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Compare Cameroon and Latvia 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   Latvia LATVIA
           
    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
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    50.0
    51.6
    50.8
    158
    162
    160
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    55.9
    58.6
    57.3
    173
    173
    174
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    55.9
    58.6
    173
    173
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    61.6
    63.8
    171
    174
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    62.7
    64.8
    170
    175
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    63.4
    65.4
    170
    175
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    64.1
    66.1
    170
    174
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    65.2
    66.9
    172
    175
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    66.2
    67.9
    172
    175
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    67.4
    69.1
    171
    175
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    69.0
    70.7
    170
    175
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    70.6
    72.4
    166
    175
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    72.4
    74.0
    159
    171
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    74.1
    75.5
    148
    165
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    75.9
    77.1
    141
    160
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    77.8
    78.7
    138
    155
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    80.0
    80.7
    136
    152
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    82.5
    83.1
    134
    148
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.0
    132
    139
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    89.0
    89.4
    137
    135
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.3
    133
    133
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.4
    132
    127
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    143
    124
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    207.30
    12
    		  
    3.93
    94
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    181.62
    13
    		  
    7.54
    163
    3. Stroke
    115.50
    62
    		  
    94.58
    83
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    93.85
    82
    		  
    215.40
    15
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    61.33
    19
    		  
    0.04
    172
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    48.83
    30
    		  
    22.07
    102
    7. Tuberculosis
    46.05
    25
    		  
    2.35
    108
    8. Liver Disease
    41.51
    10
    		  
    15.86
    85
    9. Malaria
    40.83
    30
    		  
    0.00
    172
    10. Meningitis
    37.55
    12
    		  
    0.30
    148
    11. Malnutrition
    28.81
    34
    		  
    0.20
    143
    12. Maternal Conditions
    28.00
    13
    		  
    0.25
    125
    13. Other Injuries
    24.62
    25
    		  
    7.85
    119
    14. Prostate Cancer
    23.66
    43
    		  
    27.22
    29
    15. Falls
    21.84
    6
    		  
    3.75
    113
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.27
    60
    		  
    8.19
    139
    17. Birth Trauma
    20.32
    20
    		  
    4.79
    77
    18. Kidney Disease
    20.26
    35
    		  
    5.56
    147
    19. Low Birth Weight
    19.48
    33
    		  
    1.44
    159
    20. Lung Disease
    18.60
    89
    		  
    5.89
    165
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    18.03
    18
    		  
    2.47
    141
    22. Hypertension
    17.84
    78
    		  
    28.91
    23
    23. Cervical Cancer
    17.82
    36
    		  
    8.35
    79
    24. Breast Cancer
    17.71
    74
    		  
    21.32
    42
    25. Epilepsy
    15.13
    3
    		  
    1.68
    96
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    13.72
    14
    		  
    3.43
    69
    27. Anemia
    12.05
    14
    		  
    0.19
    130
    28. Fires
    11.80
    24
    		  
    4.11
    66
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    11.13
    28
    		  
    6.08
    120
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.84
    57
    		  
    24.20
    7
    31. Asthma
    8.67
    56
    		  
    0.81
    145
    32. Violence
    8.05
    68
    		  
    4.77
    93
    33. Suicide
    6.78
    101
    		  
    18.10
    21
    34. Drownings
    6.20
    48
    		  
    7.66
    34
    35. Appendicitis
    6.16
    15
    		  
    0.02
    163
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.90
    67
    		  
    1.28
    126
    37. Oral Cancer
    5.72
    30
    		  
    5.39
    36
    38. Liver Cancer
    4.93
    98
    		  
    3.86
    126
    39. Hepatitis B
    4.84
    10
    		  
    0.12
    139
    40. Skin Disease
    4.79
    39
    		  
    0.93
    114
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.26
    57
    		  
    6.46
    38
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    21
    		  
    0.78
    131
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    104
    		  
    10.92
    3
    44. Lymphomas
    3.65
    116
    		  
    7.41
    25
    45. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    58
    		  
    2.48
    94
    46. Schistosomiasis
    3.34
    26
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Syphilis
    2.61
    26
    		  
    0.00
    172
    48. Poisonings
    2.51
    57
    		  
    1.77
    69
    49. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.45
    166
    		  
    17.71
    20
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.24
    26
    		  
    0.49
    95
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    32,061
    14.80
    		  
