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Brazil
COUNTRY #1
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BRAZIL VS GHANA

Compare Brazil 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
Brazil Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Ghana GHANA
      Brazil BRAZIL   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    66.8
    74.3
    70.5
    95
    76
    87
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    72.4
    79.4
    75.9
    77
    56
    67
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.4
    79.4
    77
    56
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    73.8
    80.5
    74
    52
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.6
    71
    52
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.8
    66
    53
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    75.7
    81.0
    61
    53
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    76.2
    81.1
    60
    51
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.4
    59
    51
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    77.3
    81.8
    56
    50
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.2
    57
    49
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.8
    54
    47
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    80.1
    83.5
    54
    47
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    81.5
    84.5
    51
    48
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.6
    51
    47
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.2
    53
    45
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.0
    55
    46
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.2
    68
    48
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.14
    145
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    50.40
    128
    124.02
    35
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.59
    70
    99.08
    26
    4. Violence
    31.58
    11
    6.73
    72
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.64
    100
    44.68
    47
    6. Lung Disease
    24.17
    82
    26.48
    69
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    24.21
    50
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    19.09
    60
    9. Kidney Disease
    15.46
    122
    30.38
    56
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.08
    97
    31.33
    46
    11. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    1.71
    177
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.93
    151
    17.79
    85
    13. Hypertension
    11.69
    121
    17.73
    94
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    6.86
    121
    15. Liver Disease
    9.02
    133
    36.74
    35
    16. Falls
    7.64
    62
    8.85
    34
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    6.41
    86
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    24.53
    27
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.37
    45
    11.13
    23
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7.18
    33
    6.88
    37
    21. Suicide
    6.41
    123
    10.54
    64
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.33
    77
    7.03
    51
    23. Other Injuries
    6.04
    118
    10.75
    58
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    73
    51.92
    22
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    2.52
    128
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    17.60
    10
    27. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    5.70
    55
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    2.61
    87
    29. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    2.86
    86
    30. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    1.38
    163
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    8.00
    7
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.14
    121
    9.43
    38
    33. Alcohol
    3.02
    35
    1.37
    94
    34. Skin Disease
    2.94
    29
    1.87
    77
    35. Malnutrition
    2.76
    73
    8.62
    36
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.48
    99
    30.48
    50
    37. Drownings
    2.32
    97
    2.38
    93
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.19
    108
    44.25
    21
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    1.91
    102
    40. Chagas disease
    2.10
    3
    0.00
    79
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    2.86
    68
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    1.57
    114
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.94
    53
    0.41
    98
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    162
    4.48
    70
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    126
    2.19
    103
    46. Birth Trauma
    1.71
    99
    8.81
    36
    47. Epilepsy
    1.45
    105
    1.45
    103
    48. Asthma
    1.09
    127
    13.95
    42
    49. Drug Use
    1.08
    110
    3.31
    22
    50. Anemia
    0.98
    14
    0.00
    105
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brazil BRAZIL   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    165,788
    14.72
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    123,207
    10.94
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94,705
    8.41
    16,262
    9.29
    4. Violence
    68,779
    6.11
    1,857
    1.06
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    59,608
    5.29
    5,929
    3.39
    6. Lung Disease
    59,373
    5.27
    3,120
    1.78
    7. Kidney Disease
    37,690
    3.35
    4,161
    2.38
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,871
    3.01
    7,808
    4.46
    9. Lung Cancers
    31,659
    2.81
    237
    0.14
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,717
    2.73
    1,294
    0.74
    11. Hypertension
    28,822
    2.56
    2,231
    1.28
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23,161
    2.06
    803
    0.46
    13. Liver Disease
    21,422
    1.90
    6,053
    3.46
    14. Breast Cancer
    20,759
    1.84
    1,937
    1.11
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19,001
    1.69
    1,031
    0.59
    16. Falls
    18,847
    1.67
    1,168
    0.67
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,992
    1.60
    870
    0.50
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    17,508
    1.55
    1,615
    0.92
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    16,927
    1.50
    1,965
    1.12
    20. Suicide
    14,540
    1.29
    1,993
    1.14
    21. Other Injuries
    13,807
    1.23
    2,433
    1.39
    22. HIV/AIDS
    12,558
    1.12
    13,565
    7.75
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    12,317
    1.09
    3,935
    2.25
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    11,999
    1.07
    334
    0.19
    25. Liver Cancer
    11,514
    1.02
    2,851
    1.63
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,466
    0.93
    285
    0.16
    27. Lymphomas
    10,376
    0.92
    875
    0.50
    28. Oral Cancer
    9,951
    0.88
    483
    0.28
    29. Cervical Cancer
    9,511
    0.84
    2,161
    1.24
    30. Leukemia
    8,531
    0.76
    340
    0.19
    31. Skin Disease
    7,179
    0.64
    264
    0.15
    32. Alcohol
    7,121
    0.63
    244
    0.14
    33. Low Birth Weight
    6,881
    0.61
    6,662
    3.81
    34. Malnutrition
    6,695
    0.59
    1,868
    1.07
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,659
    0.50
    6,538
    3.74
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5,306
    0.47
    245
    0.14
    37. Chagas disease
    5,045
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    38. Skin Cancers
    5,032
    0.45
    214
    0.12
    39. Drownings
    4,937
    0.44
    740
    0.42
    40. Tuberculosis
    4,895
    0.43
    10,214
    5.84
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    4,770
    0.42
    387
    0.22
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4,665
    0.41
    48
    0.03
    43. Ovary Cancer
    4,355
    0.39
    698
    0.40
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4,258
    0.38
    321
    0.18
    45. Birth Trauma
    3,777
    0.34
    6,194
    3.54
    46. Epilepsy
    3,263
    0.29
    329
    0.19
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2,780
    0.25
    219
    0.13
    48. Asthma
    2,595
    0.23
    1,979
    1.13
    49. Drug Use
    2,467
    0.22
    630
    0.36
    50. Anemia
    2,417
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brazil BRAZIL   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    24.21
    50
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    19.09
    60
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    1.71
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    6.86
    121
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    6.41
    86
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    24.53
    27
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    2.52
    128
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    17.60
    10
    9. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    5.70
    55
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    2.61
    87
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    2.86
    86
    12. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    1.38
    163
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    8.00
    7
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    1.91
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    2.86
    68
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    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.