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Cameroon
COUNTRY #1
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CAMEROON VS ECUADOR

Compare Cameroon and Ecuador 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.

Ecuador
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
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Ecuador Population Pyramid
23,316,455
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   Ecuador ECUADOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Ecuador ECUADOR
       
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
  
52.1
54.7
53.4
82
86
86
1970
44.9
47.5
46.2
137
140
137
  
56.6
59.6
58.0
87
88
88
1980
50.1
53.1
51.5
138
139
139
  
61.4
65.3
63.3
86
87
87
1990
53.1
56.3
54.6
150
146
147
  
66.7
71.5
69.0
65
81
78
2000
50.2
52.6
51.4
158
162
158
  
69.8
76.0
72.8
57
51
52
2010
54.1
56.4
55.3
169
169
169
  
72.1
78.1
75.0
59
52
55
2019
60.3
64.5
62.4
168
168
169
  
76.4
80.5
78.4
39
45
41
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Ecuador ECUADOR
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.3
64.5
168
168
76.4
80.5
39
45
Age
60.3
64.5
168
168
76.4
80.5
39
45
Age 5
65.5
69.3
164
165
77.6
81.5
39
41
Age 10
66.4
70.1
163
163
77.7
81.6
39
41
Age 15
66.9
70.5
164
162
77.9
81.7
39
41
Age 20
67.3
70.9
164
162
78.1
81.9
39
41
Age 25
67.8
71.3
164
162
78.5
82.0
39
41
Age 30
68.4
71.9
164
160
78.9
82.2
39
40
Age 35
69.1
72.6
164
160
79.3
82.4
38
39
Age 40
70.0
73.5
160
159
79.7
82.6
35
40
Age 45
71.1
74.6
157
156
80.1
82.8
32
40
Age 50
72.5
75.7
156
151
80.6
83.2
31
39
Age 55
74.0
77.0
150
150
81.2
83.7
31
38
Age 60
75.8
78.4
149
148
82.0
84.3
34
40
Age 65
77.9
80.0
147
146
83.0
85.1
36
40
Age 70
80.2
81.9
144
139
84.4
86.3
37
40
Age 75
83.0
84.3
140
129
86.0
87.5
38
41
Age 80
86.1
87.1
133
114
87.9
89.0
49
45
Age 85
89.6
90.3
124
100
90.2
91.1
66
52
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Ecuador ECUADOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
122.39
77
57.99
153
2. Stroke
118.87
44
32.47
146
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
116.04
17
28.80
87
4. HIV/AIDS
73.92
16
3.70
81
5. Diabetes Mellitus
57.00
30
26.62
95
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
55.91
29
2.38
103
7. Kidney Disease
46.48
14
37.41
28
8. Tuberculosis
40.86
25
3.49
94
9. Road Traffic Accidents
40.18
24
20.60
73
10. Liver Disease
36.47
37
20.76
87
11. Malaria
34.53
28
0.00
100
12. Prostate Cancer
29.36
31
18.33
73
13. Lung Disease
26.42
70
14.62
145
14. Breast Cancer
23.24
36
9.88
161
15. Cervical Cancer
23.20
29
9.95
84
16. Hypertension
21.74
73
14.49
109
17. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.71
37
14.34
140
18. Suicide
15.92
25
7.68
103
19. Other Injuries
15.43
20
6.75
102
20. Asthma
14.72
40
0.50
161
21. Meningitis
14.28
16
0.52
113
22. Maternal Conditions
11.24
29
0.93
88
23. Birth Trauma
11.19
17
1.20
114
24. Low Birth Weight
11.05
26
4.66
92
25. Falls
10.66
18
6.58
77
26. Congenital Anomalies
10.13
7
6.22
84
27. Endocrine Disorders
9.27
24
2.98
112
28. Inflammatory/Heart
7.89
42
1.82
166
29. Liver Cancer
6.88
58
5.94
78
30. Parkinson's Disease
6.68
15
3.88
105
31. Violence
6.68
73
7.07
66
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.68
35
2.43
96
33. Oral Cancer
6.50
24
1.02
175
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.92
135
6.86
120
35. Malnutrition
5.84
47
3.21
67
36. Drug Use
5.35
8
1.30
87
37. Pertussis
