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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
1,473,241
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
5,036,151
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
  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
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.