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Ghana
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Ghana and Barbados 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.

Barbados
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
Ghana Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Barbados BARBADOS
      Ghana GHANA   Barbados BARBADOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
     
    62.2
    67.0
    64.5
    42
    42
    40
    1970
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
     
    66.2
    71.2
    68.7
    33
    41
    39
    1980
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
     
    69.6
    74.7
    72.1
    24
    31
    28
    1990
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
     
    72.0
    77.1
    74.5
    26
    29
    29
    2000
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
     
    70.9
    75.5
    73.3
    47
    60
    47
    2010
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
     
    72.3
    77.1
    74.7
    57
    69
    59
    2019
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
     
    74.3
    77.7
    76.0
    58
    83
    62
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Barbados BARBADOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    74.3
    77.7
    58
    83
    Age 5
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    75.3
    78.5
    54
    80
    Age 10
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    75.4
    78.6
    54
    80
    Age 15
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    75.4
    78.6
    55
    80
    Age 20
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    75.7
    78.8
    55
    79
    Age 25
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    75.9
    79.0
    55
    79
    Age 30
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    76.3
    79.1
    55
    79
    Age 35
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    76.8
    79.3
    51
    78
    Age 40
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    77.2
    79.6
    50
    80
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    77.6
    80.0
    50
    80
    Age 50
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    78.2
    80.4
    51
    81
    Age 55
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    78.9
    81.0
    55
    80
    Age 60
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    79.9
    81.8
    57
    79
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    81.2
    82.9
    58
    78
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    82.8
    84.2
    60
    75
    Age 75
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    84.9
    85.9
    62
    74
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    87.4
    88.0
    61
    75
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    90.2
    90.4
    69
    84
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Barbados BARBADOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    124.02
    35
    58.54
    119
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    119.93
    79
    55.52
    156
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.08
    26
    30.42
    84
    4. HIV/AIDS
    51.92
    22
    8.36
    62
    5. Malaria
    48.00
    12
    0.00
    81
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.68
    47
    40.44
    59
    7. Tuberculosis
    44.25
    21
    0.26
    152
    8. Liver Disease
    36.74
    35
    4.94
    161
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.33
    46
    7.96
    132
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    30.48
    50
    1.38
    120
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.38
    56
    16.30
    120
    12. Lung Disease
    26.48
    69
    10.68
    166
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.53
    27
    10.05
    83
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.21
    50
    59.91
    2
    15. Breast Cancer
    19.09
    60
    35.36
    5
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.79
    85
    14.38
    139
    17. Hypertension
    17.73
    94
    11.09
    126
    18. Liver Cancer
    17.60
    10
    2.86
    170
    19. Asthma
    13.95
    42
    2.63
    105
    20. Meningitis
    13.70
    21
    1.03
    78
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.13
    23
    8.39
    40
    22. Other Injuries
    10.75
    58
    15.13
    23
    23. Suicide
    10.54
    64
    0.31
    183
    24. Low Birth Weight
    9.43
    38
    2.29
    141
    25. Falls
    8.85
    34
    1.34
    178
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.81
    36
    2.34
    88
    27. Malnutrition
    8.62
    36
    0.38
    119
    28. Ovary Cancer
    8.00
    7
    5.52
    51
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    7.03
    51
    6.78
    58
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    6.88
    37
    16.58
    6
    31. Maternal Conditions
    6.87
    40
    0.47
    113
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    121
    21.22
    6
    33. Violence
    6.73
    72
    10.16
    51
    34. Stomach Cancer
    6.41
    86
    4.94
    108
    35. Lymphomas
    5.70
    55
    10.54
    3
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    4.48
    70
    2.49
    153
    37. Fires
    3.31
    41
    0.20
