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Eritrea
COUNTRY #1
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ERITREA VS GHANA

Compare Eritrea and Ghana 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.

Ghana
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Eritrea Population Pyramid
6,005,492
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Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
  Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
37.6
41.1
39.3
152
148
150
  
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
41.5
45.3
43.4
154
147
151
  
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
42.3
46.2
44.2
165
161
163
  
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
46.4
50.8
48.6
166
164
165
  
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
39.5
52.7
45.3
182
161
180
  
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
59.6
64.6
62.1
146
139
142
  
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
61.3
67.1
64.1
159
151
154
  
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
61.3
67.1
159
151
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
61.3
67.1
159
151
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
64.2
69.5
171
162
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
64.4
69.7
170
166
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
64.7
69.9
170
167
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
65.1
70.1
170
167
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
65.7
70.5
170
168
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
66.3
70.9
170
169
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
67.0
71.4
171
169
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
67.9
72.1
172
169
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
69.0
72.9
173
173
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
70.4
74.0
173
173
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
72.1
75.3
173
173
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
74.1
76.8
174
174
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
76.6
78.6
173
173
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
79.3
80.7
173
173
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
82.3
83.2
170
171
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
85.5
86.2
164
165
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
89.1
89.5
162
167
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
152.35
5
99.08
26
2. Stroke
139.66
28
124.02
35
3. Coronary Heart Disease
119.40
80
119.93
79
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
102.04
5
30.48
50
5. Liver Disease
61.76
5
36.74
35
6. Road Traffic Accidents
54.13
5
31.33
46
7. Hypertension
52.22
13
17.73
94
8. Diabetes Mellitus
51.06
37
44.68
47
9. Lung Disease
36.46
34
26.48
69
10. Kidney Disease
30.38
57
30.38
56
11. Breast Cancer
28.19
15
19.09
60
12. Malnutrition
26.52
3
8.62
36
13. Tuberculosis
21.74
50
44.25
21
14. Other Injuries
21.49
6
10.75
58
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.70
39
17.79
85
16. Maternal Conditions
17.51
10
6.87
40
17. Suicide
17.26
21
10.54
64
18. Asthma
16.35
34
13.95
42
19. Meningitis
15.42
14
13.70
21
20. Malaria
13.87
38
48.00
12
21. Violence
13.64
33
6.73
72
22. Cervical Cancer
12.74
69
24.53
27
23. HIV/AIDS
10.85
57
51.92
22
24. Falls
8.77
36
8.85
34
25. Ovary Cancer
7.50
10
8.00
7
26. Birth Trauma
7.37
46
8.81
36
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.36
28
2.19
103
28. Prostate Cancer
6.95
146
24.21
50
29. Lymphomas
6.91
19
5.70
55
30. Low Birth Weight
6.60
69
9.43
38
31. Congenital Anomalies
6.40
71
7.03
51
32. Leukemia
6.26
4
1.38
163
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.79
136
6.86
121
34. Inflammatory/Heart
5.74
71
11.13
23
35. Fires
5.00
10
3.31
41
36. Parkinson's Disease
4.91
52
4.48
70
37. Poisonings
4.38
6
2.15
42
38. Oesophagus Cancer
4.30
43
2.61
87
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.69
30
1.73
80
40. Schistosomiasis
3.64
6
1.56
30
41. Oral Cancer
3.62
63
2.86
86
42. Liver Cancer
3.56
151
17.60
10
43. Drownings
3.38
64
2.38
93
44. Lung Cancers
3.27
154
1.71
177
45. Epilepsy
3.11
27
1.45
103
46. Endocrine Disorders
3.00
111
6.88
37
47. Stomach Cancer
2.50
170
6.41
86
48. Alcohol
2.33
52
1.37
94
49. Bladder Cancer
2.26
78
1.91
102
50. Skin Disease
2.17
55
1.87
77
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
3,277
12.90
16,262
9.29
2. Stroke
2,564
10.09
15,163
8.67
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,292
9.02
6,538
3.74
4. Coronary Heart Disease
2,154
8.48
14,103
8.06
5. Road Traffic Accidents
1,326
5.22
7,808
4.46
6. Liver Disease
1,215
4.78
6,053
3.46
7. Diabetes Mellitus
944
3.71
5,929
3.39
8. Hypertension
926
3.64
2,231
1.28
9. Lung Disease
662
2.61
3,120
1.78
10. Malnutrition
660
2.60
1,868
1.07
11. Birth Trauma
616
2.42
6,194
3.54
12. Kidney Disease
578
2.27
4,161
2.38
13. Maternal Conditions
544
2.14
1,991
1.14
14. Tuberculosis
543
2.14
10,214
5.84
15. Other Injuries
540
2.13
2,433
1.39
16. Low Birth Weight
531
2.09
6,662
3.81
17. Malaria
437
1.72
11,162
6.38
18. Congenital Anomalies
432
1.70
3,935
2.25
19. Meningitis
404
1.59
2,983
1.70
20. Violence
384
1.51
1,857
1.06
21. Suicide
382
1.50
1,993
1.14
22. Asthma
326
1.28
1,979
1.13
23. Breast Cancer
311
1.22
1,937
1.11
24. Alzheimers & Dementia
310
1.22
1,294
0.74
25. HIV/AIDS
308
1.21
13,565
7.75
26. Falls
168
0.66
1,168
0.67
27. Lymphomas
147
0.58
875
0.50
28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
147
0.58
321
0.18
29. Leukemia
144
0.57
340
0.19
30. Cervical Cancer
132
0.52
2,161
1.24
31. Fires
132
0.52
729
0.42
32. Inflammatory/Heart
123
0.48
1,615
0.92
33. Drownings
118
0.46
740
0.42
34. Poisonings
114
0.45
522
0.30
35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
113
0.44
803
0.46
36. Pertussis
90
0.35
744
0.43
37. Parkinson's Disease
85
0.33
387
0.22
38. Oesophagus Cancer
81
0.32
285
0.16
39. Epilepsy
81
0.32
329
0.19
40. Ovary Cancer
79
0.31
698
0.40
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
77
0.30
256
0.15
42. Schistosomiasis
73
0.29
257
0.15
43. Endocrine Disorders
71
0.28
1,965
1.12
44. Oral Cancer
71
0.28
483
0.28
45. Liver Cancer
69
0.27
2,851
1.63
46. Lung Cancers
62
0.24
237
0.14
47. Prostate Cancer
54
0.21
1,031
0.59
48. Stomach Cancer
48
0.19
870
0.50
49. Skin Disease
45
0.18
264
0.15
50. Alcohol
45
0.18
244
0.14
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
28.19
15
19.09
60
2. Cervical Cancer
12.74
69
24.53
27
3. Ovary Cancer
7.50
10
8.00
7
4. Prostate Cancer
6.95
146
24.21
50
5. Lymphomas
6.91
19
5.70
55
6. Leukemia
6.26
4
1.38
163
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.79
136
6.86
121
8. Oesophagus Cancer
4.30
43
2.61
87
9. Oral Cancer
3.62
63
2.86
86
10. Liver Cancer
3.56
151
17.60
10
11. Lung Cancers
3.27
154
1.71
177
12. Stomach Cancer
2.50
170
6.41
86
13. Bladder Cancer
2.26
78
1.91
102
14. Uterin Cancer
1.73
126
2.86
68
15. Skin Cancers
1.58
112
1.57
114
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.05
166
2.52
128
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.