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Ethiopia
COUNTRY #1
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ETHIOPIA VS GHANA

Compare Ethiopia 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
Ethiopia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Ghana GHANA
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    49.3
    53.1
    51.2
    162
    156
    160
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    66.9
    70.5
    68.7
    126
    130
    128
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age
    66.9
    70.5
    126
    130
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    70.8
    73.8
    112
    127
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    71.2
    74.2
    108
    125
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    71.5
    74.4
    105
    124
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.7
    103
    124
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.9
    103
    123
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    72.6
    75.2
    103
    123
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    73.1
    75.6
    103
    122
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    73.6
    76.1
    102
    121
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    74.2
    76.7
    102
    121
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    75.1
    77.5
    102
    116
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    76.1
    78.4
    101
    115
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    77.4
    79.4
    101
    112
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    79.1
    80.7
    105
    110
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.2
    82.4
    108
    111
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.5
    107
    106
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.2
    105
    101
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    94
    91
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    83.71
    90
    124.02
    35
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    79.86
    42
    99.08
    26
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    78.39
    134
    119.93
    79
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    63.15
    22
    30.48
    50
    5. Liver Disease
    50.31
    11
    36.74
    35
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.41
    19
    31.33
    46
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.58
    80
    44.68
    47
    8. Hypertension
    29.73
    46
    17.73
    94
    9. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    19.09
    60
    10. Lung Disease
    25.66
    75
    26.48
    69
    11. Tuberculosis
    25.31
    44
    44.25
    21
    12. Kidney Disease
    24.20
    81
    30.38
    56
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.74
    30
    17.79
    85
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    24.53
    27
    15. Other Injuries
    14.07
    29
    10.75
    58
    16. HIV/AIDS
    13.62
    51
    51.92
    22
    17. Meningitis
    13.13
    25
    13.70
    21
    18. Malnutrition
    11.17
    26
    8.62
    36
    19. Birth Trauma
    10.53
    20
    8.81
    36
    20. Low Birth Weight
    9.52
    37
    9.43
    38
    21. Suicide
    9.45
    80
    10.54
    64
    22. Maternal Conditions
    9.44
    34
    6.87
    40
    23. Violence
    8.85
    58
    6.73
    72
    24. Falls
    8.65
    38
    8.85
    34
    25. Asthma
    8.13
    71
    13.95
    42
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    8.00
    7
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    6.86
    121
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    73
    7.03
    51
    29. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    1.38
    163
    30. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    24.21
    50
    31. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    5.70
    55
    32. Malaria
    5.39
    42
    48.00
    12
    33. Poisonings
    4.29
    7
    2.15
    42
    34. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    1.71
    177
    35. Pertussis
    3.77
    18
    1.62
    51
    36. Fires
    3.73
    33
    3.31
    41
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    3.68
    119
    4.48
    70
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.59
    120
    11.13
    23
    39. Measles
    3.40
    20
    0.29
    39
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    2.61
    87
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.22
    83
    2.19
    103
    42. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    17.60
    10
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    6.41
    86
    44. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    2.86
    86
    45. Drownings
    2.44
    90
    2.38
    93
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.30
    141
    6.88
    37
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.22
    60
    1.73
    80
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    1.91
    102
    49. Epilepsy
    2.02
    65
    1.45
    103
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    1.57
    114
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59,931
    10.63
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44,361
    7.87
    6,538
    3.74
    3. Stroke
    39,362
    6.98
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,530
    6.48
    14,103
    8.06
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31,564
    5.60
    7,808
    4.46
    6. Birth Trauma
    31,107
    5.52
    6,194
    3.54
    7. Low Birth Weight
    28,020
    4.97
    6,662
    3.81
    8. Liver Disease
    27,270
    4.84
    6,053
    3.46
    9. Tuberculosis
    21,455
    3.81
    10,214
    5.84
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    16,258
    2.88
    5,929
    3.39
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    15,638
    2.77
    3,935
    2.25
    12. Hypertension
    13,470
    2.39
    2,231
    1.28
    13. Kidney Disease
    12,103
    2.15
    4,161
    2.38
    14. Meningitis
    12,019
    2.13
    2,983
    1.70
    15. Lung Disease
    11,870
    2.11
    3,120
    1.78
    16. Other Injuries
    11,735
    2.08
    2,433
    1.39
    17. HIV/AIDS
    11,471
    2.03
    13,565
    7.75
    18. Maternal Conditions
    8,887
    1.58
    1,991
    1.14
    19. Malnutrition
    8,643
    1.53
    1,868
    1.07
    20. Breast Cancer
    8,485
    1.51
    1,937
    1.11
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    8,258
    1.46
    1,294
    0.74
    22. Violence
    8,076
    1.43
    1,857
    1.06
    23. Pertussis
    6,896
    1.22
    744
    0.43
    24. Measles
    6,324
    1.12
    135
    0.08
    25. Suicide
    6,030
    1.07
    1,993
    1.14
    26. Malaria
    5,626
    1.00
    11,162
    6.38
    27. Cervical Cancer
    5,019
    0.89
    2,161
    1.24
    28. Falls
    4,510
    0.80
    1,168
    0.67
    29. Asthma
    4,484
    0.80
    1,979
    1.13
    30. Leukemia
    4,222
    0.75
    340
    0.19
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,755
    0.67
    803
    0.46
    32. Poisonings
    3,668
    0.65
    522
    0.30
    33. Lymphomas
    3,590
    0.64
    875
    0.50
    34. Fires
    3,255
    0.58
    729
    0.42
    35. Drownings
    3,133
    0.56
    740
    0.42
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,424
    0.43
    698
    0.40
    37. Tetanus
    2,203
    0.39
    220
    0.13
    38. Lung Cancers
    2,202
    0.39
    237
    0.14
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,168
    0.38
    1,615
    0.92
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,839
    0.33
    285
    0.16
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,758
    0.31
    321
    0.18
    42. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    0.31
    2,851
    1.63
    43. Syphilis
    1,699
    0.30
    483
    0.28
    44. Epilepsy
    1,625
    0.29
    329
    0.19
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,623
    0.29
    1,965
    1.12
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1,578
    0.28
    387
    0.22
    47. Stomach Cancer
    1,519
    0.27
    870
    0.50
    48. Oral Cancer
    1,477
    0.26
    483
    0.28
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,339
    0.24
    256
    0.15
    50. Prostate Cancer
    1,244
    0.22
    1,031
    0.59
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.35
    21
    19.09
    60
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.48
    49
    24.53
    27
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.86
    9
    8.00
    7
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.59
    127
    6.86
    121
    5. Leukemia
    6.06
    6
    1.38
    163
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.02
    158
    24.21
    50
    7. Lymphomas
    5.49
    64
    5.70
    55
    8. Lung Cancers
    4.05
    145
    1.71
    177
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.35
    59
    2.61
    87
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.00
    167
    17.60
    10
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.77
    163
    6.41
    86
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.58
    101
    2.86
    86
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.06
    92
    1.91
    102
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.82
    97
    1.57
    114
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    136
    2.86
    68
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.83
    170
    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.