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Cameroon
COUNTRY #1
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CAMEROON VS CONGO

Compare Cameroon and Congo 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.

Congo
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cameroon Population Pyramid
50,573,036
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Congo Population Pyramid
10,701,991
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Congo CONGO
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Congo CONGO
       
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
  
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
44.9
47.5
46.2
137
140
137
  
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
50.1
53.1
51.5
138
139
139
  
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
53.1
56.3
54.6
150
146
147
  
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
50.2
52.6
51.4
158
162
158
  
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
54.1
56.4
55.3
169
169
169
  
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
60.3
64.5
62.4
168
168
169
  
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.3
64.5
168
168
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
60.3
64.5
168
168
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
65.5
69.3
164
165
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
66.4
70.1
163
163
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
66.9
70.5
164
162
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
67.3
70.9
164
162
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
67.8
71.3
164
162
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
68.4
71.9
164
160
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
69.1
72.6
164
160
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
70.0
73.5
160
159
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
71.1
74.6
157
156
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
72.5
75.7
156
151
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
74.0
77.0
150
150
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
75.8
78.4
149
148
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
77.9
80.0
147
146
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
80.2
81.9
144
139
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
83.0
84.3
140
129
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
86.1
87.1
133
114
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
89.6
90.3
124
100
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
122.39
77
133.74
63
2. Stroke
118.87
44
120.40
39
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
116.04
17
86.29
37
4. HIV/AIDS
73.92
16
101.72
12
5. Diabetes Mellitus
57.00
30
51.04
38
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.91
29
43.98
42
7. Kidney Disease
46.48
14
29.78
60
8. Tuberculosis
40.86
25
75.20
10
9. Road Traffic Accidents
40.18
24
39.65
27
10. Liver Disease
36.47
37
36.31
40
11. Malaria
34.53
28
49.23
9
12. Prostate Cancer
29.36
31
31.52
25
13. Lung Disease
26.42
70
31.45
46
14. Breast Cancer
23.24
36
9.95
160
15. Cervical Cancer
23.20
29
13.92
60
16. Hypertension
21.74
73
52.27
12
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.71
37
20.22
43
18. Suicide
15.92
25
11.62
55
19. Other Injuries
15.43
20
9.74
68
20. Asthma
14.72
40
13.81
44
21. Meningitis
14.28
16
6.68
42
22. Maternal Conditions
11.24
29
12.50
22
23. Birth Trauma
11.19
17
7.30
48
24. Low Birth Weight
11.05
26
9.29
42
25. Falls
10.66
18
7.27
66
26. Congenital Anomalies
10.13
7
6.57
65
27. Endocrine Disorders
9.27
24
6.36
46
28. Inflammatory/Heart
7.89
42
9.18
32
29. Liver Cancer
6.88
58
6.39
68
30. Parkinson's Disease
6.68
15
4.68
62
31. Violence
6.68
73
11.99
41
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.68
35
5.10
56
33. Oral Cancer
6.50
24
1.35
166
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.92
135
4.17
161
35. Malnutrition
5.84
47
9.47
31
36. Drug Use
5.35
8
1.92
49
37. Pertussis
5.10
13
3.65
20
38. Fires
4.38
18
2.74
56
39. Stomach Cancer
4.30
128
3.94
131
40. Epilepsy
4.11
7
2.02
67
41. Ovary Cancer
4.11
102
3.37
130
42. Drownings
3.78
50
1.92
118
43. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
112
1.96
144
44. Lymphomas
2.94
152
2.21
171
45. Skin Disease
2.88
31
2.02
62
46. Poisonings
2.80
23
2.00
44
47. Lung Cancers
2.77
162
2.77
164
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.67
48
2.80
45
49. War
2.54
11
0.01
161
50. Schistosomiasis
2.30
19
1.72
28
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
19,694
11.00
2,576
7.85
2. HIV/AIDS
13,888
7.75
4,509
13.73
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
11,849
6.62
1,304
3.97
4. Malaria
11,233
6.27
1,977
6.02
5. Stroke
11,199
6.25
2,267
6.90
6. Coronary Heart Disease
10,695
5.97
2,494
7.60
7. Birth Trauma
8,243
4.60
997
3.04
8. Low Birth Weight
7,950
4.44
1,283
3.91
9. Road Traffic Accidents
7,810
4.36
1,598
4.87
10. Tuberculosis
7,414
4.14
2,781
8.47
11. Diabetes Mellitus
5,468
3.05
1,050
3.20
12. Congenital Anomalies
5,258
2.94
729
2.22
13. Kidney Disease
5,140
2.87
613
1.87
14. Liver Disease
4,531
2.53
931
2.84
15. Meningitis
3,441
1.92
299
0.91
16. Other Injuries
3,289
1.84
333
1.01
17. Maternal Conditions
2,615
1.46
578
1.76
18. Endocrine Disorders
2,474
1.38
208
0.63
19. Suicide
2,333
1.30
349
1.06
20. Lung Disease
2,310
1.29
541
1.65
21. Pertussis
2,288
1.28
329
1.00
22. Hypertension
2,035
1.14
933
2.84
23. Breast Cancer
1,874
1.05
159
0.48
24. Violence
1,666
0.93
539
1.64
25. Asthma
1,619
0.90
291
0.89
26. Cervical Cancer
1,582
0.88
196
0.60
27. Falls
1,235
0.69
149
0.45
28. Malnutrition
1,218
0.68
272
0.83
29. Drownings
1,178
0.66
104
0.32
30. Syphilis
1,170
0.65
107
0.33
31. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,157
0.65
230
0.70
32. Measles
1,028
0.57
159
0.48
33. Inflammatory/Heart
986
0.55
220
0.67
34. Prostate Cancer
940
0.52
198
0.60
35. Drug Use
928
0.52
65
0.20
36. Fires
908
0.51
90
0.27
37. Liver Cancer
875
0.49
169
0.51
38. Epilepsy
867
0.48
76
0.23
39. Oral Cancer
845
0.47
33
0.10
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
754
0.42
105
0.32
41. Poisonings
666
0.37
71
0.22
42. War
643
0.36
1
0.00
43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
569
0.32
89
0.27
44. Lymphomas
489
0.27
61
0.19
45. Stomach Cancer
458
0.26
88
0.27
46. Parkinson's Disease
449
0.25
69
0.21
47. Hepatitis B
336
0.19
14
0.04
48. Skin Disease
324
0.18
46
0.14
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
323
0.18
67
0.20
50. Ovary Cancer
303
0.17
49
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
29.36
31
31.52
25
2. Breast Cancer
23.24
36
9.95
160
3. Cervical Cancer
23.20
29
13.92
60
4. Liver Cancer
6.88
58
6.39
68
5. Oral Cancer
6.50
24
1.35
166
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.92
135
4.17
161
7. Stomach Cancer
4.30
128
3.94
131
8. Ovary Cancer
4.11
102
3.37
130
9. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
112
1.96
144
10. Lymphomas
2.94
152
2.21
171
11. Lung Cancers
2.77
162
2.77
164
12. Skin Cancers
1.92
89
1.82
96
13. Leukemia
1.52
160
1.70
157
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.32
137
0.87
164
15. Uterin Cancer
1.27
152
1.40
146
16. Bladder Cancer
0.54
177
0.72
168
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.