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Paraguay
COUNTRY #1
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PARAGUAY VS GHANA

Compare Paraguay 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
Paraguay Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Ghana GHANA
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    69.0
    73.0
    70.9
    69
    93
    82
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    73.1
    78.8
    75.8
    70
    65
    71
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.8
    70
    65
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    74.6
    80.2
    61
    55
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    74.7
    80.3
    62
    55
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    74.8
    80.4
    61
    55
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    75.1
    80.5
    58
    55
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    75.6
    80.7
    58
    55
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    76.0
    80.8
    57
    55
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    76.4
    81.0
    57
    54
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.8
    81.3
    56
    53
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.6
    55
    52
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    53
    51
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.7
    52
    50
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    80.2
    83.5
    53
    48
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    81.7
    84.5
    50
    47
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    83.4
    85.8
    50
    44
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    85.6
    87.3
    45
    43
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.2
    38
    38
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.5
    25
    23
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.66
    137
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    53.27
    122
    124.02
    35
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.85
    56
    44.68
    47
    4. Kidney Disease
    27.94
    68
    30.38
    56
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    91
    99.08
    26
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.60
    62
    31.33
    46
    7. Prostate Cancer
    21.17
    56
    24.21
    50
    8. Lung Disease
    20.96
    97
    26.48
    69
    9. Cervical Cancer
    17.57
    46
    24.53
    27
    10. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    95
    19.09
    60
    11. Hypertension
    15.87
    104
    17.73
    94
    12. Other Injuries
    13.54
    32
    10.75
    58
    13. Lung Cancers
    13.04
    90
    1.71
    177
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.58
    82
    6.86
    121
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    9.48
    22
    6.88
    37
    16. Liver Disease
    9.16
    131
    36.74
    35
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8.44
    2
    0.41
    98
    18. Violence
    7.96
    62
    6.73
    72
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    7.21
    47
    7.03
    51
    20. Alcohol
    7.18
    11
    1.37
    94
    21. HIV/AIDS
    7.00
    68
    51.92
    22
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.25
    88
    6.41
    86
    23. Suicide
    6.16
    125
    10.54
    64
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.80
    83
    9.43
    38
    25. Malnutrition
    5.61
    49
    8.62
    36
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.58
    75
    2.52
    128
    27. Tuberculosis
    4.51
    86
    44.25
    21
    28. Leukemia
    4.42
    50
    1.38
    163
    29. Lymphomas
    4.16
    113
    5.70
    55
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.08
    68
    2.61
    87
    31. Ovary Cancer
    2.93
    148
    8.00
    7
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.78
    96
    30.48
    50
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.68
    172
    17.60
    10
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.60
    149
    11.13
    23
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.56
    176
    17.79
    85
    36. Drownings
    2.55
    87
    2.38
    93
    37. Skin Disease
    2.45
    41
    1.87
    77
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.34
    111
    2.86
    86
    39. Skin Cancers
    2.19
    70
    1.57
    114
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.17
    157
    4.48
    70
    41. Asthma
    2.17
    110
    13.95
    42
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.95
    91
    8.81
    36
    43. Falls
    1.62
    176
    8.85
    34
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.57
    133
    2.86
    68
    45. Epilepsy
    1.49
    98
    1.45
    103
    46. Anemia
    1.43
    11
    0.00
    105
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.20
    143
    2.19
    103
    48. Syphilis
    1.17
    31
    0.88
    41
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.16
    6
    0.17
    138
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.00
    158
    1.91
    102
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,327
    14.50
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    3,007
    10.08
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,361
    7.91
    5,929
    3.39
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,661
    5.57
    16,262
    9.29
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,592
    5.34
    4,161
    2.38
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,552
    5.20
    7,808
    4.46
    7. Lung Disease
    1,181
    3.96
    3,120
    1.78
    8. Hypertension
    895
    3.00
    2,231
    1.28
    9. Other Injuries
    843
    2.83
    2,433
    1.39
    10. Lung Cancers
    738
    2.47
    237
    0.14
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    662
    2.22
    3,935
    2.25
    12. Low Birth Weight
    644
    2.16
    6,662
    3.81
    13. Violence
    566
    1.90
    1,857
    1.06
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    562
    1.88
    1,965
    1.12
    15. Prostate Cancer
    546
    1.83
    1,031
    0.59
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    543
    1.82
    803
    0.46
    17. Liver Disease
    524
    1.76
    6,053
    3.46
    18. Cervical Cancer
    516
    1.73
    2,161
    1.24
    19. Other Neoplasms
    487
    1.63
    48
    0.03
    20. Breast Cancer
    481
    1.61
    1,937
    1.11
    21. HIV/AIDS
    448
    1.50
    13,565
    7.75
    22. Suicide
    425
    1.42
    1,993
    1.14
    23. Alcohol
    410
    1.37
    244
    0.14
    24. Stomach Cancer
    355
    1.19
    870
    0.50
    25. Malnutrition
    330
    1.11
    1,868
    1.07
    26. Tuberculosis
    273
    0.92
    10,214
    5.84
    27. Leukemia
    272
    0.91
    340
    0.19
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    258
    0.86
    334
    0.19
    29. Lymphomas
    245
    0.82
    875
    0.50
    30. Birth Trauma
    213
    0.71
    6,194
    3.54
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    192
    0.64
    6,538
    3.74
    32. Drownings
    178
    0.60
    740
    0.42
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.58
    285
    0.16
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    154
    0.52
    1,615
    0.92
    35. Liver Cancer
    152
    0.51
    2,851
    1.63
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    144
    0.48
    1,294
    0.74
    37. Skin Disease
    144
    0.48
    264
    0.15
    38. Oral Cancer
    134
    0.45
    483
    0.28
    39. Asthma
    126
    0.42
    1,979
    1.13
    40. Skin Cancers
    125
    0.42
    214
    0.12
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    122
    0.41
    387
    0.22
    42. Syphilis
    119
    0.40
    483
    0.28
    43. Falls
    100
    0.34
    1,168
    0.67
    44. Epilepsy
    98
    0.33
    329
    0.19
    45. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.28
    698
    0.40
    46. Anemia
    82
    0.27
    0
    0.00
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.23
    321
    0.18
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    66
    0.22
    16
    0.01
    49. Maternal Conditions
    64
    0.21
    1,991
    1.14
    50. Fires
    63
    0.21
    729
    0.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Paraguay PARAGUAY   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    21.17
    56
    24.21
    50
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.57
    46
    24.53
    27
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    95
    19.09
    60
    4. Lung Cancers
    13.04
    90
    1.71
    177
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.58
    82
    6.86
    121
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.25
    88
    6.41
    86
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.58
    75
    2.52
    128
    8. Leukemia
    4.42
    50
    1.38
    163
    9. Lymphomas
    4.16
    113
    5.70
    55
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.08
    68
    2.61
    87
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.93
    148
    8.00
    7
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.68
    172
    17.60
    10
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.34
    111
    2.86
    86
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.19
    70
    1.57
    114
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.57
    133
    2.86
    68
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.00
    158
    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.