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Myanmar
COUNTRY #1
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MYANMAR VS GHANA

Compare Myanmar 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
Myanmar Population Pyramid
62,253,423
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Myanmar MYANMAR   Ghana GHANA
  Myanmar MYANMAR   Ghana GHANA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
42.4
45.4
43.9
126
127
125
  
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
49.8
53.6
51.7
120
115
117
  
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
55.4
59.4
57.3
121
119
118
  
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
57.0
61.1
59.0
133
129
132
  
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
60.2
64.1
62.1
126
127
130
  
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
63.5
67.3
65.4
127
133
131
  
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
65.9
72.2
69.1
133
121
126
  
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Myanmar MYANMAR   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
65.9
72.2
133
121
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
65.9
72.2
133
121
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
69.3
75.2
133
115
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
69.4
75.3
135
115
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
69.6
75.5
136
115
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
69.9
75.6
136
115
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
70.4
75.9
135
115
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
70.8
76.1
134
114
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
71.3
76.4
134
114
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
71.8
76.8
134
112
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
72.5
77.3
135
111
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
73.4
77.9
138
111
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
74.7
78.7
138
108
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
76.2
79.6
139
107
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
78.1
80.9
143
107
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
80.3
82.4
140
110
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
83.0
84.5
142
112
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
86.0
87.0
139
120
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
89.4
90.1
135
121
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Myanmar MYANMAR   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
185.28
7
124.02
35
2. Coronary Heart Disease
90.33
123
119.93
79
3. Lung Disease
73.61
9
26.48
69
4. Diabetes Mellitus
48.14
42
44.68
47
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
40.28
67
99.08
26
6. Tuberculosis
38.12
27
44.25
21
7. Liver Disease
33.29
50
36.74
35
8. Asthma
24.48
11
13.95
42
9. Kidney Disease
23.48
89
30.38
56
10. Road Traffic Accidents
20.94
71
31.33
46
11. Hypertension
20.51
79
17.73
94
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.12
104
17.79
85
13. Diarrhoeal diseases
17.00
61
30.48
50
14. Lung Cancers
16.58
74
1.71
177
15. Cervical Cancer
14.20
59
24.53
27
16. HIV/AIDS
13.93
50
51.92
22
17. Falls
13.85
9
8.85
34
18. Stomach Cancer
11.58
26
6.41
86
19. Breast Cancer
11.49
147
19.09
60
20. Liver Cancer
10.79
27
17.60
10
21. Low Birth Weight
8.91
46
9.43
38
22. Oral Cancer
8.77
8
2.86
86
23. Measles
8.71
8
0.29
39
24. Birth Trauma
7.82
43
8.81
36
25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.75
122
6.86
121
26. Oesophagus Cancer
6.70
25
2.61
87
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.05
47
2.19
103
28. Other Injuries
5.48
124
10.75
58
29. Congenital Anomalies
5.25
108
7.03
51
30. Parkinson's Disease
