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Cameroon
COUNTRY #1
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CAMEROON VS DR CONGO

Compare Cameroon and DR Congo 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.

DR Congo
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
Cameroon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Cameroon CAMEROON   DR Congo DR CONGO
           
    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
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    44.9
    47.5
    46.2
    137
    140
    137
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    50.1
    53.1
    51.5
    138
    139
    139
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    53.1
    56.3
    54.6
    150
    146
    147
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    50.2
    52.6
    51.4
    158
    162
    158
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    54.1
    56.4
    55.3
    169
    169
    169
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    60.3
    64.5
    62.4
    168
    168
    169
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.3
    64.5
    168
    168
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    65.5
    69.3
    164
    165
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    66.4
    70.1
    163
    163
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    66.9
    70.5
    164
    162
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    67.3
    70.9
    164
    162
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    67.8
    71.3
    164
    162
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    68.4
    71.9
    164
    160
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.6
    164
    160
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    70.0
    73.5
    160
    159
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    71.1
    74.6
    157
    156
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    72.5
    75.7
    156
    151
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    74.0
    77.0
    150
    150
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    75.8
    78.4
    149
    148
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    77.9
    80.0
    147
    146
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.9
    144
    139
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.3
    140
    129
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.1
    133
    114
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.3
    124
    100
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.39
    77
    108.48
    92
    2. Stroke
    118.87
    44
    112.53
    56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    116.04
    17
    117.32
    16
    4. HIV/AIDS
    73.92
    16
    19.43
    44
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.00
    30
    36.82
    69
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.91
    29
    55.99
    28
    7. Kidney Disease
    46.48
    14
    24.38
    79
    8. Tuberculosis
    40.86
    25
    79.20
    9
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    40.18
    24
    39.80
    25
    10. Liver Disease
    36.47
    37
    36.25
    41
    11. Malaria
    34.53
    28
    28.55
    33
    12. Prostate Cancer
    29.36
    31
    31.05
    27
    13. Lung Disease
    26.42
    70
    44.15
    23
    14. Breast Cancer
    23.24
    36
    15.42
    112
    15. Cervical Cancer
    23.20
    29
    22.64
    30
    16. Hypertension
    21.74
    73
    50.51
    14
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.71
    37
    19.83
    52
    18. Suicide
    15.92
    25
    12.41
    45
    19. Other Injuries
    15.43
    20
    12.62
    40
    20. Asthma
    14.72
    40
    20.76
    18
    21. Meningitis
    14.28
    16
    11.11
    32
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.24
    29
    16.42
    13
    23. Birth Trauma
    11.19
    17
    10.95
    18
    24. Low Birth Weight
    11.05
    26
    11.44
    22
    25. Falls
    10.66
    18
    8.41
    41
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.13
    7
    7.74
    35
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    9.27
    24
    10.69
    18
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.89
    42
    9.82
    29
    29. Liver Cancer
    6.88
    58
    9.59
    31
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    6.68
    15
    3.70
    117
    31. Violence
    6.68
    73
    16.45
    27
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.68
    35
    5.00
    58
    33. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    24
    2.21
    121
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.92
    135
    9.05
    87
    35. Malnutrition
    5.84
    47
    11.91
    24
    36. Drug Use
    5.35
    8
    1.25
    88
    37. Pertussis
    5.10
    13
    4.63
    14
    38. Fires
    4.38
    18
    3.03
    48
    39. Stomach Cancer
    4.30
    128
    6.55
    82
    40. Epilepsy
    4.11
    7
    2.36
    50
    41. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    102
    3.08
    143
    42. Drownings
    3.78
    50
    3.10
