Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Burden of disease
Cameroon
52,353 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zimbabwe
52,166 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
23rd
Burden of disease over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 52,353 DALYs per 100,000 people against 52,166 DALYs per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 187 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,049 DALYs per 100,000 people | 92,393 DALYs per 100,000 people | 7,344 DALYs per 100,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 63,920 DALYs per 100,000 people | 60,588 DALYs per 100,000 people | 3,332 DALYs per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 52,470 DALYs per 100,000 people | 51,302 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1,169 DALYs per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher burden of disease, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 52,353 DALYs per 100,000 people against 52,166 DALYs per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in burden of disease between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 187 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for burden of disease?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.