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Sudan
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
SUDAN VS GHANA

Compare Sudan 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
Sudan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
      Sudan SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.0
    41.8
    40.4
    147
    142
    145
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    42.9
    45.6
    44.2
    147
    144
    146
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    48.0
    50.8
    49.3
    147
    145
    145
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    51.4
    54.4
    52.9
    154
    154
    155
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    56.8
    60.4
    58.6
    137
    137
    139
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    60.7
    64.3
    62.5
    140
    141
    140
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    67.6
    70.8
    69.1
    123
    129
    125
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    67.6
    70.8
    123
    129
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    72.0
    74.7
    94
    120
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    72.4
    75.0
    89
    118
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    72.6
    75.2
    87
    117
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    72.9
    75.4
    88
    117
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    73.2
    75.6
    88
    117
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    73.6
    75.9
    89
    117
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    74.0
    76.2
    90
    117
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    74.4
    76.6
    89
    116
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    75.0
    77.1
    90
    114
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    75.7
    77.7
    90
    114
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    76.6
    78.4
    89
    114
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    77.8
    79.4
    89
    111
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    79.4
    80.7
    92
    111
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    81.4
    82.3
    98
    113
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.5
    97
    114
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.6
    87.1
    98
    112
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.2
    90
    106
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    231.30
    20
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    108.71
    60
    124.02
    35
    3. Hypertension
    40.23
    23
    17.73
    94
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    36.38
    33
    31.33
    46
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.74
    83
    99.08
    26
    6. Kidney Disease
    24.83
    75
    30.38
    56
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.70
    29
    19.09
    60
    8. Lung Disease
    23.39
    85
    26.48
    69
    9. Liver Disease
    19.11
    92
    36.74
    35
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.52
    94
    17.79
    85
    11. Malaria
    15.39
    37
    48.00
    12
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.23
    122
    44.68
    47
    13. Tuberculosis
    14.62
    56
    44.25
    21
    14. Low Birth Weight
    14.18
    9
    9.43
    38
    15. Measles
    13.26
    7
    0.29
    39
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.22
    63
    30.48
    50
    17. Asthma
    12.79
    51
    13.95
    42
    18. Prostate Cancer
    7.55
    143
    24.21
    50
    19. Birth Trauma
    7.45
    45
    8.81
    36
    20. HIV/AIDS
    6.94
    69
    51.92
    22
    21. Lymphomas
    6.85
    20
    5.70
    55
    22. Violence
    6.81
    69
    6.73
    72
    23. Other Injuries
    6.73
    105
    10.75
    58
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.55
    66
    7.03
    51
    25. Ovary Cancer
    6.51
    24
    8.00
    7
    26. Leukemia
    6.37
    2
    1.38
    163
    27. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    112
    24.53
    27
    28. Maternal Conditions
    5.36
    46
    6.87
    40
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.26
    36
    2.61
    87
    30. Falls
    4.91
    104
    8.85
    34
    31. Suicide
    4.76
    143
    10.54
    64
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.61
    154
    6.86
    121
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.17
    90
    4.48
    70
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.10
    124
    17.60
    10
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.90
    70
    2.19
    103
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    3.60
    87
    6.88
    37
    37. Drug Use
    3.34
    21
    3.31
    22
    38. Fires
    3.17
    44
    3.31
    41
    39. Drownings
    3.02
    74
    2.38
    93
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    140
    11.13
    23
    41. Hepatitis B
    2.84
    3
    0.55
    64
    42. Pertussis
    2.72
    27
    1.62
    51
