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Burkina Faso
COUNTRY #1
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BURKINA FASO VS GHANA

Compare Burkina Faso 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
Burkina Faso Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Ghana GHANA
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    36.0
    36.7
    154
    165
    160
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    42.2
    42.7
    42.4
    151
    158
    155
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    46.3
    48.4
    47.3
    153
    154
    154
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    48.4
    51.6
    50.0
    161
    163
    161
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    48.8
    51.4
    50.1
    164
    165
    163
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    56.6
    58.3
    57.5
    159
    164
    162
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    60.1
    65.2
    62.7
    169
    162
    166
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.1
    65.2
    169
    162
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    66.1
    71.0
    159
    150
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.7
    160
    146
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    67.1
    72.1
    159
    147
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    67.6
    72.4
    159
    147
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    68.1
    72.8
    159
    146
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    68.7
    73.2
    159
    146
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    69.3
    73.7
    158
    147
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    70.0
    74.2
    159
    149
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    71.0
    74.9
    159
    150
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    72.1
    75.7
    162
    150
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    73.5
    76.8
    162
    151
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    75.2
    78.1
    161
    152
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    77.4
    79.7
    163
    152
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    79.8
    81.6
    161
    149
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.7
    84.1
    157
    140
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.9
    151
    128
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.3
    128
    104
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    131.79
    66
    119.93
    79
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    122.30
    12
    99.08
    26
    3. Stroke
    95.70
    77
    124.02
    35
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    83.63
    10
    30.48
    50
    5. Malaria
    49.69
    7
    48.00
    12
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    43.30
    16
    31.33
    46
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.15
    12
    24.53
    27
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.67
    65
    44.68
    47
    9. Liver Disease
    32.34
    53
    36.74
    35
    10. Hypertension
    31.19
    42
    17.73
    94
    11. Kidney Disease
    31.16
    51
    30.38
    56
    12. Prostate Cancer
    27.33
    35
    24.21
    50
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    25.05
    2
    6.88
    37
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.98
    34
    17.79
    85
    15. HIV/AIDS
    20.42
    43
    51.92
    22
    16. Lung Disease
    18.73
    110
    26.48
    69
    17. Meningitis
    18.01
    8
    13.70
    21
    18. Other Injuries
    16.52
    15
    10.75
    58
    19. Breast Cancer
    16.06
    101
    19.09
    60
    20. Tuberculosis
    15.11
    55
    44.25
    21
    21. Liver Cancer
    14.45
    15
    17.60
    10
    22. Suicide
    14.38
    33
    10.54
    64
    23. Malnutrition
    14.30
    17
    8.62
    36
    24. Asthma
    11.80
    54
    13.95
    42
    25. Violence
    11.16
    45
    6.73
    72
    26. Low Birth Weight
    10.86
    31
    9.43
    38
    27. Birth Trauma
    10.42
    22
    8.81
    36
    28. Falls
    10.27
    19
    8.85
    34
    29. Stomach Cancer
    9.32
    49
    6.41
    86
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.08
    35
    11.13
    23
    31. Maternal Conditions
    8.05
    37
    6.87
    40
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    7.94
    34
    7.03
    51
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.07
    134
    6.86
    121
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    5.51
    35
    4.48
    70
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.07
    57
    2.19
    103
    36. War
    4.60
    10
    0.10
    51
    37. Fires
    4.29
    22
    3.31
    41
    38. Poisonings
    3.69
    10
    2.15
    42
    39. Drownings
    3.55
    61
    2.38
    93
    40. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    49
    1.91
    102
    41. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    139
