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Ghana Population Pyramid
 


Ghana
GHANA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
44.4
47.3
45.8
118
114
117
1970
47.8
50.7
49.2
124
124
125
1980
51.6
54.5
53.0
132
134
133
1990
55.7
58.1
56.9
138
142
141
2000
57.9
59.1
58.5
136
144
138
2010
59.4
61.8
60.6
148
149
150
 
 
Ghana
GHANA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
59.4
61.8
148
149
Age 5
61.2
68.0
167
152
Age 10
61.7
68.4
167
152
Age 15
62.1
68.7
167
152
Age 20
62.6
69.1
167
153
Age 25
63.5
69.7
167
153
Age 30
64.4
70.5
167
154
Age 35
65.5
71.5
167
152
Age 40
66.9
72.5
167
149
Age 45
68.4
73.5
168
151
Age 50
70.1
74.6
169
149
Age 55
71.9
75.8
169
148
Age 60
74.0
77.1
168
150
Age 65
76.4
78.7
166
149
Age 70
79.0
80.7
166
147
Age 75
81.9
83.1
169
149
Age 80
85.2
86.0
170
150
Age 85
88.9
89.4
170
147
Age 90
92.9
93.2
169
143
Age 95
97.2
97.3
159
179
Age 100
101.7
101.8
180
149
 
 
Ghana
GHANA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Diarrhoeal diseases
23,516
12.53
2 HIV/AIDS
18,465
9.84
3 Stroke
13,780
7.34
4 Influenza & Pneumonia
13,390
7.14
5 Coronary Heart Disease
13,086
6.97
6 Tuberculosis
11,738
6.25
7 Malaria
11,300
6.02
8 Low Birth Weight
6,056
3.23
9 Birth Trauma
5,674
3.02
10 Road Traffic Accidents
5,032
2.68
11 Lung Disease
4,492
2.39
12 Other Injuries
3,772
2.01
13 Violence
3,646
1.94
14 Kidney Disease
3,269
1.74
15 Schistosomiasis
2,914
1.55
16 Diabetes Mellitus
2,752
1.47
17 Maternal Conditions
2,674
1.42
18 Liver Cancer
2,529
1.35
19 Trypanosomiasis
2,329
1.24
20 Liver Disease
2,293
1.22
21 Congenital Anomalies
2,076
1.11
22 Hypertension
2,054
1.09
23 Cervical Cancer
2,006
1.07
24 Epilepsy
1,993
1.06
25 Asthma
1,917
1.02
  Deaths %
26 Skin Disease
1,828
0.97
27 Inflammatory/Heart
1,715
0.91
28 Suicide
1,172
0.62
29 Rheumatic Heart Disease
1,149
0.61
30 Measles
1,141
0.61
31 Breast Cancer
1,137
0.61
32 Malnutrition
1,111
0.59
33 Syphilis
1,105
0.59
34 Prostate Cancer
962
0.51
35 Meningitis
923
0.49
36 Endocrine Disorders
876
0.47
37 Hepatitis B
829
0.44
38 Fires
828
0.44
39 Drownings
802
0.43
40 Poisonings
773
0.41
41 Peptic Ulcer Disease
686
0.37
42 Lymphomas
657
0.35
43 Pertussis
605
0.32
44 Stomach Cancer
568
0.30
45 Falls
558
0.30
46 Colon-Rectum Cancers
455
0.24
47 Lung Cancers
403
0.21
48 Other Neoplasms
372
0.20
49 Hepatitis C
370
0.20
50 Drug Use
340
0.18
 
 
Ghana
GHANA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Diarrhoeal diseases
175.69
2
2 Stroke
125.45
55
3 Coronary Heart Disease
120.08
83
4 HIV/AIDS
91.00
26
5 Influenza & Pneumonia
72.88
64
6 Tuberculosis
60.37
29
7 Lung Disease
42.09
41
8 Malaria
31.84
32
9 Road Traffic Accidents
28.11
41
10 Kidney Disease
26.72
38
11 Diabetes Mellitus
23.47
111
12 Other Injuries
19.89
45
13 Hypertension
18.91
128
14 Violence
18.54
44
15 Liver Cancer
18.50
12
16 Schistosomiasis
18.04
3
17 Liver Disease
17.56
43
18 Breast Cancer
16.48
94
19 Low Birth Weight
16.06
52
20 Skin Disease
15.83
1
21 Asthma
15.40
38
22 Cervical Cancer
15.08
16
23 Birth Trauma
15.04
42
24 Inflammatory/Heart
13.01
50
25 Maternal Conditions
11.97
39
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Epilepsy
10.86
10
27 Trypanosomiasis
10.47
11
28 Prostate Cancer
9.54
45
29 Malnutrition
9.18
38
30 Suicide
7.34
97
31 Rheumatic Heart Disease
6.11
13
32 Hepatitis B
6.10
7
33 Endocrine Disorders
6.01
102
34 Congenital Anomalies
5.75
109
35 Syphilis
5.46
5
36 Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.27
67
37 Poisonings
4.67
47
38 Stomach Cancer
4.57
134
39 Falls
4.39
76
40 Fires
4.11
61
41 Meningitis
4.07
68
42 Lymphomas
3.76
138
43 Drownings
3.63
92
44 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.41
171
45 Lung Cancers
3.13
157
46 Measles
3.03
19
47 Hepatitis C
2.72
6
48 Alzheimers/Dementia
2.53
128
49 Other Neoplasms
2.50
112
50 Oral Cancer
2.31
120
 
 
Ghana
GHANA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Liver Cancer
18.50
12
2 Breast Cancer
16.48
94
3 Cervical Cancer
15.08
16
4 Prostate Cancer
9.54
45
5 Stomach Cancer
4.57
134
6 Lymphomas
3.76
138
7 Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.41
171
8 Lung Cancers
3.13
157
9 Other Neoplasms
2.50
112
  Rate World Rank
10 Oral Cancer
2.31
120
11 Bladder Cancer
1.91
105
12 Leukemia
1.63
173
13 Ovary Cancer
1.52
157
14 Oesophagus Cancer
1.42
146
15 Pancreas Cancer
1.02
167
16 Skin Cancers
0.75
129
17 Uterin Cancer
0.41
163
 
 
Ghana
GHANA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
5.2
101
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
10.2
0.8
130
129
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
4.4
5.6
134
157
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
207
89

 
Ghana
GHANA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
23,832,495
47
Sex Ratio M / F
1.00
79
Population 0-14
37.3 %
55
Population 15-64
59.1 %
135
Population 65 +
3.6 %
138
Birth Rate / 1000
28.58
47
Death Rate / 1000
9.24
75
Fertulity Rate
3.68
49
Infant Mortality
51.09
47
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.02
158
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.00
107
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.85
51
Net Migrattion
-0.53
93
Population Growth
1.88
59
Literacy Total
57.9
162
Literacy Male
66.4
156
Literacy Female
49.8
153
Unemployment
11.0
57
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
60.6
150
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
50.0
160
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$1,500
165
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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