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Zimbabwe
COUNTRY #1
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ZIMBABWE VS GHANA

Compare Zimbabwe 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
Zimbabwe Population Pyramid
23,947,921
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Ghana Population Pyramid
52,016,123
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Ghana GHANA
  Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Ghana GHANA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
50.1
53.3
51.6
89
90
89
  
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
53.4
56.7
55.0
99
97
97
  
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
57.6
61.2
59.3
107
108
108
  
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
59.0
63.7
61.3
129
121
125
  
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
46.0
46.0
46.0
175
180
177
  
55.9
58.6
57.2
144
146
147
2010
51.4
53.5
52.4
174
175
175
  
59.6
62.2
60.9
147
149
150
2019
57.5
63.6
60.7
176
170
175
  
63.7
69.2
66.3
142
137
139
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Ghana GHANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
57.5
63.6
176
170
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age
57.5
63.6
176
170
63.7
69.2
142
137
Age 5
61.3
67.1
178
176
67.0
72.1
150
138
Age 10
61.6
67.4
178
176
67.4
72.5
150
140
Age 15
62.0
67.7
178
177
67.7
72.7
152
140
Age 20
62.5
68.1
178
177
68.1
73.0
151
140
Age 25
63.2
68.5
177
177
68.6
73.3
151
139
Age 30
63.9
69.1
177
178
69.1
73.7
150
140
Age 35
64.8
69.9
178
177
69.7
74.3
150
140
Age 40
65.9
70.9
178
177
70.4
75.0
150
139
Age 45
67.3
72.2
178
177
71.4
75.8
152
138
Age 50
69.1
73.7
178
176
72.5
76.7
153
140
Age 55
71.2
75.3
177
174
74.0
77.7
154
138
Age 60
73.6
77.0
177
173
75.7
78.9
153
133
Age 65
76.2
78.9
177
172
77.7
80.4
151
128
Age 70
79.0
81.0
176
169
80.1
82.2
151
124
Age 75
82.1
83.4
176
166
82.9
84.4
147
121
Age 80
85.5
86.3
168
163
86.0
87.0
142
118
Age 85
89.1
89.6
164
160
89.4
90.2
134
113
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Ghana GHANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
187.61
5
51.92
22
2. Coronary Heart Disease
155.90
42
119.93
79
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
139.11
8
99.08
26
4. Stroke
93.42
80
124.02
35
5. Road Traffic Accidents
63.47
2
31.33
46
6. Diabetes Mellitus
57.77
29
44.68
47
7. Diarrhoeal diseases
52.01
32
30.48
50
8. Cervical Cancer
50.23
5
24.53
27
9. Prostate Cancer
39.98
14
24.21
50
10. Kidney Disease
35.89
34
30.38
56
11. Liver Disease
28.41
59
36.74
35
12. Asthma
24.21
14
13.95
42
13. Malnutrition
23.88
7
8.62
36
14. Suicide
23.63
7
10.54
64
15. Lung Disease
22.07
90
26.48
69
16. Hypertension
20.93
78
17.73
94
17. Breast Cancer
20.68
46
19.09
60
18. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.41
75
17.79
85
19. Tuberculosis
17.71
54
44.25
21
20. Other Injuries
16.74
12
10.75
58
21. Inflammatory/Heart
15.59
10
11.13
23
22. Violence
14.57
29
6.73
72
23. Oesophagus Cancer
14.22
5
2.61
87
24. Maternal Conditions
13.70
20
6.87
40
25. Lymphomas
13.16
1
5.70
55
26. Malaria
12.22
39
48.00
12
27. Meningitis
12.06
29
13.70
21
28. Low Birth Weight
11.85
20
9.43
38
29. Birth Trauma
10.09
25
8.81
36
30. Stomach Cancer
9.72
47
6.41
86
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
8.45
19
2.19
103
32. Congenital Anomalies
8.15
25
7.03
51
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.05
103
6.86
121
34. Fires
7.79
3
3.31
41
35. Liver Cancer
