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Cameroon
COUNTRY #1
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CAMEROON VS GREECE

Compare Cameroon and Greece 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.

Greece
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cameroon Population Pyramid
50,573,036
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Greece Population Pyramid
9,029,254
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Greece GREECE
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Greece GREECE
       
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
  
67.3
70.5
68.9
15
32
24
1970
44.9
47.5
46.2
137
140
137
  
70.1
73.6
71.8
5
24
12
1980
50.1
53.1
51.5
138
139
139
  
72.3
76.5
74.4
7
17
9
1990
53.1
56.3
54.6
150
146
147
  
74.5
79.5
76.9
5
11
6
2000
50.2
52.6
51.4
158
162
158
  
75.4
81.1
78.2
15
12
14
2010
54.1
56.4
55.3
169
169
169
  
77.7
82.9
80.3
19
17
19
2019
60.3
64.5
62.4
168
168
169
  
78.6
83.6
81.1
27
23
28
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Greece GREECE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.3
64.5
168
168
78.6
83.6
27
23
Age
60.3
64.5
168
168
78.6
83.6
27
23
Age 5
65.5
69.3
164
165
79.0
83.9
30
25
Age 10
66.4
70.1
163
163
79.0
83.9
30
25
Age 15
66.9
70.5
164
162
79.0
83.9
30
25
Age 20
67.3
70.9
164
162
79.1
84.0
30
26
Age 25
67.8
71.3
164
162
79.3
84.0
30
26
Age 30
68.4
71.9
164
160
79.4
84.1
31
26
Age 35
69.1
72.6
164
160
79.6
84.2
32
26
Age 40
70.0
73.5
160
159
79.8
84.3
32
27
Age 45
71.1
74.6
157
156
80.1
84.4
33
27
Age 50
72.5
75.7
156
151
80.5
84.7
32
27
Age 55
74.0
77.0
150
150
81.1
85.0
33
27
Age 60
75.8
78.4
149
148
82.1
85.5
33
28
Age 65
77.9
80.0
147
146
83.4
86.1
31
27
Age 70
80.2
81.9
144
139
84.8
86.8
25
29
Age 75
83.0
84.3
140
129
86.7
87.9
18
32
Age 80
86.1
87.1
133
114
88.7
89.1
14
41
Age 85
89.6
90.3
124
100
91.2
90.9
14
59
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Greece GREECE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
122.39
77
63.02
148
2. Stroke
118.87
44
35.72
144
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
116.04
17
18.43
121
4. HIV/AIDS
73.92
16
0.38
129
5. Diabetes Mellitus
57.00
30
4.49
173
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.91
29
0.21
175
7. Kidney Disease
46.48
14
12.11
134
8. Tuberculosis
40.86
25
0.25
154
9. Road Traffic Accidents
40.18
24
6.68
140
10. Liver Disease
36.47
37
3.87
173
11. Malaria
34.53
28
0.00
109
12. Prostate Cancer
29.36
31
12.42
122
13. Lung Disease
26.42
70
13.43
149
14. Breast Cancer
23.24
36
18.29
75
15. Cervical Cancer
23.20
29
2.16
164
16. Hypertension
21.74
73
7.48
146
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.71
37
9.74
156
18. Suicide
15.92
25
3.63
156
19. Other Injuries
15.43
20
6.19
117
20. Asthma
14.72
40
0.09
183
21. Meningitis
14.28
16
0.21
155
22. Maternal Conditions
11.24
29
0.02
181
23. Birth Trauma
11.19
17
0.28
174
24. Low Birth Weight
11.05
26
2.25
143
25. Falls
10.66
18
3.05
146
26. Congenital Anomalies
10.13
7
2.37
171
27. Endocrine Disorders
9.27
24
2.60
127
28. Inflammatory/Heart
7.89
42
3.67
117
29. Liver Cancer
6.88
58
5.75
83
30. Parkinson's Disease
6.68
15
6.56
16
31. Violence
6.68
73
0.86
160
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.68
35
1.60
129
33. Oral Cancer
6.50
24
1.84
143
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.92
135
11.20
59
35. Malnutrition
5.84
47
0.00
180
36. Drug Use
5.35
8
1.95
47
