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Ghana
COUNTRY #1
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GHANA VS CHAD

Compare Ghana and Chad 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.

Chad
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
Ghana Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Chad CHAD
      Ghana GHANA   Chad CHAD
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    		  
    39.1
    42.9
    41.0
    146
    138
    142
    1970
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    		  
    42.9
    46.8
    44.8
    146
    142
    143
    1980
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    		  
    46.8
    50.6
    48.7
    151
    146
    148
    1990
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    		  
    49.8
    53.2
    51.5
    158
    156
    156
    2000
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    		  
    46.2
    49.1
    47.6
    173
    173
    174
    2010
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    		  
    50.0
    52.5
    51.2
    178
    179
    178
    2019
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    		  
    58.0
    61.3
    59.6
    175
    180
    177
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Chad CHAD
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    58.0
    61.3
    175
    180
    Age 5
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    65.8
    68.6
    162
    170
    Age 10
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    66.8
    69.5
    158
    167
    Age 15
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    67.4
    70.1
    156
    165
    Age 20
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    67.8
    70.4
    156
    165
    Age 25
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    68.3
    70.9
    155
    164
    Age 30
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    68.9
    71.4
    153
    164
    Age 35
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    69.5
    72.1
    153
    165
    Age 40
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    70.3
    72.8
    152
    166
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    71.3
    73.7
    153
    166
    Age 50
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    72.5
    74.7
    152
    168
    Age 55
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    74.0
    75.9
    152
    168
    Age 60
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    75.7
    77.3
    151
    167
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    77.8
    79.1
    150
    166
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    80.1
    81.2
    149
    164
    Age 75
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    82.9
    83.8
    145
    156
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    86.1
    86.7
    135
    147
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    89.6
    90.1
    125
    127
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Chad CHAD
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    124.02
    35
    115.36
    54
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    119.93
    79
    117.20
    85
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.08
    26
    155.40
    4
    4. HIV/AIDS
    51.92
    22
    25.00
    40
    5. Malaria
    48.00
    12
    49.56
    8
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.68
    47
    35.71
    76
    7. Tuberculosis
    44.25
    21
    35.45
    28
    8. Liver Disease
    36.74
    35
    45.92
    14
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.33
    46
    42.50
    18
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    30.48
    50
    116.49
    4
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.38
    56
    30.51
    55
    12. Lung Disease
    26.48
    69
    29.34
    55
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.53
    27
    17.99
    44
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.21
    50
    17.01
    79
    15. Breast Cancer
    19.09
    60
    25.38
    25
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.79
    85
    19.49
    57
    17. Hypertension
    17.73
    94
    24.66
    58
    18. Liver Cancer
    17.60
    10
    5.97
    77
    19. Asthma
    13.95
    42
    20.15
    20
    20. Meningitis
    13.70
    21
    25.05
    2
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.13
    23
    6.76
    53
    22. Other Injuries
    10.75
    58
    18.90
    10
    23. Suicide
    10.54
    64
    13.22
    39
    24. Low Birth Weight
    9.43
    38
    12.91
    13
    25. Falls
    8.85
    34
    9.18
    27
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.81
    36
    14.71
    4
    27. Malnutrition
    8.62
    36
    15.22
    14
    28. Ovary Cancer
    8.00
    7
    5.93
    35
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    7.03
    51
    10.03
    8
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.88
    37
    6.14
    50
    31. Maternal Conditions
    6.87
    40
    28.97
    3
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    121
    5.59
    140
    33. Violence
    6.73
    72
    10.51
    46
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.41
    86
    3.26
    147
    35. Lymphomas
    5.70
    55
    5.31
    69
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    4.48
    70
    5.17
    45
    37. Fires
    3.31
    41
    4.83
