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Guatemala
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Guatemala and Cameroon 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.

Cameroon
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
Guatemala Population Pyramid
26,920,714
Cameroon Population Pyramid
50,573,036
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guatemala GUATEMALA   Cameroon CAMEROON
  Guatemala GUATEMALA   Cameroon CAMEROON
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.2
46.6
45.9
110
117
116
 
40.5
43.1
41.7
141
134
137
1970
51.0
53.8
52.4
111
114
113
 
44.9
47.5
46.2
137
140
137
1980
55.4
59.5
57.4
120
118
117
 
50.1
53.1
51.5
138
139
139
1990
59.6
65.5
62.5
122
117
117
 
53.1
56.3
54.6
150
146
147
2000
64.3
71.0
67.7
108
103
104
 
50.2
52.6
51.4
158
162
158
2010
67.3
74.0
70.7
104
100
100
 
54.1
56.4
55.3
169
169
169
2019
69.0
75.0
72.0
112
105
110
 
60.3
64.5
62.4
168
168
169
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guatemala GUATEMALA   Cameroon CAMEROON
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.0
75.0
112
105
60.3
64.5
168
168
Age
69.0
75.0
112
105
60.3
64.5
168
168
Age 5
70.8
76.7
111
100
65.5
69.3
164
165
Age 10
70.9
76.8
112
100
66.4
70.1
163
163
Age 15
71.1
76.9
111
100
66.9
70.5
164
162
Age 20
71.6
77.2
109
100
67.3
70.9
164
162
Age 25
72.4
77.4
100
97
67.8
71.3
164
162
Age 30
73.2
77.7
95
95
68.4
71.9
164
160
Age 35
73.9
78.0
91
95
69.1
72.6
164
160
Age 40
74.7
78.3
86
94
70.0
73.5
160
159
Age 45
75.6
78.8
80
95
71.1
74.6
157
156
Age 50
76.6
79.4
78
94
72.5
75.7
156
151
Age 55
77.9
80.2
74
93
74.0
77.0
150
150
Age 60
79.4
81.4
63
89
75.8
78.4
149
148
Age 65
81.0
82.8
62
80
77.9
80.0
147
146
Age 70
83.1
84.6
55
65
80.2
81.9
144
139
Age 75
85.1
86.2
58
66
83.0
84.3
140
129
Age 80
87.4
88.4
58
58
86.1
87.1
133
114
Age 85
90.0
90.8
78
63
89.6
90.3
124
100
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guatemala GUATEMALA   Cameroon CAMEROON
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
85.26
127
122.39
77
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
70.32
51
116.04
17
3. Diabetes Mellitus
63.24
23
57.00
30
4. Kidney Disease
55.14
8
46.48
14
5. Liver Disease
48.70
12
36.47
37
6. Stroke
42.01
137
118.87
44
7. Violence
27.04
13
6.68
73
8. Road Traffic Accidents
26.54
56
40.18
24
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
18.72
59
55.91
29
10. Prostate Cancer
16.99
80
29.36
31
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.66
114
20.71
37
12. Lung Disease
16.50
130
26.42
70
13. Liver Cancer
16.25
13
6.88
58
14. Other Injuries
15.26
22
15.43
20
15. Malnutrition
14.81
15
5.84
47
16. Stomach Cancer
14.12
13
4.30
128
17. Alcohol
13.98
4
1.58
77
18. Cervical Cancer
12.90
67
23.20
29
19. Falls
10.84
17
10.66
18
20. HIV/AIDS
9.24
61
73.92
16
21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.86
17
6.68
35
22. Breast Cancer
7.97
176
23.24
36
23. Suicide
6.23
124
15.92
25
24. Hypertension
5.92
153
21.74
73
25. Congenital Anomalies
5.53
98
10.13
7
26. Low Birth Weight
5.13
87
11.05
26
27. Birth Trauma
4.47
70
11.19
17
28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.10
167
5.92
135
29. Leukemia
4.02
69
1.52
160
30. Endocrine Disorders
3.67
85
9.27
24
31. Lung Cancers
3.51
151
2.77
162
32. Parkinson's Disease
3.48
126
6.68
15
33. Epilepsy
2.89
33
4.11
7
34. Asthma
2.78
102
14.72
40
35. Drownings
2.75
79
3.78
50
36. Maternal Conditions
2.61
63
