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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
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NEW ZEALAND VS GHANA

Compare New Zealand 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
New Zealand Population Pyramid
5,607,793
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Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Ghana GHANA
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Ghana GHANA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
68.7
73.9
71.2
6
9
7
  
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
68.2
74.5
71.3
18
16
14
  
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
70.0
75.8
72.8
21
21
22
  
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
72.5
78.4
75.4
21
22
20
  
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
75.9
81.2
78.6
10
11
11
  
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
79.0
82.8
80.9
9
18
13
  
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
80.4
83.5
82.0
15
24
16
  
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.5
15
24
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
80.4
83.5
15
24
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
80.8
83.9
14
24
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
80.8
83.9
14
24
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
80.9
83.9
14
24
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
81.0
84.0
13
24
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
81.2
84.1
12
24
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
81.4
84.2
12
24
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
81.6
84.3
12
24
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
81.8
84.5
11
24
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
82.1
84.6
9
22
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
82.5
84.9
7
20
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
83.1
85.3
6
20
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
83.8
85.8
6
19
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
84.6
86.4
7
18
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
85.7
87.2
9
20
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
87.0
88.2
9
21
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
88.8
89.6
12
23
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
91.1
91.5
19
24
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
49.59
163
119.93
79
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
24.84
16
17.79
85
3. Stroke
22.24
165
124.02
35
4. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
1.71
177
5. Lung Disease
18.17
111
26.48
69
6. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
19.09
60
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
6.86
121
8. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
24.21
50
9. Suicide
10.30
68
10.54
64
10. Road Traffic Accidents
8.83
127
31.33
46
11. Diabetes Mellitus
8.34
152
44.68
47
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.08
166
99.08
26
13. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
1.57
114
14. Lymphomas
6.60
25
5.70
55
15. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
2.52
128
16. Falls
5.65
92
8.85
34
17. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
8.00
7
18. Leukemia
4.49
43
1.38
163
19. Kidney Disease
4.19
176
30.38
56
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.07
115
11.13
23
21. Endocrine Disorders
3.95
82
6.88
37
22. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
6.41
86
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.49
147
7.03
51
24. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
17.60
10
25. Other Injuries
3.23
168
10.75
58
26. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
2.86
68
27. Parkinson's Disease
3.16
138
4.48
70
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
2.61
87
29. Hypertension
3.04
166
17.73
94
30. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
1.91
102
31. Other Neoplasms
2.42
44
0.41
98
32. Liver Disease
2.07
181
36.74
35
33. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
2.86
86
34. Low Birth Weight
1.87
149
9.43
38
35. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
24.53
27
36. Drug Use
1.38
74
3.31
22
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.33
98
1.73
80
38. Violence
1.20
146
6.73
72
39. Drownings
1.17
142
2.38
93
40. Skin Disease
1.10
108
1.87
77
41. Asthma
1.03
133
13.95
42
42. Epilepsy
0.97
139
1.45
103
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.76
149
30.48
50
44. Alcohol
0.75
128
1.37
94
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
165
2.19
103
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.52
33
0.59
30
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
58
0.17
138
48. Hepatitis C
0.44
22
0.15
73
49. Birth Trauma
0.34
169
8.81
36
50. Fires
0.29
164
3.31
41
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,095
18.16
14,103
8.06
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,032
10.81
1,294
0.74
3. Stroke
2,378
8.47
15,163
8.67
4. Lung Cancers
1,873
6.67
237
0.14
5. Lung Disease
1,815
6.47
3,120
1.78
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,495
5.33
803
0.46
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
920
3.28
16,262
9.29
8. Diabetes Mellitus
769
2.74
5,929
3.39
9. Prostate Cancer
739
2.63
1,031
0.59
10. Breast Cancer
737
2.63
1,937
1.11
11. Falls
627
2.23
1,168
0.67
12. Skin Cancers
612
2.18
214
0.12
13. Lymphomas
608
2.17
875
0.50
14. Pancreas Cancer
543
1.94
334
0.19
15. Suicide
528
1.88
1,993
1.14
16. Road Traffic Accidents
458
1.63
7,808
4.46
17. Kidney Disease
432
1.54
4,161
2.38
18. Leukemia
391
1.39
340
0.19
19. Parkinson's Disease
353
1.26
387
0.22
20. Hypertension
327
1.17
2,231
1.28
21. Endocrine Disorders
325
1.16
1,965
1.12
22. Stomach Cancer
323
1.15
870
0.50
23. Inflammatory/Heart
313
1.12
1,615
0.92
24. Liver Cancer
288
1.03
2,851
1.63
25. Oesophagus Cancer
279
0.99
285
0.16
26. Bladder Cancer
267
0.95
245
0.14
27. Other Neoplasms
245
0.87
48
0.03
28. Other Injuries
218
0.78
2,433
1.39
29. Ovary Cancer
207
0.74
698
0.40
30. Congenital Anomalies
176
0.63
3,935
2.25
31. Oral Cancer
164
0.58
483
0.28
32. Liver Disease
158
0.56
6,053
3.46
33. Uterin Cancer
145
0.52
219
0.13
34. Skin Disease
118
0.42
264
0.15
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
113
0.40
256
0.15
36. Asthma
91
0.32
1,979
1.13
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
81
0.29
6,538
3.74
38. Low Birth Weight
78
0.28
6,662
3.81
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
70
0.25
321
0.18
40. Drug Use
69
0.25
630
0.36
41. Cervical Cancer
61
0.22
2,161
1.24
42. Violence
57
0.20
1,857
1.06
43. Epilepsy
55
0.20
329
0.19
44. Drownings
54
0.19
740
0.42
45. Alcohol
51
0.18
244
0.14
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
47
0.17
16
0.01
47. Multiple Sclerosis
43
0.15
113
0.06
48. Hepatitis C
30
0.11
28
0.02
49. Osteoarthritis
24
0.09
0
0.00
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
22
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
1.71
177
2. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
19.09
60
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
6.86
121
4. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
24.21
50
5. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
1.57
114
6. Lymphomas
6.60
25
5.70
55
7. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
2.52
128
8. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
8.00
7
9. Leukemia
4.49
43
1.38
163
10. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
6.41
86
11. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
17.60
10
12. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
2.86
68
13. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
2.61
87
14. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
1.91
102
15. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
2.86
86
16. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
24.53
27
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.