World Health Review
COUNTRY #1
Compare Cameroon and Italy 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.
COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cameroon Population Pyramid
50,573,036
Italy Population Pyramid
54,381,674
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
CAMEROON | ITALY | ||||||||||||
CAMEROON | ITALY | ||||||||||||
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
|
66.7
|
71.7
|
69.1
|
21
|
24
|
21
|
|
1970 |
44.9
|
47.5
|
46.2
|
137
|
140
|
137
|
68.7
|
74.6
|
71.6
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
|
1980 |
50.1
|
53.1
|
51.5
|
138
|
139
|
139
|
70.7
|
77.4
|
73.9
|
17
|
12
|
13
|
|
1990 |
53.1
|
56.3
|
54.6
|
150
|
146
|
147
|
73.6
|
80.3
|
76.9
|
11
|
7
|
8
|
|
2000 |
50.2
|
52.6
|
51.4
|
158
|
162
|
158
|
76.3
|
82.4
|
79.4
|
8
|
5
|
6
|
|
2010 |
54.1
|
56.4
|
55.3
|
169
|
169
|
169
|
79.3
|
84.2
|
81.8
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
|
2019 |
60.3
|
64.5
|
62.4
|
168
|
168
|
169
|
80.9
|
84.9
|
83.0
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
CAMEROON | ITALY | ||||||||
World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
60.3
|
64.5
|
168
|
168
|
80.9
|
84.9
|
7
|
8
|
|
Age 5 |
65.5
|
69.3
|
164
|
165
|
81.2
|
85.1
|
7
|
8
|
|
Age 10 |
66.4
|
70.1
|
163
|
163
|
81.2
|
85.2
|
7
|
8
|
|
Age 15 |
66.9
|
70.5
|
164
|
162
|
81.3
|
85.2
|
7
|
8
|
|
Age 20 |
67.3
|
70.9
|
164
|
162
|
81.3
|
85.2
|
7
|
8
|
|
Age 25 |
67.8
|
71.3
|
164
|
162
|
81.5
|
85.3
|
7
|
8
|
|
Age 30 |
68.4
|
71.9
|
164
|
160
|
81.6
|
85.3
|
10
|
9
|
|
Age 35 |
69.1
|
72.6
|
164
|
160
|
81.7
|
85.4
|
11
|
9
|
|
Age 40 |
70.0
|
73.5
|
160
|
159
|
81.8
|
85.5
|
12
|
10
|
|
Age 45 |
71.1
|
74.6
|
157
|
156
|
82.0
|
85.6
|
12
|
10
|
|
Age 50 |
72.5
|
75.7
|
156
|
151
|
82.3
|
85.8
|
12
|
9
|
|
Age 55 |
74.0
|
77.0
|
150
|
150
|
82.7
|
86.1
|
14
|
9
|
|
Age 60 |
75.8
|
78.4
|
149
|
148
|
83.4
|
86.5
|
13
|
9
|
|
Age 65 |
77.9
|
80.0
|
147
|
146
|
84.2
|
87.1
|
15
|
11
|
|
Age 70 |
80.2
|
81.9
|
144
|
139
|
85.3
|
87.7
|
14
|
11
|
|
Age 75 |
83.0
|
84.3
|
140
|
129
|
86.7
|
88.7
|
16
|
14
|
|
Age 80 |
86.1
|
87.1
|
133
|
114
|
88.4
|
89.8
|
22
|
16
|
|
Age 85 |
89.6
|
90.3
|
124
|
100
|
90.6
|
91.5
|
42
|
22
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
CAMEROON | ITALY | |||||
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
122.39
|
77
|
42.43
|
169
|
|
2. | Stroke |
118.87
|
44
|
25.15
|
156
|
|
3. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
116.04
|
17
|
6.30
|
178
|
|
4. | HIV/AIDS |
73.92
|
16
|
0.60
|
123
|
|
5. | Diabetes Mellitus |
57.00
|
30
|
9.21
|
145
|
|
6. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
55.91
|
29
|
0.64
|
155
|
|
7. | Kidney Disease |
46.48
|
14
|
5.16
|
165
|
|
8. | Tuberculosis |
40.86
|
25
|
0.20
|
161
|
|
9. | Road Traffic Accidents |
40.18
|
24
|
4.13
|
162
|
|
10. | Liver Disease |
36.47
|
37
|
3.92
|
171
|
|
11. | Malaria |
34.53
|
28
|
0.00
|
118
|
|
12. | Prostate Cancer |
29.36
