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Madagascar
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Madagascar 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
Madagascar Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Ghana GHANA
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    56.7
    59.1
    57.9
    138
    144
    141
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    64.1
    66.6
    65.4
    138
    153
    146
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.1
    66.6
    138
    153
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    67.7
    69.7
    143
    161
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    68.4
    70.4
    143
    160
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    68.9
    70.8
    140
    160
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    69.2
    71.0
    141
    160
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    69.7
    71.4
    140
    160
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    70.2
    71.8
    140
    161
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    70.7
    72.3
    140
    163
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.0
    143
    163
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    72.2
    73.8
    142
    165
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    73.3
    74.7
    143
    167
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    74.6
    75.9
    142
    169
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.3
    140
    168
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    78.2
    79.1
    139
    167
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.5
    81.1
    136
    166
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.2
    83.6
    131
    160
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.2
    86.5
    125
    158
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.8
    127
    149
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    160.51
    17
    124.02
    35
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    118.09
    83
    119.93
    79
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    87.02
    36
    99.08
    26
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    61.22
    24
    30.48
    50
    5. Tuberculosis
    61.19
    14
    44.25
    21
    6. Hypertension
    58.73
    5
    17.73
    94
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.06
    20
    31.33
    46
    8. Cervical Cancer
    40.84
    13
    24.53
    27
    9. Lung Disease
    38.84
    30
    26.48
    69
    10. Liver Disease
    36.32
    39
    36.74
    35
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.31
    90
    44.68
    47
    12. Prostate Cancer
    24.24
    49
    24.21
    50
    13. Malnutrition
    22.42
    8
    8.62
    36
    14. Malaria
    22.36
    35
    48.00
    12
    15. Measles
    20.44
    5
    0.29
    39
    16. Kidney Disease
    18.76
    112
    30.38
    56
    17. Asthma
    17.92
    25
    13.95
    42
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.65
    136
    17.79
    85
    19. Maternal Conditions
    11.76
    27
    6.87
    40
    20. Other Injuries
    11.29
    52
    10.75
    58
    21. Meningitis
    10.20
    33
    13.70
    21
    22. Suicide
    9.18
    85
    10.54
    64
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.67
    14
    2.61
    87
    24. Breast Cancer
    8.32
    173
    19.09
    60
    25. Violence
    7.62
    63
    6.73
    72
    26. Low Birth Weight
    7.61
    56
    9.43
    38
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.29
    49
    8.81
    36
    28. Liver Cancer
    6.77
    59
    17.60
    10
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.62
    56
    11.13
    23
    30. HIV/AIDS
    6.13
    72
    51.92
    22
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    5.69
    96
    7.03
    51
    32. Falls
    5.26
    98
    8.85
    34
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.25
    148
    6.86
    121
    34. Oral Cancer
    5.16
    36
    2.86
    86
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.00
    26
    1.73
    80
    36. Lymphomas
    3.99
    120
    5.70
    55
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.79
    72
    2.19
    103
    38. Skin Cancers
    3.69
    18
    1.57
    114
    39. Stomach Cancer
    3.26
    148
    6.41
    86
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    143
    4.48
    70
    41. Fires
    3.01
    49
    3.31
    41
    42. Drownings
    2.63
    82
    2.38
    93
    43. Poisonings
    2.54
    31
    2.15
    42
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    2.54
    130
    6.88
    37
    45. Bladder Cancer
    2.14
    88
    1.91
    102
    46. Leukemia
    2.03
    152
    1.38
    163
    47. Epilepsy
    1.90
    74
    1.45
    103
    48. Schistosomiasis
    1.89
    23
    1.56
    30
    49. Ovary Cancer
    1.81
    175
    8.00
    7
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.52
    138
    2.86
    68
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    17,964
    10.95
    15,163
    8.67
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,605
    8.90
    16,262
    9.29
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,388
    7.55
    14,103
    8.06
    4. Tuberculosis
    11,606
    7.08
    10,214
    5.84
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    11,085
    6.76
    6,538
    3.74
    6. Measles
    9,172
    5.59
    135
    0.08
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,880
    4.80
    7,808
    4.46
    8. Hypertension
    6,208
    3.78
    2,231
    1.28
    9. Malaria
    5,507
    3.36
    11,162
    6.38
    10. Low Birth Weight
    5,353
    3.26
    6,662
    3.81
    11. Birth Trauma
    5,347
    3.26
    6,194
    3.54
    12. Liver Disease
    4,803
    2.93
    6,053
    3.46
    13. Malnutrition
    4,236
    2.58
    1,868
    1.07
    14. Lung Disease
    3,957
    2.41
    3,120
    1.78
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    3,380
    2.06
    3,935
    2.25
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,278
    2.00
    5,929
    3.39
    17. Cervical Cancer
    3,028
    1.85
    2,161
    1.24
    18. Maternal Conditions
    2,776
    1.69
    1,991
    1.14
    19. Asthma
    2,507
    1.53
    1,979
    1.13
    20. Meningitis
    2,391
    1.46
    2,983
    1.70
    21. Other Injuries
    2,359
    1.44
    2,433
    1.39
    22. Kidney Disease
    2,202
    1.34
    4,161
    2.38
    23. Violence
    1,749
    1.07
    1,857
    1.06
    24. Suicide
    1,476
    0.90
    1,993
    1.14
    25. HIV/AIDS
    1,341
    0.82
    13,565
    7.75
    26. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,120
    0.68
    1,294
    0.74
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,080
    0.66
    285
    0.16
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,046
    0.64
    1,615
    0.92
    29. Prostate Cancer
    996
    0.61
    1,031
    0.59
    30. Liver Cancer
    933
    0.57
    2,851
    1.63
    31. Drownings
    825
    0.50
    740
    0.42
    32. Oral Cancer
    697
    0.42
    483
    0.28
    33. Syphilis
    680
    0.41
    483
    0.28
    34. Lymphomas
    675
    0.41
    875
    0.50
    35. Fires
    661
    0.40
    729
    0.42
    36. Falls
    653
    0.40
    1,168
    0.67
    37. Breast Cancer
    629
    0.38
    1,937
    1.11
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    627
    0.38
    256
    0.15
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    606
    0.37
    803
    0.46
    40. Poisonings
    571
    0.35
    522
    0.30
    41. Pertussis
    519
    0.32
    744
    0.43
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    495
    0.30
    321
    0.18
    43. Skin Cancers
    467
    0.28
    214
    0.12
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    463
    0.28
    1,965
    1.12
    45. Leukemia
    401
    0.24
    340
    0.19
    46. Epilepsy
    385
    0.23
    329
    0.19
    47. Stomach Cancer
    367
    0.22
    870
    0.50
    48. Bladder Cancer
    286
    0.17
    245
    0.14
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    266
    0.16
    387
    0.22
    50. Schistosomiasis
    260
    0.16
    257
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    40.84
    13
    24.53
    27
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.24
    49
    24.21
    50
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.67
    14
    2.61
    87
    4. Breast Cancer
    8.32
    173
    19.09
    60
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.77
    59
    17.60
    10
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.25
    148
    6.86
    121
    7. Oral Cancer
    5.16
    36
    2.86
    86
    8. Lymphomas
    3.99
    120
    5.70
    55
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.69
    18
    1.57
    114
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.26
    148
    6.41
    86
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.14
    88
    1.91
    102
    12. Leukemia
    2.03
    152
    1.38
    163
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.81
    175
    8.00
    7
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.52
    138
    2.86
    68
    15. Lung Cancers
    1.15
    179
    1.71
    177
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.59
    178
    2.52
    128
    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.