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Burundi
COUNTRY #1
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BURUNDI VS GHANA

Compare Burundi 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
Burundi Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   Ghana GHANA
      Burundi BURUNDI   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.8
    43.0
    41.4
    144
    136
    141
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    42.2
    45.4
    43.8
    152
    146
    148
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    45.1
    48.5
    46.8
    156
    153
    156
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    44.3
    47.9
    46.1
    175
    173
    175
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    48.6
    53.0
    50.8
    165
    157
    161
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    55.1
    58.5
    56.8
    167
    163
    165
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    61.5
    66.1
    63.8
    157
    154
    157
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.5
    66.1
    157
    154
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    65.6
    69.8
    163
    160
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    66.3
    70.5
    164
    158
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    66.9
    71.0
    163
    157
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    67.4
    71.3
    163
    157
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    67.9
    71.7
    162
    158
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    68.5
    72.1
    162
    158
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.6
    163
    158
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    69.8
    73.3
    165
    161
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    70.7
    74.1
    165
    161
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    71.9
    75.0
    164
    162
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.2
    163
    163
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    75.2
    77.6
    162
    162
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    77.4
    79.4
    161
    161
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    79.9
    81.4
    159
    158
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.8
    83.8
    153
    154
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.7
    150
    148
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.0
    140
    134
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    120.74
    38
    124.02
    35
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    108.07
    22
    99.08
    26
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    106.91
    96
    119.93
    79
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    82.80
    11
    30.48
    50
    5. Cervical Cancer
    54.69
    4
    24.53
    27
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    52.10
    7
    31.33
    46
    7. Malaria
    47.79
    13
    48.00
    12
    8. Lung Disease
    39.25
    29
    26.48
    69
    9. Liver Disease
    37.93
    30
    36.74
    35
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.33
    72
    44.68
    47
    11. Hypertension
    34.16
    33
    17.73
    94
    12. Tuberculosis
    32.77
    33
    44.25
    21
    13. Prostate Cancer
    29.71
    28
    24.21
    50
    14. Malnutrition
    24.88
    5
    8.62
    36
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.88
    87
    30.38
    56
    16. HIV/AIDS
    21.41
    42
    51.92
    22
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.72
    73
    17.79
    85
    18. Asthma
    16.37
    33
    13.95
    42
    19. Other Injuries
    15.70
    18
    10.75
    58
    20. Maternal Conditions
    14.09
    18
    6.87
    40
    21. Meningitis
    13.34
    22
    13.70
    21
    22. Breast Cancer
    12.68
    135
    19.09
    60
    23. Suicide
    12.12
    51
    10.54
    64
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.03
    10
    2.61
    87
    25. Low Birth Weight
    9.11
    44
    9.43
    38
    26. Birth Trauma
    9.01
    35
    8.81
    36
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.72
    92
    6.86
    121
    28. Falls
    8.15
    48
    8.85
    34
    29. Violence
    7.34
    64
    6.73
    72
    30. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    55
    17.60
    10
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.20
    29
    2.19
    103
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.87
    55
    7.03
    51
    33. Oral Cancer
    5.99
    31
    2.86
    86
    34. Lymphomas
    5.92
    47
    5.70
    55
    35. Stomach Cancer
    5.17
    103
    6.41
    86
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.86
    89
    11.13
    23
    37. Fires
    4.37
    19
    3.31
    41
    38. Schistosomiasis
    4.29
    3
    1.56
    30
    39. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    105
    8.00
    7
    40. Drownings
    4.01
    46
    2.38
    93
    41. Poisonings
    3.80
    9
    2.15
    42
