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Netherlands
COUNTRY #1
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NETHERLANDS VS GHANA

Compare Netherlands 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Ghana GHANA
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.5
    75.4
    73.4
    1
    2
    2
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    70.8
    76.5
    73.6
    4
    3
    3
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    72.5
    79.2
    75.7
    4
    1
    2
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    73.8
    80.1
    76.9
    10
    9
    7
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    75.5
    80.6
    78.1
    14
    20
    17
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    78.7
    82.7
    80.8
    13
    20
    14
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    80.4
    83.1
    81.8
    13
    29
    19
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.4
    83.1
    13
    29
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    80.8
    83.5
    15
    29
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    80.9
    83.6
    15
    29
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    81.0
    83.6
    15
    30
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    81.1
    83.7
    15
    30
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    81.2
    83.7
    14
    30
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.9
    16
    30
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.0
    18
    32
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.2
    17
    32
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.6
    20
    32
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.1
    20
    32
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    20
    33
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.7
    23
    32
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    26
    34
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    31
    36
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.2
    44
    50
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    38.44
    175
    119.93
    79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.78
    7
    17.79
    85
    3. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    1.71
    177
    4. Lung Disease
    21.59
    93
    26.48
    69
    5. Stroke
    20.66
    167
    124.02
    35
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    19.09
    60
    7. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    24.21
    50
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    6.86
    121
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.84
    160
    99.08
    26
    10. Suicide
    9.27
    84
    10.54
    64
    11. Falls
    8.22
    46
    8.85
    34
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    2.52
    128
    13. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    5.70
    55
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    2.61
    87
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.62
    166
    44.68
    47
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    8.00
    7
    17. Kidney Disease
    5.19
    164
    30.38
    56
    18. Parkinson's Disease
    4.43
    72
    4.48
    70
    19. Other Neoplasms
    4.24
    20
    0.41
    98
    20. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    1.38
    163
    21. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    6.41
    86
    22. Other Injuries
    3.51
    160
    10.75
    58
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    1.91
    102
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.26
    101
    6.88
    37
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.22
    153
    7.03
    51
    26. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    17.60
    10
    27. Liver Disease
    3.02
    174
    36.74
    35
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.02
    136
    11.13
    23
    29. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    1.57
    114
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.83
    172
    31.33
    46
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    2.86
    68
    32. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    2.86
    86
    33. Alcohol
    2.12
    56
    1.37
    94
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    24.53
    27
    35. Hypertension
    1.62
    180
    17.73
    94
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.38
    158
    9.43
    38
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.18
    128
    30.48
    50
    38. Epilepsy
    1.13
    128
    1.45
    103
    39. Drug Use
    1.03
    115
    3.31
    22
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    9
    0.59
    30
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    143
    8.81
    36
    42. Skin Disease
    0.60
    133
    1.87
    77
    43. Violence
    0.58
    174
    6.73
    72
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.50
    157
    1.73
    80
    45. Drownings
    0.48
    171
    2.38
    93
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    60
    0.17
    138
    47. Anemia
    0.46
    26
    0.00
    105
    48. Osteoarthritis
    0.42
    7
    0.00
    100
    49. Asthma
    0.39
    171
    13.95
    42
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.31
    181
    2.19
    103
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18,148
    14.31
    1,294
    0.74
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    17,601
    13.87
    14,103
    8.06
    3. Lung Cancers
    10,980
    8.66
    237
    0.14
    4. Stroke
    9,707
    7.65
    15,163
    8.67
    5. Lung Disease
    9,567
    7.54
    3,120
    1.78
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,829
    4.60
    803
    0.46
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,946
    3.90
    16,262
    9.29
    8. Falls
    4,131
    3.26
    1,168
    0.67
    9. Breast Cancer
    3,535
    2.79
    1,937
    1.11
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3,265
    2.57
    1,031
    0.59
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2,995
    2.36
    334
    0.19
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,530
    1.99
    4,161
    2.38
    13. Lymphomas
    2,511
    1.98
    875
    0.50
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,386
    1.88
    5,929
    3.39
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,145
    1.69
    285
    0.16
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    2,120
    1.67
    387
    0.22
    17. Suicide
    2,025
    1.60
    1,993
    1.14
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,831
    1.44
    48
    0.03
    19. Other Injuries
    1,648
    1.30
    2,433
    1.39
    20. Leukemia
    1,578
    1.24
    340
    0.19
    21. Bladder Cancer
    1,471
    1.16
    245
    0.14
    22. Stomach Cancer
    1,361
    1.07
    870
    0.50
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,201
    0.95
    1,615
    0.92
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,163
    0.92
    2,851
    1.63
    25. Ovary Cancer
    1,067
    0.84
    698
    0.40
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    1,055
    0.83
    1,965
    1.12
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,024
    0.81
    214
    0.12
    28. Liver Disease
    936
    0.74
    6,053
    3.46
    29. Hypertension
    818
    0.64
    2,231
    1.28
    30. Oral Cancer
    768
    0.61
    483
    0.28
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    681
    0.54
    7,808
    4.46
    32. Alcohol
    612
    0.48
    244
    0.14
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    584
    0.46
    6,538
    3.74
    34. Uterin Cancer
    566
    0.45
    219
    0.13
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    544
    0.43
    3,935
    2.25
    36. Multiple Sclerosis
    295
    0.23
    113
    0.06
    37. Skin Disease
    295
    0.23
    264
    0.15
    38. Epilepsy
    289
    0.23
    329
    0.19
    39. Cervical Cancer
    266
    0.21
    2,161
    1.24
    40. Anemia
    249
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    238
    0.19
    256
    0.15
    42. Drug Use
    231
    0.18
    630
    0.36
    43. Osteoarthritis
    220
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    214
    0.17
    16
    0.01
    45. Low Birth Weight
    167
    0.13
    6,662
    3.81
    46. Asthma
    165
    0.13
    1,979
    1.13
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    130
    0.10
    321
    0.18
    48. Violence
    107
    0.08
    1,857
    1.06
    49. Drownings
    98
    0.08
    740
    0.42
    50. Schizophrenia
    96
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Netherlands NETHERLANDS   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    29.85
    13
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.00
    64
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.73
    81
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.00
    27
    6.86
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.94
    23
    2.52
    128
    6. Lymphomas
    6.40
    28
    5.70
    55
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.83
    29
    2.61
    87
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.58
    47
    8.00
    7
    9. Leukemia
    4.14
    62
    1.38
    163
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.58
    139
    6.41
    86
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.42
    45
    1.91
    102
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.18
    160
    17.60
    10
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.94
    33
    1.57
    114
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.70
    73
    2.86
    68
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.16
    127
    2.86
    86
    16. Cervical Cancer
    1.76
    174
    24.53
    27
    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.