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Sierra Leone
COUNTRY #1
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SIERRA LEONE VS GHANA

Compare Sierra Leone 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
Sierra Leone Population Pyramid
12,944,875
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
52,016,123
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
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ghana GHANA
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ghana GHANA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
31.0
33.7
32.3
172
170
171
  
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
33.5
36.3
34.9
173
172
173
  
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
36.4
39.2
37.8
175
174
175
  
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
37.6
40.4
39.0
182
182
182
  
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
38.4
39.5
39.0
183
183
183
  
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
47.4
48.7
48.1
182
182
182
  
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
59.6
61.9
60.8
171
178
174
  
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
59.6
61.9
171
178
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
59.6
61.9
171
178
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
67.3
68.9
148
167
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
68.1
69.7
145
165
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
68.6
70.1
145
164
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
69.0
70.5
143
164
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
69.5
71.0
143
163
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
70.0
71.5
143
163
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
70.7
72.2
143
164
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
71.4
73.0
138
164
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
72.4
73.8
138
164
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
73.5
74.8
135
165
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
74.9
76.0
136
167
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
76.4
77.4
135
166
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
78.4
79.2
135
165
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
80.6
81.3
130
162
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
83.3
83.9
123
152
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
86.3
86.7
120
138
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
89.7
90.1
102
123
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
139.43
58
119.93
79
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
131.43
9
99.08
26
3. Stroke
120.14
40
124.02
35
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
91.13
8
30.48
50
5. Malaria
61.60
1
48.00
12
6. Tuberculosis
43.58
23
44.25
21
7. Road Traffic Accidents
41.61
21
31.33
46
8. Diabetes Mellitus
37.99
62
44.68
47
9. HIV/AIDS
34.17
30
51.92
22
10. Liver Disease
33.30
49
36.74
35
11. Kidney Disease
30.17
59
30.38
56
12. Breast Cancer
28.09
16
19.09
60
13. Lung Disease
27.43
66
26.48
69
14. Prostate Cancer
25.99
38
24.21
50
15. Hypertension
20.30
81
17.73
94
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.29
62
17.79
85
17. Meningitis
18.76
7
13.70
21
18. Asthma
17.26
27
13.95
42
19. Other Injuries
15.78
17
10.75
58
20. Birth Trauma
13.12
8
8.81
36
21. Cervical Cancer
13.10
66
24.53
27
22. Low Birth Weight
12.61
15
9.43
38
23. Maternal Conditions
12.40
23
6.87
40
24. Suicide
11.25
56
10.54
64
25. Malnutrition
11.15
27
8.62
36
26. Congenital Anomalies
10.44
6
7.03
51
27. Liver Cancer
10.33
29
17.60
10
28. Endocrine Disorders
9.40
23
6.88
37
29. Falls
8.98
33
8.85
34
30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.40
20
2.19
103
31. Violence
8.04
61
6.73
72
32. Stomach Cancer
6.96
78
6.41
86
33. Inflammatory/Heart
6.88
51
11.13
23
34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.44
145
6.86
121
35. Parkinson's Disease
5.12
48
4.48
70
36. Fires
4.26
23
3.31
41
37. Drownings
3.97
47
2.38
93
38. Pertussis
3.69
19
1.62
51
39. Ovary Cancer
3.62
125
8.00
7
40. Epilepsy
3.49
16
1.45
103
41. Drug Use
3.17
24
3.31
22
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.14
39
1.73
80
43. Lymphomas
3.11
143
5.70
55
44. Poisonings
2.88
19
2.15
42
45. Skin Cancers
2.64
45
1.57
114
46. Schistosomiasis
2.53
14
1.56
30
47. Lung Cancers
2.37
169
1.71
177
48. Bladder Cancer
2.29
77
1.91
102
49. Oral Cancer
2.18
125
2.86
86
50. Skin Disease
2.01
67
1.87
77
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,420
12.24
16,262
9.29
2. Malaria
6,824
11.25
11,162
6.38
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
5,275
8.70
6,538
3.74
4. Coronary Heart Disease
4,027
6.64
14,103
8.06
5. Stroke
3,769
6.22
15,163
8.67
6. Birth Trauma
2,888
4.76
6,194
3.54
7. Low Birth Weight
2,791
4.60
6,662
3.81
8. Road Traffic Accidents
2,581
4.26
7,808
4.46
9. HIV/AIDS
2,546
4.20
13,565
7.75
10. Tuberculosis
2,414
3.98
10,214
5.84
11. Congenital Anomalies
1,532
2.53
3,935
2.25
12. Meningitis
1,415
2.33
2,983
1.70
13. Liver Disease
1,312
2.16
6,053
3.46
14. Diabetes Mellitus
1,190
1.96
5,929
3.39
15. Kidney Disease
1,082
1.78
4,161
2.38
16. Other Injuries
1,040
1.72
2,433
1.39
17. Malnutrition
924
1.52
1,868
1.07
18. Maternal Conditions
880
1.45
1,991
1.14
19. Endocrine Disorders
798
1.32
1,965
1.12
20. Lung Disease
791
1.30
3,120
1.78
21. Hypertension
623
1.03
2,231
1.28
22. Violence
618
1.02
1,857
1.06
23. Breast Cancer
615
1.01
1,937
1.11
24. Asthma
613
1.01
1,979
1.13
25. Suicide
521
0.86
1,993
1.14
26. Pertussis
469
0.77
744
0.43
27. Liver Cancer
400
0.66
2,851
1.63
28. Alzheimers & Dementia
373
0.62
1,294
0.74
29. Drownings
366
0.60
740
0.42
30. Falls
324
0.53
1,168
0.67
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
308
0.51
321
0.18
32. Inflammatory/Heart
288
0.47
1,615
0.92
33. Fires
275
0.45
729
0.42
34. Prostate Cancer
274
0.45
1,031
0.59
35. Cervical Cancer
264
0.44
2,161
1.24
36. Stomach Cancer
232
0.38
870
0.50
37. Epilepsy
230
0.38
329
0.19
38. Poisonings
218
0.36
522
0.30
39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
192
0.32
803
0.46
40. Drug Use
185
0.31
630
0.36
41. Syphilis
180
0.30
483
0.28
42. Lymphomas
132
0.22
875
0.50
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
127
0.21
256
0.15
44. Parkinson's Disease
117
0.19
387
0.22
45. Tetanus
103
0.17
220
0.13
46. Schistosomiasis
101
0.17
257
0.15
47. Hepatitis B
92
0.15
101
0.06
48. Skin Cancers
86
0.14
214
0.12
49. Lung Cancers
85
0.14
237
0.14
50. Oral Cancer
82
0.14
483
0.28
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
28.09
16
19.09
60
2. Prostate Cancer
25.99
38
24.21
50
3. Cervical Cancer
13.10
66
24.53
27
4. Liver Cancer
10.33
29
17.60
10
5. Stomach Cancer
6.96
78
6.41
86
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.44
145
6.86
121
7. Ovary Cancer
3.62
125
8.00
7
8. Lymphomas
3.11
143
5.70
55
9. Skin Cancers
2.64
45
1.57
114
10. Lung Cancers
2.37
169
1.71
177
11. Bladder Cancer
2.29
77
1.91
102
12. Oral Cancer
2.18
125
2.86
86
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.68
150
2.52
128
14. Uterin Cancer
1.66
130
2.86
68
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.92
159
2.61
87
16. Leukemia
0.73
177
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.