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Ghana
COUNTRY #1
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GHANA VS TIMOR-LESTE

Compare Ghana and Timor-Leste 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.

Timor-Leste
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   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
      Ghana GHANA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
           
    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
    		  
    33.4
    34.6
    34.0
    167
    169
    168
    1970
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    		  
    38.3
    39.7
    39.0
    166
    165
    166
    1980
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    		  
    35.5
    37.4
    36.4
    176
    176
    176
    1990
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    		  
    46.1
    47.7
    46.9
    167
    174
    171
    2000
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    		  
    57.3
    60.1
    58.7
    136
    139
    137
    2010
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    		  
    65.5
    68.4
    66.9
    114
    127
    124
    2019
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    		  
    67.9
    71.4
    69.6
    121
    126
    123
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    67.9
    71.4
    121
    126
    Age 5
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    71.1
    74.2
    105
    123
    Age 10
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    71.5
    74.5
    102
    122
    Age 15
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    71.7
    74.7
    100
    122
    Age 20
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    72.0
    74.9
    100
    122
    Age 25
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    72.3
    75.1
    101
    122
    Age 30
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    72.7
    75.3
    101
    122
    Age 35
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    73.0
    75.6
    104
    123
    Age 40
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    73.4
    75.9
    105
    124
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    74.0
    76.4
    107
    125
    Age 50
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    74.7
    77.0
    110
    126
    Age 55
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    75.6
    77.8
    112
    128
    Age 60
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    76.9
    78.9
    116
    134
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    78.6
    80.2
    117
    140
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    80.8
    81.9
    123
    141
    Age 75
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    83.3
    84.0
    129
    143
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    86.2
    86.7
    126
    149
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    89.4
    89.8
    138
    153
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    124.02
    35
    139.36
    29
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    119.93
    79
    126.58
    69
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.08
    26
    64.49
    55
    4. HIV/AIDS
    51.92
    22
    2.66
    97
    5. Malaria
    48.00
    12
    0.00
    70
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.68
    47
    22.46
    104
    7. Tuberculosis
    44.25
    21
    127.88
    2
    8. Liver Disease
    36.74
    35
    21.16
    86
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.33
    46
    14.12
    102
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    30.48
    50
    27.41
    54
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.38
    56
    26.48
    71
    12. Lung Disease
    26.48
    69
    44.62
    21
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.53
    27
    6.83
    109
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.21
    50
    4.70
    163
    15. Breast Cancer
    19.09
    60
    9.95
    159
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.79
    85
    16.52
    117
    17. Hypertension
    17.73
    94
    24.12
    60
    18. Liver Cancer
    17.60
    10
    6.09
    73
    19. Asthma
    13.95
    42
    16.55
    32
    20. Meningitis
    13.70
    21
    2.10
    60
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.13
    23
    4.22
    103
    22. Other Injuries
    10.75
    58
    5.87
    120
    23. Suicide
    10.54
    64
    4.53
    147
    24. Low Birth Weight
    9.43
    38
    5.99
    81
    25. Falls
    8.85
    34
    7.58
    63
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.81
    36
    7.24
    50
    27. Malnutrition
    8.62
    36
    6.75
    41
    28. Ovary Cancer
    8.00
    7
    4.50
    87
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    7.03
    51
    5.37
    101
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.88
    37
    2.60
    128
    31. Maternal Conditions
    6.87
    40
    5.83
    44
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    121
    7.66
    110
    33. Violence
    6.73
    72
    5.39
    83
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.41
    86
    4.34
    127
    35. Lymphomas
    5.70
    55
    3.95
    121
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    4.48
    70
    4.29
    81
    37. Fires
    3.31
