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Eritrea
COUNTRY #1
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ERITREA VS GHANA

Compare Eritrea 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
Eritrea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    39.5
    52.7
    45.3
    182
    161
    180
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    61.3
    67.1
    64.1
    159
    151
    154
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    61.3
    67.1
    159
    151
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    64.2
    69.5
    171
    162
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    64.4
    69.7
    170
    166
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    64.7
    69.9
    170
    167
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    65.1
    70.1
    170
    167
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    65.7
    70.5
    170
    168
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    66.3
    70.9
    170
    169
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    67.0
    71.4
    171
    169
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    67.9
    72.1
    172
    169
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    69.0
    72.9
    173
    173
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    70.4
    74.0
    173
    173
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    72.1
    75.3
    173
    173
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    74.1
    76.8
    174
    174
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    76.6
    78.6
    173
    173
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    79.3
    80.7
    173
    173
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.2
    170
    171
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.2
    164
    165
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.5
    162
    167
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    152.35
    5
    99.08
    26
    2. Stroke
    139.66
    28
    124.02
    35
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    119.40
    80
    119.93
    79
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    102.04
    5
    30.48
    50
    5. Liver Disease
    61.76
    5
    36.74
    35
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    54.13
    5
    31.33
    46
    7. Hypertension
    52.22
    13
    17.73
    94
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    51.06
    37
    44.68
    47
    9. Lung Disease
    36.46
    34
    26.48
    69
    10. Kidney Disease
    30.38
    57
    30.38
    56
    11. Breast Cancer
    28.19
    15
    19.09
    60
    12. Malnutrition
    26.52
    3
    8.62
    36
    13. Tuberculosis
    21.74
    50
    44.25
    21
    14. Other Injuries
    21.49
    6
    10.75
    58
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.70
    39
    17.79
    85
    16. Maternal Conditions
    17.51
    10
    6.87
    40
    17. Suicide
    17.26
    21
    10.54
    64
    18. Asthma
    16.35
    34
    13.95
    42
    19. Meningitis
    15.42
    14
    13.70
    21
    20. Malaria
    13.87
    38
    48.00
    12
    21. Violence
    13.64
    33
    6.73
    72
    22. Cervical Cancer
    12.74
    69
    24.53
    27
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.85
    57
    51.92
    22
    24. Falls
    8.77
    36
    8.85
    34
    25. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    10
    8.00
    7
    26. Birth Trauma
    7.37
    46
    8.81
    36
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.36
    28
    2.19
    103
    28. Prostate Cancer
    6.95
    146
    24.21
    50
    29. Lymphomas
    6.91
    19
    5.70
    55
    30. Low Birth Weight
    6.60
    69
    9.43
    38
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    6.40
    71
    7.03
    51
    32. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
    1.38
    163
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.79
    136
    6.86
    121
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.74
    71
    11.13
    23
    35. Fires
    5.00
    10
    3.31
    41
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    4.91
    52
    4.48
    70
    37. Poisonings
    4.38
    6
    2.15
    42
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.30
    43
    2.61
    87
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.69
    30
    1.73
    80
    40. Schistosomiasis
    3.64
    6
    1.56
    30
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    63
    2.86
    86
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.56
    151
    17.60
    10
    43. Drownings
    3.38
    64
    2.38
    93
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.27
    154
    1.71
    177
    45. Epilepsy
    3.11
    27
    1.45
    103
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    3.00
    111
    6.88
    37
    47. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    170
    6.41
    86
    48. Alcohol
    2.33
    52
    1.37
    94
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    78
    1.91
    102
    50. Skin Disease
    2.17
    55
    1.87
    77
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,277
    12.90
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Stroke
    2,564
    10.09
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,292
    9.02
    6,538
    3.74
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,154
    8.48
    14,103
    8.06
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,326
    5.22
    7,808
    4.46
    6. Liver Disease
    1,215
    4.78
    6,053
    3.46
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    944
    3.71
    5,929
    3.39
    8. Hypertension
    926
    3.64
    2,231
    1.28
    9. Lung Disease
    662
    2.61
    3,120
    1.78
    10. Malnutrition
    660
    2.60
    1,868
    1.07
    11. Birth Trauma
    616
    2.42
    6,194
    3.54
    12. Kidney Disease
    578
    2.27
    4,161
    2.38
    13. Maternal Conditions
    544
    2.14
    1,991
    1.14
    14. Tuberculosis
    543
    2.14
    10,214
    5.84
    15. Other Injuries
    540
    2.13
    2,433
    1.39
    16. Low Birth Weight
    531
    2.09
    6,662
    3.81
    17. Malaria
    437
    1.72
    11,162
    6.38
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    432
    1.70
    3,935
    2.25
    19. Meningitis
    404
    1.59
    2,983
    1.70
    20. Violence
    384
    1.51
    1,857
    1.06
    21. Suicide
    382
    1.50
    1,993
    1.14
    22. Asthma
    326
    1.28
    1,979
    1.13
    23. Breast Cancer
    311
    1.22
    1,937
    1.11
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    310
    1.22
    1,294
    0.74
    25. HIV/AIDS
    308
    1.21
    13,565
    7.75
    26. Falls
    168
    0.66
    1,168
    0.67
    27. Lymphomas
    147
    0.58
    875
    0.50
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    147
    0.58
    321
    0.18
    29. Leukemia
    144
    0.57
    340
    0.19
    30. Cervical Cancer
    132
    0.52
    2,161
    1.24
    31. Fires
    132
    0.52
    729
    0.42
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    123
    0.48
    1,615
    0.92
    33. Drownings
    118
    0.46
    740
    0.42
    34. Poisonings
    114
    0.45
    522
    0.30
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    113
    0.44
    803
    0.46
    36. Pertussis
    90
    0.35
    744
    0.43
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    85
    0.33
    387
    0.22
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    81
    0.32
    285
    0.16
    39. Epilepsy
    81
    0.32
    329
    0.19
    40. Ovary Cancer
    79
    0.31
    698
    0.40
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    77
    0.30
    256
    0.15
    42. Schistosomiasis
    73
    0.29
    257
    0.15
    43. Oral Cancer
    71
    0.28
    483
    0.28
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    71
    0.28
    1,965
    1.12
    45. Liver Cancer
    69
    0.27
    2,851
    1.63
    46. Lung Cancers
    62
    0.24
    237
    0.14
    47. Prostate Cancer
    54
    0.21
    1,031
    0.59
    48. Stomach Cancer
    48
    0.19
    870
    0.50
    49. Alcohol
    45
    0.18
    244
    0.14
    50. Skin Disease
    45
    0.18
    264
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.19
    15
    19.09
    60
    2. Cervical Cancer
    12.74
    69
    24.53
    27
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    10
    8.00
    7
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.95
    146
    24.21
    50
    5. Lymphomas
    6.91
    19
    5.70
    55
    6. Leukemia
    6.26
    4
    1.38
    163
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.79
    136
    6.86
    121
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.30
    43
    2.61
    87
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    63
    2.86
    86
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.56
    151
    17.60
    10
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.27
    154
    1.71
    177
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    170
    6.41
    86
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.26
    78
    1.91
    102
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.73
    126
    2.86
    68
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.58
    112
    1.57
    114
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1.05
    166
    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.