    84
    0.32
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,156
    13.46
    		  
    237
    0.89
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14,403
    6.65
    		  
    2
    0.01
    4. Malaria
    12,064
    5.57
    		  
    0
    0.00
    5. Stroke
    10,889
    5.03
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,116
    4.21
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,181
    3.78
    		  
    60
    0.23
    8. Meningitis
    7,887
    3.64
    		  
    8
    0.03
    9. Low Birth Weight
    7,842
    3.62
    		  
    18
    0.07
    10. Tuberculosis
    6,267
    2.89
    		  
    64
    0.24
    11. Liver Disease
    5,261
    2.43
    		  
    434
    1.64
    12. Malnutrition
    5,116
    2.36
    		  
    3
    0.01
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,002
    2.31
    		  
    994
    3.75
    14. Maternal Conditions
    4,950
    2.29
    		  
    5
    0.02
    15. Other Injuries
    4,904
    2.26
    		  
    214
    0.81
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    4,171
    1.93
    		  
    91
    0.34
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,988
    1.84
    		  
    181
    0.68
    18. Falls
    3,666
    1.69
    		  
    122
    0.46
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    3,554
    1.64
    		  
    81
    0.31
    20. Epilepsy
    3,176
    1.47
    		  
    38
    0.15
    21. Fires
    2,981
    1.38
    		  
    116
    0.44
    22. Kidney Disease
    2,616
    1.21
    		  
    239
    0.90
    23. Lung Disease
    1,860
    0.86
    		  
    241
    0.91
    24. Anemia
    1,769
    0.82
    		  
    8
    0.03
    25. Hypertension
    1,685
    0.78
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    26. Violence
    1,633
    0.75
    		  
    122
    0.46
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,509
    0.70
    		  
    131
    0.49
    28. Drownings
    1,465
    0.68
    		  
    168
    0.64
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,241
    0.57
    		  
    722
    2.73
    30. Breast Cancer
    1,179
    0.54
    		  
    469
    1.77
    31. Asthma
    1,106
    0.51
    		  
    33
    0.12
    32. Suicide
    1,070
    0.49
    		  
    449
    1.69
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1,051
    0.49
    		  
    142
    0.54
    34. Syphilis
    973
    0.45
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Prostate Cancer
    896
    0.41
    		  
    411
    1.55
    36. Pertussis
    856
    0.40
    		  
    0
    0.00
    37. Appendicitis
    855
    0.39
    		  
    1
    0.00
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    734
    0.34
    		  
    49
    0.18
    39. Oral Cancer
    692
    0.32
    		  
    172
    0.65
    40. Liver Cancer
    689
    0.32
    		  
    150
    0.56
    41. Hepatitis B
    657
    0.30
    		  
    4
    0.02
    42. Skin Disease
    643
    0.30
    		  
    36
    0.14
    43. Measles
    633
    0.29
    		  
    0
    0.00
    44. Poisonings
    580
    0.27
    		  
    49
    0.18
    45. Lymphomas
    491
    0.23
    		  
    276
    1.04
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    423
    0.20
    		  
    311
    1.17
    47. Other Neoplasms
    411
    0.19
    		  
    106
    0.40
    48. Schistosomiasis
    387
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Encephalitis
    386
    0.18
    		  
    5
    0.02
    50. Tetanus
    339
    0.16
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.66
    43
    		  
    27.22
    29
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.82
    36
    		  
    8.35
    79
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.71
    74
    		  
    21.32
    42
    4. Oral Cancer
    5.72
    30
    		  
    5.39
    36
    5. Liver Cancer
    4.93
    98
    		  
    3.86
    126
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    104
    		  
    10.92
    3
    7. Lymphomas
    3.65
    116
    		  
    7.41
    25
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.45
    166
    		  
    17.71
    20
    9. Stomach Cancer
    2.20
    162
    		  
    14.20
    26
    10. Leukemia
    1.70
    144
    		  
    4.98
    35
    11. Skin Cancers
    1.63
    82
    		  
    4.62
    5
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.25
    161
    		  
    26.92
    34
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.15
    136
    		  
    5.91
    11
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.98
    144
    		  
    4.56
    43
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.82
    156
    		  
    10.28
    6
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.54
    169
    		  
    5.03
    14
     
     
     
    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.