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Australia
COUNTRY #1
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AUSTRALIA VS GHANA

Compare Australia 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
Australia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Ghana GHANA
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.8
    74.0
    70.8
    11
    7
    10
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    67.8
    74.4
    71.0
    22
    17
    19
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    70.9
    78.0
    74.3
    14
    9
    10
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    74.0
    80.2
    77.0
    8
    8
    5
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    76.7
    82.2
    79.5
    6
    6
    5
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    79.6
    84.1
    81.9
    4
    7
    5
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    81.3
    84.8
    83.0
    3
    9
    7
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.3
    84.8
    3
    9
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    81.6
    85.1
    3
    9
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    81.6
    85.2
    3
    9
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    81.7
    85.2
    3
    9
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    81.9
    85.3
    3
    9
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    82.1
    85.4
    3
    8
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    82.3
    85.5
    2
    8
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    82.5
    85.6
    2
    7
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    82.8
    85.8
    2
    7
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    83.2
    86.0
    1
    6
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    83.7
    86.4
    1
    6
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    84.4
    86.8
    1
    7
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    85.2
    87.4
    1
    7
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    86.2
    88.1
    1
    7
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    87.5
    89.0
    1
    9
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    89.2
    90.2
    3
    12
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.3
    91.9
    10
    17
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    37.36
    176
    119.93
    79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.63
    23
    17.79
    85
    3. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    1.71
    177
    4. Stroke
    17.13
    179
    124.02
    35
    5. Lung Disease
    15.32
    141
    26.48
    69
    6. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    19.09
    60
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    24.21
    50
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    6.86
    121
    9. Suicide
    11.25
    57
    10.54
    64
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.50
    149
    44.68
    47
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.99
    176
    99.08
    26
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    2.52
    128
    13. Drug Use
    6.56
    3
    3.31
    22
    14. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    5.70
    55
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.16
    166
    30.38
    56
    16. Falls
    4.99
    102
    8.85
    34
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    4.82
    63
    6.88
    37
    18. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    1.57
    114
    19. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    17.60
    10
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.46
    158
    31.33
    46
    21. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    1.38
    163
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    8.00
    7
    23. Liver Disease
    3.89
    172
    36.74
    35
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    125
    11.13
    23
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.35
    131
    4.48
    70
    26. Other Injuries
    3.28
    166
    10.75
    58
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    2.61
    87
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    6.41
    86
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.62
    163
    7.03
    51
    30. Hypertension
    2.60
    172
    17.73
    94
    31. Other Neoplasms
    2.28
    47
    0.41
    98
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.86
    86
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    2.86
    68
    34. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    1.91
    102
    35. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    24.53
    27
    36. Alcohol
    1.07
    110
    1.37
    94
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.02
    166
    9.43
    38
    38. Violence
    0.98
    156
    6.73
    72
    39. Skin Disease
    0.98
    111
    1.87
    77
    40. Asthma
    0.96
    136
    13.95
    42
    41. Epilepsy
    0.86
    145
    1.45
    103
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    136
    1.73
    80
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    165
    2.38
    93
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.57
    146
    8.81
    36
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.52
    173
    2.19
    103
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.51
    162
    30.48
    50
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.51
    18
    0.15
    73
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.47
    37
    0.59
    30
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.42
    72
    0.17
    138
    50. Anemia
    0.23
    43
    0.00
    105
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,548
    15.79
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,588
    11.42
    1,294
    0.74
    3. Stroke
    10,331
    7.57
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Lung Cancers
    8,769
    6.43
    237
    0.14
    5. Lung Disease
    8,487
    6.22
    3,120
    1.78
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,209
    4.55
    803
    0.46
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,471
    3.28
    5,929
    3.39
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,446
    3.26
    16,262
    9.29
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3,766
    2.76
    1,031
    0.59
    10. Breast Cancer
    3,405
    2.49
    1,937
    1.11
    11. Suicide
    3,150
    2.31
    1,993
    1.14
    12. Kidney Disease
    3,139
    2.30
    4,161
    2.38
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    3,118
    2.28
    334
    0.19
    14. Falls
    3,116
    2.28
    1,168
    0.67
    15. Lymphomas
    3,039
    2.23
    875
    0.50
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    2,328
    1.71
    1,965
    1.12
    17. Skin Cancers
    2,319
    1.70
    214
    0.12
    18. Leukemia
    2,126
    1.56
    340
    0.19
    19. Liver Cancer
    2,036
    1.49
    2,851
    1.63
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    2,036
    1.49
    387
    0.22
    21. Drug Use
    1,783
    1.31
    630
    0.36
    22. Other Injuries
    1,642
    1.20
    2,433
    1.39
    23. Hypertension
    1,631
    1.20
    2,231
    1.28
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,571
    1.15
    1,615
    0.92
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,494
    1.09
    285
    0.16
    26. Liver Disease
    1,421
    1.04
    6,053
    3.46
    27. Stomach Cancer
    1,288
    0.94
    870
    0.50
    28. Other Neoplasms
    1,252
    0.92
    48
    0.03
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,245
    0.91
    7,808
    4.46
    30. Bladder Cancer
    1,187
    0.87
    245
    0.14
    31. Ovary Cancer
    1,003
    0.73
    698
    0.40
    32. Oral Cancer
    972
    0.71
    483
    0.28
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    711
    0.52
    3,935
    2.25
    34. Skin Disease
    594
    0.44
    264
    0.15
    35. Uterin Cancer
    524
    0.38
    219
    0.13
    36. Asthma
    455
    0.33
    1,979
    1.13
    37. Alcohol
    380
    0.28
    244
    0.14
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    379
    0.28
    256
    0.15
    39. Cervical Cancer
    342
    0.25
    2,161
    1.24
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    296
    0.22
    6,538
    3.74
    41. Epilepsy
    285
    0.21
    329
    0.19
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.20
    321
    0.18
    43. Low Birth Weight
    248
    0.18
    6,662
    3.81
    44. Violence
    243
    0.18
    1,857
    1.06
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    229
    0.17
    16
    0.01
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    188
    0.14
    113
    0.06
    47. Drownings
    177
    0.13
    740
    0.42
    48. Hepatitis C
    173
    0.13
    28
    0.02
    49. Anemia
    157
    0.12
    0
    0.00
    50. Birth Trauma
    140
    0.10
    6,194
    3.54
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Australia AUSTRALIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    18.97
    58
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    14.85
    119
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.71
    105
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.81
    43
    6.86
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.62
    46
    2.52
    128
    6. Lymphomas
    6.10
    38
    5.70
    55
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.76
    4
    1.57
    114
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.61
    112
    17.60
    10
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    52
    1.38
    163
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.28
    99
    8.00
    7
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.26
    62
    2.61
    87
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.80
    162
    6.41
    86
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    120
    2.86
    86
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    101
    2.86
    68
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.11
    89
    1.91
    102
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.78
    173
    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.