    8.00
    7
    42. Measles
    3.12
    21
    0.29
    39
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.06
    42
    1.73
    80
    44. Epilepsy
    3.04
    29
    1.45
    103
    45. Lung Cancers
    3.02
    158
    1.71
    177
    46. Skin Cancers
    2.91
    34
    1.57
    114
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.73
    10
    1.56
    30
    48. Oral Cancer
    2.71
    95
    2.86
    86
    49. Lymphomas
    2.58
    161
    5.70
    55
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    142
    2.52
    128
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,807
    12.47
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Malaria
    14,602
    10.84
    11,162
    6.38
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,887
    8.82
    6,538
    3.74
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,117
    6.02
    14,103
    8.06
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,809
    5.05
    6,662
    3.81
    6. Birth Trauma
    6,426
    4.77
    6,194
    3.54
    7. Stroke
    6,324
    4.69
    15,163
    8.67
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,303
    4.68
    7,808
    4.46
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    4,794
    3.56
    1,965
    1.12
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    3,515
    2.61
    3,935
    2.25
    11. Meningitis
    3,375
    2.50
    2,983
    1.70
    12. HIV/AIDS
    3,100
    2.30
    13,565
    7.75
    13. Malnutrition
    2,868
    2.13
    1,868
    1.07
    14. Liver Disease
    2,722
    2.02
    6,053
    3.46
    15. Other Injuries
    2,637
    1.96
    2,433
    1.39
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,609
    1.94
    5,929
    3.39
    17. Kidney Disease
    2,398
    1.78
    4,161
    2.38
    18. Cervical Cancer
    2,122
    1.57
    2,161
    1.24
    19. Hypertension
    2,020
    1.50
    2,231
    1.28
    20. Tuberculosis
    1,968
    1.46
    10,214
    5.84
    21. Violence
    1,943
    1.44
    1,857
    1.06
    22. Suicide
    1,521
    1.13
    1,993
    1.14
    23. Maternal Conditions
    1,379
    1.02
    1,991
    1.14
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,309
    0.97
    2,851
    1.63
    25. Measles
    1,196
    0.89
    135
    0.08
    26. Lung Disease
    1,161
    0.86
    3,120
    1.78
    27. Asthma
    941
    0.70
    1,979
    1.13
    28. Drownings
    910
    0.68
    740
    0.42
    29. War
    884
    0.66
    29
    0.02
    30. Breast Cancer
    862
    0.64
    1,937
    1.11
    31. Falls
    828
    0.61
    1,168
    0.67
    32. Stomach Cancer
    777
    0.58
    870
    0.50
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    767
    0.57
    1,294
    0.74
    34. Pertussis
    746
    0.55
    744
    0.43
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    743
    0.55
    1,615
    0.92
    36. Fires
    704
    0.52
    729
    0.42
    37. Poisonings
    620
    0.46
    522
    0.30
    38. Prostate Cancer
    514
    0.38
    1,031
    0.59
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    478
    0.35
    803
    0.46
    40. Epilepsy
    477
    0.35
    329
    0.19
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    410
    0.30
    321
    0.18
    42. Syphilis
    294
    0.22
    483
    0.28
    43. Lymphomas
    280
    0.21
    875
    0.50
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    269
    0.20
    256
    0.15
    45. Bladder Cancer
    265
    0.20
    245
    0.14
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    252
    0.19
    387
    0.22
    47. Schistosomiasis
    249
    0.18
    257
    0.15
    48. Lung Cancers
    242
    0.18
    237
    0.14
    49. Oral Cancer
    227
    0.17
    483
    0.28
    50. Skin Cancers
    220
    0.16
    214
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burkina Faso BURKINA FASO   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.15
    12
    24.53
    27
    2. Prostate Cancer
    27.33
    35
    24.21
    50
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.06
    101
    19.09
    60
    4. Liver Cancer
    14.45
    15
    17.60
    10
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.32
    49
    6.41
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.07
    134
    6.86
    121
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.26
    49
    1.91
    102
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.23
    139
    8.00
    7
    9. Lung Cancers
    3.02
    158
    1.71
    177
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.91
    34
    1.57
    114
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.71
    95
    2.86
    86
    12. Lymphomas
    2.58
    161
    5.70
    55
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.01
    142
    2.52
    128
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.67
    129
    2.86
    68
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    147
    2.61
    87
    16. Leukemia
    0.82
    172
    1.38
    163
    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.