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Ghana
COUNTRY #1
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GHANA VS GAMBIA

Compare Ghana and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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
52,016,123
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Ghana GHANA   Gambia GAMBIA
       
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
  
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
1970
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
  
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
1980
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
  
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
1990
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
  
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
2000
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
  
54.8
57.1
55.9
147
148
148
2010
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
  
58.3
60.5
59.3
152
153
153
2019
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
  
63.4
67.7
65.5
144
148
145
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Gambia GAMBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.7
69.2
142
137
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age
63.7
69.2
142
137
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age 5
67.0
72.1
150
138
67.2
71.0
149
151
Age 10
67.4
72.5
150
140
67.5
71.3
149
152
Age 15
67.7
72.7
152
140
67.8
71.5
147
152
Age 20
68.1
73.0
151
140
68.2
71.8
149
154
Age 25
68.6
73.3
151
139
68.6
72.1
150
154
Age 30
69.1
73.7
150
140
69.1
72.5
151
156
Age 35
69.7
74.3
150
140
69.7
73.1
151
157
Age 40
70.4
75.0
150
139
70.4
73.8
149
155
Age 45
71.4
75.8
152
138
71.5
74.6
149
155
Age 50
72.5
76.7
153
140
72.7
75.6
150
154
Age 55
74.0
77.7
154
138
74.1
76.7
149
153
Age 60
75.7
78.9
153
133
75.8
78.0
148
154
Age 65
77.7
80.4
151
128
77.8
79.6
148
153
Age 70
80.1
82.2
151
124
80.2
81.5
146
152
Age 75
82.9
84.4
147
121
83.0
83.8
143
153
Age 80
86.0
87.0
142
118
86.0
86.6
141
155
Age 85
89.4
90.2
134
113
89.3
89.7
147
155
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Gambia GAMBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
124.02
35
108.94
59
2. Coronary Heart Disease
119.93
79
142.59
53
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
99.08
26
113.77
18
4. HIV/AIDS
51.92
22
70.82
17
5. Malaria
48.00
12
46.43
15
6. Diabetes Mellitus
44.68
47
37.65
66
7. Tuberculosis
44.25
21
28.42
38
8. Liver Disease
36.74
35
33.48
48
9. Road Traffic Accidents
31.33
46
51.34
8
10. Diarrhoeal diseases
30.48
50
41.12
43
11. Kidney Disease
30.38
56
32.04
48
12. Lung Disease
26.48
69
29.40
54
13. Cervical Cancer
24.53
27
25.76
23
14. Prostate Cancer
24.21
50
6.08
156
15. Breast Cancer
19.09
60
4.44
182
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.79
85
19.89
49
17. Hypertension
17.73
94
22.89
68
18. Liver Cancer
17.60
10
30.83
3
19. Asthma
13.95
42
15.88
35
20. Meningitis
13.70
21
13.27
23
21. Inflammatory/Heart
11.13
23
6.44
58
22. Other Injuries
10.75
58
11.81
46
23. Suicide
10.54
64
9.64
77
24. Low Birth Weight
9.43
38
9.17
43
25. Falls
8.85
34
9.85
22
26. Birth Trauma
8.81
36
10.44
21
27. Malnutrition
8.62
36
7.13
39
28. Ovary Cancer
8.00
7
0.44
183
29. Congenital Anomalies
7.03
51
6.72
59
30. Endocrine Disorders
6.88
37
11.17
16
31. Maternal Conditions
6.87
40
18.68
8
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.86
121
1.05
183
33. Violence
6.73
72
11.94
43
