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Ghana
COUNTRY #1
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GHANA VS COMOROS

Compare Ghana and Comoros 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.

Comoros
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
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Comoros Population Pyramid
1,471,738
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Comoros COMOROS
  Ghana GHANA   Comoros COMOROS
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
  
42.2
45.2
43.7
127
128
128
1970
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
  
46.2
49.8
48.0
132
130
131
1980
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
  
50.2
54.2
52.2
137
136
136
1990
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
  
54.9
58.8
56.8
141
140
143
2000
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
  
57.9
61.1
59.5
135
134
135
2010
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
  
60.2
63.4
61.8
143
146
147
2019
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
  
65.9
68.9
67.4
132
140
134
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Comoros COMOROS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.7
69.2
142
137
65.9
68.9
132
140
Age
63.7
69.2
142
137
65.9
68.9
132
140
Age 5
67.0
72.1
150
138
70.9
73.2
109
131
Age 10
67.4
72.5
150
140
71.3
73.6
105
131
Age 15
67.7
72.7
152
140
71.5
73.7
106
132
Age 20
68.1
73.0
151
140
71.8
74.0
106
132
Age 25
68.6
73.3
151
139
72.2
74.3
106
131
Age 30
69.1
73.7
150
140
72.6
74.6
105
130
Age 35
69.7
74.3
150
140
73.1
75.0
102
131
Age 40
70.4
75.0
150
139
73.6
75.4
101
132
Age 45
71.4
75.8
152
138
74.3
76.0
101
134
Age 50
72.5
76.7
153
140
75.1
76.7
100
135
Age 55
74.0
77.7
154
138
76.1
77.6
100
139
Age 60
75.7
78.9
153
133
77.4
78.8
99
138
Age 65
77.7
80.4
151
128
79.2
80.3
103
137
Age 70
80.1
82.2
151
124
81.3
82.1
105
128
Age 75
82.9
84.4
147
121
83.8
84.3
98
128
Age 80
86.0
87.0
142
118
86.6
87.0
100
119
Age 85
89.4
90.2
134
113
89.8
90.2
92
108
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Comoros COMOROS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
124.02
35
104.85
63
2. Coronary Heart Disease
119.93
79
105.00
100
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
99.08
26
96.62
30
4. HIV/AIDS
51.92
22
0.00
169
5. Malaria
48.00
12
4.60
43
6. Diabetes Mellitus
44.68
47
37.95
63
7. Tuberculosis
44.25
21
14.19
58
8. Liver Disease
36.74
35
36.50
36
9. Road Traffic Accidents
31.33
46
37.42
31
10. Diarrhoeal diseases
30.48
50
56.27
27
11. Kidney Disease
30.38
56
27.00
70
12. Lung Disease
26.48
69
25.91
73
13. Cervical Cancer
24.53
27
42.83
10
14. Prostate Cancer
24.21
50
25.34
44
15. Breast Cancer
19.09
60
9.31
167
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.79
85
20.70
38
17. Hypertension
17.73
94
36.33
30
18. Liver Cancer
17.60
10
6.45
66
19. Asthma
13.95
42
11.32
55
20. Meningitis
13.70
21
14.07
17
21. Inflammatory/Heart
11.13
23
5.04
87
22. Other Injuries
10.75
58
13.47
33
23. Suicide
10.54
64
8.46
89
24. Low Birth Weight
9.43
38
14.65
7
25. Falls
8.85
34
6.78
72
26. Birth Trauma
8.81
36
9.63
29
27. Malnutrition
8.62
36
14.16
19
28. Ovary Cancer
8.00
7
1.26
181
29. Congenital Anomalies
7.03
51
7.95
33
30. Endocrine Disorders
6.88
37
3.32
97
31. Maternal Conditions
6.87
40
6.12
43
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.86
121
4.81
153
33. Violence
6.73
72
8.76
59
34. Stomach Cancer
6.41
86
3.03
