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Denmark
COUNTRY #1
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DENMARK VS GHANA

Compare Denmark 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   Ghana GHANA
      Denmark DENMARK   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    70.4
    74.0
    72.2
    4
    8
    4
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    70.9
    75.9
    73.3
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    71.2
    77.2
    74.1
    13
    13
    12
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    72.0
    77.7
    74.8
    24
    25
    26
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    74.5
    79.2
    76.9
    25
    30
    27
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    77.1
    81.3
    79.2
    25
    29
    28
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    79.6
    83.0
    81.3
    21
    30
    26
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.6
    83.0
    21
    30
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    79.9
    83.3
    22
    31
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    80.0
    83.3
    22
    32
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    80.0
    83.4
    22
    32
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.1
    83.4
    24
    32
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    80.2
    83.4
    25
    32
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    80.4
    83.5
    25
    33
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    80.5
    83.6
    25
    33
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    80.7
    83.8
    26
    33
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.0
    28
    34
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    81.5
    84.3
    30
    35
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    82.3
    84.9
    30
    36
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.3
    85.6
    33
    37
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.5
    34
    37
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.1
    87.6
    36
    40
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.9
    89.1
    48
    43
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.0
    67
    57
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.00
    178
    119.93
    79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29.41
    11
    17.79
    85
    3. Lung Disease
    29.30
    56
    26.48
    69
    4. Lung Cancers
    28.82
    15
    1.71
    177
    5. Stroke
    23.60
    160
    124.02
    35
    6. Prostate Cancer
    22.37
    53
    24.21
    50
    7. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    62
    19.09
    60
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.72
    23
    6.86
    121
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.49
    144
    99.08
    26
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9.05
    147
    44.68
    47
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.44
    16
    2.52
    128
    12. Suicide
    7.63
    106
    10.54
    64
    13. Liver Disease
    6.98
    151
    36.74
    35
    14. Alcohol
    6.10
    13
    1.37
    94
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.79
    161
    30.38
    56
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.69
    41
    8.00
    7
    17. Lymphomas
    5.26
    76
    5.70
    55
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    4.43
    75
    6.88
    37
    19. Leukemia
    4.10
    64
    1.38
    163
    20. Stomach Cancer
    3.96
    130
    6.41
    86
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.89
    46
    2.61
    87
    22. Hypertension
    3.86
    162
    17.73
    94
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    28
    1.91
    102
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    111
    4.48
    70
    25. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    144
    17.60
    10
    26. Falls
    3.55
    136
    8.85
    34
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    79
    2.86
    86
    28. Drug Use
    3.09
    26
    3.31
    22
    29. Skin Cancers
    3.04
    31
    1.57
    114
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.00
    169
    31.33
    46
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.70
    154
    24.53
    27
    32. Other Injuries
    2.56
    175
    10.75
    58
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.50
    41
    0.41
    98
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.39
    136
    9.43
    38
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.39
    155
    11.13
    23
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    2.33
    172
    7.03
    51
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.13
    100
    2.86
    68
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    134
    2.19
    103
    39. Epilepsy
    1.24
    121
    1.45
    103
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.19
    3
    0.59
    30
    41. Violence
    1.08
    151
    6.73
    72
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    142
    30.48
    50
    43. Asthma
    0.59
    157
    13.95
    42
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    147
    1.73
    80
    45. Fires
    0.53
    138
    3.31
    41
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.53
    45
    0.17
    138
    47. Schizophrenia
    0.52
    7
    0.00
    102
    48. Skin Disease
    0.51
    140
    1.87
    77
    49. Drownings
    0.46
    174
    2.38
    93
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.44
    155
    8.81
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Denmark DENMARK   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,341
    11.90
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,218
    11.62
    1,294
    0.74
    3. Lung Disease
    4,387
    9.77
    3,120
    1.78
    4. Lung Cancers
    3,721
    8.29
    237
    0.14
    5. Stroke
    3,662
    8.16
    15,163
    8.67
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,244
    5.00
    16,262
    9.29
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,147
    4.78
    803
    0.46
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,480
    3.30
    1,031
    0.59
    9. Breast Cancer
    1,299
    2.89
    1,937
    1.11
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,284
    2.86
    5,929
    3.39
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    1,096
    2.44
    334
    0.19
    12. Kidney Disease
    911
    2.03
    4,161
    2.38
    13. Lymphomas
    730
    1.63
    875
    0.50
    14. Liver Disease
    692
    1.54
    6,053
    3.46
    15. Hypertension
    642
    1.43
    2,231
    1.28
    16. Suicide
    617
    1.37
    1,993
    1.14
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    600
    1.34
    387
    0.22
    18. Alcohol
    598
    1.33
    244
    0.14
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    575
    1.28
    1,965
    1.12
    20. Leukemia
    558
    1.24
    340
    0.19
    21. Bladder Cancer
    545
    1.21
    245
    0.14
    22. Falls
    541
    1.21
    1,168
    0.67
    23. Stomach Cancer
    484
    1.08
    870
    0.50
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    477
    1.06
    285
    0.16
    25. Liver Cancer
    464
    1.03
    2,851
    1.63
    26. Skin Cancers
    388
    0.86
    214
    0.12
    27. Other Neoplasms
    378
    0.84
    48
    0.03
    28. Oral Cancer
    371
    0.83
    483
    0.28
    29. Ovary Cancer
    367
    0.82
    698
    0.40
    30. Other Injuries
    347
    0.77
    2,433
    1.39
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    284
    0.63
    1,615
    0.92
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    216
    0.48
    321
    0.18
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    213
    0.47
    7,808
    4.46
    34. Drug Use
    197
    0.44
    630
    0.36
    35. Uterin Cancer
    156
    0.35
    219
    0.13
    36. Cervical Cancer
    153
    0.34
    2,161
    1.24
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.34
    3,935
    2.25
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    145
    0.32
    6,538
    3.74
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    132
    0.29
    113
    0.06
    40. Epilepsy
    125
    0.28
    329
    0.19
    41. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.26
    6,662
    3.81
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    96
    0.21
    256
    0.15
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    84
    0.19
    16
    0.01
    44. Asthma
    82
    0.18
    1,979
    1.13
    45. Skin Disease
    79
    0.18
    264
    0.15
    46. Anemia
    73
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    47. Violence
    63
    0.14
    1,857
    1.06
    48. Schizophrenia
    57
    0.13
    0
    0.00
    49. Fires
    53
    0.12
    729
    0.42
    50. Drownings
    37
    0.08
    740
    0.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Denmark DENMARK   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.82
    15
    1.71
    177
    2. Prostate Cancer
    22.37
    53
    24.21
    50
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.03
    62
    19.09
    60
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.72
    23
    6.86
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.44
    16
    2.52
    128
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.69
    41
    8.00
    7
    7. Lymphomas
    5.26
    76
    5.70
    55
    8. Leukemia
    4.10
    64
    1.38
    163
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.96
    130
    6.41
    86
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.89
    46
    2.61
    87
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    28
    1.91
    102
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    144
    17.60
    10
    13. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    79
    2.86
    86
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.04
    31
    1.57
    114
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.70
    154
    24.53
    27
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.13
    100
    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.