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Tonga
COUNTRY #1
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TONGA VS GHANA

Compare Tonga 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
Tonga Population Pyramid
134,173
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Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tonga TONGA   Ghana GHANA
  Tonga TONGA   Ghana GHANA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
61.2
61.9
61.5
49
62
58
  
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
64.3
65.8
65.0
50
65
60
  
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
66.5
68.9
67.7
45
75
65
  
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
68.6
71.1
69.8
49
84
68
  
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
69.6
73.7
71.6
62
82
71
  
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
70.1
75.7
72.8
86
87
89
  
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
69.8
75.6
72.6
102
99
107
  
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tonga TONGA   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.8
75.6
102
99
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
69.8
75.6
102
99
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
70.9
77.0
110
97
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
71.0
77.1
111
96
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
71.0
77.2
112
96
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
71.3
77.3
112
96
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
71.6
77.5
113
96
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
72.0
77.7
114
96
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
72.4
77.9
115
96
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
72.9
78.3
116
96
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
73.5
78.7
118
96
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
74.4
79.3
117
95
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
75.6
80.1
115
95
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
77.0
81.2
114
92
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
78.8
82.5
112
86
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
80.9
84.1
117
80
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
83.5
85.9
114
72
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
86.4
88.2
111
67
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
89.7
90.8
109
64
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tonga TONGA   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
113.75
89
119.93
79
2. Diabetes Mellitus
96.55
11
44.68
47
3. Stroke
65.01
112
124.02
35
4. Road Traffic Accidents
38.39
30
31.33
46
5. Kidney Disease
37.08
30
30.38
56
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
36.89
75
99.08
26
7. Lung Disease
34.88
37
26.48
69
8. Breast Cancer
31.91
8
19.09
60
9. Prostate Cancer
29.66
29
24.21
50
10. Lung Cancers
28.48
17
1.71
177
11. Liver Cancer
24.58
6
17.60
10
12. Liver Disease
21.17
85
36.74
35
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.97
84
17.79
85
14. Cervical Cancer
17.10
47
24.53
27
15. Stomach Cancer
13.05
18
6.41
86
16. Asthma
10.03
64
13.95
42
17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.75
25
2.19
103
18. Congenital Anomalies
7.39
43
7.03
51
19. Hypertension
6.71
150
17.73
94
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.32
131
6.86
121
21. Lymphomas
6.27
34
5.70
55
22. Other Injuries
6.26
115
10.75
58
23. Parkinson's Disease
6.10
21
4.48
70
24. Low Birth Weight
4.96
88
9.43
38
25. Drownings
4.44
36
2.38
93
26. Suicide
4.37
150
10.54
64
27. Pancreas Cancer
4.31
79
2.52
128
28. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.19
84
30.48
50
29. Ovary Cancer
4.10
103
8.00
7
30. Violence
3.99
100
6.73
72
31. Meningitis
3.56
49
13.70
21
32. Endocrine Disorders
3.56
89
6.88
37
33. Uterin Cancer
3.54
34
2.86
68
34. Falls
3.51
139
8.85
34
35. Leukemia
2.95
123
1.38
163
36. Malnutrition
2.93
71
8.62
36
37. Dengue
2.84
3
0.00
90
38. Inflammatory/Heart
2.78
144
11.13
23
39. Oral Cancer
2.75
92
2.86
86
40. Fires
2.69
57
3.31
41
41. Skin Cancers
2.61
47
1.57
114
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.58
50
1.73
80
43. Hepatitis B
2.48
4
0.55
64
44. Skin Disease
2.42
43
1.87
77
45. Oesophagus Cancer
2.10
108
2.61
87
46. Maternal Conditions
1.92
71
6.87
40
47. Bladder Cancer
1.61
121
1.91
102
48. Birth Trauma
1.53
102
8.81
36
49. Poisonings
1.13
66
2.15
42
50. Tuberculosis
1.09
125
44.25
21
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Tonga TONGA   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
88
15.36
14,103
8.06
2. Diabetes Mellitus
75
13.09
5,929
3.39
3. Stroke
50
8.73
15,163
8.67
4. Road Traffic Accidents
34
5.93
7,808
4.46
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
31
5.41
16,262
9.29
6. Kidney Disease
29
5.06
4,161
2.38
7. Lung Disease
27
4.71
3,120
1.78
8. Lung Cancers
22
3.84
237
0.14
9. Liver Cancer
20
3.49
2,851
1.63
10. Liver Disease
17
2.97
6,053
3.46
11. Breast Cancer
13
2.27
1,937
1.11
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
13
2.27
1,294
0.74
13. Congenital Anomalies
11
1.92
3,935
2.25
14. Stomach Cancer
10
1.75
870
0.50
15. Prostate Cancer
10
1.75
1,031
0.59
16. Low Birth Weight
9
1.57
6,662
3.81
17. Asthma
8
1.40
1,979
1.13
18. Cervical Cancer
7
1.22
2,161
1.24
19. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6
1.05
321
0.18
20. Other Injuries
6
1.05
2,433
1.39
21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5
0.87
803
0.46
22. Lymphomas
5
0.87
875
0.50
23. Parkinson's Disease
5
0.87
387
0.22
24. Hypertension
5
0.87
2,231
1.28
25. Diarrhoeal diseases
4
0.70
6,538
3.74
26. Meningitis
4
0.70
2,983
1.70
27. Drownings
4
0.70
740
0.42
28. Suicide
4
0.70
1,993
1.14
29. Violence
4
0.70
1,857
1.06
30. Birth Trauma
3
0.52
6,194
3.54
31. Pancreas Cancer
3
0.52
334
0.19
32. Leukemia
3
0.52
340
0.19
33. Endocrine Disorders
3
0.52
1,965
1.12
34. Falls
3
0.52
1,168
0.67
35. Hepatitis B
2
0.35
101
0.06
36. Dengue
2
0.35
0
0.00
37. Maternal Conditions
2
0.35
1,991
1.14
38. Malnutrition
2
0.35
1,868
1.07
39. Oral Cancer
2
0.35
483
0.28
40. Oesophagus Cancer
2
0.35
285
0.16
41. Skin Cancers
2
0.35
214
0.12
42. Ovary Cancer
2
0.35
698
0.40
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2
0.35
256
0.15
44. Inflammatory/Heart
2
0.35
1,615
0.92
45. Skin Disease
2
0.35
264
0.15
46. Fires
2
0.35
729
0.42
47. Tuberculosis
1
0.17
10,214
5.84
48. Syphilis
1
0.17
483
0.28
49. Pertussis
1
0.17
744
0.43
50. Uterin Cancer
1
0.17
219
0.13
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tonga TONGA   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
31.91
8
19.09
60
2. Prostate Cancer
29.66
29
24.21
50
3. Lung Cancers
28.48
17
1.71
177
4. Liver Cancer
24.58
6
17.60
10
5. Cervical Cancer
17.10
47
24.53
27
6. Stomach Cancer
13.05
18
6.41
86
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.32
131
6.86
121
8. Lymphomas
6.27
34
5.70
55
9. Pancreas Cancer
4.31
79
2.52
128
10. Ovary Cancer
4.10
103
8.00
7
11. Uterin Cancer
3.54
34
2.86
68
12. Leukemia
2.95
123
1.38
163
13. Oral Cancer
2.75
92
2.86
86
14. Skin Cancers
2.61
47
1.57
114
15. Oesophagus Cancer
2.10
108
2.61
87
16. Bladder Cancer
1.61
121
1.91
102
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.