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.74
    116
    4.48
    70
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    3.29
    98
    6.88
    37
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    27
    1.57
    114
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.07
    40
    1.73
    80
    46. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    57
    2.86
    68
    47. Epilepsy
    2.66
    39
    1.45
    103
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.61
    67
    1.91
    102
    49. Leukemia
    1.96
    153
    1.38
    163
    50. Lung Cancers
    1.91
    174
    1.71
    177
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Burundi BURUNDI   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,810
    11.30
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,046
    8.75
    6,538
    3.74
    3. Malaria
    5,163
    7.47
    11,162
    6.38
    4. Stroke
    4,323
    6.26
    15,163
    8.67
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,089
    5.92
    7,808
    4.46
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,718
    5.38
    14,103
    8.06
    7. Birth Trauma
    3,183
    4.61
    6,194
    3.54
    8. Low Birth Weight
    3,171
    4.59
    6,662
    3.81
    9. Malnutrition
    2,500
    3.62
    1,868
    1.07
    10. Tuberculosis
    2,385
    3.45
    10,214
    5.84
    11. HIV/AIDS
    1,814
    2.63
    13,565
    7.75
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,788
    2.59
    3,935
    2.25
    13. Liver Disease
    1,767
    2.56
    6,053
    3.46
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1,474
    2.13
    2,161
    1.24
    15. Other Injuries
    1,413
    2.04
    2,433
    1.39
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,383
    2.00
    5,929
    3.39
    17. Lung Disease
    1,349
    1.95
    3,120
    1.78
    18. Maternal Conditions
    1,332
    1.93
    1,991
    1.14
    19. Meningitis
    1,322
    1.91
    2,983
    1.70
    20. Hypertension
    1,113
    1.61
    2,231
    1.28
    21. Kidney Disease
    1,001
    1.45
    4,161
    2.38
    22. Asthma
    836
    1.21
    1,979
    1.13
    23. Violence
    760
    1.10
    1,857
    1.06
    24. Suicide
    720
    1.04
    1,993
    1.14
    25. Drownings
    598
    0.87
    740
    0.42
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    455
    0.66
    285
    0.16
    27. Alzheimers & Dementia
    426
    0.62
    1,294
    0.74
    28. Fires
    425
    0.62
    729
    0.42
    29. Liver Cancer
    389
    0.56
    2,851
    1.63
    30. Falls
    385
    0.56
    1,168
    0.67
    31. Lymphomas
    379
    0.55
    875
    0.50
    32. Pertussis
    378
    0.55
    744
    0.43
    33. Prostate Cancer
    374
    0.54
    1,031
    0.59
    34. Poisonings
    369
    0.53
    522
    0.30
    35. Breast Cancer
    355
    0.51
    1,937
    1.11
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    340
    0.49
    321
    0.18
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    324
    0.47
    803
    0.46
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    311
    0.45
    1,615
    0.92
    39. Oral Cancer
    285
    0.41
    483
    0.28
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    275
    0.40
    1,965
    1.12
    41. Epilepsy
    234
    0.34
    329
    0.19
    42. Schistosomiasis
    211
    0.31
    257
    0.15
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    181
    0.26
    256
    0.15
    44. Stomach Cancer
    180
    0.26
    870
    0.50
    45. Tetanus
    178
    0.26
    220
    0.13
    46. Upper Respiratory
    136
    0.20
    16
    0.01
    47. Leukemia
    135
    0.20
    340
    0.19
    48. Skin Cancers
    121
    0.18
    214
    0.12
    49. Bladder Cancer
    109
    0.16
    245
    0.14
    50. Appendicitis
    109
    0.16
    146
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Burundi BURUNDI   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    54.69
    4
    24.53
    27
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.71
    28
    24.21
    50
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.68
    135
    19.09
    60
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.03
    10
    2.61
    87
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.72
    92
    6.86
    121
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    55
    17.60
    10
    7. Oral Cancer
    5.99
    31
    2.86
    86
    8. Lymphomas
    5.92
    47
    5.70
    55
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.17
    103
    6.41
    86
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    105
    8.00
    7
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    27
    1.57
    114
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    57
    2.86
    68
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.61
    67
    1.91
    102
    14. Leukemia
    1.96
    153
    1.38
    163
    15. Lung Cancers
    1.91
    174
    1.71
    177
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.71
    147
    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.