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China
COUNTRY #1
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CHINA VS GHANA

Compare China 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
China Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Ghana GHANA
      China CHINA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    110.80
    58
    124.02
    35
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.57
    115
    119.93
    79
    3. Lung Disease
    54.18
    13
    26.48
    69
    4. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    1.71
    177
    5. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    6.41
    86
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.36
    97
    17.79
    85
    7. Hypertension
    16.80
    98
    17.73
    94
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.09
    96
    31.33
    46
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    6.86
    121
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    2.61
    87
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.28
    152
    99.08
    26
    12. Kidney Disease
    10.39
    141
    30.38
    56
    13. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    17.60
    10
    14. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    19.09
    60
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.56
    148
    44.68
    47
    16. Falls
    8.04
    50
    8.85
    34
    17. Liver Disease
    7.57
    146
    36.74
    35
    18. Suicide
    6.67
    121
    10.54
    64
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    24.21
    50
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    2.52
    128
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    24.53
    27
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    98
    4.48
    70
    23. Drownings
    3.66
    56
    2.38
    93
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.53
    34
    1.73
    80
    25. Other Injuries
    3.50
    161
    10.75
    58
    26. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    1.38
    163
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    3.32
    150
    7.03
    51
    28. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    5.70
    55
    29. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    2.86
    86
    30. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    8.00
    7
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.05
    106
    2.19
    103
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    1.91
    102
    33. Tuberculosis
    1.88
    111
    44.25
    21
    34. Low Birth Weight
    1.76
    150
    9.43
    38
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    168
    11.13
    23
    36. HIV/AIDS
    1.62
    111
    51.92
    22
    37. Poisonings
    1.55
    57
    2.15
    42
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.51
    162
    6.88
    37
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.40
    108
    8.81
    36
    40. Drug Use
    1.34
    79
    3.31
    22
    41. Asthma
    1.29
    123
    13.95
    42
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    2.86
    68
    43. Alcohol
    1.05
    111
    1.37
    94
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    1.57
    114
    45. Malnutrition
    0.78
    107
    8.62
    36
    46. Epilepsy
    0.74
    163
    1.45
    103
    47. Violence
    0.73
    166
    6.73
    72
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.72
    150
    30.48
    50
    49. Fires
    0.62
    129
    3.31
    41
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.55
    41
    0.17
    138
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      China CHINA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2.043m
    21.27
    15,163
    8.67
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1.772m
    18.44
    14,103
    8.06
    3. Lung Disease
    968,607
    10.08
    3,120
    1.78
    4. Lung Cancers
    714,311
    7.44
    237
    0.14
    5. Stomach Cancer
    398,439
    4.15
    870
    0.50
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    304,455
    3.17
    1,294
    0.74
    7. Hypertension
    301,183
    3.14
    2,231
    1.28
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    250,272
    2.61
    7,808
    4.46
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    248,388
    2.59
    803
    0.46
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    242,891
    2.53
    285
    0.16
    11. Kidney Disease
    192,302
    2.00
    4,161
    2.38
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    183,342
    1.91
    16,262
    9.29
    13. Liver Cancer
    180,952
    1.88
    2,851
    1.63
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    161,672
    1.68
    5,929
    3.39
    15. Liver Disease
    145,603
    1.52
    6,053
    3.46
    16. Falls
    138,878
    1.45
    1,168
    0.67
    17. Suicide
    116,324
    1.21
    1,993
    1.14
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    111,537
    1.16
    334
    0.19
    19. Breast Cancer
    92,757
    0.97
    1,937
    1.11
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    70,699
    0.74
    387
    0.22
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    65,350
    0.68
    256
    0.15
    22. Leukemia
    58,145
    0.61
    340
    0.19
    23. Lymphomas
    57,838
    0.60
    875
    0.50
    24. Oral Cancer
    54,695
    0.57
    483
    0.28
    25. Other Injuries
    54,087
    0.56
    2,433
    1.39
    26. Drownings
    52,807
    0.55
    740
    0.42
    27. Cervical Cancer
    51,650
    0.54
    2,161
    1.24
    28. Prostate Cancer
    51,056
    0.53
    1,031
    0.59
    29. Bladder Cancer
    37,873
    0.39
    245
    0.14
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    37,723
    0.39
    321
    0.18
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    36,613
    0.38
    3,935
    2.25
    32. Tuberculosis
    34,802
    0.36
    10,214
    5.84
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    29,954
    0.31
    1,615
    0.92
    34. HIV/AIDS
    28,746
    0.30
    13,565
    7.75
    35. Ovary Cancer
    28,078
    0.29
    698
    0.40
    36. Poisonings
    25,762
    0.27
    522
    0.30
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    25,613
    0.27
    1,965
    1.12
    38. Drug Use
    24,214
    0.25
    630
    0.36
    39. Asthma
    23,147
    0.24
    1,979
    1.13
    40. Low Birth Weight
    21,631
    0.23
    6,662
    3.81
    41. Skin Cancers
    19,669
    0.20
    214
    0.12
    42. Alcohol
    19,071
    0.20
    244
    0.14
    43. Birth Trauma
    17,644
    0.18
    6,194
    3.54
    44. Malnutrition
    12,995
    0.14
    1,868
    1.07
    45. Uterin Cancer
    11,751
    0.12
    219
    0.13
    46. Epilepsy
    11,365
    0.12
    329
    0.19
    47. Violence
    11,115
    0.12
    1,857
    1.06
    48. Fires
    10,498
    0.11
    729
    0.42
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    10,108
    0.11
    16
    0.01
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8,719
    0.09
    6,538
    3.74
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      China CHINA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    36.63
    5
    1.71
    177
    2. Stomach Cancer
    20.55
    3
    6.41
    86
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.02
    42
    6.86
    121
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.42
    6
    2.61
    87
    5. Liver Cancer
    9.30
    33
    17.60
    10
    6. Breast Cancer
    8.95
    169
    19.09
    60
    7. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    152
    24.21
    50
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    5.72
    59
    2.52
    128
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.16
    124
    24.53
    27
    10. Leukemia
    3.48
    97
    1.38
    163
    11. Lymphomas
    3.04
    145
    5.70
    55
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.81
    89
    2.86
    86
    13. Ovary Cancer
    2.76
    153
    8.00
    7
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.04
    94
    1.91
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    157
    2.86
    68
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.05
    137
    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.