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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Ireland 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
Ireland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Ghana GHANA
      Ireland IRELAND   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.73
    158
    119.93
    79
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32.23
    9
    17.79
    85
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    1.71
    177
    4. Lung Disease
    20.91
    98
    26.48
    69
    5. Stroke
    19.27
    172
    124.02
    35
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    19.09
    60
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    24.21
    50
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.45
    145
    99.08
    26
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    6.86
    121
    10. Suicide
    8.90
    86
    10.54
    64
    11. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    8.00
    7
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    2.52
    128
    13. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    5.70
    55
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.12
    160
    30.38
    56
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    32
    4.48
    70
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    2.61
    87
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.68
    172
    44.68
    47
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    6.41
    86
    19. Liver Disease
    4.13
    169
    36.74
    35
    20. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    17.60
    10
    21. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    1.38
    163
    22. Drug Use
    3.38
    20
    3.31
    22
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.33
    149
    7.03
    51
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    103
    6.88
    37
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.19
    131
    11.13
    23
    26. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    1.57
    114
    27. Falls
    3.03
    147
    8.85
    34
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    24.53
    27
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    2.86
    68
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    1.91
    102
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.92
    171
    31.33
    46
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.55
    39
    0.41
    98
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    2.86
    86
    34. Other Injuries
    2.23
    179
    10.75
    58
    35. Hypertension
    1.87
    178
    17.73
    94
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.39
    157
    9.43
    38
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    117
    1.45
    103
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    5
    0.59
    30
    39. Drownings
    1.05
    148
    2.38
    93
    40. Alcohol
    1.04
    112
    1.37
    94
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    158
    2.19
    103
    42. Violence
    0.77
    163
    6.73
    72
    43. Asthma
    0.70
    149
    13.95
    42
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    24
    0.17
    138
    45. Skin Disease
    0.63
    128
    1.87
    77
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    149
    1.73
    80
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    158
    30.48
    50
    48. Fires
    0.41
    152
    3.31
    41
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.32
    35
    0.15
    73
    50. Anemia
    0.29
    42
    0.00
    105
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Ireland IRELAND   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,762
    18.40
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,209
    12.40
    1,294
    0.74
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,916
    7.40
    237
    0.14
    4. Lung Disease
    1,915
    7.40
    3,120
    1.78
    5. Stroke
    1,770
    6.84
    15,163
    8.67
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,298
    5.02
    16,262
    9.29
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,095
    4.23
    803
    0.46
    8. Breast Cancer
    760
    2.94
    1,937
    1.11
    9. Prostate Cancer
    585
    2.26
    1,031
    0.59
    10. Kidney Disease
    566
    2.19
    4,161
    2.38
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    2.05
    334
    0.19
    12. Parkinson's Disease
    530
    2.05
    387
    0.22
    13. Lymphomas
    513
    1.98
    875
    0.50
    14. Suicide
    470
    1.82
    1,993
    1.14
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    419
    1.62
    285
    0.16
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    414
    1.60
    5,929
    3.39
    17. Stomach Cancer
    357
    1.38
    870
    0.50
    18. Liver Cancer
    318
    1.23
    2,851
    1.63
    19. Liver Disease
    279
    1.08
    6,053
    3.46
    20. Leukemia
    274
    1.06
    340
    0.19
    21. Ovary Cancer
    273
    1.05
    698
    0.40
    22. Bladder Cancer
    256
    0.99
    245
    0.14
    23. Skin Cancers
    252
    0.97
    214
    0.12
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    249
    0.96
    1,965
    1.12
    25. Falls
    247
    0.95
    1,168
    0.67
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    240
    0.93
    1,615
    0.92
    27. Other Neoplasms
    218
    0.84
    48
    0.03
    28. Oral Cancer
    183
    0.71
    483
    0.28
    29. Hypertension
    175
    0.68
    2,231
    1.28
    30. Other Injuries
    171
    0.66
    2,433
    1.39
    31. Drug Use
    167
    0.65
    630
    0.36
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.59
    3,935
    2.25
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    153
    0.59
    7,808
    4.46
    34. Uterin Cancer
    126
    0.49
    219
    0.13
    35. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.40
    2,161
    1.24
    36. Epilepsy
    85
    0.33
    329
    0.19
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.32
    113
    0.06
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    321
    0.18
    39. Alcohol
    64
    0.25
    244
    0.14
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.23
    16
    0.01
    41. Asthma
    58
    0.22
    1,979
    1.13
    42. Skin Disease
    58
    0.22
    264
    0.15
    43. Drownings
    57
    0.22
    740
    0.42
    44. Low Birth Weight
    56
    0.22
    6,662
    3.81
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53
    0.20
    6,538
    3.74
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.19
    256
    0.15
    47. Violence
    38
    0.15
    1,857
    1.06
    48. Fires
    30
    0.12
    729
    0.42
    49. Anemia
    29
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    50. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.09
    10,214
    5.84
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Ireland IRELAND   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    1.71
    177
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    19.09
    60
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    24.21
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    6.86
    121
    5. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    8.00
    7
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    2.52
    128
    7. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    5.70
    55
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    2.61
    87
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    6.41
    86
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    17.60
    10
    11. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    1.38
    163
    12. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    1.57
    114
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    24.53
    27
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    2.86
    68
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    1.91
    102
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    2.86
    86
    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.