|
31
|
9.43
|
135
|
|
13. | Lung Disease |
26.42
|
70
|
13.17
|
152
|
|
14. | Breast Cancer |
23.24
|
36
|
16.63
|
94
|
|
15. | Cervical Cancer |
23.20
|
29
|
1.82
|
172
|
|
16. | Hypertension |
21.74
|
73
|
10.77
|
127
|
|
17. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
20.71
|
37
|
14.86
|
135
|
|
18. | Suicide |
15.92
|
25
|
4.33
|
151
|
|
19. | Other Injuries |
15.43
|
20
|
5.34
|
127
|
|
20. | Asthma |
14.72
|
40
|
0.26
|
179
|
|
21. | Meningitis |
14.28
|
16
|
0.12
|
173
|
|
22. | Maternal Conditions |
11.24
|
29
|
0.01
|
183
|
|
23. | Birth Trauma |
11.19
|
17
|
0.40
|
163
|
|
24. | Low Birth Weight |
11.05
|
26
|
1.13
|
165
|
|
25. | Falls |
10.66
|
18
|
2.13
|
171
|
|
26. | Congenital Anomalies |
10.13
|
7
|
2.59
|
164
|
|
27. | Endocrine Disorders |
9.27
|
24
|
4.79
|
66
|
|
28. | Inflammatory/Heart |
7.89
|
42
|
2.98
|
139
|
|
29. | Liver Cancer |
6.88
|
58
|
5.97
|
76
|
|
30. | Parkinson's Disease |
6.68
|
15
|
3.48
|
127
|
|
31. | Violence |
6.68
|
73
|
0.60
|
173
|
|
32. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
6.68
|
35
|
0.33
|
180
|
|
33. | Oral Cancer |
6.50
|
24
|
2.31
|
113
|
|
34. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
5.92
|
135
|
11.95
|
52
|
|
35. | Malnutrition |
5.84
|
47
|
0.31
|
124
|
|
36. | Drug Use |
5.35
|
8
|
0.78
|
132
|
|
37. | Pertussis |
5.10
|
13
|
0.00
|
165
|
|
38. | Fires |
4.38
|
18
|
0.20
|
175
|
|
39. | Stomach Cancer |
4.30
|
128
|
6.00
|
92
|
|
40. | Epilepsy |
4.11
|
7
|
0.87
|
143
|
|
41. | Ovary Cancer |
4.11
|
102
|
4.29
|
98
|
|
42. | Drownings |
3.78
|
50
|
0.46
|
173
|
|
43. | Pancreas Cancer |
3.03
|
112
|
7.40
|
33
|
|
44. | Lymphomas |
2.94
|
152
|
5.80
|
52
|
|
45. | Skin Disease |
2.88
|
31
|
0.59
|
137
|
|
46. | Poisonings |
2.80
|
23
|
0.17
|
154
|
|
47. | Lung Cancers |
2.77
|
162
|
21.68
|
42
|
|
48. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
2.67
|
48
|
1.07
|
111
|
|
49. | War |
2.54
|
11
|
0.01
|
169
|
|
50. | Schistosomiasis |
2.30
|
19
|
0.00
|
123
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
CAMEROON | ITALY | |||||
Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
19,694
|
11.00
|
16,339
|
3.01
|
|
2. | HIV/AIDS |
13,888
|
7.75
|
520
|
0.10
|
|
3. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
11,849
|
6.62
|
1,622
|
0.30
|
|
4. | Malaria |
11,233
|
6.27
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
5. | Stroke |
11,199
|
6.25
|
62,633
|
11.54
|
|
6. | Coronary Heart Disease |
10,695
|
5.97
|
97,116
|
17.89
|
|
7. | Birth Trauma |
8,243
|
4.60
|
140
|
0.03
|
|
8. | Low Birth Weight |
7,950
|
4.44
|
357
|
0.07
|
|
9. | Road Traffic Accidents |
7,810
|
4.36
|
3,221
|
0.59
|
|
10. | Tuberculosis |
7,414
|
4.14
|
336
|
0.06
|
|
11. | Diabetes Mellitus |
5,468
|
3.05
|
19,836
|
3.65
|
|
12. | Congenital Anomalies |
5,258
|
2.94
|
1,443
|
0.27
|
|
13. | Kidney Disease |
5,140
|
2.87
|
12,726
|
2.34
|
|
14. | Liver Disease |
4,531
|
2.53
|
5,559
|
1.02
|
|
15. | Meningitis |
3,441