    174
    38. Drug Use
    3.31
    22
    0.35
    175
    39. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    86
    3.49
    72
    40. Uterin Cancer
    2.86
    68
    7.04
    5
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    87
    1.90
    113
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.52
    128
    7.44
    31
    43. Drownings
    2.38
    93
    0.54
    167
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.19
    103
    2.26
    98
    45. Poisonings
    2.15
    42
    0.44
    104
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.91
    102
    1.51
    128
    47. Skin Disease
    1.87
    77
    8.82
    4
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.73
    80
    0.21
    176
    49. Lung Cancers
    1.71
    177
    8.22
    112
    50. Encephalitis
    1.69
    8
    0.00
    179
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ghana GHANA   Barbados BARBADOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16,262
    9.29
    221
    7.83
    2. Stroke
    15,163
    8.67
    384
    13.60
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,103
    8.06
    358
    12.68
    4. HIV/AIDS
    13,565
    7.75
    28
    0.99
    5. Malaria
    11,162
    6.38
    0
    0.00
    6. Tuberculosis
    10,214
    5.84
    1
    0.04
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,808
    4.46
    23
    0.81
    8. Low Birth Weight
    6,662
    3.81
    5
    0.18
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,538
    3.74
    7
    0.25
    10. Birth Trauma
    6,194
    3.54
    5
    0.18
    11. Liver Disease
    6,053
    3.46
    23
    0.81
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,929
    3.39
    260
    9.21
    13. Kidney Disease
    4,161
    2.38
    92
    3.26
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    3,935
    2.25
    18
    0.64
    15. Lung Disease
    3,120
    1.78
    74
    2.62
    16. Meningitis
    2,983
    1.70
    4
    0.14
    17. Liver Cancer
    2,851
    1.63
    14
    0.50
    18. Other Injuries
    2,433
    1.39
    79
    2.80
    19. Hypertension
    2,231
    1.28
    72
    2.55
    20. Cervical Cancer
    2,161
    1.24
    28
    0.99
    21. Suicide
    1,993
    1.14
    2
    0.07
    22. Maternal Conditions
    1,991
    1.14
    1
    0.04
    23. Asthma
    1,979
    1.13
    13
    0.46
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    1,965
    1.12
    93
    3.29
    25. Breast Cancer
    1,937
    1.11
    95
    3.37
    26. Malnutrition
    1,868
    1.07
    2
    0.07
    27. Violence
    1,857
    1.06
    32
    1.13
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,615
    0.92
    39
    1.38
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,294
    0.74
    114
    4.04
    30. Falls
    1,168
    0.67
    7
    0.25
    31. Prostate Cancer
    1,031
    0.59
    165
    5.84
    32. Lymphomas
    875
    0.50
    51
    1.81
    33. Stomach Cancer
    870
    0.50
    28
    0.99
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    803
    0.46
    115
    4.07
    35. Pertussis
    744
    0.43
    0
    0.00
    36. Drownings
    740
    0.42
    1
    0.04
    37. Fires
    729
    0.42
    1
    0.04
    38. Ovary Cancer
    698
    0.40
    16
    0.57
    39. Drug Use
    630
    0.36
    1
    0.04
    40. Poisonings
    522
    0.30
    2
    0.07
    41. Syphilis
    483
    0.28
    0
    0.00
    42. Oral Cancer
    483
    0.28
    18
    0.64
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    387
    0.22
    16
    0.57
    44. Encephalitis
    357
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    45. Leukemia
    340
    0.19
    29
    1.03
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    334
    0.19
    39
    1.38
    47. Epilepsy
    329
    0.19
    9
    0.32
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    321
    0.18
    14
    0.50
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    285
    0.16
    12
    0.43
    50. Skin Disease
    264
    0.15
    62
    2.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ghana GHANA   Barbados BARBADOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.53
    27
    10.05
    83
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.21
    50
    59.91
    2
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.09
    60
    35.36
    5
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.60
    10
    2.86
    170
    5. Ovary Cancer
    8.00
    7
    5.52
    51
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.86
    121
    21.22
    6
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.41
    86
    4.94
    108
    8. Lymphomas
    5.70
    55
    10.54
    3
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.86
    86
    3.49
    72
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.86
    68
    7.04
    5
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    87
    1.90
    113
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.52
    128
    7.44
    31
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.91
    102
    1.51
    128
    14. Lung Cancers
    1.71
    177
    8.22
    112
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.57
    114
    0.57
    158
    16. Leukemia
    1.38
    163
    6.34
    3
    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.