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Mauritius
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Mauritius 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
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
Mauritius Population Pyramid
1,185,525
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
  Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
57.7
61.2
59.4
65
66
65
 
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
60.3
64.6
62.4
70
69
67
 
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
63.4
68.7
66.0
76
77
75
 
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
65.6
73.4
69.4
82
66
72
 
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
67.8
74.3
71.0
85
75
81
 
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
70.1
76.6
73.3
85
75
83
 
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
71.0
77.3
74.1
89
86
87
 
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
71.0
77.3
89
86
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
71.0
77.3
89
86
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
72.1
78.4
92
85
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
72.2
78.5
93
85
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
72.3
78.5
95
85
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
72.5
78.6
94
83
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
72.8
78.8
96
82
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
73.2
79.0
94
81
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
73.7
79.2
93
82
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
74.3
79.5
91
81
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
75.0
79.9
89
81
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
75.9
80.5
86
80
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
77.1
81.1
82
77
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
78.5
82.0
82
75
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
80.2
83.0
76
72
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
82.2
84.4
71
71
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
84.4
86.1
72
67
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
87.1
88.3
68
61
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
90.1
90.7
72
67
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Diabetes Mellitus
104.41
8
44.68
47
2. Coronary Heart Disease
102.82
103
119.93
79
3. Stroke
56.52
121
124.02
35
4. Kidney Disease
41.13
20
30.38
56
5. Lung Disease
37.21
31
26.48
69
6. Hypertension
34.14
34
17.73
94
7. Breast Cancer
24.67
31
19.09
60
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
21.53
108
99.08
26
9. Prostate Cancer
16.53
83
24.21
50
10. Road Traffic Accidents
10.85
122
31.33
46
11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.27
72
6.86
121
12. Lung Cancers
10.21
103
1.71
177
13. HIV/AIDS
9.81
60
51.92
22
14. Suicide
8.75
87
10.54
64
15. Liver Disease
8.61
136
36.74
35
16. Inflammatory/Heart
6.69
55
11.13
23
17. Asthma
6.38
78
13.95
42
18. Congenital Anomalies
6.34
76
7.03
51
19. Endocrine Disorders
6.10
51
6.88
37
20. Stomach Cancer
5.88
93
6.41
86
21. Cervical Cancer
5.26
122
24.53
27
22. Ovary Cancer
4.98
69
8.00
7
23. Other Neoplasms
4.61
17
0.41
98
24. Birth Trauma
4.26
71
8.81
36
25. Other Injuries
4.15
150
10.75
58
26. Skin Disease
3.73
22
1.87
77
27. Low Birth Weight
3.62
113
9.43
38
28. Oral Cancer
3.62
64
2.86
86
29. Falls
3.56
135
8.85
34
30. Lymphomas
3.36
138
5.70
55
31. Uterin Cancer
3.26
43
2.86
68
32. Alcohol
3.15
31
1.37
94
33. Pancreas Cancer
3.13
106
2.52
128
34. Liver Cancer
3.04
166
17.60
10
35. Drownings
3.02
75
2.38
93
36. Leukemia
2.86
127
1.38
163
37. Alzheimers & Dementia
2.41
177
17.79
85
38. Epilepsy
2.36
51
1.45
103
39. Violence
2.18
128
6.73
72
40. Anemia
2.05
6
0.00
105
41. Oesophagus Cancer
2.01
111
2.61
87
42. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.41
118
30.48
50
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.26
140
2.19
103
44. Bladder Cancer
1.17
146
1.91
102
45. Drug Use
1.16
95
3.31
22
46. Tuberculosis
1.09
124
44.25
21
47. Maternal Conditions
0.87
91
6.87
40
48. Poisonings
0.74
80
2.15
42
49. Parkinson's Disease
0.70
179
4.48
70
50. Fires
0.62
130
3.31
41
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Diabetes Mellitus
1,873
18.89
5,929
3.39
2. Coronary Heart Disease
1,805
18.21
14,103
8.06
3. Stroke
985
9.94
15,163
8.67
4. Kidney Disease
724
7.30
4,161
2.38
5. Lung Disease
646
6.52
3,120
1.78
6. Hypertension
592
5.97
2,231
1.28
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
346
3.49
16,262
9.29
8. Breast Cancer
232
2.34
1,937
1.11
9. Lung Cancers
182
1.84
237
0.14
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
182
1.84
803
0.46
11. Road Traffic Accidents
155
1.56
7,808
4.46
12. Liver Disease
145
1.46
6,053
3.46
13. HIV/AIDS
141
1.42
13,565
7.75
14. Suicide
120
1.21
1,993
1.14
15. Prostate Cancer
115
1.16
1,031
0.59
16. Inflammatory/Heart
108
1.09
1,615
0.92
17. Asthma
107
1.08
1,979
1.13
18. Stomach Cancer
104
1.05
870
0.50
19. Endocrine Disorders
101
1.02
1,965
1.12
20. Other Neoplasms
77
0.78
48
0.03
21. Other Injuries
66
0.67
2,433
1.39
22. Skin Disease
64
0.65
264
0.15
23. Oral Cancer
63
0.64
483
0.28
24. Falls
57
0.57
1,168
0.67
25. Congenital Anomalies
57
0.57
3,935
2.25
26. Lymphomas
57
0.57
875
0.50
27. Liver Cancer
56
0.56
2,851
1.63
28. Pancreas Cancer
55
0.55
334
0.19
29. Alcohol
53
0.53
244
0.14
30. Cervical Cancer
49
0.49
2,161
1.24
31. Leukemia
48
0.48
340
0.19
32. Ovary Cancer
46
0.46
698
0.40
33. Drownings
43
0.43
740
0.42
34. Alzheimers & Dementia
42
0.42
1,294
0.74
35. Birth Trauma
37
0.37
6,194
3.54
36. Low Birth Weight
37
0.37
6,662
3.81
37. Epilepsy
35
0.35
329
0.19
38. Oesophagus Cancer
35
0.35
285
0.16
39. Anemia
33
0.33
0
0.00
40. Uterin Cancer
32
0.32
219
0.13
41. Violence
30
0.30
1,857
1.06
42. Diarrhoeal diseases
23
0.23
6,538
3.74
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
22
0.22
321
0.18
44. Bladder Cancer
21
0.21
245
0.14
45. Tuberculosis
17
0.17
10,214
5.84
46. Drug Use
16
0.16
630
0.36
47. Parkinson's Disease
12
0.12
387
0.22
48. Poisonings
11
0.11
522
0.30
49. Maternal Conditions
11
0.11
1,991
1.14
50. Fires
10
0.10
729
0.42
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
24.67
31
19.09
60
2. Prostate Cancer
16.53
83
24.21
50
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10.27
72
6.86
121
4. Lung Cancers
10.21
103
1.71
177
5. Stomach Cancer
5.88
93
6.41
86
6. Cervical Cancer
5.26
122
24.53
27
7. Ovary Cancer
4.98
69
8.00
7
8. Oral Cancer
3.62
64
2.86
86
9. Lymphomas
3.36
138
5.70
55
10. Uterin Cancer
3.26
43
2.86
68
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.13
106
2.52
128
12. Liver Cancer
3.04
166
17.60
10
13. Leukemia
2.86
127
1.38
163
14. Oesophagus Cancer
2.01
111
2.61
87
15. Bladder Cancer
1.17
146
1.91
102
16. Skin Cancers
0.24
172
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.