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Mauritius
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITIUS VS GHANA

Compare Mauritius 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Mauritius Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    82
    66
    72
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    67.8
    74.3
    71.0
    85
    75
    81
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    85
    75
    83
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    89
    86
    87
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.0
    77.3
    89
    86
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    72.1
    78.4
    92
    85
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    72.2
    78.5
    93
    85
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    72.3
    78.5
    95
    85
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.6
    94
    83
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    72.8
    78.8
    96
    82
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    73.2
    79.0
    94
    81
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    73.7
    79.2
    93
    82
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    74.3
    79.5
    91
    81
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    75.0
    79.9
    89
    81
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    75.9
    80.5
    86
    80
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    77.1
    81.1
    82
    77
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    78.5
    82.0
    82
    75
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.0
    76
    72
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.4
    71
    71
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.4
    86.1
    72
    67
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.3
    68
    61
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.7
    72
    67
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    104.41
    8
    44.68
    47
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.82
    103
    119.93
    79
    3. Stroke
    56.52
    121
    124.02
    35
    4. Kidney Disease
    41.13
    20
    30.38
    56
    5. Lung Disease
    37.21
    31
    26.48
    69
    6. Hypertension
    34.14
    34
    17.73
    94
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    19.09
    60
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.53
    108
    99.08
    26
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    24.21
    50
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.85
    122
    31.33
    46
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    6.86
    121
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    1.71
    177
    13. HIV/AIDS
    9.81
    60
    51.92
    22
    14. Suicide
    8.75
    87
    10.54
    64
    15. Liver Disease
    8.61
    136
    36.74
    35
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.69
    55
    11.13
    23
    17. Asthma
    6.38
    78
    13.95
    42
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.34
    76
    7.03
    51
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.10
    51
    6.88
    37
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    6.41
    86
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    24.53
    27
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    8.00
    7
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.61
    17
    0.41
    98
    24. Birth Trauma
    4.26
    71
    8.81
    36
    25. Other Injuries
    4.15
    150
    10.75
    58
    26. Skin Disease
    3.73
    22
    1.87
    77
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.62
    113
    9.43
    38
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    2.86
    86
    29. Falls
    3.56
    135
    8.85
    34
    30. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    5.70
    55
    31. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    2.86
    68
    32. Alcohol
    3.15
    31
    1.37
    94
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    2.52
    128
    34. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    17.60
    10
    35. Drownings
    3.02
    75
    2.38
    93
    36. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    1.38
    163
    37. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.41
    177
    17.79
    85
    38. Epilepsy
    2.36
    51
    1.45
    103
    39. Violence
    2.18
    128
    6.73
    72
    40. Anemia
    2.05
    6
    0.00
    105
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    2.61
    87
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.41
    118
    30.48
    50
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.26
    140
    2.19
    103
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    1.91
    102
    45. Drug Use
    1.16
    95
    3.31
    22
    46. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    124
    44.25
    21
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.87
    91
    6.87
    40
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    80
    2.15
    42
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.70
    179
    4.48
    70
    50. Fires
    0.62
    130
    3.31
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,873
    18.89
    5,929
    3.39
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,805
    18.21
    14,103
    8.06
    3. Stroke
    985
    9.94
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Kidney Disease
    724
    7.30
    4,161
    2.38
    5. Lung Disease
    646
    6.52
    3,120
    1.78
    6. Hypertension
    592
    5.97
    2,231
    1.28
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    346
    3.49
    16,262
    9.29
    8. Breast Cancer
    232
    2.34
    1,937
    1.11
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    182
    1.84
    803
    0.46
    10. Lung Cancers
    182
    1.84
    237
    0.14
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    155
    1.56
    7,808
    4.46
    12. Liver Disease
    145
    1.46
    6,053
    3.46
    13. HIV/AIDS
    141
    1.42
    13,565
    7.75
    14. Suicide
    120
    1.21
    1,993
    1.14
    15. Prostate Cancer
    115
    1.16
    1,031
    0.59
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    108
    1.09
    1,615
    0.92
    17. Asthma
    107
    1.08
    1,979
    1.13
    18. Stomach Cancer
    104
    1.05
    870
    0.50
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    101
    1.02
    1,965
    1.12
    20. Other Neoplasms
    77
    0.78
    48
    0.03
    21. Other Injuries
    66
    0.67
    2,433
    1.39
    22. Skin Disease
    64
    0.65
    264
    0.15
    23. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.64
    483
    0.28
    24. Lymphomas
    57
    0.57
    875
    0.50
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    57
    0.57
    3,935
    2.25
    26. Falls
    57
    0.57
    1,168
    0.67
    27. Liver Cancer
    56
    0.56
    2,851
    1.63
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    55
    0.55
    334
    0.19
    29. Alcohol
    53
    0.53
    244
    0.14
    30. Cervical Cancer
    49
    0.49
    2,161
    1.24
    31. Leukemia
    48
    0.48
    340
    0.19
    32. Ovary Cancer
    46
    0.46
    698
    0.40
    33. Drownings
    43
    0.43
    740
    0.42
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42
    0.42
    1,294
    0.74
    35. Low Birth Weight
    37
    0.37
    6,662
    3.81
    36. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.37
    6,194
    3.54
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.35
    285
    0.16
    38. Epilepsy
    35
    0.35
    329
    0.19
    39. Anemia
    33
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    40. Uterin Cancer
    32
    0.32
    219
    0.13
    41. Violence
    30
    0.30
    1,857
    1.06
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23
    0.23
    6,538
    3.74
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.22
    321
    0.18
    44. Bladder Cancer
    21
    0.21
    245
    0.14
    45. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.17
    10,214
    5.84
    46. Drug Use
    16
    0.16
    630
    0.36
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.12
    387
    0.22
    48. Maternal Conditions
    11
    0.11
    1,991
    1.14
    49. Poisonings
    11
    0.11
    522
    0.30
    50. Fires
    10
    0.10
    729
    0.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    19.09
    60
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    24.21
    50
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    6.86
    121
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    1.71
    177
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    6.41
    86
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    24.53
    27
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    8.00
    7
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    2.86
    86
    9. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    5.70
    55
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    2.86
    68
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    2.52
    128
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    17.60
    10
    13. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    1.38
    163
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    2.61
    87
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    1.91
    102
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    172
    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.