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Cameroon
COUNTRY #1
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CAMEROON VS COSTA RICA

Compare Cameroon and Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cameroon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.5
    43.1
    41.7
    141
    134
    137
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.39
    77
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    118.87
    44
    24.44
    158
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    116.04
    17
    13.17
    146
    4. HIV/AIDS
    73.92
    16
    3.47
    85
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.00
    30
    14.87
    125
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.91
    29
    1.36
    121
    7. Kidney Disease
    46.48
    14
    23.41
    90
    8. Tuberculosis
    40.86
    25
    0.53
    139
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    40.18
    24
    14.00
    103
    10. Liver Disease
    36.47
    37
    6.24
    156
    11. Malaria
    34.53
    28
    0.00
    94
    12. Prostate Cancer
    29.36
    31
    15.36
    98
    13. Lung Disease
    26.42
    70
    15.14
    143
    14. Breast Cancer
    23.24
    36
    11.97
    140
    15. Cervical Cancer
    23.20
    29
    5.34
    121
    16. Hypertension
    21.74
    73
    12.84
    115
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.71
    37
    11.59
    153
    18. Suicide
    15.92
    25
    7.62
    107
    19. Other Injuries
    15.43
    20
    8.81
    79
    20. Asthma
    14.72
    40
    1.02
    134
    21. Meningitis
    14.28
    16
    0.34
    133
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.24
    29
    0.32
    123
    23. Birth Trauma
    11.19
    17
    0.93
    125
    24. Low Birth Weight
    11.05
    26
    3.45
    117
    25. Falls
    10.66
    18
    1.90
    175
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.13
    7
    6.46
    68
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    9.27
    24
    3.05
    107
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.89
    42
    3.09
    134
    29. Liver Cancer
    6.88
    58
    6.19
    70
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    6.68
    15
    2.10
    159
    31. Violence
    6.68
    73
    12.02
    40
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.68
    35
    1.16
    146
    33. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    24
    1.60
    153
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.92
    135
    10.02
    75
    35. Malnutrition
    5.84
    47
    0.57
    112
    36. Drug Use
    5.35
    8
    1.10
    105
    37. Pertussis
    5.10
    13
    0.00
    143
    38. Fires
    4.38
    18
    0.20
    176
    39. Stomach Cancer
    4.30
    128
    10.69
    34
    40. Epilepsy
    4.11
    7
    1.97
    71
    41. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    102
    2.60
    160
    42. Drownings
    3.78
    50
    1.86
    119
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    112
    4.73
    71
    44. Lymphomas
    2.94
    152
    5.89
    48
    45. Skin Disease
    2.88
    31
    1.88
    76
    46. Poisonings
    2.80
    23
    0.11
    169
    47. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    162
    5.56
    134
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.67
    48
    0.53
    154
    49. War
    2.54
    11
    0.01
    131
    50. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    19
    0.00
    99
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,694
    11.00
    836
    4.15
    2. HIV/AIDS
    13,888
    7.75
    192
    0.95
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,849
    6.62
    87
    0.43
    4. Malaria
    11,233
    6.27
    0
    0.00
    5. Stroke
    11,199
    6.25
    1,624
    8.06
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,695
    5.97
    2,639
    13.10
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,243
    4.60
    48
    0.24
    8. Low Birth Weight
    7,950
    4.44
    178
    0.88
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,810
    4.36
    746
    3.70
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,414
    4.14
    32
    0.16
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,468
    3.05
    953
    4.73
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    5,258
    2.94
    315
    1.56
    13. Kidney Disease
    5,140
    2.87
    1,482
    7.35
    14. Liver Disease
    4,531
    2.53
    370
    1.84
    15. Meningitis
    3,441
    1.92
    18
    0.09
    16. Other Injuries
    3,289
    1.84
    571
    2.83
    17. Maternal Conditions
    2,615
    1.46
    17
    0.08
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    2,474
    1.38
    183
    0.91
    19. Suicide
    2,333
    1.30
    407
    2.02
    20. Lung Disease
    2,310
    1.29
    1,046
    5.19
    21. Pertussis
    2,288
    1.28
    0
    0.00
    22. Hypertension
    2,035
    1.14
    863
    4.28
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,874
    1.05
    384
    1.91
    24. Violence
    1,666
    0.93
    635
    3.15
    25. Asthma
    1,619
    0.90
    60
    0.30
    26. Cervical Cancer
    1,582
    0.88
    159
    0.79
    27. Falls
    1,235
    0.69
    116
    0.58
    28. Malnutrition
    1,218
    0.68
    37
    0.18
    29. Drownings
    1,178
    0.66
    97
    0.48
    30. Syphilis
    1,170
    0.65
    1
    0.00
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,157
    0.65
    818
    4.06
    32. Measles
    1,028
    0.57
    0
    0.00
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    986
    0.55
    191
    0.95
    34. Prostate Cancer
    940
    0.52
    448
    2.22
    35. Drug Use
    928
    0.52
    63
    0.31
    36. Fires
    908
    0.51
    10
    0.05
    37. Liver Cancer
    875
    0.49
    382
    1.90
    38. Epilepsy
    867
    0.48
    116
    0.58
    39. Oral Cancer
    845
    0.47
    96
    0.48
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    754
    0.42
    74
    0.37
    41. Poisonings
    666
    0.37
    5
    0.02
    42. War
    643
    0.36
    1
    0.00
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    569
    0.32
    621
    3.08
    44. Lymphomas
    489
    0.27
    356
    1.77
    45. Stomach Cancer
    458
    0.26
    661
    3.28
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    449
    0.25
    138
    0.68
    47. Hepatitis B
    336
    0.19
    7
    0.03
    48. Skin Disease
    324
    0.18
    126
    0.63
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    323
    0.18
    32
    0.16
    50. Ovary Cancer
    303
    0.17
    80
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    29.36
    31
    15.36
    98
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.24
    36
    11.97
    140
    3. Cervical Cancer
    23.20
    29
    5.34
    121
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.88
    58
    6.19
    70
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    24
    1.60
    153
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.92
    135
    10.02
    75
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.30
    128
    10.69
    34
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    102
    2.60
    160
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    112
    4.73
    71
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    152
    5.89
    48
    11. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    162
    5.56
    134
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    89
    2.09
    79
    13. Leukemia
    1.52
    160
    4.57
    39
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.32
    137
    0.96
    157
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.27
    152
    2.50
    80
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.54
    177
    1.52
    126
    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.