34. Stomach Cancer
6.41
86
1.43
178
35. Lymphomas
5.70
55
0.74
181
36. Parkinson's Disease
4.48
70
6.31
18
37. Fires
3.31
41
3.83
32
38. Drug Use
3.31
22
2.38
34
39. Oral Cancer
2.86
86
0.01
181
40. Uterin Cancer
2.86
68
0.23
180
41. Oesophagus Cancer
2.61
87
0.48
177
42. Pancreas Cancer
2.52
128
0.54
179
43. Drownings
2.38
93
2.58
84
44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.19
103
6.56
37
45. Poisonings
2.15
42
2.48
34
46. Bladder Cancer
1.91
102
0.44
181
47. Skin Disease
1.87
77
2.12
59
48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.73
80
2.55
52
49. Lung Cancers
1.71
177
3.62
150
50. Encephalitis
1.69
8
0.84
37
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ghana GHANA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
16,262
9.29
1,340
10.42
2. Stroke
15,163
8.67
802
6.24
3. Coronary Heart Disease
14,103
8.06
1,007
7.83
4. HIV/AIDS
13,565
7.75
1,125
8.75
5. Malaria
11,162
6.38
674
5.24
6. Tuberculosis
10,214
5.84
445
3.46
7. Road Traffic Accidents
7,808
4.46
695
5.40
8. Low Birth Weight
6,662
3.81
662
5.15
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
6,538
3.74
626
4.87
10. Birth Trauma
6,194
3.54
754
5.86
11. Liver Disease
6,053
3.46
323
2.51
12. Diabetes Mellitus
5,929
3.39
290
2.25
13. Kidney Disease
4,161
2.38
266
2.07
14. Congenital Anomalies
3,935
2.25
383
2.98
15. Lung Disease
3,120
1.78
206
1.60
16. Meningitis
2,983
1.70
229
1.78
17. Liver Cancer
2,851
1.63
377
2.93
18. Other Injuries
2,433
1.39
194
1.51
19. Hypertension
2,231
1.28
172
1.34
20. Cervical Cancer
2,161
1.24
145
1.13
21. Suicide
1,993
1.14
113
0.88
22. Maternal Conditions
1,991
1.14
345
2.68
23. Asthma
1,979
1.13
134
1.04
24. Endocrine Disorders
1,965
1.12
230
1.79
25. Breast Cancer
1,937
1.11
26
0.20
26. Malnutrition
1,868
1.07
110
0.86
27. Violence
1,857
1.06
195
1.52
28. Inflammatory/Heart
1,615
0.92
59
0.46
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,294
0.74
89
0.69
30. Falls
1,168
0.67
83
0.65
31. Prostate Cancer
1,031
0.59
21
0.16
32. Lymphomas
875
0.50
12
0.09
33. Stomach Cancer
870
0.50
14
0.11
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
803
0.46
11
0.09
35. Pertussis
744
0.43
99
0.77
36. Drownings
740
0.42
69
0.54
37. Fires
729
0.42
67
0.52
38. Ovary Cancer
698
0.40
2
0.02
39. Drug Use
630
0.36
28
0.22
40. Poisonings
522
0.30
42
0.33
41. Syphilis
483
0.28
55
0.43
42. Oral Cancer
483
0.28
0
0.00
43. Parkinson's Disease
387
0.22
34
0.26
44. Encephalitis
357
0.20
14
0.11
45. Leukemia
340
0.19
2
0.02
46. Pancreas Cancer
334
0.19
6
0.05
47. Epilepsy
329
0.19
43
0.33
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
321
0.18
56
0.44
49. Oesophagus Cancer
285
0.16
5
0.04
50. Skin Disease
264
0.15
19
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ghana GHANA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
24.53
27
25.76
23
2. Prostate Cancer
24.21
50
6.08
156
3. Breast Cancer
19.09
60
4.44
182
4. Liver Cancer
17.60
10
30.83
3
5. Ovary Cancer
8.00
7
0.44
183
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.86
121
1.05
183
7. Stomach Cancer
6.41
86
1.43
178
8. Lymphomas
5.70
55
0.74
181
9. Oral Cancer
2.86
86
0.01
181
10. Uterin Cancer
2.86
68
0.23
180
11. Oesophagus Cancer
2.61
87
0.48
177
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.52
128
0.54
179
13. Bladder Cancer
1.91
102
0.44
181
14. Lung Cancers
1.71
177
3.62
150
15. Skin Cancers
1.57
114
0.01
177
16. Leukemia
1.38
163
0.09
183
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.