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Romania
COUNTRY #1
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ROMANIA VS GHANA

Compare Romania 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
Romania Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Ghana GHANA
      Romania ROMANIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    67.2
    74.3
    70.7
    91
    78
    86
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    72.0
    79.3
    75.6
    80
    57
    73
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.0
    79.3
    80
    57
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.7
    86
    66
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    72.5
    79.8
    86
    66
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    72.6
    79.8
    86
    66
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    72.8
    79.9
    89
    67
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    72.9
    80.0
    93
    67
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.1
    98
    66
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.2
    99
    66
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    73.7
    80.4
    100
    67
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.7
    100
    67
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    75.0
    81.1
    103
    68
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    76.2
    81.6
    99
    66
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    77.8
    82.4
    90
    67
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.4
    83
    64
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.9
    84.5
    81
    66
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    84.3
    86.0
    76
    70
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.0
    88.0
    72
    76
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.6
    63
    72
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    153.78
    46
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    104.36
    65
    124.02
    35
    3. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    1.71
    177
    4. Liver Disease
    27.34
    66
    36.74
    35
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.33
    96
    99.08
    26
    6. Hypertension
    22.29
    71
    17.73
    94
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    19.09
    60
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    6.86
    121
    9. Lung Disease
    16.92
    127
    26.48
    69
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    24.21
    50
    11. Kidney Disease
    11.95
    136
    30.38
    56
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.38
    22
    11.13
    23
    13. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    24.53
    27
    14. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    6.41
    86
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.54
    130
    31.33
    46
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    17.60
    10
    17. Other Injuries
    7.73
    89
    10.75
    58
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    2.52
    128
    19. Suicide
    7.33
    109
    10.54
    64
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    2.86
    86
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    8.00
    7
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.41
    165
    17.79
    85
    23. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.39
    167
    44.68
    47
    24. Falls
    4.62
    110
    8.85
    34
    25. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    1.91
    102
    26. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    5.70
    55
    27. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    1.38
    163
    28. Tuberculosis
    3.59
    93
    44.25
    21
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    161
    7.03
    51
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    1.57
    114
    31. Drownings
    2.55
    88
    2.38
    93
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    2.86
    68
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    2.61
    87
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.13
    144
    9.43
    38
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.50
    167
    4.48
    70
    36. Alcohol
    1.46
    85
    1.37
    94
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.42
    136
    2.19
    103
    38. Fires
    1.33
    97
    3.31
    41
    39. Poisonings
    1.32
    63
    2.15
    42
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    113
    1.45
    103
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.22
    114
    51.92
    22
    42. Drug Use
    1.21
    90
    3.31
    22
    43. Violence
    1.08
    152
    6.73
    72
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    113
    1.73
    80
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.76
    65
    0.41
    98
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.60
    181
    6.88
    37
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.54
    160
    30.48
    50
    48. Asthma
    0.52
    160
    13.95
    42
    49. Malnutrition
    0.37
    120
    8.62
    36
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    0.27
    21
    0.00
    104
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Romania ROMANIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,810
    30.78
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    49,707
    21.31
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Hypertension
    11,007
    4.72
    2,231
    1.28
    4. Lung Cancers
    10,113
    4.33
    237
    0.14
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,357
    4.01
    16,262
    9.29
    6. Liver Disease
    8,920
    3.82
    6,053
    3.46
    7. Lung Disease
    7,359
    3.15
    3,120
    1.78
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,835
    2.93
    803
    0.46
    9. Kidney Disease
    5,175
    2.22
    4,161
    2.38
    10. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,433
    1.90
    1,615
    0.92
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,851
    1.65
    1,937
    1.11
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3,457
    1.48
    870
    0.50
    13. Liver Cancer
    3,114
    1.33
    2,851
    1.63
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    2,935
    1.26
    334
    0.19
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,839
    1.22
    1,294
    0.74
    16. Prostate Cancer
    2,449
    1.05
    1,031
    0.59
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,290
    0.98
    483
    0.28
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,230
    0.96
    5,929
    3.39
    19. Other Injuries
    2,139
    0.92
    2,433
    1.39
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,992
    0.85
    7,808
    4.46
    21. Suicide
    1,886
    0.81
    1,993
    1.14
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,870
    0.80
    2,161
    1.24
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,715
    0.74
    245
    0.14
    24. Falls
    1,504
    0.64
    1,168
    0.67
    25. Lymphomas
    1,385
    0.59
    875
    0.50
    26. Leukemia
    1,342
    0.58
    340
    0.19
    27. Ovary Cancer
    1,109
    0.48
    698
    0.40
    28. Tuberculosis
    1,015
    0.44
    10,214
    5.84
    29. Skin Cancers
    1,003
    0.43
    214
    0.12
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    755
    0.32
    285
    0.16
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    741
    0.32
    387
    0.22
    32. Drownings
    596
    0.26
    740
    0.42
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    531
    0.23
    321
    0.18
    34. Uterin Cancer
    522
    0.22
    219
    0.13
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    440
    0.19
    256
    0.15
    36. Fires
    421
    0.18
    729
    0.42
    37. Alcohol
    409
    0.18
    244
    0.14
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    367
    0.16
    3,935
    2.25
    39. Poisonings
    366
    0.16
    522
    0.30
    40. Drug Use
    346
    0.15
    630
    0.36
    41. Low Birth Weight
    317
    0.14
    6,662
    3.81
    42. Epilepsy
    314
    0.13
    329
    0.19
    43. Other Neoplasms
    289
    0.12
    48
    0.03
    44. Violence
    255
    0.11
    1,857
    1.06
    45. Asthma
    225
    0.10
    1,979
    1.13
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    223
    0.10
    6,538
    3.74
    47. HIV/AIDS
    219
    0.09
    13,565
    7.75
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    193
    0.08
    1,965
    1.12
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    143
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    50. Malnutrition
    142
    0.06
    1,868
    1.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Romania ROMANIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    28.30
    18
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    68
    19.09
    60
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.21
    11
    6.86
    121
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.75
    114
    24.21
    50
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.84
    78
    24.53
    27
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    51
    6.41
    86
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.33
    45
    17.60
    10
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    7.73
    27
    2.52
    128
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.10
    16
    2.86
    86
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.74
    40
    8.00
    7
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.06
    23
    1.91
    102
    12. Lymphomas
    4.00
    119
    5.70
    55
    13. Leukemia
    3.90
    75
    1.38
    163
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.60
    48
    1.57
    114
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    86
    2.86
    68
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    98
    2.61
    87
    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.