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Ghana
COUNTRY #1
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
GHANA VS SOLOMON ISLANDS

Compare Ghana and Solomon Islands 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.

Solomon Islands
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
Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
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Solomon Islands Population Pyramid
1,290,214
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
  Ghana GHANA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
       
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
  
48.9
50.4
49.6
93
98
96
1970
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
  
53.9
55.4
54.6
97
104
99
1980
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
  
57.9
59.3
58.6
106
120
112
1990
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
  
57.0
57.8
57.4
134
143
139
2000
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
  
64.5
67.2
65.8
105
121
115
2010
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
  
67.0
69.8
68.3
107
123
116
2019
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
  
62.9
67.9
65.2
150
146
150
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.7
69.2
142
137
62.9
67.9
150
146
Age
63.7
69.2
142
137
62.9
67.9
150
146
Age 5
67.0
72.1
150
138
64.3
69.1
170
166
Age 10
67.4
72.5
150
140
64.4
69.2
171
169
Age 15
67.7
72.7
152
140
64.5
69.3
171
170
Age 20
68.1
73.0
151
140
64.9
69.6
172
171
Age 25
68.6
73.3
151
139
65.5
69.9
171
171
Age 30
69.1
73.7
150
140
66.3
70.3
171
171
Age 35
69.7
74.3
150
140
67.2
70.8
169
172
Age 40
70.4
75.0
150
139
68.2
71.4
169
176
Age 45
71.4
75.8
152
138
69.4
72.2
169
176
Age 50
72.5
76.7
153
140
70.9
73.3
169
177
Age 55
74.0
77.7
154
138
72.7
74.6
169
177
Age 60
75.7
78.9
153
133
74.7
76.3
169
177
Age 65
77.7
80.4
151
128
77.1
78.1
167
177
Age 70
80.1
82.2
151
124
79.7
80.2
165
177
Age 75
82.9
84.4
147
121
82.5
82.8
164
177
Age 80
86.0
87.0
142
118
85.6
85.7
162
173
Age 85
89.4
90.2
134
113
88.9
89.0
166
173
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
124.02
35
207.65
4
2. Coronary Heart Disease
119.93
79
285.85
8
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
99.08
26
97.70
29
4. HIV/AIDS
51.92
22
0.00
181
5. Malaria
48.00
12
32.22
30
6. Diabetes Mellitus
44.68
47
91.11
12
7. Tuberculosis
44.25
21
9.42
69
8. Liver Disease
36.74
35
20.65
88
9. Road Traffic Accidents
31.33
46
20.40
74
10. Diarrhoeal diseases
30.48
50
64.19
21
11. Kidney Disease
30.38
56
16.49
119
12. Lung Disease
26.48
69
67.86
11
13. Cervical Cancer
24.53
27
17.62
45
14. Prostate Cancer
24.21
50
7.87
141
15. Breast Cancer
19.09
60
14.95
118
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.79
85
12.68
149
17. Hypertension
17.73
94
23.22
67
18. Liver Cancer
17.60
10
15.26
14
19. Asthma
13.95
42
24.35
12
20. Meningitis
13.70
21
1.79
65
21. Inflammatory/Heart
11.13
23
4.22
104
22. Other Injuries
10.75
58
11.38
51
23. Suicide
10.54
64
17.37
20
24. Low Birth Weight
9.43
38
4.04
104
25. Falls
8.85
34
15.42
6
26. Birth Trauma
8.81
36
3.30
80
27. Malnutrition
8.62
36
5.16
54
28. Ovary Cancer
8.00
7
9.01
2
29. Congenital Anomalies
7.03
51
5.34
103
30. Endocrine Disorders
6.88
37
3.63
86
31. Maternal Conditions
6.87
40
7.76
39
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.86
121
6.52
128
33. Violence
6.73
72
4.48
