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Senegal
COUNTRY #1
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SENEGAL VS GHANA

Compare Senegal 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Senegal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   Ghana GHANA
      Senegal SENEGAL   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    40.2
    41.2
    40.7
    142
    147
    143
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    44.6
    45.5
    45.0
    141
    145
    142
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    50.6
    51.7
    51.1
    134
    143
    140
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    56.4
    58.5
    57.4
    136
    141
    138
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    56.0
    59.0
    57.5
    143
    145
    143
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    62.6
    65.8
    64.3
    132
    136
    135
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    66.8
    70.1
    68.6
    128
    132
    129
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    66.8
    70.1
    128
    132
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    70.2
    73.1
    119
    132
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    70.6
    73.5
    117
    133
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    70.9
    73.7
    115
    133
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    71.2
    74.0
    114
    131
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    71.6
    74.3
    114
    132
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    72.1
    74.6
    113
    131
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    72.5
    75.0
    111
    130
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    73.1
    75.5
    111
    130
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    73.8
    76.1
    109
    130
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    74.7
    76.9
    109
    132
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.8
    109
    131
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    77.2
    78.9
    110
    131
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.4
    110
    126
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.2
    111
    121
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.6
    84.4
    108
    116
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.1
    108
    110
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.3
    100
    105
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.21
    95
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    87.45
    88
    124.02
    35
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.75
    50
    99.08
    26
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    51.31
    33
    30.48
    50
    5. Malaria
    42.82
    21
    48.00
    12
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.84
    64
    44.68
    47
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    35.06
    35
    31.33
    46
    8. Kidney Disease
    32.13
    47
    30.38
    56
    9. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    24.53
    27
    10. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    24.21
    50
    11. Liver Disease
    27.51
    63
    36.74
    35
    12. Tuberculosis
    23.25
    48
    44.25
    21
    13. Lung Disease
    23.01
    88
    26.48
    69
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.92
    36
    17.79
    85
    15. Hypertension
    17.73
    95
    17.73
    94
    16. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    19.09
    60
    17. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    17.60
    10
    18. Asthma
    13.53
    46
    13.95
    42
    19. Meningitis
    12.50
    28
    13.70
    21
    20. Maternal Conditions
    12.22
    25
    6.87
    40
    21. Other Injuries
    11.48
    50
    10.75
    58
    22. Suicide
    10.99
    62
    10.54
    64
    23. HIV/AIDS
    10.34
    58
    51.92
    22
    24. Violence
    9.23
    56
    6.73
    72
    25. Falls
    8.73
    37
    8.85
    34
    26. Low Birth Weight
    8.37
    52
    9.43
    38
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.93
    41
    8.81
    36
    28. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    6.41
    86
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    6.71
    60
    7.03
    51
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.44
    45
    6.88
    37
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.11
    46
    2.19
    103
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    6.86
    121
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    30
    4.48
    70
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.54
    75
    11.13
    23
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    8.00
    7
    36. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    5.70
    55
    37. Malnutrition
    3.50
    62
    8.62
    36
    38. Fires
    3.34
    40
    3.31
    41
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    2.86
    86
    40. Pertussis
    2.69
    28
    1.62
    51
    41. Epilepsy
    2.64
    40
    1.45
    103
    42. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    1.71
    177
    43. Drownings
    2.51
    89
    2.38
    93
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    2.86
    68
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    2.52
    128
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.31
    18
    1.56
    30
    47. Poisonings
    2.22
    41
    2.15
    42
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    1.91
    102
    49. Skin Disease
    2.18
    53
    1.87
    77
    50. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    1.57
    114
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Senegal SENEGAL   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,184
    9.26
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    6,224
    8.03
    14,103
    8.06
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,343
    6.89
    6,538
    3.74
    4. Stroke
    5,342
    6.89
    15,163
    8.67
    5. Malaria
    4,595
    5.92
    11,162
    6.38
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,832
    4.94
    7,808
    4.46
    7. Low Birth Weight
    3,636
    4.69
    6,662
    3.81
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,448
    4.45
    6,194
    3.54
    9. Tuberculosis
    2,678
    3.45
    10,214
    5.84
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,395
    3.09
    5,929
    3.39
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,364
    3.05
    3,935
    2.25
    12. Kidney Disease
    2,210
    2.85
    4,161
    2.38
    13. Liver Disease
    2,147
    2.77
    6,053
    3.46
    14. Maternal Conditions
    1,669
    2.15
    1,991
    1.14
    15. Meningitis
    1,628
    2.10
    2,983
    1.70
    16. Other Injuries
    1,512
    1.95
    2,433
    1.39
    17. Cervical Cancer
    1,405
    1.81
    2,161
    1.24
    18. Lung Disease
    1,351
    1.74
    3,120
    1.78
    19. Violence
    1,247
    1.61
    1,857
    1.06
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,186
    1.53
    13,565
    7.75
    21. Hypertension
    1,095
    1.41
    2,231
    1.28
    22. Liver Cancer
    1,087
    1.40
    2,851
    1.63
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    1,041
    1.34
    1,965
    1.12
    24. Suicide
    978
    1.26
    1,993
    1.14
    25. Asthma
    936
    1.21
    1,979
    1.13
    26. Alzheimers & Dementia
    879
    1.13
    1,294
    0.74
    27. Breast Cancer
    861
    1.11
    1,937
    1.11
    28. Pertussis
    771
    0.99
    744
    0.43
    29. Prostate Cancer
    642
    0.83
    1,031
    0.59
    30. Falls
    622
    0.80
    1,168
    0.67
    31. Stomach Cancer
    557
    0.72
    870
    0.50
    32. Malnutrition
    494
    0.64
    1,868
    1.07
    33. Drownings
    494
    0.64
    740
    0.42
    34. Fires
    448
    0.58
    729
    0.42
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    433
    0.56
    321
    0.18
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    426
    0.55
    1,615
    0.92
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    384
    0.50
    803
    0.46
    38. Epilepsy
    330
    0.43
    329
    0.19
    39. Lymphomas
    315
    0.41
    875
    0.50
    40. Poisonings
    315
    0.41
    522
    0.30
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    273
    0.35
    387
    0.22
    42. Ovary Cancer
    220
    0.28
    698
    0.40
    43. Oral Cancer
    208
    0.27
    483
    0.28
    44. Lung Cancers
    180
    0.23
    237
    0.14
    45. Schistosomiasis
    176
    0.23
    257
    0.15
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    166
    0.21
    256
    0.15
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    159
    0.21
    334
    0.19
    48. Skin Disease
    159
    0.21
    264
    0.15
    49. Measles
    158
    0.20
    135
    0.08
    50. Bladder Cancer
    155
    0.20
    245
    0.14
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Senegal SENEGAL   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    31.68
    17
    24.53
    27
    2. Prostate Cancer
    29.08
    32
    24.21
    50
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    83
    19.09
    60
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.96
    17
    17.60
    10
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.76
    68
    6.41
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.68
    139
    6.86
    121
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.87
    73
    8.00
    7
    8. Lymphomas
    3.90
    125
    5.70
    55
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.75
    91
    2.86
    86
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.59
    166
    1.71
    177
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.37
    89
    2.86
    68
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.36
    133
    2.52
    128
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    85
    1.91
    102
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    73
    1.57
    114
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.50
    126
    2.61
    87
    16. Leukemia
    1.02
    169
    1.38
    163
    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.