    41
    1.29
    98
    38. Drug Use
    3.31
    22
    0.33
    176
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    86
    5.51
    34
    40. Uterin Cancer
    2.86
    68
    2.28
    95
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    87
    0.65
    173
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.52
    128
    1.83
    146
    43. Drownings
    2.38
    93
    5.79
    20
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.19
    103
    14.34
    6
    45. Poisonings
    2.15
    42
    0.36
    116
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.91
    102
    1.63
    118
    47. Skin Disease
    1.87
    77
    1.99
    70
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.73
    80
    2.65
    49
    49. Lung Cancers
    1.71
    177
    11.99
    95
    50. Encephalitis
    1.69
    8
    1.08
    16
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ghana GHANA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,262
    9.29
    651
    9.24
    2. Stroke
    15,163
    8.67
    923
    13.09
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,103
    8.06
    814
    11.55
    4. HIV/AIDS
    13,565
    7.75
    30
    0.43
    5. Malaria
    11,162
    6.38
    0
    0.00
    6. Tuberculosis
    10,214
    5.84
    1,139
    16.16
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,808
    4.46
    154
    2.18
    8. Low Birth Weight
    6,662
    3.81
    189
    2.68
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,538
    3.74
    285
    4.04
    10. Birth Trauma
    6,194
    3.54
    238
    3.38
    11. Liver Disease
    6,053
    3.46
    162
    2.30
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,929
    3.39
    156
    2.21
    13. Kidney Disease
    4,161
    2.38
    192
    2.72
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    3,935
    2.25
    144
    2.04
    15. Lung Disease
    3,120
    1.78
    283
    4.01
    16. Meningitis
    2,983
    1.70
    38
    0.54
    17. Liver Cancer
    2,851
    1.63
    45
    0.64
    18. Other Injuries
    2,433
    1.39
    76
    1.08
    19. Hypertension
    2,231
    1.28
    156
    2.21
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,161
    1.24
    28
    0.40
    21. Suicide
    1,993
    1.14
    48
    0.68
    22. Maternal Conditions
    1,991
    1.14
    60
    0.85
    23. Asthma
    1,979
    1.13
    123
    1.74
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    1,965
    1.12
    26
    0.37
    25. Breast Cancer
    1,937
    1.11
    38
    0.54
    26. Malnutrition
    1,868
    1.07
    56
    0.79
    27. Violence
    1,857
    1.06
    60
    0.85
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,615
    0.92
    32
    0.45
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,294
    0.74
    84
    1.19
    30. Falls
    1,168
    0.67
    62
    0.88
    31. Prostate Cancer
    1,031
    0.59
    13
    0.18
    32. Lymphomas
    875
    0.50
    32
    0.45
    33. Stomach Cancer
    870
    0.50
    31
    0.44
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    803
    0.46
    54
    0.77
    35. Pertussis
    744
    0.43
    59
    0.84
    36. Drownings
    740
    0.42
    84
    1.19
    37. Fires
    729
    0.42
    15
    0.21
    38. Ovary Cancer
    698
    0.40
    18
    0.26
    39. Drug Use
    630
    0.36
    3
    0.04
    40. Poisonings
    522
    0.30
    5
    0.07
    41. Syphilis
    483
    0.28
    12
    0.17
    42. Oral Cancer
    483
    0.28
    44
    0.62
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    387
    0.22
    26
    0.37
    44. Encephalitis
    357
    0.20
    16
    0.23
    45. Leukemia
    340
    0.19
    34
    0.48
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    334
    0.19
    14
    0.20
    47. Epilepsy
    329
    0.19
    8
    0.11
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    321
    0.18
    96
    1.36
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    285
    0.16
    5
    0.07
    50. Skin Disease
    264
    0.15
    13
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Timor-Leste TIMOR-LESTE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.53
    27
    6.83
    109
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.21
    50
    4.70
    163
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.09
    60
    9.95
    159
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.60
    10
    6.09
    73
    5. Ovary Cancer
    8.00
    7
    4.50
    87
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    121
    7.66
    110
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.41
    86
    4.34
    127
    8. Lymphomas
    5.70
    55
    3.95
    121
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    86
    5.51
    34
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.86
    68
    2.28
    95
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    87
    0.65
    173
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.52
    128
    1.83
    146
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.91
    102
    1.63
    118
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.71
    177
    11.99
    95
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.57
    114
    0.63
    156
    16. Leukemia
    1.38
    163
    3.50
    95
    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.