7.78
49
17.60
10
36. Falls
7.54
64
8.85
34
37. Endocrine Disorders
6.77
41
6.88
37
38. Drownings
6.69
14
2.38
93
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
5.66
18
1.73
80
40. Epilepsy
5.43
2
1.45
103
41. Uterin Cancer
5.22
14
2.86
68
42. Parkinson's Disease
4.78
58
4.48
70
43. Lung Cancers
4.78
139
1.71
177
44. Skin Cancers
4.64
7
1.57
114
45. Ovary Cancer
4.46
91
8.00
7
46. Poisonings
3.86
8
2.15
42
47. Pancreas Cancer
3.66
93
2.52
128
48. Oral Cancer
3.24
78
2.86
86
49. Skin Disease
3.01
28
1.87
77
50. Leukemia
2.82
128
1.38
163
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Ghana GHANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
19,988
18.46
13,565
7.75
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
10,779
9.95
16,262
9.29
3. Coronary Heart Disease
8,493
7.84
14,103
8.06
4. Road Traffic Accidents
6,037
5.57
7,808
4.46
5. Stroke
5,126
4.73
15,163
8.67
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
4,595
4.24
6,538
3.74
7. Low Birth Weight
4,038
3.73
6,662
3.81
8. Birth Trauma
3,405
3.14
6,194
3.54
9. Diabetes Mellitus
3,344
3.09
5,929
3.39
10. Malnutrition
2,396
2.21
1,868
1.07
11. Congenital Anomalies
2,217
2.05
3,935
2.25
12. Kidney Disease
2,214
2.04
4,161
2.38
13. Suicide
2,069
1.91
1,993
1.14
14. Cervical Cancer
2,023
1.87
2,161
1.24
15. Malaria
2,003
1.85
11,162
6.38
16. Tuberculosis
1,999
1.85
10,214
5.84
17. Liver Disease
1,941
1.79
6,053
3.46
18. Violence
1,916
1.77
1,857
1.06
19. Maternal Conditions
1,749
1.62
1,991
1.14
20. Other Injuries
1,656
1.53
2,433
1.39
21. Asthma
1,531
1.41
1,979
1.13
22. Meningitis
1,325
1.22
2,983
1.70
23. Lung Disease
1,163
1.07
3,120
1.78
24. Hypertension
1,146
1.06
2,231
1.28
25. Inflammatory/Heart
1,047
0.97
1,615
0.92
26. Lymphomas
960
0.89
875
0.50
27. Drownings
956
0.88
740
0.42
28. Breast Cancer
839
0.77
1,937
1.11
29. Oesophagus Cancer
801
0.74
285
0.16
30. Fires
793
0.73
729
0.42
31. Alzheimers & Dementia
768
0.71
1,294
0.74
32. Prostate Cancer
628
0.58
1,031
0.59
33. Stomach Cancer
559
0.52
870
0.50
34. Endocrine Disorders
553
0.51
1,965
1.12
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
548
0.51
321
0.18
36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
542
0.50
256
0.15
37. Poisonings
515
0.48
522
0.30
38. Liver Cancer
510
0.47
2,851
1.63
39. Epilepsy
508
0.47
329
0.19
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
505
0.47
803
0.46
41. Falls
465
0.43
1,168
0.67
42. Pertussis
419
0.39
744
0.43
43. Lung Cancers
286
0.26
237
0.14
44. Skin Cancers
264
0.24
214
0.12
45. Leukemia
244
0.23
340
0.19
46. Parkinson's Disease
226
0.21
387
0.22
47. Pancreas Cancer
217
0.20
334
0.19
48. Drug Use
213
0.20
630
0.36
49. Oral Cancer
208
0.19
483
0.28
50. Uterin Cancer
182
0.17
219
0.13
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Ghana GHANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
50.23
5
24.53
27
2. Prostate Cancer
39.98
14
24.21
50
3. Breast Cancer
20.68
46
19.09
60
4. Oesophagus Cancer
14.22
5
2.61
87
5. Lymphomas
13.16
1
5.70
55
6. Stomach Cancer
9.72
47
6.41
86
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.05
103
6.86
121
8. Liver Cancer
7.78
49
17.60
10
9. Uterin Cancer
5.22
14
2.86
68
10. Lung Cancers
4.78
139
1.71
177
11. Skin Cancers
4.64
7
1.57
114
12. Ovary Cancer
4.46
91
8.00
7
13. Pancreas Cancer
3.66
93
2.52
128
14. Oral Cancer
3.24
78
2.86
86
15. Leukemia
2.82
128
1.38
163
16. Bladder Cancer
2.29
76
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.