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Malaysia
COUNTRY #1
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MALAYSIA VS GHANA

Compare Malaysia 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
Malaysia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Ghana GHANA
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    72.6
    77.1
    74.7
    74
    90
    80
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    77.1
    74
    90
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.7
    81
    92
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.8
    83
    92
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    73.5
    77.8
    80
    92
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    73.7
    77.9
    80
    92
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    74.1
    78.0
    80
    92
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    74.4
    78.2
    79
    93
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    74.8
    78.3
    80
    93
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    75.2
    78.5
    79
    93
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.8
    78
    94
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    76.4
    79.2
    81
    96
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    77.3
    79.8
    81
    97
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    78.5
    80.6
    81
    99
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    80.1
    81.6
    80
    102
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.1
    76
    101
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.5
    85.1
    68
    97
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.5
    60
    94
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.5
    90.4
    53
    81
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    136.21
    61
    119.93
    79
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    90.22
    33
    99.08
    26
    3. Stroke
    81.65
    92
    124.02
    35
    4. Lung Disease
    25.89
    74
    26.48
    69
    5. Kidney Disease
    24.25
    80
    30.38
    56
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.76
    60
    31.33
    46
    7. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    19.09
    60
    8. Liver Disease
    17.91
    97
    36.74
    35
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.95
    108
    17.79
    85
    10. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    1.71
    177
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.82
    126
    44.68
    47
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    6.86
    121
    13. HIV/AIDS
    8.15
    63
    51.92
    22
    14. Skin Disease
    7.90
    7
    1.87
    77
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    24.21
    50
    16. Other Injuries
    7.39
    95
    10.75
    58
    17. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    17.60
    10
    18. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    24.53
    27
    19. Falls
    6.80
    71
    8.85
    34
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.63
    73
    30.48
    50
    21. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    2.86
    86
    22. Suicide
    5.77
    130
    10.54
    64
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    8.00
    7
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.55
    52
    2.19
    103
    25. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    6.41
    86
    26. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    1.38
    163
    27. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    5.70
    55
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    4.52
    69
    4.48
    70
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    108
    11.13
    23
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.04
    136
    7.03
    51
    31. Tuberculosis
    3.87
    90
    44.25
    21
    32. Asthma
    3.65
    98
    13.95
    42
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    2.52
    128
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2.86
    117
    6.88
    37
    35. Drownings
    2.63
    83
    2.38
    93
    36. Violence
    2.62
    118
    6.73
    72
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.57
    134
    9.43
    38
    38. Hypertension
    2.45
    173
    17.73
    94
    39. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    2.86
    68
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    1.91
    102
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    2.61
    87
    42. Encephalitis
    1.50
    10
    1.69
    8
    43. Fires
    1.15
    104
    3.31
    41
    44. Drug Use
    1.09
    106
    3.31
    22
    45. Malnutrition
    1.01
    101
    8.62
    36
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.00
    61
    0.41
    98
    47. Meningitis
    1.00
    80
    13.70
    21
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    126
    8.81
    36
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    1.57
    114
    50. Dengue
    0.90
    9
    0.00
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,729
    21.86
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23,477
    13.97
    16,262
    9.29
    3. Stroke
    21,592
    12.85
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,181
    4.27
    7,808
    4.46
    5. Lung Disease
    6,633
    3.95
    3,120
    1.78
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,629
    3.95
    4,161
    2.38
    7. Liver Disease
    5,125
    3.05
    6,053
    3.46
    8. Lung Cancers
    4,319
    2.57
    237
    0.14
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,107
    2.44
    5,929
    3.39
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,996
    2.38
    1,294
    0.74
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,832
    2.28
    803
    0.46
    12. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.83
    1,937
    1.11
    13. HIV/AIDS
    2,679
    1.59
    13,565
    7.75
    14. Other Injuries
    2,222
    1.32
    2,433
    1.39
    15. Skin Disease
    2,066
    1.23
    264
    0.15
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,984
    1.18
    2,851
    1.63
    17. Oral Cancer
    1,865
    1.11
    483
    0.28
    18. Falls
    1,855
    1.10
    1,168
    0.67
    19. Suicide
    1,823
    1.09
    1,993
    1.14
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,773
    1.06
    6,538
    3.74
    21. Stomach Cancer
    1,441
    0.86
    870
    0.50
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,424
    0.85
    321
    0.18
    23. Leukemia
    1,412
    0.84
    340
    0.19
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    1,403
    0.84
    3,935
    2.25
    25. Lymphomas
    1,321
    0.79
    875
    0.50
    26. Tuberculosis
    1,227
    0.73
    10,214
    5.84
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,214
    0.72
    1,615
    0.92
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    1,106
    0.66
    387
    0.22
    29. Low Birth Weight
    1,020
    0.61
    6,662
    3.81
    30. Asthma
    1,013
    0.60
    1,979
    1.13
    31. Cervical Cancer
    1,010
    0.60
    2,161
    1.24
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    994
    0.59
    334
    0.19
    33. Prostate Cancer
    903
    0.54
    1,031
    0.59
    34. Violence
    869
    0.52
    1,857
    1.06
    35. Ovary Cancer
    827
    0.49
    698
    0.40
    36. Drownings
    820
    0.49
    740
    0.42
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    809
    0.48
    1,965
    1.12
    38. Hypertension
    649
    0.39
    2,231
    1.28
    39. Bladder Cancer
    467
    0.28
    245
    0.14
    40. Encephalitis
    452
    0.27
    357
    0.20
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.26
    285
    0.16
    42. Birth Trauma
    359
    0.21
    6,194
    3.54
    43. Uterin Cancer
    352
    0.21
    219
    0.13
    44. Fires
    336
    0.20
    729
    0.42
    45. Drug Use
    322
    0.19
    630
    0.36
    46. Meningitis
    301
    0.18
    2,983
    1.70
    47. Dengue
    280
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    48. Other Neoplasms
    265
    0.16
    48
    0.03
    49. Malnutrition
    249
    0.15
    1,868
    1.07
    50. Skin Cancers
    247
    0.15
    214
    0.12
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    19.09
    60
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    1.71
    177
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    6.86
    121
    4. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    24.21
    50
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    17.60
    10
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    24.53
    27
    7. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    2.86
    86
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    8.00
    7
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    6.41
    86
    10. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    1.38
    163
    11. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    5.70
    55
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    2.52
    128
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    2.86
    68
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    1.91
    102
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    2.61
    87
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    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.