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Seychelles
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Seychelles 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
Seychelles Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Ghana GHANA
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    67.2
    73.5
    70.3
    60
    64
    59
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    67.7
    76.4
    71.8
    86
    46
    67
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    68.3
    77.3
    72.4
    97
    64
    96
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    70.0
    77.1
    73.3
    96
    88
    93
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    70.0
    77.1
    96
    88
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    71.1
    78.2
    108
    90
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    71.1
    78.2
    109
    90
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    71.3
    78.3
    109
    90
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    71.5
    78.4
    111
    90
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.5
    111
    90
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    72.3
    78.7
    110
    90
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    72.8
    78.9
    109
    90
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    73.3
    79.2
    108
    88
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    74.0
    79.6
    106
    87
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    74.9
    80.1
    105
    86
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    76.0
    80.8
    102
    85
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    77.5
    81.5
    98
    87
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    79.2
    82.5
    99
    87
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.7
    97
    88
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.6
    85.3
    112
    94
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.6
    101
    92
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.4
    89
    93
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.13
    116
    119.93
    79
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.92
    49
    99.08
    26
    3. Stroke
    62.39
    116
    124.02
    35
    4. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    24.21
    50
    5. Kidney Disease
    40.23
    21
    30.38
    56
    6. Hypertension
    39.54
    25
    17.73
    94
    7. Liver Disease
    28.12
    60
    36.74
    35
    8. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    19.09
    60
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.13
    101
    44.68
    47
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    6.86
    121
    11. Lung Disease
    21.51
    95
    26.48
    69
    12. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    1.71
    177
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.22
    100
    17.79
    85
    14. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    24.53
    27
    15. Violence
    13.66
    32
    6.73
    72
    16. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    2.86
    86
    17. Drownings
    11.64
    5
    2.38
    93
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.94
    121
    31.33
    46
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.39
    31
    11.13
    23
    20. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    8.00
    7
    21. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    5.70
    55
    22. Suicide
    7.73
    102
    10.54
    64
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    2.52
    128
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.66
    61
    7.03
    51
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.58
    36
    2.19
    103
    26. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    6.41
    86
    27. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    1.38
    163
    28. Asthma
    5.89
    81
    13.95
    42
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.82
    78
    30.48
    50
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    5.80
    26
    4.48
    70
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5.70
    57
    6.88
    37
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    17.60
    10
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    2.61
    87
    34. Falls
    5.28
    97
    8.85
    34
    35. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    94
    9.43
    38
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    1.91
    102
    37. Other Injuries
    4.16
    149
    10.75
    58
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    2.86
    68
    39. Meningitis
    2.26
    59
    13.70
    21
    40. Fires
    1.74
    81
    3.31
    41
    41. Skin Disease
    1.69
    86
    1.87
    77
    42. Malnutrition
    1.59
    87
    8.62
    36
    43. Birth Trauma
    1.52
    104
    8.81
    36
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    1.57
    114
    45. Maternal Conditions
    0.96
    86
    6.87
    40
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.80
    130
    1.73
    80
    47. Encephalitis
    0.79
    41
    1.69
    8
    48. Drug Use
    0.78
    133
    3.31
    22
    49. Alcohol
    0.56
    140
    1.37
    94
    50. Epilepsy
    0.54
    175
    1.45
    103
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    104
    14.75
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    75
    10.64
    16,262
    9.29
    3. Stroke
    66
    9.36
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Kidney Disease
    43
    6.10
    4,161
    2.38
    5. Hypertension
    42
    5.96
    2,231
    1.28
    6. Liver Disease
    31
    4.40
    6,053
    3.46
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    26
    3.69
    5,929
    3.39
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    25
    3.55
    803
    0.46
    9. Lung Disease
    22
    3.12
    3,120
    1.78
    10. Prostate Cancer
    20
    2.84
    1,031
    0.59
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    2.70
    1,294
    0.74
    12. Lung Cancers
    18
    2.55
    237
    0.14
    13. Breast Cancer
    14
    1.99
    1,937
    1.11
    14. Violence
    14
    1.99
    1,857
    1.06
    15. Oral Cancer
    13
    1.84
    483
    0.28
    16. Drownings
    12
    1.70
    740
    0.42
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    11
    1.56
    7,808
    4.46
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    10
    1.42
    1,615
    0.92
    19. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.28
    2,161
    1.24
    20. Lymphomas
    8
    1.13
    875
    0.50
    21. Suicide
    8
    1.13
    1,993
    1.14
    22. Stomach Cancer
    7
    0.99
    870
    0.50
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    7
    0.99
    334
    0.19
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.99
    321
    0.18
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.99
    3,935
    2.25
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6
    0.85
    6,538
    3.74
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6
    0.85
    6,662
    3.81
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    6
    0.85
    285
    0.16
    29. Liver Cancer
    6
    0.85
    2,851
    1.63
    30. Leukemia
    6
    0.85
    340
    0.19
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.85
    1,965
    1.12
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    6
    0.85
    387
    0.22
    33. Asthma
    6
    0.85
    1,979
    1.13
    34. Falls
    6
    0.85
    1,168
    0.67
    35. Ovary Cancer
    5
    0.71
    698
    0.40
    36. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.57
    245
    0.14
    37. Other Injuries
    4
    0.57
    2,433
    1.39
    38. Meningitis
    2
    0.28
    2,983
    1.70
    39. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.28
    6,194
    3.54
    40. Malnutrition
    2
    0.28
    1,868
    1.07
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2
    0.28
    219
    0.13
    42. Skin Disease
    2
    0.28
    264
    0.15
    43. Fires
    2
    0.28
    729
    0.42
    44. Encephalitis
    1
    0.14
    357
    0.20
    45. Maternal Conditions
    1
    0.14
    1,991
    1.14
    46. Skin Cancers
    1
    0.14
    214
    0.12
    47. Alcohol
    1
    0.14
    244
    0.14
    48. Drug Use
    1
    0.14
    630
    0.36
    49. Epilepsy
    1
    0.14
    329
    0.19
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1
    0.14
    256
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    49.62
    5
    24.21
    50
    2. Breast Cancer
    24.69
    30
    19.09
    60
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23.22
    3
    6.86
    121
    4. Lung Cancers
    17.23
    72
    1.71
    177
    5. Cervical Cancer
    15.71
    51
    24.53
    27
    6. Oral Cancer
    12.25
    3
    2.86
    86
    7. Ovary Cancer
    8.75
    4
    8.00
    7
    8. Lymphomas
    8.01
    8
    5.70
    55
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    7.02
    44
    2.52
    128
    10. Stomach Cancer
    6.42
    85
    6.41
    86
    11. Leukemia
    6.05
    7
    1.38
    163
    12. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    90
    17.60
    10
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.35
    34
    2.61
    87
    14. Bladder Cancer
    4.22
    21
    1.91
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    59
    2.86
    68
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    135
    1.57
    114
    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.