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Mauritania
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITANIA VS GHANA

Compare Mauritania 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
Mauritania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Ghana GHANA
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.58
    114
    119.93
    79
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    84.48
    39
    99.08
    26
    3. Stroke
    74.41
    100
    124.02
    35
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44.13
    41
    30.48
    50
    5. Malaria
    43.02
    20
    48.00
    12
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.08
    83
    44.68
    47
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.87
    44
    31.33
    46
    8. Kidney Disease
    28.66
    67
    30.38
    56
    9. Cervical Cancer
    27.42
    20
    24.53
    27
    10. Liver Disease
    25.88
    73
    36.74
    35
    11. Tuberculosis
    24.14
    46
    44.25
    21
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.76
    53
    17.79
    85
    13. Prostate Cancer
    18.54
    72
    24.21
    50
    14. Lung Disease
    16.35
    131
    26.48
    69
    15. Hypertension
    16.11
    102
    17.73
    94
    16. Maternal Conditions
    16.08
    15
    6.87
    40
    17. Low Birth Weight
    15.92
    3
    9.43
    38
    18. Breast Cancer
    14.72
    122
    19.09
    60
    19. Malnutrition
    13.89
    20
    8.62
    36
    20. Violence
    13.71
    31
    6.73
    72
    21. Liver Cancer
    12.80
    20
    17.60
    10
    22. Birth Trauma
    9.85
    27
    8.81
    36
    23. Other Injuries
    8.96
    76
    10.75
    58
    24. Asthma
    8.59
    70
    13.95
    42
    25. Meningitis
    8.18
    39
    13.70
    21
    26. Pertussis
    7.56
    2
    1.62
    51
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.27
    46
    7.03
    51
    28. HIV/AIDS
    7.20
    66
    51.92
    22
    29. Falls
    6.66
    73
    8.85
    34
    30. Stomach Cancer
    6.03
    91
    6.41
    86
    31. Suicide
    5.47
    132
    10.54
    64
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.29
    146
    6.86
    121
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.87
    54
    4.48
    70
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.86
    90
    11.13
    23
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    4.39
    78
    6.88
    37
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.26
    67
    2.19
    103
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.39
    128
    8.00
    7
    38. Fires
    3.05
    47
    3.31
    41
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    163
    1.71
    177
    40. Lymphomas
    2.74
    157
    5.70
    55
    41. Drug Use
    2.66
    30
    3.31
    22
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.41
    54
    1.57
    114
    43. Syphilis
    2.25
    6
    0.88
    41
    44. Skin Disease
    2.17
    54
    1.87
    77
    45. Drownings
    2.10
    112
    2.38
    93
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.05
    93
    1.91
    102
    47. Oral Cancer
    2.03
    130
    2.86
    86
    48. Epilepsy
    1.97
    72
    1.45
    103
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.67
    151
    2.52
    128
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.53
    91
    1.73
    80
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,756
    11.66
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Low Birth Weight
    2,014
    8.52
    6,662
    3.81
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,656
    7.01
    6,538
    3.74
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,636
    6.92
    14,103
    8.06
    5. Malaria
    1,423
    6.02
    11,162
    6.38
    6. Stroke
    1,307
    5.53
    15,163
    8.67
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,204
    5.10
    6,194
    3.54
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,158
    4.90
    7,808
    4.46
    9. Tuberculosis
    717
    3.03
    10,214
    5.84
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    665
    2.81
    3,935
    2.25
    11. Maternal Conditions
    639
    2.70
    1,991
    1.14
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    594
    2.51
    5,929
    3.39
    13. Liver Disease
    586
    2.48
    6,053
    3.46
    14. Pertussis
    574
    2.43
    744
    0.43
    15. Kidney Disease
    555
    2.35
    4,161
    2.38
    16. Violence
    491
    2.08
    1,857
    1.06
    17. Malnutrition
    462
    1.96
    1,868
    1.07
    18. Meningitis
    357
    1.51
    2,983
    1.70
    19. Other Injuries
    343
    1.45
    2,433
    1.39
    20. Cervical Cancer
    333
    1.41
    2,161
    1.24
    21. Liver Cancer
    312
    1.32
    2,851
    1.63
    22. Hypertension
    286
    1.21
    2,231
    1.28
    23. Lung Disease
    275
    1.16
    3,120
    1.78
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    251
    1.06
    1,294
    0.74
    25. HIV/AIDS
    231
    0.98
    13,565
    7.75
    26. Syphilis
    204
    0.86
    483
    0.28
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    197
    0.83
    1,965
    1.12
    28. Breast Cancer
    189
    0.80
    1,937
    1.11
    29. Asthma
    170
    0.72
    1,979
    1.13
    30. Suicide
    141
    0.60
    1,993
    1.14
    31. Falls
    140
    0.59
    1,168
    0.67
    32. Stomach Cancer
    132
    0.56
    870
    0.50
    33. Fires
    123
    0.52
    729
    0.42
    34. Prostate Cancer
    118
    0.50
    1,031
    0.59
    35. Drownings
    116
    0.49
    740
    0.42
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    110
    0.47
    803
    0.46
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    110
    0.47
    1,615
    0.92
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    83
    0.35
    321
    0.18
    39. Epilepsy
    75
    0.32
    329
    0.19
    40. Drug Use
    71
    0.30
    630
    0.36
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.29
    387
    0.22
    42. Poisonings
    67
    0.28
    522
    0.30
    43. Lymphomas
    65
    0.28
    875
    0.50
    44. Lung Cancers
    60
    0.25
    237
    0.14
    45. Tetanus
    58
    0.25
    220
    0.13
    46. Skin Cancers
    50
    0.21
    214
    0.12
    47. Skin Disease
    47
    0.20
    264
    0.15
    48. Oral Cancer
    45
    0.19
    483
    0.28
    49. Ovary Cancer
    43
    0.18
    698
    0.40
    50. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.18
    245
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritania MAURITANIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    27.42
    20
    24.53
    27
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.54
    72
    24.21
    50
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.72
    122
    19.09
    60
    4. Liver Cancer
    12.80
    20
    17.60
    10
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.03
    91
    6.41
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.29
    146
    6.86
    121
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.39
    128
    8.00
    7
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    163
    1.71
    177
    9. Lymphomas
    2.74
    157
    5.70
    55
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.41
    54
    1.57
    114
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.05
    93
    1.91
    102
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.03
    130
    2.86
    86
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.67
    151
    2.52
    128
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.46
    141
    2.86
    68
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    140
    2.61
    87
    16. Leukemia
    0.73
    176
    1.38
    163
    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.