11.24
29
37. Pancreas Cancer
2.59
127
3.03
112
38. Tuberculosis
2.31
105
40.86
25
39. Ovary Cancer
2.09
171
4.11
102
40. Lymphomas
1.95
174
2.94
152
41. Skin Disease
1.94
72
2.88
31
42. Drug Use
1.89
50
5.35
8
43. Inflammatory/Heart
1.73
169
7.89
42
44. Skin Cancers
1.71
105
1.92
89
45. Meningitis
1.71
67
14.28
16
46. Poisonings
1.66
53
2.80
23
47. Fires
1.36
96
4.38
18
48. Oesophagus Cancer
1.31
138
1.32
137
49. Oral Cancer
1.29
168
6.50
24
50. Appendicitis
1.12
13
0.45
74
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Guatemala GUATEMALA   Cameroon CAMEROON
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
9,825
11.28
10,695
5.97
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
9,245
10.61
19,694
11.00
3. Diabetes Mellitus
6,932
7.96
5,468
3.05
4. Kidney Disease
6,277
7.21
5,140
2.87
5. Liver Disease
5,684
6.53
4,531
2.53
6. Stroke
4,849
5.57
11,199
6.25
7. Violence
4,411
5.06
1,666
0.93
8. Road Traffic Accidents
4,026
4.62
7,810
4.36
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,617
3.00
11,849
6.62
10. Other Injuries
2,466
2.83
3,289
1.84
11. Malnutrition
1,981
2.27
1,218
0.68
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,957
2.25
1,157
0.65
13. Lung Disease
1,901
2.18
2,310
1.29
14. Alcohol
1,799
2.07
198
0.11
15. Liver Cancer
1,765
2.03
875
0.49
16. Low Birth Weight
1,658
1.90
7,950
4.44
17. Stomach Cancer
1,570
1.80
458
0.26
18. Congenital Anomalies
1,517
1.74
5,258
2.94
19. Birth Trauma
1,466
1.68
8,243
4.60
20. Falls
1,371
1.57
1,235
0.69
21. HIV/AIDS
1,173
1.35
13,888
7.75
22. Suicide
1,039
1.19
2,333
1.30
23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,029
1.18
754
0.42
24. Prostate Cancer
846
0.97
940
0.52
25. Cervical Cancer
808
0.93
1,582
0.88
26. Hypertension
679
0.78
2,035
1.14
27. Leukemia
601
0.69
275
0.15
28. Breast Cancer
495
0.57
1,874
1.05
29. Endocrine Disorders
486
0.56
2,474
1.38
30. Maternal Conditions
468
0.54
2,615
1.46
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
464
0.53
569
0.32
32. Epilepsy
463
0.53
867
0.48
33. Drownings
463
0.53
1,178
0.66
34. Parkinson's Disease
393
0.45
449
0.25
35. Lung Cancers
391
0.45
301
0.17
36. Asthma
335
0.38
1,619
0.90
37. Tuberculosis
301
0.35
7,414
4.14
38. Pancreas Cancer
282
0.32
290
0.16
39. Poisonings
275
0.32
666
0.37
40. Drug Use
272
0.31
928
0.52
41. Meningitis
271
0.31
3,441
1.92
42. Skin Disease
232
0.27
324
0.18
43. Lymphomas
229
0.26
489
0.27
44. Inflammatory/Heart
225
0.26
986
0.55
45. Fires
207
0.24
908
0.51
46. Skin Cancers
195
0.22
204
0.11
47. Appendicitis
164
0.19
72
0.04
48. Oesophagus Cancer
144
0.17
135
0.08
49. Oral Cancer
142
0.16
845
0.47
50. Ovary Cancer
133
0.15
303
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Guatemala GUATEMALA   Cameroon CAMEROON
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
16.99
80
29.36
31
2. Liver Cancer
16.25
13
6.88
58
3. Stomach Cancer
14.12
13
4.30
128
4. Cervical Cancer
12.90
67
23.20
29
5. Breast Cancer
7.97
176
23.24
36
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.10
167
5.92
135
7. Leukemia
4.02
69
1.52
160
8. Lung Cancers
3.51
151
2.77
162
9. Pancreas Cancer
2.59
127
3.03
112
10. Ovary Cancer
2.09
171
4.11
102
11. Lymphomas
1.95
174
2.94
152
12. Skin Cancers
1.71
105
1.92
89
13. Oesophagus Cancer
1.31
138
1.32
137
14. Oral Cancer
1.29
168
6.50
24
15. Bladder Cancer
0.52
179
0.54
177
16. Uterin Cancer
0.46
177
1.27
152
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.