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France
COUNTRY #1
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
FRANCE VS GHANA

Compare France 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
      France FRANCE   Ghana GHANA
      France FRANCE   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    75.0
    82.7
    78.8
    20
    2
    10
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    79.8
    85.1
    82.5
    20
    6
    11
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    85.1
    20
    6
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    80.2
    85.4
    20
    5
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    80.3
    85.5
    19
    5
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.4
    85.6
    19
    5
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    80.6
    85.7
    21
    5
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    80.8
    85.7
    21
    5
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.0
    85.9
    21
    5
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.0
    22
    5
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.8
    86.3
    22
    5
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.3
    86.7
    21
    5
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.2
    17
    5
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    84.5
    87.8
    10
    4
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    7
    4
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.4
    5
    3
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.5
    9
    6
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.9
    15
    16
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.17
    182
    119.93
    79
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    1.71
    177
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    19.09
    60
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.19
    64
    17.79
    85
    5. Stroke
    16.74
    181
    124.02
    35
    6. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    24.21
    50
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    6.86
    121
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    76
    10.54
    64
    9. Lung Disease
    8.62
    172
    26.48
    69
    10. Other Injuries
    8.36
    82
    10.75
    58
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    2.52
    128
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.06
    167
    99.08
    26
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    17.60
    10
    14. Liver Disease
    6.54
    154
    36.74
    35
    15. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    5.70
    55
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.71
    165
    44.68
    47
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    8.00
    7
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.86
    169
    30.38
    56
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    65
    6.88
    37
    20. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    1.38
    163
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.60
    156
    31.33
    46
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4.55
    18
    0.41
    98
    23. Falls
    3.99
    125
    8.85
    34
    24. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    2.86
    86
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    6.41
    86
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    1.91
    102
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    2.61
    87
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.35
    128
    11.13
    23
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    132
    4.48
    70
    30. Alcohol
    3.29
    30
    1.37
    94
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.19
    154
    7.03
    51
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    2.86
    68
    33. Hypertension
    2.64
    170
    17.73
    94
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    24.53
    27
    35. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    1.57
    114
    36. Drug Use
    1.71
    60
    3.31
    22
    37. Malnutrition
    1.52
    88
    8.62
    36
    38. Epilepsy
    1.42
    107
    1.45
    103
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.29
    162
    9.43
    38
    40. Drownings
    0.91
    151
    2.38
    93
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    146
    30.48
    50
    42. Violence
    0.80
    162
    6.73
    72
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.70
    140
    1.73
    80
    44. Skin Disease
    0.67
    127
    1.87
    77
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.65
    25
    0.59
    30
    46. Asthma
    0.62
    152
    13.95
    42
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    144
    8.81
    36
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.49
    177
    2.19
    103
    49. Schizophrenia
    0.46
    9
    0.00
    102
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.45
    125
    51.92
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      France FRANCE   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63,181
    13.22
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53,157
    11.12
    1,294
    0.74
    3. Stroke
    36,354
    7.60
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Lung Cancers
    35,657
    7.46
    237
    0.14
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,854
    4.57
    803
    0.46
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,771
    4.14
    16,262
    9.29
    7. Lung Disease
    18,232
    3.81
    3,120
    1.78
    8. Breast Cancer
    15,536
    3.25
    1,937
    1.11
    9. Other Injuries
    15,119
    3.16
    2,433
    1.39
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    12,360
    2.59
    334
    0.19
    11. Kidney Disease
    11,477
    2.40
    4,161
    2.38
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,912
    2.28
    5,929
    3.39
    13. Prostate Cancer
    10,873
    2.27
    1,031
    0.59
    14. Lymphomas
    10,067
    2.11
    875
    0.50
    15. Liver Cancer
    9,573
    2.00
    2,851
    1.63
    16. Suicide
    8,961
    1.87
    1,993
    1.14
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8,771
    1.83
    48
    0.03
    18. Falls
    8,284
    1.73
    1,168
    0.67
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,086
    1.69
    1,965
    1.12
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7,570
    1.58
    387
    0.22
    21. Leukemia
    7,457
    1.56
    340
    0.19
    22. Liver Disease
    7,382
    1.54
    6,053
    3.46
    23. Hypertension
    7,109
    1.49
    2,231
    1.28
    24. Bladder Cancer
    6,566
    1.37
    245
    0.14
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    6,065
    1.27
    1,615
    0.92
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,530
    1.16
    870
    0.50
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,676
    0.98
    483
    0.28
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,673
    0.98
    285
    0.16
    29. Malnutrition
    4,212
    0.88
    1,868
    1.07
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3,964
    0.83
    698
    0.40
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,339
    0.70
    7,808
    4.46
    32. Skin Cancers
    3,256
    0.68
    214
    0.12
    33. Alcohol
    3,189
    0.67
    244
    0.14
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,721
    0.57
    219
    0.13
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,012
    0.42
    3,935
    2.25
    36. Drug Use
    1,881
    0.39
    630
    0.36
    37. Epilepsy
    1,865
    0.39
    329
    0.19
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,807
    0.38
    6,538
    3.74
    39. Skin Disease
    1,598
    0.33
    264
    0.15
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,574
    0.33
    2,161
    1.24
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,384
    0.29
    256
    0.15
    42. Asthma
    1,039
    0.22
    1,979
    1.13
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    986
    0.21
    321
    0.18
    44. Anemia
    973
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    868
    0.18
    740
    0.42
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    752
    0.16
    113
    0.06
    47. Low Birth Weight
    651
    0.14
    6,662
    3.81
    48. Schizophrenia
    647
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    49. Violence
    538
    0.11
    1,857
    1.06
    50. Tuberculosis
    435
    0.09
    10,214
    5.84
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    6.86
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    2.52
    128
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    17.60
    10
    7. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    5.70
    55
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    8.00
    7
    9. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    1.38
    163
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    2.86
    86
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    6.41
    86
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    1.91
    102
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    2.61
    87
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    2.86
    68
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    24.53
    27
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    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.