    72
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    112
    2.92
    114
    44. Lymphomas
    2.94
    152
    4.48
    101
    45. Skin Disease
    2.88
    31
    1.81
    79
    46. Poisonings
    2.80
    23
    2.58
    30
    47. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    162
    3.48
    152
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.67
    48
    4.14
    24
    49. War
    2.54
    11
    1.98
    12
    50. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    19
    2.63
    13
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cameroon CAMEROON   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,694
    11.00
    73,546
    11.18
    2. HIV/AIDS
    13,888
    7.75
    13,286
    2.02
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,849
    6.62
    41,301
    6.28
    4. Malaria
    11,233
    6.27
    41,813
    6.35
    5. Stroke
    11,199
    6.25
    36,596
    5.56
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,695
    5.97
    34,713
    5.28
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,243
    4.60
    33,075
    5.03
    8. Low Birth Weight
    7,950
    4.44
    34,668
    5.27
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,810
    4.36
    30,256
    4.60
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,414
    4.14
    43,759
    6.65
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,468
    3.05
    12,902
    1.96
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    5,258
    2.94
    16,256
    2.47
    13. Kidney Disease
    5,140
    2.87
    9,077
    1.38
    14. Liver Disease
    4,531
    2.53
    15,044
    2.29
    15. Meningitis
    3,441
    1.92
    11,568
    1.76
    16. Other Injuries
    3,289
    1.84
    8,272
    1.26
    17. Maternal Conditions
    2,615
    1.46
    10,513
    1.60
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    2,474
    1.38
    7,380
    1.12
    19. Suicide
    2,333
    1.30
    5,812
    0.88
    20. Lung Disease
    2,310
    1.29
    13,527
    2.06
    21. Pertussis
    2,288
    1.28
    7,921
    1.20
    22. Hypertension
    2,035
    1.14
    15,743
    2.39
    23. Breast Cancer
    1,874
    1.05
    3,416
    0.52
    24. Violence
    1,666
    0.93
    11,120
    1.69
    25. Asthma
    1,619
    0.90
    7,733
    1.18
    26. Cervical Cancer
    1,582
    0.88
    4,823
    0.73
    27. Falls
    1,235
    0.69
    3,483
    0.53
    28. Malnutrition
    1,218
    0.68
    8,910
    1.35
    29. Drownings
    1,178
    0.66
    3,454
    0.52
    30. Syphilis
    1,170
    0.65
    3,751
    0.57
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,157
    0.65
    4,548
    0.69
    32. Measles
    1,028
    0.57
    42,254
    6.42
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    986
    0.55
    4,045
    0.61
    34. Prostate Cancer
    940
    0.52
    3,948
    0.60
    35. Drug Use
    928
    0.52
    638
    0.10
    36. Fires
    908
    0.51
    2,007
    0.31
    37. Liver Cancer
    875
    0.49
    3,840
    0.58
    38. Epilepsy
    867
    0.48
    1,727
    0.26
    39. Oral Cancer
    845
    0.47
    1,003
    0.15
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    754
    0.42
    1,923
    0.29
    41. Poisonings
    666
    0.37
    1,729
    0.26
    42. War
    643
    0.36
    1,658
    0.25
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    569
    0.32
    2,966
    0.45
    44. Lymphomas
    489
    0.27
    2,061
    0.31
    45. Stomach Cancer
    458
    0.26
    2,579
    0.39
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    449
    0.25
    1,035
    0.16
    47. Hepatitis B
    336
    0.19
    456
    0.07
    48. Skin Disease
    324
    0.18
    781
    0.12
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    323
    0.18
    1,728
    0.26
    50. Ovary Cancer
    303
    0.17
    656
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cameroon CAMEROON   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    29.36
    31
    31.05
    27
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.24
    36
    15.42
    112
    3. Cervical Cancer
    23.20
    29
    22.64
    30
    4. Liver Cancer
    6.88
    58
    9.59
    31
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.50
    24
    2.21
    121
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.92
    135
    9.05
    87
    7. Stomach Cancer
    4.30
    128
    6.55
    82
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    102
    3.08
    143
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.03
    112
    2.92
    114
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    152
    4.48
    101
    11. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    162
    3.48
    152
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.92
    89
    2.16
    74
    13. Leukemia
    1.52
    160
    3.40
    102
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.32
    137
    2.18
    101
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.27
    152
    1.91
    111
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.54
    177
    0.78
    167
    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.