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United States
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED STATES VS GHANA

Compare United States 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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Ghana GHANA
      United States UNITED STATES   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.49
    142
    119.93
    79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.26
    8
    17.79
    85
    3. Lung Disease
    28.49
    60
    26.48
    69
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    1.71
    177
    5. Stroke
    22.27
    164
    124.02
    35
    6. Drug Use
    21.28
    1
    3.31
    22
    7. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    19.09
    60
    8. Suicide
    14.51
    31
    10.54
    64
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.08
    127
    30.38
    56
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    24.21
    50
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.10
    120
    31.33
    46
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.58
    144
    44.68
    47
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    6.86
    121
    14. Hypertension
    10.26
    133
    17.73
    94
    15. Liver Disease
    8.98
    134
    36.74
    35
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.86
    163
    99.08
    26
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.22
    28
    6.88
    37
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    2.52
    128
    19. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    5.70
    55
    20. Violence
    6.00
    81
    6.73
    72
    21. Falls
    5.68
    90
    8.85
    34
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.64
    73
    11.13
    23
    23. Other Injuries
    5.11
    130
    10.75
    58
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    8.00
    7
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    17.60
    10
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.55
    68
    4.48
    70
    27. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    1.38
    163
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    140
    7.03
    51
    29. Alcohol
    3.50
    28
    1.37
    94
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.86
    68
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    2.61
    87
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.91
    102
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    24.53
    27
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.68
    37
    0.41
    98
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.37
    138
    9.43
    38
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    1.57
    114
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    6.41
    86
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    2.86
    86
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.55
    114
    30.48
    50
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.37
    113
    51.92
    22
    41. Drownings
    1.19
    140
    2.38
    93
    42. Hepatitis C
    1.13
    5
    0.15
    73
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    8
    0.59
    30
    44. Malnutrition
    0.90
    104
    8.62
    36
    45. Skin Disease
    0.86
    115
    1.87
    77
    46. Asthma
    0.84
    141
    13.95
    42
    47. Epilepsy
    0.78
    159
    1.45
    103
    48. Fires
    0.73
    124
    3.31
    41
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.55
    152
    1.73
    80
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.55
    170
    2.19
    103
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United States UNITED STATES   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    504,904
    20.15
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    287,198
    11.46
    1,294
    0.74
    3. Lung Disease
    195,387
    7.80
    3,120
    1.78
    4. Stroke
    158,520
    6.33
    15,163
    8.67
    5. Lung Cancers
    155,533
    6.21
    237
    0.14
    6. Kidney Disease
    85,861
    3.43
    4,161
    2.38
    7. Drug Use
    74,435
    2.97
    630
    0.36
    8. Hypertension
    65,960
    2.63
    2,231
    1.28
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61,827
    2.47
    803
    0.46
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    61,418
    2.45
    5,929
    3.39
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60,317
    2.41
    16,262
    9.29
    12. Suicide
    53,099
    2.12
    1,993
    1.14
    13. Breast Cancer
    48,671
    1.94
    1,937
    1.11
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    46,985
    1.87
    1,965
    1.12
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    44,293
    1.77
    334
    0.19
    16. Liver Disease
    43,402
    1.73
    6,053
    3.46
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,694
    1.66
    7,808
    4.46
    18. Falls
    40,418
    1.61
    1,168
    0.67
    19. Lymphomas
    40,281
    1.61
    875
    0.50
    20. Prostate Cancer
    35,612
    1.42
    1,031
    0.59
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    34,491
    1.38
    387
    0.22
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,529
    1.30
    1,615
    0.92
    23. Liver Cancer
    27,064
    1.08
    2,851
    1.63
    24. Leukemia
    26,966
    1.08
    340
    0.19
    25. Other Injuries
    25,997
    1.04
    2,433
    1.39
    26. Bladder Cancer
    19,622
    0.78
    245
    0.14
    27. Violence
    18,976
    0.76
    1,857
    1.06
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,829
    0.71
    285
    0.16
    29. Other Neoplasms
    17,743
    0.71
    48
    0.03
    30. Alcohol
    14,659
    0.58
    244
    0.14
    31. Ovary Cancer
    14,591
    0.58
    698
    0.40
    32. Skin Cancers
    14,311
    0.57
    214
    0.12
    33. Stomach Cancer
    13,077
    0.52
    870
    0.50
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    11,762
    0.47
    3,935
    2.25
    35. Oral Cancer
    11,555
    0.46
    483
    0.28
    36. Uterin Cancer
    10,063
    0.40
    219
    0.13
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,955
    0.40
    6,538
    3.74
    38. Cervical Cancer
    6,984
    0.28
    2,161
    1.24
    39. Low Birth Weight
    6,924
    0.28
    6,662
    3.81
    40. Malnutrition
    6,762
    0.27
    1,868
    1.07
    41. Hepatitis C
    5,684
    0.23
    28
    0.02
    42. HIV/AIDS
    5,660
    0.23
    13,565
    7.75
    43. Skin Disease
    5,409
    0.22
    264
    0.15
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5,059
    0.20
    113
    0.06
    45. Drownings
    4,070
    0.16
    740
    0.42
    46. Asthma
    3,818
    0.15
    1,979
    1.13
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,646
    0.15
    256
    0.15
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,461
    0.14
    321
    0.18
    49. Fires
    3,183
    0.13
    729
    0.42
    50. Epilepsy
    3,162
    0.13
    329
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    6.86
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    2.52
    128
    6. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    5.70
    55
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    8.00
    7
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    17.60
    10
    9. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    1.38
    163
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.86
    68
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    2.61
    87
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.91
    102
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    24.53
    27
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    1.57
    114
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    6.41
    86
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    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.