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.53
    54
    1.73
    80
    44. Lung Cancers
    2.40
    168
    1.71
    177
    45. Malnutrition
    2.39
    82
    8.62
    36
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.23
    119
    2.86
    86
    47. Stomach Cancer
    2.16
    175
    6.41
    86
    48. Meningitis
    2.06
    61
    13.70
    21
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.94
    101
    1.91
    102
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.67
    108
    1.57
    114
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sudan SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43,966
    20.16
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    20,582
    9.44
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Low Birth Weight
    16,036
    7.35
    6,662
    3.81
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,619
    5.79
    16,262
    9.29
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,459
    5.25
    7,808
    4.46
    6. Measles
    9,301
    4.26
    135
    0.08
    7. Birth Trauma
    8,526
    3.91
    6,194
    3.54
    8. Hypertension
    7,287
    3.34
    2,231
    1.28
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,277
    2.88
    6,538
    3.74
    10. Malaria
    5,614
    2.57
    11,162
    6.38
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    5,507
    2.53
    3,935
    2.25
    12. Kidney Disease
    5,095
    2.34
    4,161
    2.38
    13. Lung Disease
    4,382
    2.01
    3,120
    1.78
    14. Liver Disease
    4,348
    1.99
    6,053
    3.46
    15. Tuberculosis
    4,250
    1.95
    10,214
    5.84
    16. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.41
    1,937
    1.11
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,070
    1.41
    5,929
    3.39
    18. Other Injuries
    2,912
    1.34
    2,433
    1.39
    19. Asthma
    2,636
    1.21
    1,979
    1.13
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,584
    1.18
    1,294
    0.74
    21. Violence
    2,478
    1.14
    1,857
    1.06
    22. HIV/AIDS
    2,331
    1.07
    13,565
    7.75
    23. Maternal Conditions
    1,961
    0.90
    1,991
    1.14
    24. Pertussis
    1,899
    0.87
    744
    0.43
    25. Leukemia
    1,828
    0.84
    340
    0.19
    26. Drownings
    1,684
    0.77
    740
    0.42
    27. Suicide
    1,644
    0.75
    1,993
    1.14
    28. Falls
    1,559
    0.71
    1,168
    0.67
    29. Lymphomas
    1,533
    0.70
    875
    0.50
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    1,459
    0.67
    1,965
    1.12
    31. Fires
    1,310
    0.60
    729
    0.42
    32. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,126
    0.52
    285
    0.16
    33. Meningitis
    1,092
    0.50
    2,983
    1.70
    34. Malnutrition
    1,089
    0.50
    1,868
    1.07
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,049
    0.48
    803
    0.46
    36. Drug Use
    1,036
    0.48
    630
    0.36
    37. Liver Cancer
    946
    0.43
    2,851
    1.63
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    839
    0.38
    1,615
    0.92
    39. Ovary Cancer
    794
    0.36
    698
    0.40
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    775
    0.36
    321
    0.18
    41. Cervical Cancer
    770
    0.35
    2,161
    1.24
    42. Poisonings
    744
    0.34
    522
    0.30
    43. Epilepsy
    735
    0.34
    329
    0.19
    44. Hepatitis B
    730
    0.33
    101
    0.06
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    705
    0.32
    387
    0.22
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    684
    0.31
    256
    0.15
    47. Syphilis
    603
    0.28
    483
    0.28
    48. Lung Cancers
    545
    0.25
    237
    0.14
    49. Prostate Cancer
    523
    0.24
    1,031
    0.59
    50. Oral Cancer
    493
    0.23
    483
    0.28
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sudan SUDAN   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.70
    29
    19.09
    60
    2. Prostate Cancer
    7.55
    143
    24.21
    50
    3. Lymphomas
    6.85
    20
    5.70
    55
    4. Ovary Cancer
    6.51
    24
    8.00
    7
    5. Leukemia
    6.37
    2
    1.38
    163
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    112
    24.53
    27
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.26
    36
    2.61
    87
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.61
    154
    6.86
    121
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.10
    124
    17.60
    10
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.40
    168
    1.71
    177
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.23
    119
    2.86
    86
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.16
    175
    6.41
    86
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.94
    101
    1.91
    102
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.67
    108
    1.57
    114
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.20
    163
    2.52
    128
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.67
    172
    2.86
    68
    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.