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Cameroon
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Cameroon and China 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.

China
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cameroon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   China CHINA
      Cameroon CAMEROON   China CHINA
           
    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
     
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
     
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
     
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
     
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
     
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
     
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
     
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.39
    77
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    118.87
    44
    110.80
    58
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    116.04
    17
    11.28
    152
    4. HIV/AIDS
    73.92
    16
    1.62
    111
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.00
    30
    8.56
    148
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.91
    29
    0.72
    150
    7. Kidney Disease
    46.48
    14
    10.39
    141
    8. Tuberculosis
    40.86
    25
    1.88
    111
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    40.18
    24
    15.09
    96
    10. Liver Disease
    36.47
    37
    7.57
    146
    11. Malaria
    34.53
    28
    0.00
    93
    12. Prostate Cancer
    29.36
    31
    6.41
    152
    13. Lung Disease
    26.42
    70
    54.18
    13
    14. Breast Cancer
    23.24
    36
    8.95
    169
    15. Cervical Cancer
    23.20
    29
    5.16
    124
    16. Hypertension
    21.74
    73
    16.80
    98
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.71
    37
    17.36
    97
    18. Suicide
    15.92
    25
    6.67
    121
    19. Other Injuries
    15.43
    20
    3.50
    161
    20. Asthma
    14.72
    40
    1.29
    123
    21. Meningitis
    14.28
    16
    0.39
    128
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.24
    29
    0.26
    128
    23. Birth Trauma
    11.19
    17
    1.40
    108
    24. Low Birth Weight
    11.05
    26
    1.76
    150
    25. Falls
    10.66
    18
    8.04
    50
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.13
    7
    3.32
    150
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    9.27
    24
    1.51
    162
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.89
    42
    1.73
    168
    29. Liver Cancer
    6.88
    58
    9.30
    33
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    6.68
    15
    3.95
    98
    31. Violence
    6.68
    73
    0.73
    166
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.68
    35
    2.05
    106
    33. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    24
    2.81
    89
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.92
    135
    13.02
    42
    35. Malnutrition
    5.84
    47
    0.78
    107
    36. Drug Use
    5.35
    8
    1.34
    79
    37. Pertussis
    5.10
    13
    0.05
    112
    38. Fires
    4.38
    18
    0.62
    129
    39. Stomach Cancer
    4.30
    128
    20.55
    3
    40. Epilepsy
    4.11
    7
    0.74
    163
    41. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    102
    2.76
    153
    42. Drownings
    3.78
    50
    3.66
    56
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    112
    5.72
    59
    44. Lymphomas
    2.94
    152
    3.04
    145
    45. Skin Disease
    2.88
    31
    0.30
    162
    46. Poisonings
    2.80
    23
    1.55
    57
    47. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    162
    36.63
    5
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.67
    48
    3.53
    34
    49. War
    2.54
    11
    0.06
    68
    50. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    19
    0.02
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cameroon CAMEROON   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,694
    11.00
    183,342
    1.91
    2. HIV/AIDS
    13,888
    7.75
    28,746
    0.30
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,849
    6.62
    8,719
    0.09
    4. Malaria
    11,233
    6.27
    0
    0.00
    5. Stroke
    11,199
    6.25
    2.043m
    21.27
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,695
    5.97
    1.772m
    18.44
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,243
    4.60
    17,644
    0.18
    8. Low Birth Weight
    7,950
    4.44
    21,631
    0.23
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,810
    4.36
    250,272
    2.61
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,414
    4.14
    34,802
    0.36
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,468
    3.05
    161,672
    1.68
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    5,258
    2.94
    36,613
    0.38
    13. Kidney Disease
    5,140
    2.87
    192,302
    2.00
    14. Liver Disease
    4,531
    2.53
    145,603
    1.52
    15. Meningitis
    3,441
    1.92
    5,704
    0.06
    16. Other Injuries
    3,289
    1.84
    54,087
    0.56
    17. Maternal Conditions
    2,615
    1.46
    3,596
    0.04
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    2,474
    1.38
    25,613
    0.27
    19. Suicide
    2,333
    1.30
    116,324
    1.21
    20. Lung Disease
    2,310
    1.29
    968,607
    10.08
    21. Pertussis
    2,288
    1.28
    484
    0.01
    22. Hypertension
    2,035
    1.14
    301,183
    3.14
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,874
    1.05
    92,757
    0.97
    24. Violence
    1,666
    0.93
    11,115
    0.12
    25. Asthma
    1,619
    0.90
    23,147
    0.24
    26. Cervical Cancer
    1,582
    0.88
    51,650
    0.54
    27. Falls
    1,235
    0.69
    138,878
    1.45
    28. Malnutrition
    1,218
    0.68
    12,995
    0.14
    29. Drownings
    1,178
    0.66
    52,807
    0.55
    30. Syphilis
    1,170
    0.65
    1,824
    0.02
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,157
    0.65
    304,455
    3.17
    32. Measles
    1,028
    0.57
    558
    0.01
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    986
    0.55
    29,954
    0.31
    34. Prostate Cancer
    940
    0.52
    51,056
    0.53
    35. Drug Use
    928
    0.52
    24,214
    0.25
    36. Fires
    908
    0.51
    10,498
    0.11
    37. Liver Cancer
    875
    0.49
    180,952
    1.88
    38. Epilepsy
    867
    0.48
    11,365
    0.12
    39. Oral Cancer
    845
    0.47
    54,695
    0.57
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    754
    0.42
    37,723
    0.39
    41. Poisonings
    666
    0.37
    25,762
    0.27
    42. War
    643
    0.36
    900
    0.01
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    569
    0.32
    248,388
    2.59
    44. Lymphomas
    489
    0.27
    57,838
    0.60
    45. Stomach Cancer
    458
    0.26
    398,439
    4.15
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    449
    0.25
    70,699
    0.74
    47. Hepatitis B
    336
    0.19
    2,757
    0.03
    48. Skin Disease
    324
    0.18
    5,222
    0.05
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    323
    0.18
    65,350
    0.68
    50. Ovary Cancer
    303
    0.17
    28,078
    0.29
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    29.36
    31
    6.41
    152
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.24
    36
    8.95
    169
    3. Cervical Cancer
    23.20
    29
    5.16
    124
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.88
    58
    9.30
    33
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    24
    2.81
    89
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.92
    135
    13.02
    42
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.30
    128
    20.55
    3
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    102
    2.76
    153
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    112
    5.72
    59
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    152
    3.04
    145
    11. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    162
    36.63
    5
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    89
    1.05
    137
    13. Leukemia
    1.52
    160
    3.48
    97
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.32
    137
    12.42
    6
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.27
    152
    1.16
    157
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.54
    177
    2.04
    94
    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.