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Sweden
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
SWEDEN VS GHANA

Compare Sweden 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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Ghana GHANA
      Sweden SWEDEN   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    119.93
    79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    17.79
    85
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    24.21
    50
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    124.02
    35
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    1.71
    177
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    26.48
    69
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    19.09
    60
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    6.86
    121
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    10.54
    64
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    99.08
    26
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.52
    128
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    44.68
    47
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    17.73
    94
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    5.70
    55
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    30.38
    56
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    8.00
    7
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    10.75
    58
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    3.31
    22
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    36.74
    35
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    8.85
    34
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.41
    98
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    1.38
    163
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    17.60
    10
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    4.48
    70
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    6.88
    37
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    1.57
    114
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    7.03
    51
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    6.41
    86
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    1.91
    102
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    11.13
    23
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    31.33
    46
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    2.86
    68
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    2.61
    87
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    24.53
    27
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.37
    94
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.86
    86
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    6.73
    72
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    2.19
    103
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    30.48
    50
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.59
    30
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    2.38
    93
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    1.45
    103
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    1.87
    77
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    9.43
    38
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    13.95
    42
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    105
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.17
    138
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    3.31
    41
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    1.73
    80
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    8.81
    36
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    1,294
    0.74
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    3,120
    1.78
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    237
    0.14
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    803
    0.46
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    16,262
    9.29
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    1,031
    0.59
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    334
    0.19
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    2,231
    1.28
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    5,929
    3.39
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    4,161
    2.38
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    1,937
    1.11
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    1,993
    1.14
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    2,433
    1.39
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    875
    0.50
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    1,168
    0.67
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    48
    0.03
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    387
    0.22
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    340
    0.19
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    245
    0.14
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    2,851
    1.63
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    6,053
    3.46
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    1,965
    1.12
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    214
    0.12
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    870
    0.50
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    698
    0.40
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    1,615
    0.92
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    285
    0.16
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    630
    0.36
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    483
    0.28
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    244
    0.14
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    219
    0.13
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    7,808
    4.46
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    3,935
    2.25
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    6,538
    3.74
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    321
    0.18
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    2,161
    1.24
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    264
    0.15
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    113
    0.06
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    1,979
    1.13
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    16
    0.01
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    329
    0.19
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    1,868
    1.07
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    740
    0.42
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    1,857
    1.06
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    256
    0.15
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    729
    0.42
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    24.21
    50
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    1.71
    177
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    19.09
    60
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    6.86
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    2.52
    128
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    5.70
    55
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    8.00
    7
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    1.38
    163
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    17.60
    10
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    1.57
    114
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    6.41
    86
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    1.91
    102
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    2.86
    68
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    2.61
    87
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    24.53
    27
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    2.86
    86
    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.