5.10
13
0.42
81
38. Fires
4.38
18
1.01
113
39. Stomach Cancer
4.30
128
12.80
19
40. Epilepsy
4.11
7
1.60
92
41. Ovary Cancer
4.11
102
3.86
114
42. Drownings
3.78
50
2.71
80
43. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
112
3.51
100
44. Lymphomas
2.94
152
5.50
63
45. Skin Disease
2.88
31
0.59
136
46. Poisonings
2.80
23
0.34
118
47. Lung Cancers
2.77
162
6.69
125
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.67
48
0.97
123
49. War
2.54
11
0.01
164
50. Schistosomiasis
2.30
19
0.00
106
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Ecuador ECUADOR
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
19,694
11.00
5,083
7.11
2. HIV/AIDS
13,888
7.75
609
0.85
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
11,849
6.62
410
0.57
4. Malaria
11,233
6.27
0
0.00
5. Stroke
11,199
6.25
5,429
7.59
6. Coronary Heart Disease
10,695
5.97
9,805
13.71
7. Birth Trauma
8,243
4.60
302
0.42
8. Low Birth Weight
7,950
4.44
1,172
1.64
9. Road Traffic Accidents
7,810
4.36
3,490
4.88
10. Tuberculosis
7,414
4.14
574
0.80
11. Diabetes Mellitus
5,468
3.05
4,321
6.04
12. Congenital Anomalies
5,258
2.94
1,335
1.87
13. Kidney Disease
5,140
2.87
6,184
8.65
14. Liver Disease
4,531
2.53
3,330
4.66
15. Meningitis
3,441
1.92
90
0.13
16. Other Injuries
3,289
1.84
1,161
1.62
17. Maternal Conditions
2,615
1.46
164
0.23
18. Endocrine Disorders
2,474
1.38
507
0.71
19. Suicide
2,333
1.30
1,326
1.85
20. Lung Disease
2,310
1.29
2,576
3.60
21. Pertussis
2,288
1.28
79
0.11
22. Hypertension
2,035
1.14
2,507
3.51
23. Breast Cancer
1,874
1.05
825
1.15
24. Violence
1,666
0.93
1,210
1.69
25. Asthma
1,619
0.90
85
0.12
26. Cervical Cancer
1,582
0.88
840
1.17
27. Falls
1,235
0.69
1,114
1.56
28. Malnutrition
1,218
0.68
578
0.81
29. Drownings
1,178
0.66
470
0.66
30. Syphilis
1,170
0.65
85
0.12
31. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,157
0.65
2,565
3.59
32. Measles
1,028
0.57
0
0.00
33. Inflammatory/Heart
986
0.55
308
0.43
34. Prostate Cancer
940
0.52
1,362
1.90
35. Drug Use
928
0.52
214
0.30
36. Fires
908
0.51
175
0.24
37. Liver Cancer
875
0.49
954
1.33
38. Epilepsy
867
0.48
273
0.38
39. Oral Cancer
845
0.47
166
0.23
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
754
0.42
417
0.58
41. Poisonings
666
0.37
59
0.08
42. War
643
0.36
2
0.00
43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
569
0.32
1,109
1.55
44. Lymphomas
489
0.27
883
1.23
45. Stomach Cancer
458
0.26
2,089
2.92
46. Parkinson's Disease
449
0.25
658
0.92
47. Hepatitis B
336
0.19
3
0.00
48. Skin Disease
324
0.18
103
0.14
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
323
0.18
163
0.23
50. Ovary Cancer
303
0.17
322
0.45
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cameroon CAMEROON   Ecuador ECUADOR
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
29.36
31
18.33
73
2. Breast Cancer
23.24
36
9.88
161
3. Cervical Cancer
23.20
29
9.95
84
4. Liver Cancer
6.88
58
5.94
78
5. Oral Cancer
6.50
24
1.02
175
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.92
135
6.86
120
7. Stomach Cancer
4.30
128
12.80
19
8. Ovary Cancer
4.11
102
3.86
114
9. Pancreas Cancer
3.03
112
3.51
100
10. Lymphomas
2.94
152
5.50
63
11. Lung Cancers
2.77
162
6.69
125
12. Skin Cancers
1.92
89
1.80
100
13. Leukemia
1.52
160
5.25
16
14. Oesophagus Cancer
1.32
137
1.12
149
15. Uterin Cancer
1.27
152
1.53
137
16. Bladder Cancer
0.54
177
1.03
157
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.