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Niger
COUNTRY #1
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
NIGER VS GHANA

Compare Niger 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
Niger Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Ghana GHANA
      Niger NIGER   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.9
    37.1
    39.6
    130
    161
    149
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    42.6
    38.6
    40.6
    150
    169
    161
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    43.7
    40.8
    42.3
    161
    172
    170
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    47.7
    45.3
    46.5
    163
    175
    173
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    49.9
    50.0
    50.0
    159
    169
    164
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    57.8
    58.8
    58.2
    153
    161
    157
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    62.1
    64.6
    63.3
    156
    167
    159
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.1
    64.6
    156
    167
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    67.8
    69.9
    142
    159
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    68.7
    70.9
    137
    156
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    69.7
    71.7
    134
    150
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    70.0
    72.0
    133
    150
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    70.5
    72.4
    132
    149
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    71.0
    72.8
    132
    151
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    71.5
    73.3
    131
    150
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    72.2
    73.9
    129
    151
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    73.0
    74.6
    127
    153
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    73.9
    75.4
    127
    156
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    75.1
    76.5
    127
    157
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    76.6
    77.8
    131
    159
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.4
    130
    158
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.7
    81.4
    128
    159
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    124
    150
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.8
    119
    136
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    105
    118
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    118.92
    14
    99.08
    26
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.53
    82
    119.93
    79
    3. Stroke
    114.20
    55
    124.02
    35
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    93.61
    7
    30.48
    50
    5. Malaria
    43.60
    19
    48.00
    12
    6. Liver Disease
    40.78
    24
    36.74
    35
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.65
    79
    44.68
    47
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.36
    41
    31.33
    46
    9. Lung Disease
    30.61
    48
    26.48
    69
    10. Kidney Disease
    29.61
    61
    30.38
    56
    11. Tuberculosis
    26.95
    41
    44.25
    21
    12. Asthma
    20.43
    19
    13.95
    42
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.18
    44
    17.79
    85
    14. Maternal Conditions
    20.03
    6
    6.87
    40
    15. Meningitis
    19.40
    6
    13.70
    21
    16. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    19.09
    60
    17. Hypertension
    18.25
    91
    17.73
    94
    18. Other Injuries
    17.29
    11
    10.75
    58
    19. Violence
    12.61
    36
    6.73
    72
    20. Falls
    12.36
    12
    8.85
    34
    21. Low Birth Weight
    11.39
    23
    9.43
    38
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.80
    8
    2.19
    103
    23. Suicide
    10.15
    70
    10.54
    64
    24. Birth Trauma
    9.50
    31
    8.81
    36
    25. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    24.53
    27
    26. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    8.00
    7
    27. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    17.60
    10
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.56
    40
    7.03
    51
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.46
    44
    11.13
    23
    30. HIV/AIDS
    7.11
    67
    51.92
    22
    31. Malnutrition
    6.98
    40
    8.62
    36
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    49
    6.88
    37
    33. Pertussis
    5.68
    9
    1.62
    51
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    6.86
    121
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.13
    47
    4.48
    70
    36. Fires
    4.88
    12
    3.31
    41
    37. Measles
    4.65
    15
    0.29
    39
    38. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    24.21
    50
    39. Drownings
    4.32
    38
    2.38
    93
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.21
    23
    1.73
    80
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    6.41
    86
    42. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    5.70
    55
    43. Epilepsy
    3.33
    21
    1.45
    103
    44. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    1.57
    114
    45. Poisonings
    2.97
    17
    2.15
    42
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    2.86
    86
    47. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    1.38
    163
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    20
    1.56
    30
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.91
    102
    50. Skin Disease
    2.14
    57
    1.87
    77
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Niger NIGER   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,093
    13.13
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Malaria
    17,022
    10.59
    11,162
    6.38
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16,030
    9.97
    6,538
    3.74
    4. Low Birth Weight
    9,560
    5.95
    6,662
    3.81
    5. Stroke
    8,717
    5.42
    15,163
    8.67
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,229
    5.12
    14,103
    8.06
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,030
    5.00
    6,194
    3.54
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,946
    3.70
    7,808
    4.46
    9. Meningitis
    5,237
    3.26
    2,983
    1.70
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,346
    2.70
    3,935
    2.25
    11. Liver Disease
    4,116
    2.56
    6,053
    3.46
    12. Other Injuries
    3,826
    2.38
    2,433
    1.39
    13. Tuberculosis
    3,703
    2.30
    10,214
    5.84
    14. Maternal Conditions
    3,317
    2.06
    1,991
    1.14
    15. Pertussis
    2,858
    1.78
    744
    0.43
    16. Kidney Disease
    2,732
    1.70
    4,161
    2.38
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,630
    1.64
    5,929
    3.39
    18. Measles
    2,414
    1.50
    135
    0.08
    19. Violence
    2,244
    1.40
    1,857
    1.06
    20. Lung Disease
    2,172
    1.35
    3,120
    1.78
    21. Malnutrition
    2,170
    1.35
    1,868
    1.07
    22. Asthma
    1,902
    1.18
    1,979
    1.13
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,806
    1.12
    1,965
    1.12
    24. Drownings
    1,581
    0.98
    740
    0.42
    25. Hypertension
    1,356
    0.84
    2,231
    1.28
    26. Falls
    1,297
    0.81
    1,168
    0.67
    27. Suicide
    1,227
    0.76
    1,993
    1.14
    28. Fires
    1,120
    0.70
    729
    0.42
    29. Breast Cancer
    1,075
    0.67
    1,937
    1.11
    30. HIV/AIDS
    1,048
    0.65
    13,565
    7.75
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,044
    0.65
    321
    0.18
    32. Alzheimers & Dementia
    858
    0.53
    1,294
    0.74
    33. Poisonings
    771
    0.48
    522
    0.30
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    769
    0.48
    1,615
    0.92
    35. Liver Cancer
    745
    0.46
    2,851
    1.63
    36. Epilepsy
    676
    0.42
    329
    0.19
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    522
    0.32
    803
    0.46
    38. Cervical Cancer
    487
    0.30
    2,161
    1.24
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    467
    0.29
    256
    0.15
    40. Ovary Cancer
    425
    0.26
    698
    0.40
    41. War
    409
    0.25
    29
    0.02
    42. Tetanus
    372
    0.23
    220
    0.13
    43. Lymphomas
    350
    0.22
    875
    0.50
    44. Stomach Cancer
    300
    0.19
    870
    0.50
    45. Skin Cancers
    287
    0.18
    214
    0.12
    46. Hepatitis B
    279
    0.17
    101
    0.06
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    275
    0.17
    387
    0.22
    48. Leukemia
    258
    0.16
    340
    0.19
    49. Oral Cancer
    242
    0.15
    483
    0.28
    50. Schistosomiasis
    237
    0.15
    257
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Niger NIGER   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    18.52
    70
    19.09
    60
    2. Cervical Cancer
    9.28
    88
    24.53
    27
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.90
    8
    8.00
    7
    4. Liver Cancer
    7.86
    47
    17.60
    10
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.52
    142
    6.86
    121
    6. Prostate Cancer
    4.34
    169
    24.21
    50
    7. Stomach Cancer
    3.59
    138
    6.41
    86
    8. Lymphomas
    3.33
    139
    5.70
    55
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.18
    25
    1.57
    114
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.55
    102
    2.86
    86
    11. Leukemia
    2.32
    145
    1.38
    163
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.24
    79
    1.91
    102
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.99
    109
    2.86
    68
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.71
    119
    2.61
    87
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.47
    155
    2.52
    128
    16. Lung Cancers
    0.54
    182
    1.71
    177
    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.