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New Guinea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare New Guinea 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
New Guinea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Ghana GHANA
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    56.7
    61.3
    58.9
    139
    133
    136
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    63.4
    67.4
    65.3
    145
    149
    148
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.4
    67.4
    145
    149
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    66.6
    70.2
    154
    157
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    66.9
    70.5
    157
    159
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    67.1
    70.7
    160
    161
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    67.5
    70.9
    160
    161
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    68.0
    71.3
    161
    161
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    68.5
    71.8
    161
    162
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    69.1
    72.3
    161
    162
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    69.9
    73.1
    164
    162
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    70.9
    73.9
    162
    163
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    72.1
    75.0
    161
    163
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    73.6
    76.2
    161
    164
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.6
    159
    163
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.3
    157
    163
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.3
    154
    161
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.8
    148
    157
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.6
    146
    156
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.8
    143
    146
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    152.96
    47
    119.93
    79
    2. Lung Disease
    122.46
    2
    26.48
    69
    3. Stroke
    118.90
    43
    124.02
    35
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    96.77
    10
    44.68
    47
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48.64
    36
    30.48
    50
    6. Asthma
    47.57
    2
    13.95
    42
    7. Tuberculosis
    46.96
    20
    44.25
    21
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    41.97
    66
    99.08
    26
    9. Breast Cancer
    28.94
    13
    19.09
    60
    10. Malaria
    28.53
    34
    48.00
    12
    11. Hypertension
    25.98
    53
    17.73
    94
    12. Cervical Cancer
    21.97
    33
    24.53
    27
    13. Prostate Cancer
    21.28
    54
    24.21
    50
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    17.27
    3
    1.73
    80
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.47
    138
    17.79
    85
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.45
    99
    31.33
    46
    17. Falls
    13.87
    8
    8.85
    34
    18. Lung Cancers
    13.71
    82
    1.71
    177
    19. Kidney Disease
    13.07
    128
    30.38
    56
    20. Oral Cancer
    12.56
    2
    2.86
    86
    21. Violence
    12.19
    39
    6.73
    72
    22. Liver Cancer
    12.14
    22
    17.60
    10
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.80
    64
    6.86
    121
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.61
    36
    6.41
    86
    25. Liver Disease
    10.10
    127
    36.74
    35
    26. Skin Cancers
    9.28
    1
    1.57
    114
    27. Other Injuries
    8.96
    77
    10.75
    58
    28. Low Birth Weight
    8.64
    49
    9.43
    38
    29. Birth Trauma
    7.75
    44
    8.81
    36
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.23
    65
    51.92
    22
    31. Lymphomas
    6.83
    21
    5.70
    55
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.32
    40
    2.19
    103
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    6.28
    80
    7.03
    51
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    6.12
    20
    4.48
    70
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    34
    8.00
    7
    36. Fires
    5.98
    7
    3.31
    41
    37. Maternal Conditions
    4.88
    50
    6.87
    40
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.59
    38
    2.61
    87
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.35
    97
    11.13
    23
    40. Leukemia
    4.25
    57
    1.38
    163
    41. Suicide
    3.57
    157
    10.54
    64
    42. Malnutrition
    3.38
    64
    8.62
    36
    43. Uterin Cancer
    3.18
    48
    2.86
    68
    44. Meningitis
    3.03
    53
    13.70
    21
    45. Skin Disease
    2.76
    33
    1.87
    77
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    2.76
    123
    6.88
    37
    47. Drownings
    2.58
    85
    2.38
    93
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    136
    2.52
    128
    49. Pertussis
    2.04
    43
    1.62
    51
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2.00
    96
    1.91
    102
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,835
    12.17
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    5,095
    9.08
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Lung Disease
    4,538
    8.08
    3,120
    1.78
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,533
    8.07
    5,929
    3.39
    5. Tuberculosis
    3,969
    7.07
    10,214
    5.84
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,595
    4.62
    16,262
    9.29
    7. Malaria
    2,446
    4.36
    11,162
    6.38
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,295
    4.09
    6,538
    3.74
    9. Asthma
    1,842
    3.28
    1,979
    1.13
    10. Low Birth Weight
    1,661
    2.96
    6,662
    3.81
    11. Birth Trauma
    1,504
    2.68
    6,194
    3.54
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,105
    1.97
    7,808
    4.46
    13. Hypertension
    1,096
    1.95
    2,231
    1.28
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,072
    1.91
    256
    0.15
    15. Violence
    969
    1.73
    1,857
    1.06
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    951
    1.69
    3,935
    2.25
    17. Breast Cancer
    764
    1.36
    1,937
    1.11
    18. Kidney Disease
    687
    1.22
    4,161
    2.38
    19. Cervical Cancer
    665
    1.18
    2,161
    1.24
    20. Other Injuries
    647
    1.15
    2,433
    1.39
    21. Liver Cancer
    644
    1.15
    2,851
    1.63
    22. Liver Disease
    624
    1.11
    6,053
    3.46
    23. Lung Cancers
    622
    1.11
    237
    0.14
    24. HIV/AIDS
    611
    1.09
    13,565
    7.75
    25. Oral Cancer
    580
    1.03
    483
    0.28
    26. Falls
    502
    0.89
    1,168
    0.67
    27. Fires
    488
    0.87
    729
    0.42
    28. Stomach Cancer
    447
    0.80
    870
    0.50
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    445
    0.79
    803
    0.46
    30. Maternal Conditions
    421
    0.75
    1,991
    1.14
    31. Skin Cancers
    417
    0.74
    214
    0.12
    32. Lymphomas
    353
    0.63
    875
    0.50
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    343
    0.61
    1,294
    0.74
    34. Meningitis
    324
    0.58
    2,983
    1.70
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    301
    0.54
    321
    0.18
    36. Prostate Cancer
    285
    0.51
    1,031
    0.59
    37. Suicide
    259
    0.46
    1,993
    1.14
    38. Leukemia
    253
    0.45
    340
    0.19
    39. Pertussis
    248
    0.44
    744
    0.43
    40. Drownings
    240
    0.43
    740
    0.42
    41. Measles
    238
    0.42
    135
    0.08
    42. Syphilis
    234
    0.42
    483
    0.28
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    229
    0.41
    1,615
    0.92
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    199
    0.35
    285
    0.16
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    185
    0.33
    387
    0.22
    46. Ovary Cancer
    179
    0.32
    698
    0.40
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    153
    0.27
    1,965
    1.12
    48. Malnutrition
    134
    0.24
    1,868
    1.07
    49. Skin Disease
    126
    0.22
    264
    0.15
    50. Poisonings
    121
    0.22
    522
    0.30
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.94
    13
    19.09
    60
    2. Cervical Cancer
    21.97
    33
    24.53
    27
    3. Prostate Cancer
    21.28
    54
    24.21
    50
    4. Lung Cancers
    13.71
    82
    1.71
    177
    5. Oral Cancer
    12.56
    2
    2.86
    86
    6. Liver Cancer
    12.14
    22
    17.60
    10
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.80
    64
    6.86
    121
    8. Stomach Cancer
    10.61
    36
    6.41
    86
    9. Skin Cancers
    9.28
    1
    1.57
    114
    10. Lymphomas
    6.83
    21
    5.70
    55
    11. Ovary Cancer
    5.99
    34
    8.00
    7
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.59
    38
    2.61
    87
    13. Leukemia
    4.25
    57
    1.38
    163
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.18
    48
    2.86
    68
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.21
    136
    2.52
    128
    16. Bladder Cancer
    2.00
    96
    1.91
    102
    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.