|
1.92
|
128
|
0.02
|
|
16. | Other Injuries |
3,289
|
1.84
|
12,112
|
2.23
|
|
17. | Maternal Conditions |
2,615
|
1.46
|
6
|
0.00
|
|
18. | Endocrine Disorders |
2,474
|
1.38
|
8,431
|
1.55
|
|
19. | Suicide |
2,333
|
1.30
|
4,042
|
0.74
|
|
20. | Lung Disease |
2,310
|
1.29
|
32,382
|
5.97
|
|
21. | Pertussis |
2,288
|
1.28
|
1
|
0.00
|
|
22. | Hypertension |
2,035
|
1.14
|
29,931
|
5.51
|
|
23. | Breast Cancer |
1,874
|
1.05
|
13,868
|
2.56
|
|
24. | Violence |
1,666
|
0.93
|
409
|
0.08
|
|
25. | Asthma |
1,619
|
0.90
|
494
|
0.09
|
|
26. | Cervical Cancer |
1,582
|
0.88
|
1,154
|
0.21
|
|
27. | Falls |
1,235
|
0.69
|
4,222
|
0.78
|
|
28. | Malnutrition |
1,218
|
0.68
|
775
|
0.14
|
|
29. | Drownings |
1,178
|
0.66
|
344
|
0.06
|
|
30. | Syphilis |
1,170
|
0.65
|
4
|
0.00
|
|
31. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
1,157
|
0.65
|
41,445
|
7.64
|
|
32. | Measles |
1,028
|
0.57
|
1
|
0.00
|
|
33. | Inflammatory/Heart |
986
|
0.55
|
5,531
|
1.02
|
|
34. | Prostate Cancer |
940
|
0.52
|
8,409
|
1.55
|
|
35. | Drug Use |
928
|
0.52
|
654
|
0.12
|
|
36. | Fires |
908
|
0.51
|
271
|
0.05
|
|
37. | Liver Cancer |
875
|
0.49
|
9,620
|
1.77
|
|
38. | Epilepsy |
867
|
0.48
|
1,337
|
0.25
|
|
39. | Oral Cancer |
845
|
0.47
|
3,343
|
0.62
|
|
40. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
754
|
0.42
|
690
|
0.13
|
|
41. | Poisonings |
666
|
0.37
|
154
|
0.03
|
|
42. | War |
643
|
0.36
|
6
|
0.00
|
|
43. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
569
|
0.32
|
21,254
|
3.92
|
|
44. | Lymphomas |
489
|
0.27
|
9,670
|
1.78
|
|
45. | Stomach Cancer |
458
|
0.26
|
10,252
|
1.89
|
|
46. | Parkinson's Disease |
449
|
0.25
|
8,428
|
1.55
|
|
47. | Hepatitis B |
336
|
0.19
|
334
|
0.06
|
|
48. | Skin Disease |
324
|
0.18
|
1,440
|
0.27
|
|
49. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
323
|
0.18
|
2,216
|
0.41
|
|
50. | Ovary Cancer |
303
|
0.17
|
3,282
|
0.60
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
CAMEROON | ITALY | |||||
Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Prostate Cancer |
29.36
|
31
|
9.43
|
135
|
|
2. | Breast Cancer |
23.24
|
36
|
16.63
|
94
|
|
3. | Cervical Cancer |
23.20
|
29
|
1.82
|
172
|
|
4. | Liver Cancer |
6.88
|
58
|
5.97
|
76
|
|
5. | Oral Cancer |
6.50
|
24
|
2.31
|
113
|
|
6. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
5.92
|
135
|
11.95
|
52
|
|
7. | Stomach Cancer |
4.30
|
128
|
6.00
|
92
|
|
8. | Ovary Cancer |
4.11
|
102
|
4.29
|
98
|
|
9. | Pancreas Cancer |
3.03
|
112
|
7.40
|
33
|
|
10. | Lymphomas |
2.94
|
152
|
5.80
|
52
|
|
11. | Lung Cancers |
2.77
|
162
|
21.68
|
42
|
|
12. | Skin Cancers |
1.92
|
89
|
2.05
|
82
|
|
13. | Leukemia |
1.52
|
160
|
4.17
|
60
|
|
14. | Oesophagus Cancer |
1.32
|
137
|
1.36
|
134
|
|
15. | Uterin Cancer |
1.27
|
152
|
2.45
|
82
|
|
16. | Bladder Cancer |
0.54
|
177
|
3.38
|
47
|
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.
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.