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Bhutan
COUNTRY #1
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
BHUTAN VS GHANA

Compare Bhutan 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
Bhutan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Ghana GHANA
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    158
    159
    158
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    40.2
    41.7
    40.9
    159
    160
    159
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    45.6
    47.8
    46.7
    155
    156
    157
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    51.6
    54.7
    53.1
    153
    152
    154
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    60.0
    60.3
    60.2
    128
    138
    132
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    67.7
    68.2
    67.9
    100
    128
    120
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    72.0
    74.4
    73.1
    79
    108
    99
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    74.4
    79
    108
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    74.3
    76.3
    67
    105
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    74.4
    76.4
    64
    105
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    74.7
    76.7
    63
    104
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    75.0
    76.8
    63
    104
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    75.2
    77.0
    64
    104
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    75.5
    77.1
    64
    104
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    75.8
    77.4
    64
    104
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.1
    77.6
    64
    103
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    76.5
    78.0
    68
    103
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.5
    70
    103
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    77.9
    79.1
    73
    103
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    78.9
    80.0
    75
    104
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    80.3
    81.1
    75
    104
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    82.0
    82.5
    78
    108
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.2
    84.4
    81
    118
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.8
    86.9
    82
    130
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.1
    80
    119
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117.54
    84
    119.93
    79
    2. Lung Disease
    87.76
    4
    26.48
    69
    3. Stroke
    60.70
    117
    124.02
    35
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    27.56
    94
    44.68
    47
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.08
    92
    99.08
    26
    6. Liver Disease
    26.66
    70
    36.74
    35
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    26.23
    55
    30.48
    50
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.53
    78
    30.38
    56
    9. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    6.41
    86
    10. Tuberculosis
    18.33
    53
    44.25
    21
    11. Falls
    17.91
    4
    8.85
    34
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.35
    85
    31.33
    46
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.73
    112
    17.79
    85
    14. Asthma
    12.98
    49
    13.95
    42
    15. Hypertension
    12.74
    117
    17.73
    94
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    10.92
    9
    1.73
    80
    17. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    24.53
    27
    18. HIV/AIDS
    8.08
    64
    51.92
    22
    19. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    1.71
    177
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    2.61
    87
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.39
    59
    9.43
    38
    22. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    2.86
    86
    23. Other Injuries
    6.45
    108
    10.75
    58
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.37
    39
    2.19
    103
    25. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    17.60
    10
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.36
    102
    7.03
    51
    27. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    8.00
    7
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.20
    43
    4.48
    70
    29. Suicide
    5.07
    142
    10.54
    64
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.78
    68
    8.81
    36
    31. Encephalitis
    4.26
    2
    1.69
    8
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    6.86
    121
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    2.52
    128
    34. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    19.09
    60
    35. Drownings
    2.83
    76
    2.38
    93
    36. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    1.38
    163
    37. Meningitis
    2.45
    56
    13.70
    21
    38. Violence
    2.26
    126
    6.73
    72
    39. Epilepsy
    2.00
    69
    1.45
    103
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.66
    158
    6.88
    37
    41. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    1.57
    114
    42. Syphilis
    1.37
    26
    0.88
    41
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.24
    179
    11.13
    23
    44. Skin Disease
    1.19
    106
    1.87
    77
    45. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    24.21
    50
    46. Fires
    1.13
    106
    3.31
    41
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.91
    102
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    83
    6.87
    40
    49. Drug Use
    0.97
    117
    3.31
    22
    50. Alcohol
    0.92
    123
    1.37
    94
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    702
    17.06
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Lung Disease
    524
    12.73
    3,120
    1.78
    3. Stroke
    360
    8.75
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    177
    4.30
    16,262
    9.29
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    169
    4.11
    6,538
    3.74
    6. Liver Disease
    166
    4.03
    6,053
    3.46
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    164
    3.99
    5,929
    3.39
    8. Kidney Disease
    149
    3.62
    4,161
    2.38
    9. Tuberculosis
    138
    3.35
    10,214
    5.84
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    123
    2.99
    7,808
    4.46
    11. Stomach Cancer
    118
    2.87
    870
    0.50
    12. Falls
    111
    2.70
    1,168
    0.67
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    105
    2.55
    1,294
    0.74
    14. Low Birth Weight
    79
    1.92
    6,662
    3.81
    15. Asthma
    78
    1.90
    1,979
    1.13
    16. Hypertension
    77
    1.87
    2,231
    1.28
    17. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    68
    1.65
    256
    0.15
    18. HIV/AIDS
    58
    1.41
    13,565
    7.75
    19. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.24
    6,194
    3.54
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    50
    1.22
    3,935
    2.25
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    44
    1.07
    285
    0.16
    22. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.07
    237
    0.14
    23. Oral Cancer
    43
    1.04
    483
    0.28
    24. Other Injuries
    43
    1.04
    2,433
    1.39
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    39
    0.95
    321
    0.18
    26. Liver Cancer
    35
    0.85
    2,851
    1.63
    27. Suicide
    35
    0.85
    1,993
    1.14
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    31
    0.75
    387
    0.22
    29. Cervical Cancer
    30
    0.73
    2,161
    1.24
    30. Encephalitis
    28
    0.68
    357
    0.20
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    24
    0.58
    803
    0.46
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    20
    0.49
    334
    0.19
    33. Drownings
    20
    0.49
    740
    0.42
    34. Leukemia
    19
    0.46
    340
    0.19
    35. Violence
    18
    0.44
    1,857
    1.06
    36. Meningitis
    17
    0.41
    2,983
    1.70
    37. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.34
    698
    0.40
    38. Epilepsy
    14
    0.34
    329
    0.19
    39. Syphilis
    11
    0.27
    483
    0.28
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    11
    0.27
    1,965
    1.12
    41. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.22
    1,991
    1.14
    42. Skin Cancers
    9
    0.22
    214
    0.12
    43. Breast Cancer
    8
    0.19
    1,937
    1.11
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    8
    0.19
    1,615
    0.92
    45. Fires
    8
    0.19
    729
    0.42
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    630
    0.36
    47. Skin Disease
    7
    0.17
    264
    0.15
    48. Bladder Cancer
    6
    0.15
    245
    0.14
    49. Alcohol
    6
    0.15
    244
    0.14
    50. Lymphomas
    5
    0.12
    875
    0.50
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bhutan BHUTAN   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    20.62
    2
    6.41
    86
    2. Cervical Cancer
    10.80
    80
    24.53
    27
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.68
    118
    1.71
    177
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.67
    20
    2.61
    87
    5. Oral Cancer
    7.12
    15
    2.86
    86
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.90
    80
    17.60
    10
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.31
    57
    8.00
    7
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    168
    6.86
    121
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.57
    97
    2.52
    128
    10. Breast Cancer
    2.89
    183
    19.09
    60
    11. Leukemia
    2.69
    136
    1.38
    163
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.61
    109
    1.57
    114
    13. Prostate Cancer
    1.13
    181
    24.21
    50
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.12
    149
    1.91
    102
    15. Lymphomas
    0.81
    180
    5.70
    55
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    182
    2.86
    68
    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.