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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED KINGDOM VS GHANA

Compare United Kingdom 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Ghana GHANA
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    119.93
    79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    17.79
    85
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    1.71
    177
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    99.08
    26
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    124.02
    35
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    26.48
    69
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    19.09
    60
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    24.21
    50
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    6.86
    121
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    36.74
    35
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    10.54
    64
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    2.52
    128
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    5.70
    55
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    2.61
    87
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    8.00
    7
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    4.48
    70
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    8.85
    34
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    3.31
    22
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    17.60
    10
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    10.75
    58
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    44.68
    47
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    1.38
    163
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    1.91
    102
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    6.41
    86
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    7.03
    51
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    2.86
    68
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    17.73
    94
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    30.38
    56
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    6.88
    37
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    31.33
    46
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    1.57
    114
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    11.13
    23
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    2.86
    86
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    9.43
    38
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.41
    98
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    24.53
    27
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    1.37
    94
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.59
    30
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    2.19
    103
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    1.45
    103
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    6.73
    72
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    1.87
    77
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    13.95
    42
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    30.48
    50
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.17
    138
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    1.73
    80
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    2.38
    93
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    8.81
    36
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    3.31
    41
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.15
    73
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    1,294
    0.74
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    14,103
    8.06
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    16,262
    9.29
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    15,163
    8.67
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    237
    0.14
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    3,120
    1.78
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    803
    0.46
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    1,031
    0.59
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    1,937
    1.11
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    875
    0.50
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    334
    0.19
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    285
    0.16
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    387
    0.22
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    6,053
    3.46
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    1,168
    0.67
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    245
    0.14
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    5,929
    3.39
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    4,161
    2.38
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    2,433
    1.39
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    1,993
    1.14
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    2,851
    1.63
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    340
    0.19
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    2,231
    1.28
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    870
    0.50
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    698
    0.40
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    48
    0.03
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    214
    0.12
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    1,965
    1.12
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    1,615
    0.92
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    483
    0.28
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    630
    0.36
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    219
    0.13
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    7,808
    4.46
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    264
    0.15
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    3,935
    2.25
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    321
    0.18
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    113
    0.06
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    6,538
    3.74
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    244
    0.14
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    6,662
    3.81
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    1,979
    1.13
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    329
    0.19
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    2,161
    1.24
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    16
    0.01
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    256
    0.15
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    1,857
    1.06
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    10,214
    5.84
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    729
    0.42
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    740
    0.42
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    6.86
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    2.52
    128
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    5.70
    55
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    2.61
    87
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    8.00
    7
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    17.60
    10
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    1.38
    163
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    1.91
    102
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    6.41
    86
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    2.86
    68
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    1.57
    114
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    2.86
    86
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    24.53
    27
    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.