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Compare Cameroon and Kuwait health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Kuwait KUWAIT
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
     
    58.1
    61.5
    59.8
    63
    65
    64
    1970
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
     
    64.8
    68.8
    66.8
    48
    51
    52
    1980
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
     
    68.7
    72.9
    70.8
    34
    48
    34
    1990
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
     
    73.2
    76.9
    75.0
    16
    31
    24
    2000
    50.0
    51.6
    50.8
    158
    162
    160
     
    75.0
    78.8
    76.9
    22
    34
    28
    2010
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
     
    73.2
    75.2
    74.0
    47
    91
    69
    2015
    55.9
    58.6
    57.3
    173
    173
    174
     
    73.7
    76.0
    74.7
    51
    95
    76
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Kuwait KUWAIT
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    55.9
    58.6
    173
    173
     
    73.7
    76.0
    51
    95
    Age 5
    61.6
    63.8
    171
    174
     
    74.4
    76.6
    54
    101
    Age 10
    62.7
    64.8
    170
    175
     
    74.5
    76.6
    55
    101
    Age 15
    63.4
    65.4
    170
    175
     
    74.6
    76.7
    55
    104
    Age 20
    64.1
    66.1
    170
    174
     
    74.8
    76.8
    55
    105
    Age 25
    65.2
    66.9
    172
    175
     
    75.0
    76.8
    57
    106
    Age 30
    66.2
    67.9
    172
    175
     
    75.2
    76.9
    60
    107
    Age 35
    67.4
    69.1
    171
    175
     
    75.4
    77.0
    63
    108
    Age 40
    69.0
    70.7
    170
    175
     
    75.6
    77.2
    70
    110
    Age 45
    70.6
    72.4
    166
    175
     
    75.9
    77.3
    75
    112
    Age 50
    72.4
    74.0
    159
    171
     
    76.2
    77.5
    79
    116
    Age 55
    74.1
    75.5
    148
    165
     
    76.8
    77.9
    84
    118
    Age 60
    75.9
    77.1
    141
    160
     
    77.5
    78.4
    95
    132
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.7
    138
    155
     
    78.6
    79.3
    106
    139
    Age 70
    80.0
    80.7
    136
    152
     
    80.2
    80.7
    123
    154
    Age 75
    82.5
    83.1
    134
    148
     
    82.4
    82.7
    143
    166
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.0
    132
    139
     
    85.1
    85.3
    161
    168
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.4
    137
    135
     
    88.6
    88.6
    167
    172
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.3
    133
    133
     
    92.5
    92.5
    169
    176
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.4
    132
    127
     
    96.8
    96.8
    174
    180
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    143
    124
     
    101.5
    101.5
    175
    180
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Kuwait KUWAIT
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    207.30
    12
     
    0.11
    149
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    181.62
    13
     
    34.53
    82
    3. Stroke
    115.50
    62
     
    47.73
    132
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    93.85
    82
     
    113.15
    56
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    61.33
    19
     
    0.67
    144
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.83
    30
     
    23.32
    96
    7. Tuberculosis
    46.05
    25
     
    2.92
    103
    8. Liver Disease
    41.51
    10
     
    1.93
    171
    9. Malaria
    40.83
    30
     
    0.03
    73
    10. Meningitis
    37.55
    12
     
    0.54
    129
    11. Malnutrition
    28.81
    34
     
    0.00
    172
    12. Maternal Conditions
    28.00
    13
     
    0.19
    131
    13. Other Injuries
    24.62
    25
     
    4.08
    160
    14. Prostate Cancer
    23.66
    43
     
    10.39
    122
    15. Falls
    21.84
    6
     
    1.49
    157
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.27
    60
     
    14.43
    100
    17. Birth Trauma
    20.32
    20
     
    0.60
    152
    18. Kidney Disease
    20.26
    35
     
    12.82
    100
    19. Low Birth Weight
    19.48
    33
     
    6.78
    94
    20. Lung Disease
    18.60
    89
     
    2.75
    171
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    18.03
    18
     
    1.64
    157
    22. Hypertension
    17.84
    78
     
    14.27
    110
    23. Cervical Cancer
    17.82
    36
     
    1.59
    161
    24. Breast Cancer
    17.71
    74
     
    16.03
    91
    25. Epilepsy
    15.13
    3
     
    0.72
    158
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    13.72
    14
     
    1.38
    127
    27. Anemia
    12.05
    14
     
    0.03
    161
    28. Fires
    11.80
    24
     
    1.26
    114
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    11.13
    28
     
