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Spain
COUNTRY #1
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
SPAIN VS GHANA

Compare Spain 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
Spain Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Ghana GHANA
      Spain SPAIN   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.7
    71.7
    69.1
    22
    25
    22
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    69.3
    74.9
    72.0
    11
    11
    7
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    72.3
    78.5
    75.3
    6
    7
    6
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    73.3
    80.5
    76.8
    14
    5
    9
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    75.6
    82.5
    79.1
    13
    3
    8
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    78.9
    85.0
    81.9
    11
    2
    4
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    80.7
    85.7
    83.2
    11
    3
    5
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.7
    85.7
    11
    3
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    81.0
    85.9
    11
    3
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    81.0
    86.0
    11
    3
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    81.1
    86.0
    11
    3
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    81.2
    86.1
    13
    3
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    81.3
    86.1
    13
    3
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    81.4
    86.2
    13
    3
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.5
    86.2
    13
    3
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.7
    86.4
    14
    3
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    82.0
    86.6
    16
    3
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.5
    86.9
    16
    3
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.3
    16
    3
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    84.3
    87.9
    12
    3
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.5
    11
    5
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.9
    89.3
    12
    6
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.8
    90.4
    13
    8
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    21
    13
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34.87
    179
    119.93
    79
    2. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    1.71
    177
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.52
    32
    17.79
    85
    4. Stroke
    18.37
    177
    124.02
    35
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    6.86
    121
    6. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    19.09
    60
    7. Lung Disease
    12.26
    157
    26.48
    69
    8. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    24.21
    50
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.96
    168
    99.08
    26
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    2.52
    128
    11. Kidney Disease
    5.51
    162
    30.38
    56
    12. Suicide
    5.28
    137
    10.54
    64
    13. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    6.41
    86
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.01
    169
    44.68
    47
    15. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    17.60
    10
    16. Liver Disease
    4.79
    163
    36.74
    35
    17. Hypertension
    4.72
    157
    17.73
    94
    18. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    5.70
    55
    19. Other Injuries
    4.18
    148
    10.75
    58
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.16
    111
    11.13
    23
    21. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    1.91
    102
    22. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    8.00
    7
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    3.95
    83
    6.88
    37
    24. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    1.38
    163
    25. Other Neoplasms
    3.41
    27
    0.41
    98
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.15
    167
    31.33
    46
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    2.99
    145
    4.48
    70
    28. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    2.86
    86
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    2.86
    68
    30. Falls
    2.48
    166
    8.85
    34
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    2.61
    87
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.05
    174
    7.03
    51
    33. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    24.53
    27
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    1.57
    114
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    106
    1.73
    80
    36. Drug Use
    1.10
    104
    3.31
    22
    37. Skin Disease
    1.03
    109
    1.87
    77
    38. Low Birth Weight
    0.92
    169
    9.43
    38
    39. HIV/AIDS
    0.81
    116
    51.92
    22
    40. Epilepsy
    0.81
    155
    1.45
    103
    41. Asthma
    0.72
    145
    13.95
    42
    42. Drownings
    0.69
    163
    2.38
    93
    43. Hepatitis C
    0.63
    12
    0.15
    73
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.61
    157
    30.48
    50
    45. Violence
    0.47
    178
    6.73
    72
    46. Anemia
    0.45
    29
    0.00
    105
    47. Alcohol
    0.41
    150
    1.37
    94
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.40
    162
    8.81
    36
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.38
    179
    2.19
    103
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.35
    47
    0.59
    30
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Spain SPAIN   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,684
    15.64
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42,339
    12.81
    1,294
    0.74
    3. Stroke
    29,004
    8.78
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Lung Cancers
    22,131
    6.70
    237
    0.14
    5. Lung Disease
    18,926
    5.73
    3,120
    1.78
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16,957
    5.13
    803
    0.46
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13,717
    4.15
    16,262
    9.29
    8. Kidney Disease
    9,725
    2.94
    4,161
    2.38
    9. Hypertension
    9,115
    2.76
    2,231
    1.28
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,773
    2.35
    5,929
    3.39
    11. Breast Cancer
    7,067
    2.14
    1,937
    1.11
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,752
    2.04
    334
    0.19
    13. Prostate Cancer
    6,420
    1.94
    1,031
    0.59
    14. Stomach Cancer
    5,796
    1.75
    870
    0.50
    15. Other Injuries
    5,536
    1.68
    2,433
    1.39
    16. Lymphomas
    5,335
    1.61
    875
    0.50
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,222
    1.58
    245
    0.14
    18. Liver Cancer
    5,098
    1.54
    2,851
    1.63
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    4,984
    1.51
    1,615
    0.92
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    4,943
    1.50
    387
    0.22
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4,863
    1.47
    1,965
    1.12
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4,748
    1.44
    48
    0.03
    23. Liver Disease
    4,231
    1.28
    6,053
    3.46
    24. Leukemia
    3,772
    1.14
    340
    0.19
    25. Suicide
    3,609
    1.09
    1,993
    1.14
    26. Falls
    3,246
    0.98
    1,168
    0.67
    27. Oral Cancer
    2,583
    0.78
    483
    0.28
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,026
    0.61
    698
    0.40
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,011
    0.61
    285
    0.16
    30. Skin Disease
    1,840
    0.56
    264
    0.15
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,829
    0.55
    7,808
    4.46
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,803
    0.55
    214
    0.12
    33. Uterin Cancer
    1,612
    0.49
    219
    0.13
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,612
    0.49
    256
    0.15
    35. Asthma
    1,133
    0.34
    1,979
    1.13
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,064
    0.32
    6,538
    3.74
    37. Anemia
    914
    0.28
    0
    0.00
    38. Congenital Anomalies
    863
    0.26
    3,935
    2.25
    39. Cervical Cancer
    855
    0.26
    2,161
    1.24
    40. Epilepsy
    824
    0.25
    329
    0.19
    41. Drug Use
    776
    0.23
    630
    0.36
    42. Hepatitis C
    652
    0.20
    28
    0.02
    43. HIV/AIDS
    538
    0.16
    13,565
    7.75
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    475
    0.14
    321
    0.18
    45. Drownings
    446
    0.13
    740
    0.42
    46. Alcohol
    333
    0.10
    244
    0.14
    47. Malnutrition
    302
    0.09
    1,868
    1.07
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    294
    0.09
    16
    0.01
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    287
    0.09
    113
    0.06
    50. Tuberculosis
    270
    0.08
    10,214
    5.84
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Spain SPAIN   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.84
    36
    1.71
    177
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    30
    6.86
    121
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.72
    134
    19.09
    60
    4. Prostate Cancer
    10.62
    131
    24.21
    50
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.38
    50
    2.52
    128
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.23
    102
    6.41
    86
    7. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    101
    17.60
    10
    8. Lymphomas
    4.68
    92
    5.70
    55
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.99
    26
    1.91
    102
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.96
    110
    8.00
    7
    11. Leukemia
    3.46
    98
    1.38
    163
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    93
    2.86
    86
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.57
    78
    2.86
    68
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.11
    106
    2.61
    87
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.91
    171
    24.53
    27
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.54
    115
    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.