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Angola
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Angola 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
Angola Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Angola ANGOLA   Ghana GHANA
      Angola ANGOLA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    31.7
    34.7
    33.2
    170
    168
    169
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    35.7
    38.7
    37.1
    170
    168
    170
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    38.2
    41.4
    39.8
    173
    171
    172
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    38.7
    42.1
    40.3
    181
    180
    181
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    43.8
    46.8
    45.3
    178
    179
    179
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    180
    180
    180
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    60.7
    65.5
    63.1
    164
    159
    161
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Angola ANGOLA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.7
    65.5
    164
    159
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    66.0
    70.3
    160
    155
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    66.6
    71.0
    162
    154
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    67.0
    71.3
    162
    156
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    67.4
    71.5
    162
    156
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    67.9
    71.9
    163
    156
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    68.5
    72.5
    163
    157
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    69.1
    73.2
    162
    152
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    69.9
    74.1
    163
    150
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    70.9
    75.0
    160
    149
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    72.1
    76.1
    160
    148
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    73.6
    77.2
    159
    148
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    75.4
    78.6
    158
    143
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    77.5
    80.1
    158
    142
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.0
    82.0
    157
    136
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.3
    154
    131
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    85.9
    87.0
    149
    127
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    142
    117
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Angola ANGOLA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    112.25
    57
    124.02
    35
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.86
    93
    119.93
    79
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.35
    25
    99.08
    26
    4. Tuberculosis
    85.98
    8
    44.25
    21
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    67.15
    17
    30.48
    50
    6. HIV/AIDS
    49.97
    24
    51.92
    22
    7. Malaria
    47.27
    14
    48.00
    12
    8. Liver Disease
    46.62
    13
    36.74
    35
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.64
    54
    44.68
    47
    10. Hypertension
    41.41
    21
    17.73
    94
    11. Prostate Cancer
    33.13
    23
    24.21
    50
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.07
    49
    31.33
    46
    13. Cervical Cancer
    29.03
    19
    24.53
    27
    14. Lung Disease
    28.34
    62
    26.48
    69
    15. Kidney Disease
    24.15
    82
    30.38
    56
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.11
    45
    17.79
    85
    17. Breast Cancer
    15.95
    104
    19.09
    60
    18. Malnutrition
    14.24
    18
    8.62
    36
    19. Asthma
    13.94
    43
    13.95
    42
    20. Maternal Conditions
    13.26
    21
    6.87
    40
    21. Suicide
    12.56
    44
    10.54
    64
    22. Birth Trauma
    12.47
    9
    8.81
    36
    23. Violence
    11.75
    44
    6.73
    72
    24. Other Injuries
    11.13
    54
    10.75
    58
    25. Low Birth Weight
    10.92
    30
    9.43
    38
    26. Meningitis
    10.17
    34
    13.70
    21
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    9.93
    9
    7.03
    51
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.85
    28
    11.13
    23
    29. Falls
    8.62
    39
    8.85
    34
    30. Pertussis
    6.72
    4
    1.62
    51
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.89
    48
    2.19
    103
    32. Skin Cancers
    4.68
    6
    1.57
    114
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    4.41
    76
    6.88
    37
    34. Oral Cancer
    4.39
    48
    2.86
    86
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.16
    162
    6.86
    121
    36. Lymphomas
    4.09
    117
    5.70
    55
    37. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    134
    17.60
    10
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    99
    4.48
    70
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.84
    147
    1.71
    177
    40. Drownings
    3.59
    60