    8.79
    79
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.84
    57
     
    2.30
    164
    31. Asthma
    8.67
    56
     
    2.67
    104
    32. Violence
    8.05
    68
     
    0.30
    171
    33. Suicide
    6.78
    101
     
    0.86
    170
    34. Drownings
    6.20
    48
     
    0.70
    157
    35. Appendicitis
    6.16
    15
     
    0.00
    172
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.90
    67
     
    0.17
    171
    37. Oral Cancer
    5.72
    30
     
    0.95
    166
    38. Liver Cancer
    4.93
    98
     
    5.00
    97
    39. Hepatitis B
    4.84
    10
     
    1.10
    60
    40. Skin Disease
    4.79
    39
     
    0.53
    135
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.26
    57
     
    0.60
    163
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    21
     
    1.10
    114
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    104
     
    2.90
    136
    44. Lymphomas
    3.65
    116
     
    4.11
    102
    45. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    58
     
    0.90
    153
    46. Schistosomiasis
    3.34
    26
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Syphilis
    2.61
    26
     
    0.00
    172
    48. Poisonings
    2.51
    57
     
    0.69
    124
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.45
    166
     
    9.53
    69
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.24
    26
     
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    32,061
    14.80
     
    2
    0.03
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,156
    13.46
     
    404
    7.70
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14,403
    6.65
     
    10
    0.19
    4. Malaria
    12,064
    5.57
     
    1
    0.01
    5. Stroke
    10,889
    5.03
     
    523
    9.98
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,116
    4.21
     
    1,474
    28.11
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,181
    3.78
     
    21
    0.40
    8. Meningitis
    7,887
    3.64
     
    14
    0.27
    9. Low Birth Weight
    7,842
    3.62
     
    237
    4.53
    10. Tuberculosis
    6,267
    2.89
     
    34
    0.65
    11. Liver Disease
    5,261
    2.43
     
    28
    0.53
    12. Malnutrition
    5,116
    2.36
     
    0
    0.00
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,002
    2.31
     
    235
    4.48
    14. Maternal Conditions
    4,950
    2.29
     
    7
    0.13
    15. Other Injuries
    4,904
    2.26
     
    94
    1.79
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    4,171
    1.93
     
    306
    5.84
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,988
    1.84
     
    410
    7.83
    18. Falls
    3,666
    1.69
     
    45
    0.85
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,554
    1.64
     
    30
    0.58
    20. Epilepsy
    3,176
    1.47
     
    19
    0.36
    21. Fires
    2,981
    1.38
     
    34
    0.66
    22. Kidney Disease
    2,616
    1.21
     
    140
    2.67
    23. Lung Disease
    1,860
    0.86
     
    32
    0.61
    24. Anemia
    1,769
    0.82
     
    1
    0.02
    25. Hypertension
    1,685
    0.78
     
    151
    2.88
    26. Violence
    1,633
    0.75
     
    12
    0.24
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,509
    0.70
     
    14
    0.26
    28. Drownings
    1,465
    0.68
     
    23
    0.44
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,241
    0.57
     
    26
    0.50
    30. Breast Cancer
    1,179
    0.54
     
    101
    1.92
    31. Asthma
    1,106
    0.51
     
    34
    0.66
    32. Suicide
    1,070
    0.49
     
    33
    0.63
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,051
    0.49
     
    9
    0.17
    34. Syphilis
    973
    0.45
     
    0
    0.00
    35. Prostate Cancer
    896
    0.41
     
    58
    1.10
    36. Pertussis
    856
    0.40
     
    0
    0.00
    37. Appendicitis
    855
    0.39
     
    0
    0.00
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    734
    0.34
     
    5
    0.09
    39. Oral Cancer
    692
    0.32
     
    12
    0.23
    40. Liver Cancer
    689
    0.32
     
    61
    1.16
    41. Hepatitis B
    657
    0.30
     
    13
    0.26
    42. Skin Disease
    643
    0.30
     
    7
    0.14
    43. Measles
    633
    0.29
     
    0
    0.00
    44. Poisonings
    580
    0.27
     
    18
    0.34
    45. Lymphomas
    491
    0.23
     
    48
    0.91
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    423
    0.20
     
    6
    0.12
    47. Other Neoplasms
    411
    0.19
     
    13
    0.25
    48. Schistosomiasis
    387
    0.18
     
    0
    0.00
    49. Encephalitis
    386
    0.18
     
    4
    0.07
    50. Tetanus
    339
    0.16
     
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Kuwait KUWAIT
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.66
    43
     
    10.39
    122
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.82
    36
     
    1.59
    161
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.71
    74
     
    16.03
    91
    4. Oral Cancer
    5.72
    30
     
    0.95
    166
    5. Liver Cancer
    4.93
    98
     
    5.00
    97
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    104
     
    2.90
    136
    7. Lymphomas
    3.65
    116
     
    4.11
    102
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.45
    166
     
    9.53
    69
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.20
    162
     
    2.17
    163
    10. Leukemia
    1.70
    144
     
    3.89
    83
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.63
    82
     
    0.23
    167
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.25
    161
     
    7.27
    110
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.15
    136
     
    5.98
    9
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.98
    144
     
    1.63
    113
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.82
    156
     
    2.62
    100
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.54
    169
     
    4.59
    21
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.