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North Macedonia
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
NORTH MACEDONIA VS GHANA

Compare North Macedonia 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
North Macedonia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Ghana GHANA
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    70.5
    74.9
    72.6
    51
    68
    54
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    72.4
    77.0
    74.7
    55
    71
    60
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    72.8
    76.9
    74.8
    73
    92
    78
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.8
    76.9
    73
    92
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.3
    80
    95
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.4
    81
    95
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    73.4
    77.4
    82
    95
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    73.5
    77.5
    81
    95
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    73.7
    77.5
    86
    95
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    73.8
    77.6
    86
    97
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    74.0
    77.7
    89
    100
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    74.2
    77.9
    94
    100
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    74.5
    78.1
    96
    102
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    75.1
    78.4
    98
    104
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    75.8
    78.9
    110
    105
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    77.0
    79.6
    115
    106
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    78.5
    80.5
    126
    121
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.2
    81.7
    145
    144
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.3
    83.3
    167
    169
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    84.9
    85.5
    180
    177
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    88.2
    88.6
    181
    177
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    165.58
    13
    124.02
    35
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    135.53
    62
    119.93
    79
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    130.29
    1
    11.13
    23
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.55
    85
    44.68
    47
    5. Lung Cancers
    31.93
    10
    1.71
    177
    6. Lung Disease
    24.14
    83
    26.48
    69
    7. Breast Cancer
    22.40
    40
    19.09
    60
    8. Hypertension
    19.07
    87
    17.73
    94
    9. Prostate Cancer
    17.47
    77
    24.21
    50
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.77
    15
    6.86
    121
    11. Kidney Disease
    15.54
    121
    30.38
    56
    12. Stomach Cancer
    13.66
    14
    6.41
    86
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    8.02
    21
    2.52
    128
    14. Liver Cancer
    7.85
    48
    17.60
    10
    15. Suicide
    7.15
    114
    10.54
    64
    16. Liver Disease
    6.93
    152
    36.74
    35
    17. Other Injuries
    6.73
    104
    10.75
    58
    18. Uterin Cancer
    6.29
    10
    2.86
    68
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5.58
    181
    99.08
    26
    20. Ovary Cancer
    5.54
    50
    8.00
    7
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.82
    12
    1.91
    102
    22. Low Birth Weight
    4.49
    96
    9.43
    38
    23. Cervical Cancer
    4.36
    133
    24.53
    27
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.25
    160
    31.33
    46
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    4.11
    92
    4.48
    70
    26. Skin Cancers
    4.00
    13
    1.57
    114
    27. Leukemia
    3.83
    79
    1.38
    163
    28. Lymphomas
    3.03
    146
    5.70
    55
    29. Falls
    2.53
    165
    8.85
    34
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    117
    2.86
    86
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.15
    179
    17.79
    85
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.99
    175
    7.03
    51
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.69
    127
    2.19
    103
    34. Asthma
    1.60
    120
    13.95
    42
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.42
    131
    2.61
    87
    36. Violence
    1.27
    142
    6.73
    72
    37. Tuberculosis
    0.97
    129
    44.25
    21
    38. Epilepsy
    0.86
    146
    1.45
    103
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.78
    17
    0.59
    30
    40. Drownings
    0.73
    158
    2.38
    93
    41. Other Neoplasms
    0.58
    78
    0.41
    98
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    0.47
    183
    6.88
    37
    43. Alcohol
    0.44
    146
    1.37
    94
    44. Birth Trauma
    0.44
    156
    8.81
    36
    45. Fires
    0.43
    151
    3.31
    41
    46. Poisonings
    0.41
    109
    2.15
    42
    47. Drug Use
    0.39
    170
    3.31
    22
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.39
    163
    1.73
    80
    49. Pertussis
    0.29
    87
    1.62
    51
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.24
    90
    0.55
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    5,521
    24.02
    15,163
    8.67
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,420
    19.23
    14,103
    8.06
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,249
    18.49
    1,615
    0.92
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,104
    4.80
    5,929
    3.39
    5. Lung Cancers
    1,055
    4.59
    237
    0.14
    6. Lung Disease
    807
    3.51
    3,120
    1.78
    7. Hypertension
    627
    2.73
    2,231
    1.28
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    560
    2.44
    803
    0.46
    9. Kidney Disease
    516
    2.25
    4,161
    2.38
    10. Stomach Cancer
    455
    1.98
    870
    0.50
    11. Breast Cancer
    386
    1.68
    1,937
    1.11
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    267
    1.16
    334
    0.19
    13. Liver Cancer
    260
    1.13
    2,851
    1.63
    14. Prostate Cancer
    259
    1.13
    1,031
    0.59
    15. Liver Disease
    218
    0.95
    6,053
    3.46
    16. Suicide
    196
    0.85
    1,993
    1.14
    17. Other Injuries
    183
    0.80
    2,433
    1.39
    18. Bladder Cancer
    163
    0.71
    245
    0.14
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    157
    0.68
    16,262
    9.29
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    141
    0.61
    387
    0.22
    21. Skin Cancers
    126
    0.55
    214
    0.12
    22. Leukemia
    114
    0.50
    340
    0.19
    23. Uterin Cancer
    108
    0.47
    219
    0.13
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    107
    0.47
    7,808
    4.46
    25. Lymphomas
    96
    0.42
    875
    0.50
    26. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.40
    698
    0.40
    27. Falls
    78
    0.34
    1,168
    0.67
    28. Low Birth Weight
    73
    0.32
    6,662
    3.81
    29. Oral Cancer
    72
    0.31
    483
    0.28
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    71
    0.31
    1,294
    0.74
    31. Cervical Cancer
    68
    0.30
    2,161
    1.24
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    56
    0.24
    321
    0.18
    33. Asthma
    53
    0.23
    1,979
    1.13
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    45
    0.20
    285
    0.16
    35. Tuberculosis
    32
    0.14
    10,214
    5.84
    36. Violence
    31
    0.13
    1,857
    1.06
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    29
    0.13
    3,935
    2.25
    38. Epilepsy
    23
    0.10
    329
    0.19
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    21
    0.09
    113
    0.06
    40. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.08
    48
    0.03
    41. Drownings
    18
    0.08
    740
    0.42
    42. Alcohol
    14
    0.06
    244
    0.14
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.06
    256
    0.15
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    12
    0.05
    1,965
    1.12
    45. Poisonings
    11
    0.05
    522
    0.30
    46. Fires
    11
    0.05
    729
    0.42
    47. Drug Use
    9
    0.04
    630
    0.36
    48. Hepatitis B
    7
    0.03
    101
    0.06
    49. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.03
    6,194
    3.54
    50. Pertussis
    4
    0.02
    744
    0.43
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      North Macedonia NORTH MACEDONIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.93
    10
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.40
    40
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    17.47
    77
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.77
    15
    6.86
    121
    5. Stomach Cancer
    13.66
    14
    6.41
    86
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.02
    21
    2.52
    128
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.85
    48
    17.60
    10
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.29
    10
    2.86
    68
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.54
    50
    8.00
    7
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.82
    12
    1.91
    102
    11. Cervical Cancer
    4.36
    133
    24.53
    27
    12. Skin Cancers
    4.00
    13
    1.57
    114
    13. Leukemia
    3.83
    79
    1.38
    163
    14. Lymphomas
    3.03
    146
    5.70
    55
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.27
    117
    2.86
    86
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.42
    131
    2.61
    87
    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.