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Senegal
COUNTRY #1
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SENEGAL VS CAMEROON

Compare Senegal 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Senegal Population Pyramid
33,186,850
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Cameroon Population Pyramid
50,573,036
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
  Senegal SENEGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
40.2
41.2
40.7
142
147
143
  
40.5
43.1
41.7
141
134
137
1970
44.6
45.5
45.0
141
145
142
  
44.9
47.5
46.2
137
140
137
1980
50.6
51.7
51.1
134
143
140
  
50.1
53.1
51.5
138
139
139
1990
56.4
58.5
57.4
136
141
138
  
53.1
56.3
54.6
150
146
147
2000
56.0
59.0
57.5
143
145
143
  
50.2
52.6
51.4
158
162
158
2010
62.6
65.8
64.3
132
136
135
  
54.1
56.4
55.3
169
169
169
2019
66.8
70.1
68.6
128
132
129
  
60.3
64.5
62.4
168
168
169
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
66.8
70.1
128
132
60.3
64.5
168
168
Age
66.8
70.1
128
132
60.3
64.5
168
168
Age 5
70.2
73.1
119
132
65.5
69.3
164
165
Age 10
70.6
73.5
117
133
66.4
70.1
163
163
Age 15
70.9
73.7
115
133
66.9
70.5
164
162
Age 20
71.2
74.0
114
131
67.3
70.9
164
162
Age 25
71.6
74.3
114
132
67.8
71.3
164
162
Age 30
72.1
74.6
113
131
68.4
71.9
164
160
Age 35
72.5
75.0
111
130
69.1
72.6
164
160
Age 40
73.1
75.5
111
130
70.0
73.5
160
159
Age 45
73.8
76.1
109
130
71.1
74.6
157
156
Age 50
74.7
76.9
109
132
72.5
75.7
156
151
Age 55
75.8
77.8
109
131
74.0
77.0
150
150
Age 60
77.2
78.9
110
131
75.8
78.4
149
148
Age 65
79.0
80.4
110
126
77.9
80.0
147
146
Age 70
81.1
82.2
111
121
80.2
81.9
144
139
Age 75
83.6
84.4
108
116
83.0
84.3
140
129
Age 80
86.5
87.1
108
110
86.1
87.1
133
114
Age 85
89.8
90.3
100
105
89.6
90.3
124
100
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
107.21
95
122.39
77
2. Stroke
87.45
88
118.87
44
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
70.75
50
116.04
17
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
51.31
33
55.91
29
5. Malaria
42.82
21
34.53
28
6. Diabetes Mellitus
37.84
64
57.00
30
7. Road Traffic Accidents
35.06
35
40.18
24
8. Kidney Disease
32.13
47
46.48
14
9. Cervical Cancer
31.68
17
23.20
29
10. Prostate Cancer
29.08
32
29.36
31
11. Liver Disease
27.51
63
36.47
37
12. Tuberculosis
23.25
48
40.86
25
13. Lung Disease
23.01
88
26.42
70
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.92
36
20.71
37
15. Hypertension
17.73
95
21.74
73
16. Breast Cancer
17.64
83
23.24
36
17. Liver Cancer
13.96
17
6.88
58
18. Asthma
13.53
46
14.72
40
19. Meningitis
12.50
28
14.28
16
20. Maternal Conditions
12.22
25
11.24
29
21. Other Injuries
11.48
50
15.43
20
22. Suicide
10.99
62
15.92
25
23. HIV/AIDS
10.34
58
73.92
16
24. Violence
9.23
56
6.68
73
25. Falls
8.73
37
10.66
18
26. Low Birth Weight
8.37
52
11.05
26
27. Birth Trauma
7.93
41
11.19
17
28. Stomach Cancer
7.76
68
4.30
128
29. Congenital Anomalies
6.71
60
10.13
7
30. Endocrine Disorders
6.44
45
9.27
24
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.11
46
6.68
35
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.68
139
5.92
135
33. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
30
6.68
15
34. Inflammatory/Heart
5.54
75
7.89
42
35. Ovary Cancer
4.87
73
4.11
102
36. Lymphomas
3.90
125
2.94
152
37. Malnutrition
3.50
62
5.84
47
38. Fires
3.34
40
4.38
18