37. Pertussis
5.10
13
0.00
163
38. Fires
4.38
18
0.54
137
39. Stomach Cancer
4.30
128
5.85
95
40. Epilepsy
4.11
7
0.99
136
41. Ovary Cancer
4.11
102
4.63
80
42. Drownings
3.78
50
2.08
114
43. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
112
7.43
32
44. Lymphomas
2.94
152
4.87
84
45. Skin Disease
2.88
31
0.17
172
46. Poisonings
2.80
23
0.14
161
47. Lung Cancers
2.77
162
30.95
12
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.67
48
0.29
171
49. War
2.54
11
0.01
138
50. Schistosomiasis
2.30
19
0.00
112
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Greece GREECE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
19,694
11.00
8,282
8.20
2. HIV/AIDS
13,888
7.75
47
0.05
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
11,849
6.62
95
0.09
4. Malaria
11,233
6.27
0
0.00
5. Stroke
11,199
6.25
14,077
13.94
6. Coronary Heart Disease
10,695
5.97
21,124
20.92
7. Birth Trauma
8,243
4.60
17
0.02
8. Low Birth Weight
7,950
4.44
127
0.13
9. Road Traffic Accidents
7,810
4.36
870
0.86
10. Tuberculosis
7,414
4.14
66
0.07
11. Diabetes Mellitus
5,468
3.05
1,266
1.25
12. Congenital Anomalies
5,258
2.94
174
0.17
13. Kidney Disease
5,140
2.87
4,759
4.71
14. Liver Disease
4,531
2.53
809
0.80
15. Meningitis
3,441
1.92
33
0.03
16. Other Injuries
3,289
1.84
1,453
1.44
17. Maternal Conditions
2,615
1.46
2
0.00
18. Endocrine Disorders
2,474
1.38
526
0.52
19. Suicide
2,333
1.30
533
0.53
20. Lung Disease
2,310
1.29
5,526
5.47
21. Pertussis
2,288
1.28
0
0.00
22. Hypertension
2,035
1.14
2,922
2.89
23. Breast Cancer
1,874
1.05
2,520
2.50
24. Violence
1,666
0.93
104
0.10
25. Asthma
1,619
0.90
27
0.03
26. Cervical Cancer
1,582
0.88
243
0.24
27. Falls
1,235
0.69
1,245
1.23
28. Malnutrition
1,218
0.68
1
0.00
29. Drownings
1,178
0.66
435
0.43
30. Syphilis
1,170
0.65
1
0.00
31. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,157
0.65
3,940
3.90
32. Measles
1,028
0.57
0
0.00
33. Inflammatory/Heart
986
0.55
725
0.72
34. Prostate Cancer
940
0.52
2,023
2.00
35. Drug Use
928
0.52
193
0.19
36. Fires
908
0.51
146
0.14
37. Liver Cancer
875
0.49
1,566
1.55
38. Epilepsy
867
0.48
249
0.25
39. Oral Cancer
845
0.47
440
0.44
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
754
0.42
611
0.61
41. Poisonings
666
0.37
19
0.02
42. War
643
0.36
1
0.00
43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
569
0.32
3,264
3.23
44. Lymphomas
489
0.27
1,268
1.26
45. Stomach Cancer
458
0.26
1,535
1.52
46. Parkinson's Disease
449
0.25
2,646
2.62
47. Hepatitis B
336
0.19
56
0.06
48. Skin Disease
324
0.18
56
0.06
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
323
0.18
100
0.10
50. Ovary Cancer
303
0.17
557
0.55
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Greece GREECE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
29.36
31
12.42
122
2. Breast Cancer
23.24
36
18.29
75
3. Cervical Cancer
23.20
29
2.16
164
4. Liver Cancer
6.88
58
5.75
83
5. Oral Cancer
6.50
24
1.84
143
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.92
135
11.20
59
7. Stomach Cancer
4.30
128
5.85
95
8. Ovary Cancer
4.11
102
4.63
80
9. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
112
7.43
32
10. Lymphomas
2.94
152
4.87
84
11. Lung Cancers
2.77
162
30.95
12
12. Skin Cancers
1.92
89
1.61
110
13. Leukemia
1.52
160
5.01
18
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.32
137
1.06
153
15. Uterin Cancer
1.27
152
2.71
72
16. Bladder Cancer
0.54
177
5.01
9
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.