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Cameroon
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Cameroon and Qatar 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.

Qatar
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
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%
Qatar Population Pyramid
3,851,121
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   Qatar QATAR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Qatar QATAR
       
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
 
51.9
55.0
53.4
83
84
83
1970
44.9
47.5
46.2
137
140
137
 
59.3
63.0
61.1
75
76
77
1980
50.1
53.1
51.5
138
139
139
 
64.7
68.9
66.7
62
74
71
1990
53.1
56.3
54.6
150
146
147
 
67.7
72.3
70.0
56
77
64
2000
50.2
52.6
51.4
158
162
158
 
75.3
77.8
76.2
17
39
31
2010
54.1
56.4
55.3
169
169
169
 
76.4
79.2
77.3
28
41
34
2019
60.3
64.5
62.4
168
168
169
 
78.0
76.6
77.2
34
93
50
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Qatar QATAR
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.3
64.5
168
168
78.0
76.6
34
93
Age
60.3
64.5
168
168
78.0
76.6
34
93
Age 5
65.5
69.3
164
165
78.6
77.1
34
96
Age 10
66.4
70.1
163
163
78.6
77.1
34
97
Age 15
66.9
70.5
164
162
78.7
77.2
34
97
Age 20
67.3
70.9
164
162
78.9
77.2
34
97
Age 25
67.8
71.3
164
162
79.1
77.3
34
100
Age 30
68.4
71.9
164
160
79.2
77.4
36
101
Age 35
69.1
72.6
164
160
79.3
77.4
36
103
Age 40
70.0
73.5
160
159
79.5
77.5
39
105
Age 45
71.1
74.6
157
156
79.7
77.6
39
107
Age 50
72.5
75.7
156
151
79.9
77.8
40
113
Age 55
74.0
77.0
150
150
80.2
78.0
42
124
Age 60
75.8
78.4
149
148
80.6
78.4
42
147
Age 65
77.9
80.0
147
146
81.2
79.1
61
168
Age 70
80.2
81.9
144
139
82.1
80.1
73
178
Age 75
83.0
84.3
140
129
83.6
81.6
111
183
Age 80
86.1
87.1
133
114
85.5
83.5
166
183
Age 85
89.6
90.3
124
100
88.3
87.5
179
181
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Qatar QATAR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
122.39
77
227.64
22
2. Stroke
118.87
44
51.69
126
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
116.04
17
23.53
102
4. HIV/AIDS
73.92
16
0.00
175
5. Diabetes Mellitus
57.00
30
112.65
7
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.91
29
0.98
136
7. Kidney Disease
46.48
14
43.20
18
8. Tuberculosis
40.86
25
0.25
156
9. Road Traffic Accidents
40.18
24
8.79
128
10. Liver Disease
36.47
37
27.39
65
11. Malaria
34.53
28
0.00
152
12. Prostate Cancer
29.36
31
6.20
153
13. Lung Disease
26.42
70
16.88
128
14. Breast Cancer
23.24
36
15.02
117
15. Cervical Cancer
23.20
29
3.25
143
16. Hypertension
21.74
73
6.19
152
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.71
37
22.69
22
18. Suicide
15.92
25
4.66
145
19. Other Injuries
15.43
20
5.08
131
20. Asthma
14.72
40
1.41
122
21. Meningitis
14.28
16
0.79
90
22. Maternal Conditions
11.24
29
0.06
163
23. Birth Trauma
11.19
17
0.66
139
24. Low Birth Weight
11.05
26
2.36
139
25. Falls
10.66
18
6.19
81
26. Congenital Anomalies
10.13
7
3.81
138
27. Endocrine Disorders
9.27
24
4.61
72
28. Inflammatory/Heart
7.89
42
3.34
129
29. Liver Cancer
6.88
58
4.56
113
30. Parkinson's Disease
6.68
15
8.66
4
31. Violence
6.68
73
0.68
169
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.68
35
1.89
118
33. Oral Cancer
6.50
24
2.20
122
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.92
135
10.56
67
35. Malnutrition
5.84
47
0.20
138
36. Drug Use
5.35
8
0.80
131
37. Pertussis
