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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Bangladesh 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
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Cameroon CAMEROON
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
     
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
     
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
     
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
     
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
     
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
     
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
     
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Cameroon CAMEROON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    89.6
    90.3
    124
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    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Cameroon CAMEROON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    118.87
    44
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    122.39
    77
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    26.42
    70
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    55.91
    29
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    40.86
    25
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    57.00
    30
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    116.04
    17
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    40.18
    24
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    36.47
    37
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    1.32
    137
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    20.71
    37
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    21.74
    73
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    6.50
    24
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    23.24
    36
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    2.77
    162
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    46.48
    14
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    23.20
    29
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    14.72
    40
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    11.05
    26
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    11.19
    17
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    15.43
    20
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    2.27
    22
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    4.30
    128
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    10.13
    7
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    3.78
    50
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    15.92
    25
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    5.92
    135
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    6.68
    15
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    4.11
    102
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    29.36
    31
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    6.68
    73
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    10.66
    18
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    5.35
    8
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    6.88
    58
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    2.67
    48
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    11.24
    29
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    2.94
    152
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    5.84
    47
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    14.28
    16
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    1.52
    160
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    5.10
    13
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    7.89
    42
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    3.03
    112
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    6.68
    35
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    2.88
    31
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    9.27
    24
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    4.11
    7
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    0.45
    74
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    4.38
    18
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    1.80
    14
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    11,199
    6.25
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    10,695
    5.97
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    2,310
    1.29
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    7,414
    4.14
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    11,849
    6.62
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    19,694
    11.00
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    5,468
    3.05
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    7,810
    4.36
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    4,531
    2.53
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    135
    0.08
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    7,950
    4.44
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    845
    0.47
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    1,157
    0.65
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    2,035
    1.14
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    8,243
    4.60
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    301
    0.17
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    5,140
    2.87
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    5,258
    2.94
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    1,028
    0.57
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    1,619
    0.90
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    3,289
    1.84
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    1,178
    0.66
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    1,874
    1.05
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    458
    0.26
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    2,333
    1.30
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    1,582
    0.88
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    1,666
    0.93
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    569
    0.32
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    2,615
    1.46
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    449
    0.25
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    1,235
    0.69
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    928
    0.52
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    323
    0.18
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    875
    0.49
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    489
    0.27
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    1,218
    0.68
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    303
    0.17
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    3,441
    1.92
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    2,288
    1.28
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    275
    0.15
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    940
    0.52
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    986
    0.55
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    290
    0.16
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    867
    0.48
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    2,474
    1.38
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    908
    0.51
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    72
    0.04
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    754
    0.42
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    1,170
    0.65
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    324
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Cameroon CAMEROON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    1.32
    137
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    6.50
    24
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    23.24
    36
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    2.77
    162
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    23.20
    29
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    4.30
    128
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    5.92
    135
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    4.11
    102
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    29.36
    31
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    6.88
    58
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    2.94
    152
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    1.52
    160
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    3.03
    112
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    0.54
    177
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    1.92
    89
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    1.27
    152
    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.