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CAMEROON VS LAOS
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Compare Cameroon and Laos 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   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    50.0
    51.6
    50.8
    158
    162
    160
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    55.9
    58.6
    57.3
    173
    173
    174
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    55.9
    58.6
    173
    173
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    61.6
    63.8
    171
    174
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    62.7
    64.8
    170
    175
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    63.4
    65.4
    170
    175
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    64.1
    66.1
    170
    174
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    65.2
    66.9
    172
    175
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    66.2
    67.9
    172
    175
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    67.4
    69.1
    171
    175
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    69.0
    70.7
    170
    175
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    70.6
    72.4
    166
    175
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    72.4
    74.0
    159
    171
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.1
    75.5
    148
    165
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.9
    77.1
    141
    160
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.7
    138
    155
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    80.0
    80.7
    136
    152
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.5
    83.1
    134
    148
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.0
    132
    139
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.4
    137
    135
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.3
    133
    133
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.4
    132
    127
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    143
    124
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    207.30
    12
    		  
    6.82
    77
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    181.62
    13
    		  
    103.64
    39
    3. Stroke
    115.50
    62
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    93.85
    82
    		  
    135.32
    41
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    61.33
    19
    		  
    27.96
    49
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.83
    30
    		  
    27.80
    84
    7. Tuberculosis
    46.05
    25
    		  
    17.90
    52
    8. Liver Disease
    41.51
    10
    		  
    15.22
    90
    9. Malaria
    40.83
    30
    		  
    5.09
    46
    10. Meningitis
    37.55
    12
    		  
    6.65
    51
    11. Malnutrition
    28.81
    34
    		  
    9.20
    49
    12. Maternal Conditions
    28.00
    13
    		  
    7.20
    47
    13. Other Injuries
    24.62
    25
    		  
    19.68
    42
    14. Prostate Cancer
    23.66
    43
    		  
    3.52
    157
    15. Falls
    21.84
    6
    		  
    5.76
    80
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.27
    60
    		  
    21.84
    55
    17. Birth Trauma
    20.32
    20
    		  
    18.95
    24
    18. Kidney Disease
    20.26
    35
    		  
    17.30
    56
    19. Low Birth Weight
    19.48
    33
    		  
    17.45
    39
    20. Lung Disease
    18.60
    89
    		  
    34.40
    23
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    18.03
    18
    		  
    2.40
    142
    22. Hypertension
    17.84
    78
    		  
    20.37
    55
    23. Cervical Cancer
    17.82
    36
    		  
    7.81
    85
    24. Breast Cancer
    17.71
    74
    		  
    9.91
    146
    25. Epilepsy
    15.13
    3
    		  
    1.65
    97
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    13.72
    14
    		  
    9.05
    27
    27. Anemia
    12.05
    14
    		  
    1.31
    66
    28. Fires
    11.80
    24
    		  
    3.64
    69
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    11.13
    28
    		  
    9.07
    74
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.84
    57
    		  
    5.53
    112
    31. Asthma
    8.67
    56
    		  
    25.90
    5
    32. Violence
    8.05
    68
    		  
    6.66
    75
    33. Suicide
    6.78
    101
    		  
    8.54
    86
    34. Drownings
    6.20
    48
    		  
    5.69
    55
    35. Appendicitis
    6.16
    15
    		  
    1.92
    27
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.90
    67
    		  
    10.04
    19
    37. Oral Cancer
    5.72
    30
    		  
    4.08
    63
    38. Liver Cancer
    4.93
    98
    		  
    55.58
    2
    39. Hepatitis B
    4.84
    10
    		  
    0.22
    111
    40. Skin Disease
    4.79
    39
    		  
    1.93
    83
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.26
    57
    		  
    0.71
    159
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    21
    		  
    0.45
    152
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    104
    		  
    4.34
    82
    44. Lymphomas
    3.65
    116
    		  
    4.34
    90
    45. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    58
    		  
    1.52
    127
    46. Schistosomiasis
    3.34
    26
    		  
    0.19
    57
    47. Syphilis
    2.61
    26
    		  
    0.98
    57
    48. Poisonings
    2.51
    57
    		  
    0.98
    102
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.45
    166
    		  
    7.39
    85
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.24
    26
    		  
    0.37
    110
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    32,061
    14.80
    		  