    13
    38. Drug Use
    3.31
    22
    2.27
    39
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    86
    4.33
    53
    40. Uterin Cancer
    2.86
    68
    1.81
    119
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    87
    2.20
    99
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.52
    128
    2.00
    143
    43. Drownings
    2.38
    93
    4.67
    32
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.19
    103
    10.11
    11
    45. Poisonings
    2.15
    42
    3.25
    14
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.91
    102
    1.51
    127
    47. Skin Disease
    1.87
    77
    2.08
    60
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.73
    80
    4.00
    27
    49. Lung Cancers
    1.71
    177
    1.71
    176
    50. Encephalitis
    1.69
    8
    0.98
    21
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ghana GHANA   Chad CHAD
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,262
    9.29
    23,230
    17.15
    2. Stroke
    15,163
    8.67
    6,058
    4.47
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,103
    8.06
    5,639
    4.16
    4. HIV/AIDS
    13,565
    7.75
    3,219
    2.38
    5. Malaria
    11,162
    6.38
    8,630
    6.37
    6. Tuberculosis
    10,214
    5.84
    3,499
    2.58
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,808
    4.46
    5,171
    3.82
    8. Low Birth Weight
    6,662
    3.81
    7,027
    5.19
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,538
    3.74
    14,842
    10.95
    10. Birth Trauma
    6,194
    3.54
    8,314
    6.14
    11. Liver Disease
    6,053
    3.46
    3,069
    2.27
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,929
    3.39
    1,880
    1.39
    13. Kidney Disease
    4,161
    2.38
    1,893
    1.40
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    3,935
    2.25
    3,725
    2.75
    15. Lung Disease
    3,120
    1.78
    1,430
    1.06
    16. Meningitis
    2,983
    1.70
    4,803
    3.55
    17. Liver Cancer
    2,851
    1.63
    387
    0.29
    18. Other Injuries
    2,433
    1.39
    2,664
    1.97
    19. Hypertension
    2,231
    1.28
    1,258
    0.93
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,161
    1.24
    634
    0.47
    21. Suicide
    1,993
    1.14
    1,027
    0.76
    22. Maternal Conditions
    1,991
    1.14
    3,672
    2.71
    23. Asthma
    1,979
    1.13
    1,254
    0.93
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    1,965
    1.12
    1,156
    0.85
    25. Breast Cancer
    1,937
    1.11
    1,013
    0.75
    26. Malnutrition
    1,868
    1.07
    2,150
    1.59
    27. Violence
    1,857
    1.06
    1,430
    1.06
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,615
    0.92
    468
    0.35
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,294
    0.74
    664
    0.49
    30. Falls
    1,168
    0.67
    643
    0.47
    31. Prostate Cancer
    1,031
    0.59
    340
    0.25
    32. Lymphomas
    875
    0.50
    389
    0.29
    33. Stomach Cancer
    870
    0.50
    187
    0.14
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    803
    0.46
    334
    0.25
    35. Pertussis
    744
    0.43
    2,498
    1.84
    36. Drownings
    740
    0.42
    1,063
    0.78
    37. Fires
    729
    0.42
    722
    0.53
    38. Ovary Cancer
    698
    0.40
    220
    0.16
    39. Drug Use
    630
    0.36
    231
    0.17
    40. Poisonings
    522
    0.30
    553
    0.41
    41. Syphilis
    483
    0.28
    718
    0.53
    42. Oral Cancer
    483
    0.28
    294
    0.22
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    387
    0.22
    204
    0.15
    44. Encephalitis
    357
    0.20
    121
    0.09
    45. Leukemia
    340
    0.19
    277
    0.20
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    334
    0.19
    109
    0.08
    47. Epilepsy
    329
    0.19
    449
    0.33
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    321
    0.18
    650
    0.48
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    285
    0.16
    121
    0.09
    50. Skin Disease
    264
    0.15
    142
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Chad CHAD
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.53
    27
    17.99
    44
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.21
    50
    17.01
    79
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.09
    60
    25.38
    25
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.60
    10
    5.97
    77
    5. Ovary Cancer
    8.00
    7
    5.93
    35
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    121
    5.59
    140
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.41
    86
    3.26
    147
    8. Lymphomas
    5.70
    55
    5.31
    69
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    86
    4.33
    53
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.86
    68
    1.81
    119
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    87
    2.20
    99
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.52
    128
    2.00
    143
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.91
    102
    1.51
    127
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.71
    177
    1.71
    176
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.57
    114
    2.38
    56
    16. Leukemia
    1.38
    163
    3.27
    110
    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.