155
35. Lymphomas
5.70
55
3.17
141
36. Parkinson's Disease
4.48
70
4.22
85
37. Fires
3.31
41
3.94
28
38. Drug Use
3.31
22
1.09
107
39. Oral Cancer
2.86
86
3.54
68
40. Uterin Cancer
2.86
68
1.37
149
41. Oesophagus Cancer
2.61
87
8.59
15
42. Pancreas Cancer
2.52
128
0.00
183
43. Drownings
2.38
93
3.62
58
44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.19
103
4.97
59
45. Poisonings
2.15
42
2.87
21
46. Bladder Cancer
1.91
102
2.09
91
47. Skin Disease
1.87
77
2.01
64
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.73
80
2.24
59
49. Lung Cancers
1.71
177
0.21
183
50. Encephalitis
1.69
8
0.60
60
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ghana GHANA   Comoros COMOROS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
16,262
9.29
594
13.20
2. Stroke
15,163
8.67
356
7.91
3. Coronary Heart Disease
14,103
8.06
349
7.75
4. HIV/AIDS
13,565
7.75
0
0.00
5. Malaria
11,162
6.38
29
0.64
6. Tuberculosis
10,214
5.84
79
1.76
7. Road Traffic Accidents
7,808
4.46
226
5.02
8. Low Birth Weight
6,662
3.81
328
7.29
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,538
3.74
363
8.06
10. Birth Trauma
6,194
3.54
211
4.69
11. Liver Disease
6,053
3.46
160
3.55
12. Diabetes Mellitus
5,929
3.39
136
3.02
13. Kidney Disease
4,161
2.38
101
2.24
14. Congenital Anomalies
3,935
2.25
131
2.91
15. Lung Disease
3,120
1.78
83
1.84
16. Meningitis
2,983
1.70
115
2.55
17. Liver Cancer
2,851
1.63
29
0.64
18. Other Injuries
2,433
1.39
90
2.00
19. Hypertension
2,231
1.28
115
2.55
20. Cervical Cancer
2,161
1.24
104
2.31
21. Suicide
1,993
1.14
46
1.02
22. Maternal Conditions
1,991
1.14
47
1.04
23. Asthma
1,979
1.13
49
1.09
24. Endocrine Disorders
1,965
1.12
19
0.42
25. Breast Cancer
1,937
1.11
23
0.51
26. Malnutrition
1,868
1.07
96
2.13
27. Violence
1,857
1.06
63
1.40
28. Inflammatory/Heart
1,615
0.92
26
0.58
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,294
0.74
46
1.02
30. Falls
1,168
0.67
26
0.58
31. Prostate Cancer
1,031
0.59
33
0.73
32. Lymphomas
875
0.50
19
0.42
33. Stomach Cancer
870
0.50
11
0.24
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
803
0.46
19
0.42
35. Pertussis
744
0.43
80
1.78
36. Drownings
740
0.42
35
0.78
37. Fires
729
0.42
27
0.60
38. Ovary Cancer
698
0.40
3
0.07
39. Drug Use
630
0.36
7
0.16
40. Poisonings
522
0.30
20
0.44
41. Syphilis
483
0.28
19
0.42
42. Oral Cancer
483
0.28
15
0.33
43. Parkinson's Disease
387
0.22
11
0.24
44. Encephalitis
357
0.20
4
0.09
45. Leukemia
340
0.19
3
0.07
46. Pancreas Cancer
334
0.19
0
0.00
47. Epilepsy
329
0.19
17
0.38
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
321
0.18
21
0.47
49. Oesophagus Cancer
285
0.16
34
0.76
50. Skin Disease
264
0.15
9
0.20
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Comoros COMOROS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
24.53
27
42.83
10
2. Prostate Cancer
24.21
50
25.34
44
3. Breast Cancer
19.09
60
9.31
167
4. Liver Cancer
17.60
10
6.45
66
5. Ovary Cancer
8.00
7
1.26
181
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.86
121
4.81
153
7. Stomach Cancer
6.41
86
3.03
155
8. Lymphomas
5.70
55
3.17
141
9. Oral Cancer
2.86
86
3.54
68
10. Uterin Cancer
2.86
68
1.37
149
11. Oesophagus Cancer
2.61
87
8.59
15
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.52
128
0.00
183
13. Bladder Cancer
1.91
102
2.09
91
14. Lung Cancers
1.71
177
0.21
183
15. Skin Cancers
1.57
114
2.85
36
16. Leukemia
1.38
163
0.82
173
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.