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Viet Nam
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
VIET NAM VS GHANA

Compare Viet Nam 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
Viet Nam Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Ghana GHANA
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    68.5
    78.2
    73.4
    76
    35
    46
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    69.6
    78.1
    73.7
    106
    73
    92
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    78.1
    106
    73
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    71.2
    79.4
    103
    69
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    71.3
    79.4
    107
    69
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    71.4
    79.5
    108
    69
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    71.7
    79.6
    108
    69
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    72.0
    79.7
    108
    69
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    72.4
    79.9
    109
    69
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    72.7
    80.0
    110
    69
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    73.1
    80.2
    112
    69
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    73.7
    80.5
    114
    70
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    74.5
    80.9
    115
    71
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    75.5
    81.4
    116
    74
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    76.9
    82.0
    117
    73
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.9
    121
    76
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.7
    84.1
    125
    79
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.2
    85.7
    130
    80
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.8
    129
    87
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.4
    132
    83
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    155.75
    20
    124.02
    35
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.67
    125
    119.93
    79
    3. Lung Disease
    34.16
    39
    26.48
    69
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.78
    78
    44.68
    47
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29.81
    50
    31.33
    46
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.84
    97
    99.08
    26
    7. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    17.60
    10
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.12
    83
    30.38
    56
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.72
    20
    17.79
    85
    10. Liver Disease
    23.34
    81
    36.74
    35
    11. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    1.71
    177
    12. Hypertension
    18.94
    88
    17.73
    94
    13. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    6.41
    86
    14. Falls
    13.80
    10
    8.85
    34
    15. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    19.09
    60
    16. Tuberculosis
    9.33
    70
    44.25
    21
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    6.86
    121
    18. Asthma
    7.89
    73
    13.95
    42
    19. Suicide
    7.22
    112
    10.54
    64
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    2.86
    86
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.59
    63
    7.03
    51
    22. Low Birth Weight
    5.69
    84
    9.43
    38
    23. Drownings
    5.36
    24
    2.38
    93
    24. Other Injuries
    5.34
    126
    10.75
    58
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.18
    44
    4.48
    70
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.93
    88
    11.13
    23
    27. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    1.38
    163
    28. HIV/AIDS
    4.72
    77
    51.92
    22
    29. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    24.21
    50
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.47
    82
    30.48
    50
    31. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    24.53
    27
    32. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    5.70
    55
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    2.61
    87
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    2.86
    68
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.08
    149
    6.88
    37
    36. Measles
    2.01
    23
    0.29
    39
    37. Birth Trauma
    1.86
    94
    8.81
    36
    38. Violence
    1.81
    136
    6.73
    72
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    8.00
    7
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.57
    89
    1.73
    80
    41. Encephalitis
    1.54
    9
    1.69
    8
    42. Skin Disease
    1.34
    102
    1.87
    77
    43. Drug Use
    1.31
    83
    3.31
    22
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    2.52
    128
    45. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    1.91
    102
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    155
    2.19
    103
    47. Alcohol
    0.82
    127
    1.37
    94
    48. Poisonings
    0.79
    76
    2.15
    42
    49. Pertussis
    0.79
    71
    1.62
    51
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.76
    95
    6.87
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    159,032
    23.20
    15,163
    8.67
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    91,939
    13.41
    14,103
    8.06
    3. Lung Disease
    35,875
    5.23
    3,120
    1.78
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33,860
    4.94
    5,929
    3.39
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29,475
    4.30
    7,808
    4.46
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29,307
    4.27
    1,294
    0.74
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27,836
    4.06
    16,262
    9.29
    8. Kidney Disease
    25,251
    3.68
    4,161
    2.38
    9. Liver Cancer
    24,995
    3.65
    2,851
    1.63
    10. Liver Disease
    23,900
    3.49
    6,053
    3.46
    11. Lung Cancers
    21,294
    3.11
    237
    0.14
    12. Hypertension
    19,880
    2.90
    2,231
    1.28
    13. Falls
    15,427
    2.25
    1,168
    0.67
    14. Stomach Cancer
    15,134
    2.21
    870
    0.50
    15. Tuberculosis
    9,446
    1.38
    10,214
    5.84
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,258
    1.20
    803
    0.46
    17. Asthma
    8,150
    1.19
    1,979
    1.13
    18. Suicide
    7,249
    1.06
    1,993
    1.14
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7,132
    1.04
    6,662
    3.81
    20. Oral Cancer
    7,088
    1.03
    483
    0.28
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    7,064
    1.03
    3,935
    2.25
    22. Breast Cancer
    6,187
    0.90
    1,937
    1.11
    23. Other Injuries
    5,539
    0.81
    2,433
    1.39
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,357
    0.78
    1,615
    0.92
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5,338
    0.78
    387
    0.22
    26. Drownings
    5,097
    0.74
    740
    0.42
    27. HIV/AIDS
    4,993
    0.73
    13,565
    7.75
    28. Leukemia
    4,899
    0.71
    340
    0.19
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,390
    0.64
    6,538
    3.74
    30. Lymphomas
    2,964
    0.43
    875
    0.50
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2,391
    0.35
    2,161
    1.24
    32. Birth Trauma
    2,340
    0.34
    6,194
    3.54
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,265
    0.33
    285
    0.16
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2,082
    0.30
    1,965
    1.12
    35. Prostate Cancer
    1,911
    0.28
    1,031
    0.59
    36. Violence
    1,785
    0.26
    1,857
    1.06
    37. Measles
    1,780
    0.26
    135
    0.08
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,708
    0.25
    256
    0.15
    39. Encephalitis
    1,558
    0.23
    357
    0.20
    40. Skin Disease
    1,515
    0.22
    264
    0.15
    41. Drug Use
    1,366
    0.20
    630
    0.36
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1,159
    0.17
    219
    0.13
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    957
    0.14
    321
    0.18
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    929
    0.14
    334
    0.19
    45. Bladder Cancer
    896
    0.13
    245
    0.14
    46. Alcohol
    867
    0.13
    244
    0.14
    47. Ovary Cancer
    864
    0.13
    698
    0.40
    48. Poisonings
    832
    0.12
    522
    0.30
    49. Maternal Conditions
    773
    0.11
    1,991
    1.14
    50. Pertussis
    705
    0.10
    744
    0.43
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    17.60
    10
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    1.71
    177
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    6.41
    86
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    19.09
    60
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    6.86
    121
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    2.86
    86
    7. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    1.38
    163
    8. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    24.21
    50
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    24.53
    27
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    5.70
    55
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    2.61
    87
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    2.86
    68
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    8.00
    7
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    2.52
    128
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    1.91
    102
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    165
    1.57
    114
    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.