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Mozambique
COUNTRY #1
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MOZAMBIQUE VS GHANA

Compare Mozambique 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
Mozambique Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Ghana GHANA
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    33.9
    36.6
    35.2
    166
    163
    165
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    37.9
    41.0
    39.4
    167
    163
    165
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    41.1
    44.3
    42.7
    169
    168
    168
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    42.2
    45.2
    43.7
    176
    176
    176
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    47.5
    50.5
    49.0
    170
    166
    168
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    52.5
    55.2
    54.0
    171
    172
    171
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    54.5
    61.7
    58.1
    179
    179
    179
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    54.5
    61.7
    179
    179
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    59.0
    66.3
    180
    179
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    59.5
    66.7
    180
    179
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    59.9
    67.0
    180
    179
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    60.5
    67.6
    180
    178
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    61.2
    68.3
    180
    178
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    62.1
    69.4
    180
    175
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    63.4
    70.6
    179
    175
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    65.0
    72.0
    179
    171
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    66.8
    73.4
    179
    167
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    68.8
    74.8
    179
    166
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    71.0
    76.3
    178
    161
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    73.3
    77.8
    178
    158
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    76.0
    79.6
    178
    154
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    78.8
    81.6
    177
    151
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.0
    83.9
    177
    148
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    85.4
    86.7
    169
    141
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.1
    90.0
    158
    135
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    223.85
    4
    51.92
    22
    2. Stroke
    199.97
    5
    124.02
    35
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    114.09
    88
    119.93
    79
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    113.10
    19
    99.08
    26
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    57.95
    26
    30.48
    50
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    56.89
    31
    44.68
    47
    7. Hypertension
    55.74
    7
    17.73
    94
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.90
    11
    31.33
    46
    9. Malaria
    44.55
    18
    48.00
    12
    10. Cervical Cancer
    39.12
    14
    24.53
    27
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.57
    54
    30.38
    56
    12. Liver Disease
    27.80
    62
    36.74
    35
    13. Lung Disease
    27.71
    64
    26.48
    69
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.88
    18
    17.79
    85
    15. Suicide
    23.20
    9
    10.54
    64
    16. Other Injuries
    21.87
    5
    10.75
    58
    17. Prostate Cancer
    21.14
    57
    24.21
    50
    18. Malnutrition
    18.97
    10
    8.62
    36
    19. Maternal Conditions
    17.01
    12
    6.87
    40
    20. Meningitis
    16.32
    11
    13.70
    21
    21. Asthma
    14.89
    39
    13.95
    42
    22. Tuberculosis
    14.56
    57
    44.25
    21
    23. Falls
    11.50
    13
    8.85
    34
    24. Low Birth Weight
    10.84
    32
    9.43
    38
    25. Birth Trauma
    10.26
    23
    8.81
    36
    26. Breast Cancer
    9.41
    166
    19.09
    60
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    8.38
    22
    7.03
    51
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.53
    22
    2.61
    87
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.47
    53
    17.60
    10
    30. Lymphomas
    6.51
    27
    5.70
    55
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.41
    38
    2.19
    103
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.41
    59
    11.13
    23
    33. Fires
    5.56
    9
    3.31
    41
    34. Poisonings
    5.07
    3
    2.15
    42
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.94
    51
    4.48
    70
    36. Epilepsy
    4.75
    5
    1.45
    103
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    4.60
    73
    6.88
    37
    38. Drownings
    4.35
    37
    2.38
    93
    39. Violence
    4.29
    95
    6.73
    72