4.36
78
4.48
70
31. Drownings
4.24
40
2.38
93
32. Inflammatory/Heart
4.16
110
11.13
23
33. Violence
3.92
102
6.73
72
34. Ovary Cancer
3.69
122
8.00
7
35. Lymphomas
3.11
142
5.70
55
36. Leukemia
3.05
119
1.38
163
37. Maternal Conditions
3.00
58
6.87
40
38. Suicide
2.96
162
10.54
64
39. Endocrine Disorders
2.91
116
6.88
37
40. Malnutrition
2.65
78
8.62
36
41. Prostate Cancer
2.63
177
24.21
50
42. Pertussis
2.43
32
1.62
51
43. Skin Cancers
2.27
64
1.57
114
44. Skin Disease
2.02
63
1.87
77
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.00
71
1.73
80
46. Pancreas Cancer
1.68
149
2.52
128
47. Bladder Cancer
1.46
130
1.91
102
48. Poisonings
1.44
60
2.15
42
49. War
1.26
17
0.10
51
50. Epilepsy
1.02
134
1.45
103
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Myanmar MYANMAR   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
71,440
19.81
15,163
8.67
2. Coronary Heart Disease
34,871
9.67
14,103
8.06
3. Lung Disease
26,531
7.36
3,120
1.78
4. Diabetes Mellitus
19,944
5.53
5,929
3.39
5. Tuberculosis
19,299
5.35
10,214
5.84
6. Liver Disease
17,143
4.75
6,053
3.46
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
16,726
4.64
16,262
9.29
8. Road Traffic Accidents
11,004
3.05
7,808
4.46
9. Kidney Disease
9,924
2.75
4,161
2.38
10. Asthma
9,557
2.65
1,979
1.13
11. Hypertension
7,843
2.18
2,231
1.28
12. HIV/AIDS
7,707
2.14
13,565
7.75
13. Lung Cancers
7,558
2.10
237
0.14
14. Diarrhoeal diseases
7,237
2.01
6,538
3.74
15. Low Birth Weight
7,125
1.98
6,662
3.81
16. Birth Trauma
6,169
1.71
6,194
3.54
17. Falls
5,686
1.58
1,168
0.67
18. Stomach Cancer
5,343
1.48
870
0.50
19. Liver Cancer
5,215
1.45
2,851
1.63
20. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,082
1.41
1,294
0.74
21. Measles
4,465
1.24
135
0.08
22. Oral Cancer
4,209
1.17
483
0.28
23. Cervical Cancer
3,945
1.09
2,161
1.24
24. Congenital Anomalies
3,679
1.02
3,935
2.25
25. Oesophagus Cancer
3,325
0.92
285
0.16
26. Breast Cancer
3,192
0.89
1,937
1.11
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,996
0.83
803
0.46
28. Other Injuries
2,762
0.77
2,433
1.39
29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2,558
0.71
321
0.18
30. Drownings
2,212
0.61
740
0.42
31. Violence
2,124
0.59
1,857
1.06
32. Inflammatory/Heart
1,702
0.47
1,615
0.92
33. Maternal Conditions
1,681
0.47
1,991
1.14
34. Suicide
1,565
0.43
1,993
1.14
35. Leukemia
1,546
0.43
340
0.19
36. Lymphomas
1,472
0.41
875
0.50
37. Parkinson's Disease
1,450
0.40
387
0.22
38. Endocrine Disorders
1,265
0.35
1,965
1.12
39. Pertussis
1,244
0.35
744
0.43
40. Ovary Cancer
1,053
0.29
698
0.40
41. Skin Cancers
962
0.27
214
0.12
42. Malnutrition
945
0.26
1,868
1.07
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
893
0.25
256
0.15
44. Pancreas Cancer
743
0.21
334
0.19
45. Skin Disease
734
0.20
264
0.15
46. Poisonings
728
0.20
522
0.30
47. War
688
0.19
29
0.02
48. Bladder Cancer
573
0.16
245
0.14
49. Meningitis
550
0.15
2,983
1.70
50. Epilepsy
524
0.15
329
0.19
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Myanmar MYANMAR   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
16.58
74
1.71
177
2. Cervical Cancer
14.20
59
24.53
27
3. Stomach Cancer
11.58
26
6.41
86
4. Breast Cancer
11.49
147
19.09
60
5. Liver Cancer
10.79
27
17.60
10
6. Oral Cancer
8.77
8
2.86
86
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.75
122
6.86
121
8. Oesophagus Cancer
6.70
25
2.61
87
9. Ovary Cancer
3.69
122
8.00
7
10. Lymphomas
3.11
142
5.70
55
11. Leukemia
3.05
119
1.38
163
12. Prostate Cancer
2.63
177
24.21
50
13. Skin Cancers
2.27
64
1.57
114
14. Pancreas Cancer
1.68
149
2.52
128
15. Bladder Cancer
1.46
130
1.91
102
16. Uterin Cancer
0.94
163
2.86
68
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.