
    928
    0.52
    197
    0.24
    36. Fires
    908
    0.51
    431
    0.52
    37. Liver Cancer
    875
    0.49
    322
    0.39
    38. Epilepsy
    867
    0.48
    369
    0.44
    39. Oral Cancer
    845
    0.47
    156
    0.19
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    754
    0.42
    442
    0.53
    41. Poisonings
    666
    0.37
    307
    0.37
    42. War
    643
    0.36
    2
    0.00
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    569
    0.32
    311
    0.37
    44. Lymphomas
    489
    0.27
    387
    0.46
    45. Stomach Cancer
    458
    0.26
    361
    0.43
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    449
    0.25
    212
    0.25
    47. Hepatitis B
    336
    0.19
    143
    0.17
    48. Skin Disease
    324
    0.18
    144
    0.17
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    323
    0.18
    197
    0.24
    50. Ovary Cancer
    303
    0.17
    86
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Benin BENIN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    29.36
    31
    47.73
    8
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.24
    36
    23.23
    37
    3. Cervical Cancer
    23.20
    29
    22.59
    31
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.88
    58
    6.58
    63
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    24
    2.67
    96
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.92
    135
    5.06
    150
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.30
    128
    6.49
    83
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    102
    2.43
    165
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    112
    3.03
    111
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    152
    5.99
    42
    11. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    162
    1.08
    180
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    89
    2.06
    80
    13. Leukemia
    1.52
    160
    3.48
    96
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.32
    137
    6.30
    26
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.27
    152
    3.34
    38
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.54
    177
    0.67
    172
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.