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Portugal
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Portugal and Cameroon 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.

Cameroon
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
Portugal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
     
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
     
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
     
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
     
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    2000
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
     
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
     
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    2019
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
     
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    Age 5
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    Age 10
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    Age 15
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    Age 35
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    Age 40
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    Age 45
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    Age 60
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    Age 65
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.25
    174
    122.39
    77
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    145
    118.87
    44
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    2.77
    162
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.35
    122
    116.04
    17
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.21
    101
    20.71
    37
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    5.92
    135
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    29.36
    31
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    23.24
    36
    9. Lung Disease
    11.66
    160
    26.42
    70
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.79
    142
    57.00
    30
    11. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    4.30
    128
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.45
    155
    46.48
    14
    13. Suicide
    7.22
    111
    15.92
    25
    14. Other Injuries
    6.75
    101
    15.43
    20
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    3.03
    112
    16. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    2.94
    152
    17. Liver Disease
    6.03
    158
    36.47
    37
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.99
    149
    40.18
    24
    19. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    6.88
    58
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.21
    61
    9.27
    24
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    6.50
    24
    22. Hypertension
    4.55
    159
    21.74
    73
    23. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    1.52
    160
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    0.54
    177
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    118
    7.89
    42
    26. Falls
    3.52
    137
    10.66
    18
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    4.11
    102
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    144
    6.68
    15
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    23.20
    29
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    1.32
    137
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    1.27
    152
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.39
    170
    10.13
    7
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.21
    102
    73.92
    16
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.12
    50
    0.56
    81
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    1.92
    89
    36. Epilepsy
    1.63
    90
    4.11
    7
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.51
    156
    11.05
    26
    38. Tuberculosis
    0.83
    132
    40.86
    25
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    160
    6.68
    35
    40. Violence
    0.76
    164
    6.68
    73
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.66
    153
    55.91
    29
    42. Drug Use
    0.64
    147
    5.35
    8
    43. Skin Disease
    0.61
    132
    2.88
    31
    44. Alcohol
    0.60
    138
    1.58
    77
    45. Drownings
    0.60
    166
    3.78
    50
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    145
    2.67
    48
    47. Fires
    0.56
    135
    4.38
    18
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.49
    20
    0.17
    68
    49. Asthma
    0.49
    162
    14.72
    40
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    159
    11.19
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,878
    14.14
    10,695
    5.97
    2. Stroke
    12,339
    13.55
    11,199
    6.25
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,191
    7.89
    1,157
    0.65
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,851
    7.52
    19,694
    11.00
    5. Lung Cancers
    4,406
    4.84
    301
    0.17
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,389
    4.82
    569
    0.32
    7. Lung Disease
    4,286
    4.71
    2,310
    1.29
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,601
    3.95
    5,468
    3.05
    9. Kidney Disease
    2,803
    3.08
    5,140
    2.87
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2,532
    2.78
    458
    0.26
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2,124
    2.33
    940
    0.52
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,997
    2.19
    1,874
    1.05
    13. Other Injuries
    1,937
    2.13
    3,289
    1.84
    14. Hypertension
    1,880
    2.06
    2,035
    1.14
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1,669
    1.83
    290
    0.16
    16. Lymphomas
    1,608
    1.77
    489
    0.27
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,547
    1.70
    2,474
    1.38
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,270
    1.39
    875
    0.49
    19. Suicide
    1,172
    1.29
    2,333
    1.30
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,171
    1.29
    65
    0.04
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,139
    1.25
    449
    0.25
    22. Liver Disease
    1,126
    1.24
    4,531
    2.53
    23. Falls
    1,033
    1.13
    1,235
    0.69
    24. Leukemia
    1,015
    1.11
    275
    0.15
    25. Oral Cancer
    912
    1.00
    845
    0.47
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    909
    1.00
    986
    0.55
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    838
    0.92
    7,810
    4.36
    28. Other Neoplasms
    652
    0.72
    49
    0.03
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    623
    0.68
    135
    0.08
    30. Skin Cancers
    523
    0.57
    204
    0.11
    31. Epilepsy
    415
    0.46
    867
    0.48
    32. Uterin Cancer
    406
    0.45
    75
    0.04
    33. Ovary Cancer
    397
    0.44
    303
    0.17
    34. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.36
    1,582
    0.88
    35. HIV/AIDS
    320
    0.35
    13,888
    7.75
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    231
    0.25
    11,849
    6.62
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    229
    0.25
    754
    0.42
    38. Tuberculosis
    213
    0.23
    7,414
    4.14
    39. Skin Disease
    202
    0.22
    324
    0.18
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    196
    0.22
    5,258
    2.94
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    169
    0.19
    323
    0.18
    42. Anemia
    151
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    43. Asthma
    146
    0.16
    1,619
    0.90
    44. Drug Use
    128
    0.14
    928
    0.52
    45. Alcohol
    111
    0.12
    198
    0.11
    46. Fires
    108
    0.12
    908
    0.51
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    99
    0.11
    26
    0.01
    48. Violence
    96
    0.11
    1,666
    0.93
    49. Hepatitis C
    87
    0.10
    27
    0.02
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    82
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    2.77
    162
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    5.92
    135
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    29.36
    31
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    23.24
    36
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    4.30
    128
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    3.03
    112
    7. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    2.94
    152
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    6.88
    58
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    6.50
    24
    10. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    1.52
    160
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    0.54
    177
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    4.11
    102
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    23.20
    29
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    1.32
    137
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    1.27
    152
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    1.92
    89
    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.