5.10
13
0.15
98
38. Fires
4.38
18
2.19
70
39. Stomach Cancer
4.30
128
5.12
104
40. Epilepsy
4.11
7
0.57
172
41. Ovary Cancer
4.11
102
5.90
36
42. Drownings
3.78
50
1.56
126
43. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
112
3.34
102
44. Lymphomas
2.94
152
4.10
116
45. Skin Disease
2.88
31
4.68
17
46. Poisonings
2.80
23
0.27
129
47. Lung Cancers
2.77
162
10.46
101
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.67
48
1.01
118
49. War
2.54
11
0.01
109
50. Schistosomiasis
2.30
19
0.00
156
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Qatar QATAR
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
19,694
11.00
108
2.65
2. HIV/AIDS
13,888
7.75
0
0.00
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
11,849
6.62
10
0.25
4. Malaria
11,233
6.27
0
0.00
5. Stroke
11,199
6.25
255
6.25
6. Coronary Heart Disease
10,695
5.97
1,082
26.54
7. Birth Trauma
8,243
4.60
13
0.32
8. Low Birth Weight
7,950
4.44
45
1.10
9. Road Traffic Accidents
7,810
4.36
206
5.05
10. Tuberculosis
7,414
4.14
8
0.20
11. Diabetes Mellitus
5,468
3.05
459
11.26
12. Congenital Anomalies
5,258
2.94
70
1.72
13. Kidney Disease
5,140
2.87
179
4.39
14. Liver Disease
4,531
2.53
202
4.95
15. Meningitis
3,441
1.92
7
0.17
16. Other Injuries
3,289
1.84
115
2.82
17. Maternal Conditions
2,615
1.46
3
0.07
18. Endocrine Disorders
2,474
1.38
39
0.96
19. Suicide
2,333
1.30
165
4.05
20. Lung Disease
2,310
1.29
68
1.67
21. Pertussis
2,288
1.28
2
0.05
22. Hypertension
2,035
1.14
26
0.64
23. Breast Cancer
1,874
1.05
53
1.30
24. Violence
1,666
0.93
14
0.34
25. Asthma
1,619
0.90
10
0.25
26. Cervical Cancer
1,582
0.88
13
0.32
27. Falls
1,235
0.69
129
3.16
28. Malnutrition
1,218
0.68
1
0.02
29. Drownings
1,178
0.66
45
1.10
30. Syphilis
1,170
0.65
2
0.05
31. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,157
0.65
75
1.84
32. Measles
1,028
0.57
0
0.00
33. Inflammatory/Heart
986
0.55
32
0.78
34. Prostate Cancer
940
0.52
18
0.44
35. Drug Use
928
0.52
12
0.29
36. Fires
908
0.51
42
1.03
37. Liver Cancer
875
0.49
44
1.08
38. Epilepsy
867
0.48
13
0.32
39. Oral Cancer
845
0.47
25
0.61
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
754
0.42
7
0.17
41. Poisonings
666
0.37
9
0.22
42. War
643
0.36
0
0.00
43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
569
0.32
83
2.04
44. Lymphomas
489
0.27
48
1.18
45. Stomach Cancer
458
0.26
42
1.03
46. Parkinson's Disease
449
0.25
28
0.69
47. Hepatitis B
336
0.19
2
0.05
48. Skin Disease
324
0.18
16
0.39
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
323
0.18
8
0.20
50. Ovary Cancer
303
0.17
17
0.42
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Qatar QATAR
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
29.36
31
6.20
153
2. Breast Cancer
23.24
36
15.02
117
3. Cervical Cancer
23.20
29
3.25
143
4. Liver Cancer
6.88
58
4.56
113
5. Oral Cancer
6.50
24
2.20
122
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.92
135
10.56
67
7. Stomach Cancer
4.30
128
5.12
104
8. Ovary Cancer
4.11
102
5.90
36
9. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
112
3.34
102
10. Lymphomas
2.94
152
4.10
116
11. Lung Cancers
2.77
162
10.46
101
12. Skin Cancers
1.92
89
0.55
159
13. Leukemia
1.52
160
3.39
104
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.32
137
2.64
85
15. Uterin Cancer
1.27
152
2.32
90
16. Bladder Cancer
0.54
177
4.03
25
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.