39. Oral Cancer
2.75
91
6.50
24
40. Pertussis
2.69
28
5.10
13
41. Epilepsy
2.64
40
4.11
7
42. Lung Cancers
2.59
166
2.77
162
43. Drownings
2.51
89
3.78
50
44. Uterin Cancer
2.37
89
1.27
152
45. Pancreas Cancer
2.36
133
3.03
112
46. Schistosomiasis
2.31
18
2.30
19
47. Poisonings
2.22
41
2.80
23
48. Bladder Cancer
2.18
85
0.54
177
49. Skin Disease
2.18
53
2.88
31
50. Skin Cancers
2.17
73
1.92
89
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Senegal SENEGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,184
9.26
19,694
11.00
2. Coronary Heart Disease
6,224
8.03
10,695
5.97
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,343
6.89
11,849
6.62
4. Stroke
5,342
6.89
11,199
6.25
5. Malaria
4,595
5.92
11,233
6.27
6. Road Traffic Accidents
3,832
4.94
7,810
4.36
7. Low Birth Weight
3,636
4.69
7,950
4.44
8. Birth Trauma
3,448
4.45
8,243
4.60
9. Tuberculosis
2,678
3.45
7,414
4.14
10. Diabetes Mellitus
2,395
3.09
5,468
3.05
11. Congenital Anomalies
2,364
3.05
5,258
2.94
12. Kidney Disease
2,210
2.85
5,140
2.87
13. Liver Disease
2,147
2.77
4,531
2.53
14. Maternal Conditions
1,669
2.15
2,615
1.46
15. Meningitis
1,628
2.10
3,441
1.92
16. Other Injuries
1,512
1.95
3,289
1.84
17. Cervical Cancer
1,405
1.81
1,582
0.88
18. Lung Disease
1,351
1.74
2,310
1.29
19. Violence
1,247
1.61
1,666
0.93
20. HIV/AIDS
1,186
1.53
13,888
7.75
21. Hypertension
1,095
1.41
2,035
1.14
22. Liver Cancer
1,087
1.40
875
0.49
23. Endocrine Disorders
1,041
1.34
2,474
1.38
24. Suicide
978
1.26
2,333
1.30
25. Asthma
936
1.21
1,619
0.90
26. Alzheimers & Dementia
879
1.13
1,157
0.65
27. Breast Cancer
861
1.11
1,874
1.05
28. Pertussis
771
0.99
2,288
1.28
29. Prostate Cancer
642
0.83
940
0.52
30. Falls
622
0.80
1,235
0.69
31. Stomach Cancer
557
0.72
458
0.26
32. Malnutrition
494
0.64
1,218
0.68
33. Drownings
494
0.64
1,178
0.66
34. Fires
448
0.58
908
0.51
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
433
0.56
754
0.42
36. Inflammatory/Heart
426
0.55
986
0.55
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
384
0.50
569
0.32
38. Epilepsy
330
0.43
867
0.48
39. Lymphomas
315
0.41
489
0.27
40. Poisonings
315
0.41
666
0.37
41. Parkinson's Disease
273
0.35
449
0.25
42. Ovary Cancer
220
0.28
303
0.17
43. Oral Cancer
208
0.27
845
0.47
44. Lung Cancers
180
0.23
301
0.17
45. Schistosomiasis
176
0.23
288
0.16
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
166
0.21
323
0.18
47. Pancreas Cancer
159
0.21
290
0.16
48. Skin Disease
159
0.21
324
0.18
49. Measles
158
0.20
1,028
0.57
50. Bladder Cancer
155
0.20
65
0.04
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Senegal SENEGAL   Cameroon CAMEROON
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
31.68
17
23.20
29
2. Prostate Cancer
29.08
32
29.36
31
3. Breast Cancer
17.64
83
23.24
36
4. Liver Cancer
13.96
17
6.88
58
5. Stomach Cancer
7.76
68
4.30
128
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.68
139
5.92
135
7. Ovary Cancer
4.87
73
4.11
102
8. Lymphomas
3.90
125
2.94
152
9. Oral Cancer
2.75
91
6.50
24
10. Lung Cancers
2.59
166
2.77
162
11. Uterin Cancer
2.37
89
1.27
152
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.36
133
3.03
112
13. Bladder Cancer
2.18
85
0.54
177
14. Skin Cancers
2.17
73
1.92
89
15. Oesophagus Cancer
1.50
126
1.32
137
16. Leukemia
1.02
169
1.52
160
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.