92
34. Stomach Cancer
6.41
86
2.63
166
35. Lymphomas
5.70
55
2.41
163
36. Parkinson's Disease
4.48
70
7.47
10
37. Fires
3.31
41
2.65
60
38. Drug Use
3.31
22
0.18
182
39. Oral Cancer
2.86
86
2.06
129
40. Uterin Cancer
2.86
68
4.33
26
41. Oesophagus Cancer
2.61
87
0.31
180
42. Pancreas Cancer
2.52
128
1.31
161
43. Drownings
2.38
93
13.24
3
44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.19
103
6.29
41
45. Poisonings
2.15
42
2.65
28
46. Bladder Cancer
1.91
102
1.27
142
47. Skin Disease
1.87
77
2.81
32
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.73
80
13.45
6
49. Lung Cancers
1.71
177
9.65
106
50. Encephalitis
1.69
8
0.26
112
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ghana GHANA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
16,262
9.29
371
8.14
2. Stroke
15,163
8.67
670
14.71
3. Coronary Heart Disease
14,103
8.06
975
21.40
4. HIV/AIDS
13,565
7.75
0
0.00
5. Malaria
11,162
6.38
146
3.20
6. Tuberculosis
10,214
5.84
45
0.99
7. Road Traffic Accidents
7,808
4.46
111
2.44
8. Low Birth Weight
6,662
3.81
65
1.43
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,538
3.74
218
4.78
10. Birth Trauma
6,194
3.54
51
1.12
11. Liver Disease
6,053
3.46
89
1.95
12. Diabetes Mellitus
5,929
3.39
322
7.07
13. Kidney Disease
4,161
2.38
64
1.40
14. Congenital Anomalies
3,935
2.25
63
1.38
15. Lung Disease
3,120
1.78
209
4.59
16. Meningitis
2,983
1.70
13
0.29
17. Liver Cancer
2,851
1.63
60
1.32
18. Other Injuries
2,433
1.39
60
1.32
19. Hypertension
2,231
1.28
76
1.67
20. Cervical Cancer
2,161
1.24
41
0.90
21. Suicide
1,993
1.14
98
2.15
22. Maternal Conditions
1,991
1.14
46
1.01
23. Asthma
1,979
1.13
78
1.71
24. Endocrine Disorders
1,965
1.12
15
0.33
25. Breast Cancer
1,937
1.11
34
0.75
26. Malnutrition
1,868
1.07
19
0.42
27. Violence
1,857
1.06
26
0.57
28. Inflammatory/Heart
1,615
0.92
17
0.37
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,294
0.74
32
0.70
30. Falls
1,168
0.67
55
1.21
31. Prostate Cancer
1,031
0.59
13
0.29
32. Lymphomas
875
0.50
13
0.29
33. Stomach Cancer
870
0.50
12
0.26
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
803
0.46
23
0.50
35. Pertussis
744
0.43
7
0.15
36. Drownings
740
0.42
80
1.76
37. Fires
729
0.42
14
0.31
38. Ovary Cancer
698
0.40
21
0.46
39. Drug Use
630
0.36
1
0.02
40. Poisonings
522
0.30
15
0.33
41. Syphilis
483
0.28
28
0.61
42. Oral Cancer
483
0.28
8
0.18
43. Parkinson's Disease
387
0.22
21
0.46
44. Encephalitis
357
0.20
2
0.04
45. Leukemia
340
0.19
20
0.44
46. Pancreas Cancer
334
0.19
4
0.09
47. Epilepsy
329
0.19
11
0.24
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
321
0.18
22
0.48
49. Oesophagus Cancer
285
0.16
1
0.02
50. Skin Disease
264
0.15
10
0.22
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
24.53
27
17.62
45
2. Prostate Cancer
24.21
50
7.87
141
3. Breast Cancer
19.09
60
14.95
118
4. Liver Cancer
17.60
10
15.26
14
5. Ovary Cancer
8.00
7
9.01
2
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.86
121
6.52
128
7. Stomach Cancer
6.41
86
2.63
166
8. Lymphomas
5.70
55
2.41
163
9. Oral Cancer
2.86
86
2.06
129
10. Uterin Cancer
2.86
68
4.33
26
11. Oesophagus Cancer
2.61
87
0.31
180
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.52
128
1.31
161
13. Bladder Cancer
1.91
102
1.27
142
14. Lung Cancers
1.71
177
9.65
106
15. Skin Cancers
1.57
114
0.00
182
16. Leukemia
1.38
163
3.76
83
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.