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Singapore
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Singapore 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
Singapore Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Cameroon CAMEROON
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.7
    65.7
    63.7
    47
    50
    45
     
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
    1970
    65.4
    70.2
    67.7
    45
    45
    44
     
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    1980
    68.9
    74.2
    71.5
    33
    36
    29
     
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    1990
    71.9
    76.9
    74.3
    28
    30
    30
     
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    2000
    75.9
    80.9
    78.3
    11
    17
    13
     
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    2010
    79.2
    84.7
    82.0
    8
    3
    3
     
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    2019
    81.0
    85.5
    83.2
    6
    4
    4
     
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Cameroon CAMEROON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.0
    85.5
    6
    4
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    Age 5
    81.3
    85.6
    6
    4
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    Age 10
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    Age 15
    81.3
    85.7
    6
    4
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    Age 20
    81.4
    85.8
    6
    4
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    Age 25
    81.5
    85.8
    6
    4
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    Age 30
    81.7
    85.9
    6
    4
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    Age 35
    81.9
    86.0
    5
    4
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    Age 40
    82.1
    86.1
    5
    4
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    Age 45
    82.4
    86.3
    5
    4
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    Age 50
    82.7
    86.5
    4
    4
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    Age 55
    83.2
    86.8
    4
    4
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    Age 60
    83.8
    87.2
    5
    4
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    Age 65
    84.7
    87.8
    6
    5
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    8
    6
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    Age 75
    87.2
    89.4
    8
    4
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.8
    4
    3
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.6
    3
    4
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Cameroon CAMEROON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    61.08
    56
    116.04
    17
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.68
    149
    122.39
    77
    3. Stroke
    18.41
    175
    118.87
    44
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    2.77
    162
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    5.92
    135
    6. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    23.24
    36
    7. Kidney Disease
    12.04
    135
    46.48
    14
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    75
    15.92
    25
    9. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    29.36
    31
    10. Hypertension
    8.44
    138
    21.74
    73
    11. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    6.88
    58
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    3.03
    112
    13. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    4.30
    128
    14. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    2.94
    152
    15. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    4.11
    102
    16. Lung Disease
    4.45
    183
    26.42
    70
    17. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    6.50
    24
    18. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    1.27
    152
    19. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    1.52
    160
    20. Falls
    2.93
    153
    10.66
    18
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.67
    148
    7.89
    42
    22. Liver Disease
    2.40
    180
    36.47
    37
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2.32
    46
    0.56
    81
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    23.20
    29
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    1.92
    178
    10.13
    7
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.69
    181
    40.18
    24
    27. Skin Disease
    1.60
    93
    2.88
    31
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    1.32
    137
    29. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    0.54
    177
    30. Diabetes Mellitus
    1.28
    183
    57.00
    30
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    1.09
    174
    6.68
    15
    32. Other Injuries
    1.03
    183
    15.43
    20
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    161
    6.68
    35
    34. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    1.92
    89
    35. Low Birth Weight
    0.65
    176
    11.05
    26
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    0.49
    182
    9.27
    24
    37. Asthma
    0.45
    167
    14.72
    40
    38. Drownings
    0.44
    175
    3.78
    50
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.43
    183
    20.71
    37
    40. Epilepsy
    0.42
    180
    4.11
    7
    41. Tuberculosis
    0.34
    146
    40.86
    25
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.34
    168
    55.91
    29
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.28
    173
    2.67
    48
    44. Drug Use
    0.26
    178
    5.35
    8
    45. Violence
    0.22
    182
    6.68
    73
    46. HIV/AIDS
    0.20
    145
    73.92
    16
    47. Alcohol
    0.12
    181
    1.58
    77
    48. Meningitis
    0.10
    179
    14.28
    16
    49. Fires
    0.09
    182
    4.38
    18
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.07
    183
    11.19
    17
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,292
    22.26
    10,695
    5.97
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,189
    21.83
    19,694
    11.00
    3. Stroke
    1,559
    6.56
    11,199
    6.25
    4. Lung Cancers
    1,540
    6.48
    301
    0.17
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,203
    5.06
    569
    0.32
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,028
    4.32
    5,140
    2.87
    7. Liver Cancer
    746
    3.14
    875
    0.49
    8. Hypertension
    732
    3.08
    2,035
    1.14
    9. Suicide
    650
    2.73
    2,333
    1.30
    10. Breast Cancer
    605
    2.55
    1,874
    1.05
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    537
    2.26
    290
    0.16
    12. Stomach Cancer
    405
    1.70
    458
    0.26
    13. Lymphomas
    397
    1.67
    489
    0.27
    14. Lung Disease
    383
    1.61
    2,310
    1.29
    15. Oral Cancer
    317
    1.33
    845
    0.47
    16. Prostate Cancer
    303
    1.27
    940
    0.52
    17. Leukemia
    249
    1.05
    275
    0.15
    18. Falls
    218
    0.92
    1,235
    0.69
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    215
    0.90
    986
    0.55
    20. Liver Disease
    209
    0.88
    4,531
    2.53
    21. Ovary Cancer
    204
    0.86
    303
    0.17
    22. Other Neoplasms
    195
    0.82
    49
    0.03
    23. Uterin Cancer
    147
    0.62
    75
    0.04
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    137
    0.58
    135
    0.08
    25. Skin Disease
    136
    0.57
    324
    0.18
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    121
    0.51
    7,810
    4.36
    27. Bladder Cancer
    120
    0.50
    65
    0.04
    28. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    0.45
    5,468
    3.05
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    90
    0.38
    449
    0.25
    30. Cervical Cancer
    85
    0.36
    1,582
    0.88
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    80
    0.34
    5,258
    2.94
    32. Other Injuries
    79
    0.33
    3,289
    1.84
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.29
    754
    0.42
    34. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.24
    204
    0.11
    35. Asthma
    37
    0.16
    1,619
    0.90
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.13
    1,157
    0.65
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    30
    0.13
    2,474
    1.38
    38. Drownings
    29
    0.12
    1,178
    0.66
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    28
    0.12
    11,849
    6.62
    40. Tuberculosis
    26
    0.11
    7,414
    4.14
    41. Low Birth Weight
    25
    0.11
    7,950
    4.44
    42. Epilepsy
    25
    0.11
    867
    0.48
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.09
    323
    0.18
    44. Drug Use
    19
    0.08
    928
    0.52
    45. HIV/AIDS
    18
    0.08
    13,888
    7.75
    46. Violence
    15
    0.06
    1,666
    0.93
    47. Alcohol
    10
    0.04
    198
    0.11
    48. Meningitis
    8
    0.03
    3,441
    1.92
    49. Fires
    7
    0.03
    908
    0.51
    50. Appendicitis
    6
    0.03
    72
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Singapore SINGAPORE   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    17.56
    69
    2.77
    162
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.72
    36
    5.92
    135
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.37
    129
    23.24
    36
    4. Prostate Cancer
    8.49
    138
    29.36
    31
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.32
    46
    6.88
    58
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.08
    55
    3.03
    112
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.80
    117
    4.30
    128
    8. Lymphomas
    4.76
    87
    2.94
    152
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.49
    89
    4.11
    102
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    71
    6.50
    24
    11. Uterin Cancer
    3.27
    42
    1.27
    152
    12. Leukemia
    3.16
    115
    1.52
    160
    13. Cervical Cancer
    1.97
    167
    23.20
    29
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.56
    122
    1.32
    137
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    133
    0.54
    177
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    150
    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.