    2.38
    93
    41. Fires
    3.27
    42
    3.31
    41
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.25
    37
    1.73
    80
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.03
    144
    8.00
    7
    44. Stomach Cancer
    3.02
    156
    6.41
    86
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.73
    81
    2.61
    87
    46. Poisonings
    2.70
    25
    2.15
    42
    47. Epilepsy
    2.52
    44
    1.45
    103
    48. Leukemia
    2.17
    149
    1.38
    163
    49. Syphilis
    1.81
    12
    0.88
    41
    50. Schistosomiasis
    1.63
    29
    1.56
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Angola ANGOLA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24,897
    11.86
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Tuberculosis
    16,991
    8.09
    10,214
    5.84
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,245
    7.26
    6,538
    3.74
    4. Malaria
    13,608
    6.48
    11,162
    6.38
    5. Birth Trauma
    12,983
    6.19
    6,194
    3.54
    6. HIV/AIDS
    12,805
    6.10
    13,565
    7.75
    7. Low Birth Weight
    11,184
    5.33
    6,662
    3.81
    8. Stroke
    10,687
    5.09
    15,163
    8.67
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    10,020
    4.77
    14,103
    8.06
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,317
    3.96
    7,808
    4.46
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    7,402
    3.53
    3,935
    2.25
    12. Liver Disease
    6,103
    2.91
    6,053
    3.46
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,413
    2.10
    5,929
    3.39
    14. Pertussis
    4,197
    2.00
    744
    0.43
    15. Hypertension
    3,667
    1.75
    2,231
    1.28
    16. Meningitis
    3,564
    1.70
    2,983
    1.70
    17. Malnutrition
    3,509
    1.67
    1,868
    1.07
    18. Maternal Conditions
    3,268
    1.56
    1,991
    1.14
    19. Violence
    2,928
    1.39
    1,857
    1.06
    20. Kidney Disease
    2,746
    1.31
    4,161
    2.38
    21. Other Injuries
    2,682
    1.28
    2,433
    1.39
    22. Lung Disease
    2,447
    1.17
    3,120
    1.78
    23. Suicide
    1,936
    0.92
    1,993
    1.14
    24. Cervical Cancer
    1,931
    0.92
    2,161
    1.24
    25. Asthma
    1,681
    0.80
    1,979
    1.13
    26. Drownings
    1,600
    0.76
    740
    0.42
    27. Syphilis
    1,316
    0.63
    483
    0.28
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,305
    0.62
    1,615
    0.92
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,198
    0.57
    1,294
    0.74
    30. Falls
    1,147
    0.55
    1,168
    0.67
    31. Breast Cancer
    1,141
    0.54
    1,937
    1.11
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1,119
    0.53
    1,965
    1.12
    33. Prostate Cancer
    1,071
    0.51
    1,031
    0.59
    34. Fires
    839
    0.40
    729
    0.42
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    679
    0.32
    321
    0.18
    36. Epilepsy
    647
    0.31
    329
    0.19
    37. Poisonings
    639
    0.30
    522
    0.30
    38. Lymphomas
    608
    0.29
    875
    0.50
    39. Liver Cancer
    579
    0.28
    2,851
    1.63
    40. Tetanus
    510
    0.24
    220
    0.13
    41. Oral Cancer
    507
    0.24
    483
    0.28
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    477
    0.23
    803
    0.46
    43. Skin Cancers
    467
    0.22
    214
    0.12
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    436
    0.21
    256
    0.15
    45. Lung Cancers
    401
    0.19
    237
    0.14
    46. Leukemia
    361
    0.17
    340
    0.19
    47. Stomach Cancer
    349
    0.17
    870
    0.50
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    310
    0.15
    285
    0.16
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    293
    0.14
    387
    0.22
    50. Skin Disease
    224
    0.11
    264
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Angola ANGOLA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    33.13
    23
    24.21
    50
    2. Cervical Cancer
    29.03
    19
    24.53
    27
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.95
    104
    19.09
    60
    4. Skin Cancers
    4.68
    6
    1.57
    114
    5. Oral Cancer
    4.39
    48
    2.86
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.16
    162
    6.86
    121
    7. Lymphomas
    4.09
    117
    5.70
    55
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.96
    134
    17.60
    10
    9. Lung Cancers
    3.84
    147
    1.71
    177
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.03
    144
    8.00
    7
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.02
    156
    6.41
    86
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.73
    81
    2.61
    87
    13. Leukemia
    2.17
    149
    1.38
    163
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.60
    123
    1.91
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.48
    140
    2.86
    68
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.31
    160
    2.52
    128
    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.