    425
    1.01
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,156
    13.46
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14,403
    6.65
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    4. Malaria
    12,064
    5.57
    		  
    292
    0.70
    5. Stroke
    10,889
    5.03
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,116
    4.21
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,181
    3.78
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    8. Meningitis
    7,887
    3.64
    		  
    476
    1.13
    9. Low Birth Weight
    7,842
    3.62
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    10. Tuberculosis
    6,267
    2.89
    		  
    707
    1.69
    11. Liver Disease
    5,261
    2.43
    		  
    594
    1.42
    12. Malnutrition
    5,116
    2.36
    		  
    393
    0.94
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,002
    2.31
    		  
    938
    2.24
    14. Maternal Conditions
    4,950
    2.29
    		  
    424
    1.01
    15. Other Injuries
    4,904
    2.26
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    4,171
    1.93
    		  
    817
    1.95
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,988
    1.84
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    18. Falls
    3,666
    1.69
    		  
    247
    0.59
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,554
    1.64
    		  
    108
    0.26
    20. Epilepsy
    3,176
    1.47
    		  
    92
    0.22
    21. Fires
    2,981
    1.38
    		  
    196
    0.47
    22. Kidney Disease
    2,616
    1.21
    		  
    632
    1.51
    23. Lung Disease
    1,860
    0.86
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    24. Anemia
    1,769
    0.82
    		  
    50
    0.12
    25. Hypertension
    1,685
    0.78
    		  
    673
    1.61
    26. Violence
    1,633
    0.75
    		  
    390
    0.93
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,509
    0.70
    		  
    313
    0.75
    28. Drownings
    1,465
    0.68
    		  
    394
    0.94
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,241
    0.57
    		  
    219
    0.52
    30. Breast Cancer
    1,179
    0.54
    		  
    219
    0.52
    31. Asthma
    1,106
    0.51
    		  
    911
    2.17
    32. Suicide
    1,070
    0.49
    		  
    422
    1.01
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,051
    0.49
    		  
    167
    0.40
    34. Syphilis
    973
    0.45
    		  
    89
    0.21
    35. Prostate Cancer
    896
    0.41
    		  
    46
    0.11
    36. Pertussis
    856
    0.40
    		  
    254
    0.61
    37. Appendicitis
    855
    0.39
    		  
    79
    0.19
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    734
    0.34
    		  
    390
    0.93
    39. Oral Cancer
    692
    0.32
    		  
    153
    0.36
    40. Liver Cancer
    689
    0.32
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    41. Hepatitis B
    657
    0.30
    		  
    9
    0.02
    42. Skin Disease
    643
    0.30
    		  
    75
    0.18
    43. Measles
    633
    0.29
    		  
    3
    0.01
    44. Poisonings
    580
    0.27
    		  
    64
    0.15
    45. Lymphomas
    491
    0.23
    		  
    171
    0.41
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    423
    0.20
    		  
    22
    0.05
    47. Other Neoplasms
    411
    0.19
    		  
    64
    0.15
    48. Schistosomiasis
    387
    0.18
    		  
    8
    0.02
    49. Encephalitis
    386
    0.18
    		  
    52
    0.12
    50. Tetanus
    339
    0.16
    		  
    88
    0.21
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.66
    43
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.82
    36
    		  
    7.81
    85
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.71
    74
    		  
    9.91
    146
    4. Oral Cancer
    5.72
    30
    		  
    4.08
    63
    5. Liver Cancer
    4.93
    98
    		  
    55.58
    2
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    104
    		  
    4.34
    82
    7. Lymphomas
    3.65
    116
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.45
    166
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.20
    162
    		  
    2.46
    154
    10. Leukemia
    1.70
    144
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.63
    82
    		  
    0.87
    132
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.25
    161
    		  
    12.94
    82
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.15
    136
    		  
    1.42
    114
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.98
    144
    		  
    0.68
    157
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.82
    156
    		  
    1.05
    145
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.54
    169
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    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.