    40. Skin Cancers
    4.25
    12
    1.57
    114
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.85
    59
    2.86
    86
    42. Schistosomiasis
    3.74
    5
    1.56
    30
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.33
    36
    1.73
    80
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.14
    176
    6.86
    121
    45. Alcohol
    2.80
    42
    1.37
    94
    46. Leukemia
    2.73
    134
    1.38
    163
    47. Skin Disease
    2.46
    40
    1.87
    77
    48. Pertussis
    2.36
    35
    1.62
    51
    49. Syphilis
    2.36
    4
    0.88
    41
    50. Appendicitis
    2.05
    2
    0.73
    38
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    50,430
    19.75
    13,565
    7.75
    2. Stroke
    23,110
    9.05
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,445
    8.79
    16,262
    9.29
    4. Malaria
    14,971
    5.86
    11,162
    6.38
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,928
    5.06
    6,538
    3.74
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,621
    4.94
    14,103
    8.06
    7. Low Birth Weight
    10,409
    4.08
    6,662
    3.81
    8. Birth Trauma
    9,817
    3.85
    6,194
    3.54
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    9,117
    3.57
    7,808
    4.46
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,877
    2.69
    5,929
    3.39
    11. Hypertension
    5,786
    2.27
    2,231
    1.28
    12. Tuberculosis
    5,770
    2.26
    10,214
    5.84
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    5,566
    2.18
    3,935
    2.25
    14. Other Injuries
    4,924
    1.93
    2,433
    1.39
    15. Maternal Conditions
    4,339
    1.70
    1,991
    1.14
    16. Suicide
    4,144
    1.62
    1,993
    1.14
    17. Meningitis
    4,102
    1.61
    2,983
    1.70
    18. Malnutrition
    4,039
    1.58
    1,868
    1.07
    19. Kidney Disease
    4,036
    1.58
    4,161
    2.38
    20. Liver Disease
    4,004
    1.57
    6,053
    3.46
    21. Cervical Cancer
    3,297
    1.29
    2,161
    1.24
    22. Lung Disease
    2,986
    1.17
    3,120
    1.78
    23. Asthma
    2,160
    0.85
    1,979
    1.13
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,724
    0.68
    1,294
    0.74
    25. Falls
    1,524
    0.60
    1,168
    0.67
    26. Drownings
    1,418
    0.56
    740
    0.42
    27. Syphilis
    1,404
    0.55
    483
    0.28
    28. Pertussis
    1,320
    0.52
    744
    0.43
    29. Fires
    1,318
    0.52
    729
    0.42
    30. Lymphomas
    1,180
    0.46
    875
    0.50
    31. Poisonings
    1,136
    0.44
    522
    0.30
    32. Violence
    1,113
    0.44
    1,857
    1.06
    33. Liver Cancer
    1,108
    0.43
    2,851
    1.63
    34. Epilepsy
    1,082
    0.42
    329
    0.19
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,020
    0.40
    1,615
    0.92
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    976
    0.38
    285
    0.16
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    969
    0.38
    321
    0.18
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    912
    0.36
    1,965
    1.12
    39. Prostate Cancer
    805
    0.32
    1,031
    0.59
    40. Breast Cancer
    757
    0.30
    1,937
    1.11
    41. Skin Cancers
    563
    0.22
    214
    0.12
    42. Schistosomiasis
    562
    0.22
    257
    0.15
    43. Leukemia
    555
    0.22
    340
    0.19
    44. Oral Cancer
    545
    0.21
    483
    0.28
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    516
    0.20
    256
    0.15
    46. Tetanus
    456
    0.18
    220
    0.13
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    453
    0.18
    387
    0.22
    48. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    424
    0.17
    803
    0.46
    49. Alcohol
    403
    0.16
    244
    0.14
    50. Appendicitis
    393
    0.15
    146
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mozambique MOZAMBIQUE   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    39.12
    14
    24.53
    27
    2. Prostate Cancer
    21.14
    57
    24.21
    50
    3. Breast Cancer
    9.41
    166
    19.09
    60
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.53
    22
    2.61
    87
    5. Liver Cancer
    7.47
    53
    17.60
    10
    6. Lymphomas
    6.51
    27
    5.70
    55
    7. Skin Cancers
    4.25
    12
    1.57
    114
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.85
    59
    2.86
    86
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.14
    176
    6.86
    121
    10. Leukemia
    2.73
    134
    1.38
    163
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.76
    109
    1.91
    102
    12. Lung Cancers
    1.73
    175
    1.71
    177
    13. Stomach Cancer
    1.62
    177
    6.41
    86
    14. Ovary Cancer
    1.49
    179
    8.00
    7
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.39
    148
    2.86
    68
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.61
    177
    2.52
    128
    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.