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Argentina
COUNTRY #1
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ARGENTINA VS GHANA

Compare Argentina 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
Argentina Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Ghana GHANA
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.3
    68.1
    65.2
    41
    39
    39
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    63.6
    70.2
    66.8
    55
    46
    51
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    66.3
    73.1
    69.6
    48
    46
    49
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    68.2
    75.3
    71.7
    54
    44
    45
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    70.4
    77.8
    74.1
    53
    40
    43
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    71.9
    79.1
    75.5
    63
    42
    49
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    73.5
    79.5
    76.6
    62
    55
    56
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    79.5
    62
    55
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    74.3
    80.2
    65
    56
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    74.3
    80.2
    67
    57
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    74.4
    80.3
    67
    57
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.4
    67
    58
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    75.0
    80.6
    68
    58
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.7
    67
    58
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    75.7
    80.9
    67
    58
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.1
    69
    56
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    76.4
    81.4
    71
    55
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    77.0
    81.9
    75
    55
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    77.8
    82.4
    75
    54
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    78.8
    83.1
    76
    53
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    80.3
    84.0
    74
    53
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    82.1
    85.2
    74
    53
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.7
    75
    52
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.8
    88.5
    84
    56
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.7
    112
    68
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75.11
    140
    119.93
    79
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60.51
    57
    99.08
    26
    3. Stroke
    36.50
    142
    124.02
    35
    4. Lung Disease
    35.48
    36
    26.48
    69
    5. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    19.09
    60
    6. Kidney Disease
    21.52
    101
    30.38
    56
    7. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    24.21
    50
    8. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    1.71
    177
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    6.86
    121
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.91
    105
    31.33
    46
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.71
    138
    44.68
    47
    12. Other Injuries
    10.23
    63
    10.75
    58
    13. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    24.53
    27
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.11
    34
    11.13
    23
    15. Hypertension
    8.32
    140
    17.73
    94
    16. Suicide
    8.14
    97
    10.54
    64
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    2.52
    128
    18. Liver Disease
    7.81
    144
    36.74
    35
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.33
    47
    6.88
    37
    20. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    6.41
    86
    21. Violence
    6.09
    79
    6.73
    72
    22. Other Neoplasms
    5.61
    9
    0.41
    98
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4.95
    167
    17.79
    85
    24. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    5.70
    55
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    4.87
    116
    7.03
    51
    26. Skin Disease
    4.81
    16
    1.87
    77
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    8.00
    7
    28. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    1.38
    163
    29. Low Birth Weight
    3.88
    107
    9.43
    38
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    17.60
    10
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    2.61
    87
    32. HIV/AIDS
    3.30
    88
    51.92
    22
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    2.86
    68
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    1.91
    102
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    2.86
    86
    36. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    1.57
    114
    37. Drug Use
    1.45
    69
    3.31
    22
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    1.39
    171
    4.48
    70
    39. Malnutrition
    1.38
    91
    8.62
    36
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.29
    118
    44.25
    21
    41. Anemia
    1.00
    13
    0.00
    105
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.93
    137
    30.48
    50
    43. Falls
    0.91
    180
    8.85
    34
    44. Alcohol
    0.89
    124
    1.37
    94
    45. Drownings
    0.85
    155
    2.38
    93
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    159
    2.19
    103
    47. Chagas disease
    0.78
    4
    0.00
    79
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    148
    13.95
    42
    49. Epilepsy
    0.68
    167
    1.45
    103
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.67
    138
    8.81
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    48,765
    17.64
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,986
    14.82
    16,262
    9.29
    3. Lung Disease
    23,234
    8.40
    3,120
    1.78
    4. Stroke
    22,878
    8.27
    15,163
    8.67
    5. Kidney Disease
    13,588
    4.91
    4,161
    2.38
    6. Lung Cancers
    10,014
    3.62
    237
    0.14
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,931
    3.23
    803
    0.46
    8. Breast Cancer
    7,063
    2.55
    1,937
    1.11
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,838
    2.47
    5,929
    3.39
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,298
    2.28
    7,808
    4.46
    11. Hypertension
    5,799
    2.10
    2,231
    1.28
    12. Other Injuries
    5,642
    2.04
    2,433
    1.39
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,495
    1.99
    1,615
    0.92
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    4,607
    1.67
    334
    0.19
    15. Prostate Cancer
    4,507
    1.63
    1,031
    0.59
    16. Liver Disease
    4,029
    1.46
    6,053
    3.46
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    3,987
    1.44
    1,965
    1.12
    18. Suicide
    3,747
    1.36
    1,993
    1.14
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,737
    1.35
    1,294
    0.74
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3,523
    1.27
    870
    0.50
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3,224
    1.17
    48
    0.03
    22. Skin Disease
    3,171
    1.15
    264
    0.15
    23. Violence
    2,712
    0.98
    1,857
    1.06
    24. Lymphomas
    2,708
    0.98
    875
    0.50
    25. Cervical Cancer
    2,480
    0.90
    2,161
    1.24
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    2,419
    0.87
    3,935
    2.25
    27. Leukemia
    2,189
    0.79
    340
    0.19
    28. Low Birth Weight
    2,183
    0.79
    6,662
    3.81
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,054
    0.74
    285
    0.16
    30. Liver Cancer
    2,045
    0.74
    2,851
    1.63
    31. Bladder Cancer
    1,675
    0.61
    245
    0.14
    32. HIV/AIDS
    1,481
    0.54
    13,565
    7.75
    33. Ovary Cancer
    1,307
    0.47
    698
    0.40
    34. Oral Cancer
    1,073
    0.39
    483
    0.28
    35. Skin Cancers
    1,073
    0.39
    214
    0.12
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    965
    0.35
    387
    0.22
    37. Uterin Cancer
    944
    0.34
    219
    0.13
    38. Malnutrition
    929
    0.34
    1,868
    1.07
    39. Drug Use
    826
    0.30
    630
    0.36
    40. Anemia
    691
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    41. Tuberculosis
    655
    0.24
    10,214
    5.84
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    578
    0.21
    6,538
    3.74
    43. Falls
    506
    0.18
    1,168
    0.67
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    488
    0.18
    321
    0.18
    45. Chagas disease
    451
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    46. Alcohol
    442
    0.16
    244
    0.14
    47. Asthma
    403
    0.15
    1,979
    1.13
    48. Drownings
    380
    0.14
    740
    0.42
    49. Birth Trauma
    373
    0.13
    6,194
    3.54
    50. Epilepsy
    332
    0.12
    329
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Argentina ARGENTINA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    22.47
    38
    19.09
    60
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.19
    74
    24.21
    50
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.98
    67
    1.71
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.34
    25
    6.86
    121
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.43
    87
    24.53
    27
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.96
    22
    2.52
    128
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.28
    87
    6.41
    86
    8. Lymphomas
    4.94
    80
    5.70
    55
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.39
    94
    8.00
    7
    10. Leukemia
    4.06
    68
    1.38
    163
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.60
    149
    17.60
    10
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.56
    54
    2.61
    87
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.85
    69
    2.86
    68
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    64
    1.91
    102
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    134
    2.86
    86
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    98
    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.