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Maldives
COUNTRY #1
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MALDIVES VS GHANA

Compare Maldives 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
Maldives Population Pyramid
586,102
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Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Ghana GHANA
  Maldives MALDIVES   Ghana GHANA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.1
42.6
43.9
111
140
124
  
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
51.5
48.9
50.2
109
132
120
  
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
57.4
54.8
56.1
110
132
123
  
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
61.8
59.2
60.5
112
138
128
  
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
68.9
70.4
69.6
71
108
96
  
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
75.6
78.0
76.7
34
53
36
  
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
78.6
80.8
79.6
28
41
33
  
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.6
80.8
28
41
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
78.6
80.8
28
41
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
79.3
81.3
27
43
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
79.4
81.4
27
43
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
79.5
81.5
26
43
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
79.6
81.6
26
43
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
79.7
81.7
28
44
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
79.8
81.8
28
44
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
79.9
81.9
29
45
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
80.0
81.9
31
46
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
80.1
82.1
31
46
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
80.4
82.2
34
48
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
80.7
82.5
39
52
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
81.4
83.1
40
55
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
82.2
83.7
41
59
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
83.5
84.5
48
67
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
85.5
86.3
47
61
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
87.7
88.3
54
60
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
90.4
91.0
57
56
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
103.55
102
119.93
79
2. Stroke
52.95
123
124.02
35
3. Lung Disease
34.69
38
26.48
69
4. Kidney Disease
29.04
65
30.38
56
5. Breast Cancer
18.52
71
19.09
60
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.30
78
17.79
85
7. Diabetes Mellitus
17.38
114
44.68
47
8. Cervical Cancer
15.15
53
24.53
27
9. Lung Cancers
13.06
89
1.71
177
10. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.61
151
99.08
26
11. Liver Cancer
9.20
35
17.60
10
12. Prostate Cancer
8.38
139
24.21
50
13. Liver Disease
7.83
143
36.74
35
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.68
109
6.86
121
15. Endocrine Disorders
6.80
39
6.88
37
16. Ovary Cancer
6.77
18
8.00
7
17. Hypertension
6.22
151
17.73
94
18. Falls
5.80
86
8.85
34
19. Parkinson's Disease
4.42
73
4.48
70
20. Tuberculosis
4.39
87
44.25
21
21. Oral Cancer
4.34
52
2.86
86
22. Other Injuries
4.22
145
10.75
58
23. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.20
83
30.48
50
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.18
130
7.03
51
25. Asthma
3.60
99
13.95
42
26. Drownings
3.18
70
2.38
93
27. Skin Disease
3.03
27
1.87
77
28. Low Birth Weight
2.91
126
9.43
38
29. Leukemia
2.87
126
1.38
163
30. Suicide
2.76
165
10.54
64
31. Lymphomas
2.62
159
5.70
55
32. Bladder Cancer
2.01
95
1.91
102
33. Violence
1.95
133
6.73
72
34. Road Traffic Accidents
1.85
177
31.33
46
35. Uterin Cancer
1.73
127
2.86
68
36. Inflammatory/Heart
1.71
170
11.13
23
37. Dengue
1.54
4
0.00
90
38. Pancreas Cancer
1.42
156
2.52
128
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.34
137
2.19
103
40. Epilepsy
1.14
126
1.45
103
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.04
114
1.73
80
42. Malnutrition
1.00
102
8.62
36
43. Birth Trauma
0.99
123
8.81
36
44. Fires
0.99
114
3.31
41
45. Encephalitis
0.76
43
1.69
8
46. Other Neoplasms
0.75
66
0.41
98
47. Maternal Conditions
0.75
98
6.87
40
48. Drug Use
0.46
161
3.31
22
49. Stomach Cancer
0.39
183
6.41
86
50. Meningitis
0.30
137
13.70
21
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Maldives MALDIVES   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
279
23.13
14,103
8.06
2. Stroke
143
11.86
15,163
8.67
3. Lung Disease
91
7.55
3,120
1.78
4. Kidney Disease
80
6.63
4,161
2.38
5. Diabetes Mellitus
47
3.90
5,929
3.39
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
47
3.90
1,294
0.74
7. Lung Cancers
36
2.99
237
0.14
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
33
2.74
16,262
9.29
9. Breast Cancer
28
2.32
1,937
1.11
10. Liver Cancer
27
2.24
2,851
1.63
11. Liver Disease
24
1.99
6,053
3.46
12. Cervical Cancer
22
1.82
2,161
1.24
13. Endocrine Disorders
22
1.82
1,965
1.12
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
21
1.74
803
0.46
15. Congenital Anomalies
19
1.58
3,935
2.25
16. Falls
19
1.58
1,168
0.67
17. Hypertension
16
1.33
2,231
1.28
18. Other Injuries
16
1.33
2,433
1.39
19. Low Birth Weight
15
1.24
6,662
3.81
20. Oral Cancer
15
1.24
483
0.28
21. Suicide
15
1.24
1,993
1.14
22. Diarrhoeal diseases
14
1.16
6,538
3.74
23. Drownings
14
1.16
740
0.42
24. Leukemia
13
1.08
340
0.19
25. Parkinson's Disease
12
1.00
387
0.22
26. Tuberculosis
11
0.91
10,214
5.84
27. Prostate Cancer
11
0.91
1,031
0.59
28. Asthma
10
0.83
1,979
1.13
29. Violence
10
0.83
1,857
1.06
30. Ovary Cancer
9
0.75
698
0.40
31. Road Traffic Accidents
9
0.75
7,808
4.46
32. Dengue
8
0.66
0
0.00
33. Skin Disease
8
0.66
264
0.15
34. Lymphomas
7
0.58
875
0.50
35. Maternal Conditions
5
0.41
1,991
1.14
36. Birth Trauma
5
0.41
6,194
3.54
37. Bladder Cancer
5
0.41
245
0.14
38. Epilepsy
5
0.41
329
0.19
39. Inflammatory/Heart
5
0.41
1,615
0.92
40. Pancreas Cancer
4
0.33
334
0.19
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4
0.33
321
0.18
42. Fires
4
0.33
729
0.42
43. Encephalitis
3
0.25
357
0.20
44. Malnutrition
3
0.25
1,868
1.07
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3
0.25
256
0.15
46. Uterin Cancer
2
0.17
219
0.13
47. Other Neoplasms
2
0.17
48
0.03
48. Drug Use
2
0.17
630
0.36
49. Meningitis
1
0.08
2,983
1.70
50. Stomach Cancer
1
0.08
870
0.50
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Maldives MALDIVES   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
18.52
71
19.09
60
2. Cervical Cancer
15.15
53
24.53
27
3. Lung Cancers
13.06
89
1.71
177
4. Liver Cancer
9.20
35
17.60
10
5. Prostate Cancer
8.38
139
24.21
50
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.68
109
6.86
121
7. Ovary Cancer
6.77
18
8.00
7
8. Oral Cancer
4.34
52
2.86
86
9. Leukemia
2.87
126
1.38
163
10. Lymphomas
2.62
159
5.70
55
11. Bladder Cancer
2.01
95
1.91
102
12. Uterin Cancer
1.73
127
2.86
68
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.42
156
2.52
128
14. Stomach Cancer
0.39
183
6.41
86
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.03
182
2.61
87
16. Skin Cancers
0.01
178
1.57
114
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.