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Samoa
COUNTRY #1
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SAMOA VS GHANA

Compare Samoa 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
Samoa Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Ghana GHANA
      Samoa SAMOA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    189.77
    33
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    118.02
    45
    124.02
    35
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.64
    13
    44.68
    47
    4. Lung Disease
    47.54
    19
    26.48
    69
    5. Kidney Disease
    39.81
    23
    30.38
    56
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.32
    68
    99.08
    26
    7. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    19.09
    60
    8. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    24.21
    50
    9. Hypertension
    23.76
    63
    17.73
    94
    10. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    1.71
    177
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.13
    68
    17.79
    85
    12. Liver Disease
    18.98
    94
    36.74
    35
    13. Asthma
    17.01
    29
    13.95
    42
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.42
    93
    31.33
    46
    15. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    8.00
    7
    16. Suicide
    14.60
    30
    10.54
    64
    17. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    6.41
    86
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    6.86
    121
    19. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8.39
    70
    30.48
    50
    20. Other Injuries
    8.08
    85
    10.75
    58
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    24.53
    27
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.61
    14
    1.73
    80
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    2.86
    68
    24. Drownings
    7.42
    11
    2.38
    93
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.92
    34
    2.19
    103
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    6.72
    14
    4.48
    70
    27. Falls
    6.17
    83
    8.85
    34
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.15
    83
    11.13
    23
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.11
    112
    7.03
    51
    30. Measles
    5.01
    14
    0.29
    39
    31. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    17.60
    10
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.28
    81
    6.88
    37
    33. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    5.70
    55
    34. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    116
    9.43
    38
    35. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    1.91
    102
    36. Violence
    3.39
    108
    6.73
    72
    37. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    2.86
    86
    38. Maternal Conditions
    3.11
    57
    6.87
    40
    39. Malnutrition
    2.76
    74
    8.62
    36
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    2.52
    128
    41. Skin Disease
    2.65
    34
    1.87
    77
    42. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    1.38
    163
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    109
    1.45
    103
    44. Alcohol
    1.39
    90
    1.37
    94
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.25
    111
    8.81
    36
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    1.57
    114
    47. Meningitis
    1.21
    73
    13.70
    21
    48. Fires
    1.12
    107
    3.31
    41
    49. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    126
    44.25
    21
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    2.61
    87
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Samoa SAMOA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    241
    21.56
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    148
    13.24
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    9.66
    5,929
    3.39
    4. Lung Disease
    57
    5.10
    3,120
    1.78
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    53
    4.74
    16,262
    9.29
    6. Kidney Disease
    52
    4.65
    4,161
    2.38
    7. Hypertension
    30
    2.68
    2,231
    1.28
    8. Liver Disease
    27
    2.42
    6,053
    3.46
    9. Lung Cancers
    26
    2.33
    237
    0.14
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    26
    2.33
    7,808
    4.46
    11. Suicide
    25
    2.24
    1,993
    1.14
    12. Asthma
    21
    1.88
    1,979
    1.13
    13. Breast Cancer
    19
    1.70
    1,937
    1.11
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    1.70
    1,294
    0.74
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    1.61
    3,935
    2.25
    16. Measles
    16
    1.43
    135
    0.08
    17. Low Birth Weight
    16
    1.43
    6,662
    3.81
    18. Stomach Cancer
    16
    1.43
    870
    0.50
    19. Drownings
    13
    1.16
    740
    0.42
    20. Other Injuries
    13
    1.16
    2,433
    1.39
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12
    1.07
    6,538
    3.74
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12
    1.07
    803
    0.46
    23. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.98
    1,031
    0.59
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11
    0.98
    256
    0.15
    25. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.89
    698
    0.40
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9
    0.81
    321
    0.18
    27. Falls
    8
    0.72
    1,168
    0.67
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.63
    2,851
    1.63
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.63
    387
    0.22
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.63
    1,615
    0.92
    31. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.54
    2,161
    1.24
    32. Lymphomas
    6
    0.54
    875
    0.50
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.54
    1,965
    1.12
    34. Violence
    6
    0.54
    1,857
    1.06
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.45
    1,991
    1.14
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.45
    6,194
    3.54
    37. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.45
    219
    0.13
    38. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.45
    245
    0.14
    39. Oral Cancer
    4
    0.36
    483
    0.28
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.36
    334
    0.19
    41. Malnutrition
    3
    0.27
    1,868
    1.07
    42. Leukemia
    3
    0.27
    340
    0.19
    43. Skin Disease
    3
    0.27
    264
    0.15
    44. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.18
    10,214
    5.84
    45. Syphilis
    2
    0.18
    483
    0.28
    46. Meningitis
    2
    0.18
    2,983
    1.70
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.18
    214
    0.12
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.18
    244
    0.14
    49. Epilepsy
    2
    0.18
    329
    0.19
    50. Fires
    2
    0.18
    729
    0.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    19.09
    60
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    24.21
    50
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    1.71
    177
    4. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    8.00
    7
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    6.41
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    6.86
    121
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    24.53
    27
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    2.86
    68
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    17.60
    10
    10. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    5.70
    55
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    1.91
    102
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    2.86
    86
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    2.52
    128
    14. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    1.38
    163
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    1.57
    114
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    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.