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Micronesia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Micronesia 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
Micronesia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Ghana GHANA
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.3
    58.4
    57.8
    66
    72
    67
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    61.3
    62.4
    61.8
    65
    80
    72
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    64.6
    65.7
    65.1
    65
    86
    82
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    65.7
    66.8
    66.3
    81
    111
    99
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    66.0
    68.1
    67.0
    97
    117
    110
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    67.5
    69.9
    68.7
    102
    122
    113
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    60.3
    66.0
    63.0
    167
    155
    162
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.3
    66.0
    167
    155
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    62.4
    67.8
    175
    175
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    62.6
    68.0
    175
    175
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    62.7
    68.1
    176
    175
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    63.1
    68.4
    176
    175
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    63.8
    68.7
    176
    175
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    64.6
    69.2
    176
    176
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    65.5
    69.7
    175
    179
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    66.6
    70.4
    175
    179
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    68.0
    71.3
    175
    179
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    69.7
    72.4
    175
    179
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    71.6
    73.8
    176
    179
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    73.8
    75.6
    176
    179
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    76.4
    77.6
    176
    179
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    79.2
    79.8
    174
    180
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    82.2
    82.4
    173
    181
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.4
    170
    178
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    88.9
    88.9
    168
    174
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    280.36
    11
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    181.04
    10
    124.02
    35
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    172.00
    3
    44.68
    47
    4. Kidney Disease
    77.01
    1
    30.38
    56
    5. Lung Disease
    67.93
    10
    26.48
    69
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    66.80
    54
    99.08
    26
    7. Hypertension
    41.50
    20
    17.73
    94
    8. Breast Cancer
    41.39
    3
    19.09
    60
    9. Lung Cancers
    31.29
    11
    1.71
    177
    10. Suicide
    28.99
    5
    10.54
    64
    11. Prostate Cancer
    28.57
    33
    24.21
    50
    12. Liver Disease
    27.88
    61
    36.74
    35
    13. Asthma
    26.17
    8
    13.95
    42
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    19.96
    58
    30.48
    50
    15. Cervical Cancer
    19.81
    39
    24.53
    27
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.00
    70
    17.79
    85
    17. Stomach Cancer
    16.29
    6
    6.41
    86
    18. Drownings
    15.31
    2
    2.38
    93
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    15.30
    5
    1.73
    80
    20. Other Injuries
    13.69
    31
    10.75
    58
    21. Tuberculosis
    12.92
    60
    44.25
    21
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.22
    47
    6.86
    121
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    10.56
    2
    4.48
    70
    24. Liver Cancer
    10.45
    28
    17.60
    10
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.84
    13
    2.19
    103
    26. Falls
    9.05
    31
    8.85
    34
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    8.12
    27
    7.03
    51
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.84
    43
    11.13
    23
    29. Low Birth Weight
    7.34
    62
    9.43
    38
    30. Uterin Cancer
    6.94
    6
    2.86
    68
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    6.81
    38
    6.88
    37
    32. Leukemia
    5.72
    11
    1.38
    163
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.60
    46
    8.00
    7
    34. Birth Trauma
    5.44
    61
    8.81
    36
    35. Malnutrition
    5.33
    51
    8.62
    36
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    5.12
    63
    2.52
    128
    37. Violence
    4.89
    89
    6.73
    72
    38. Lymphomas
    4.53
    97
    5.70
    55
    39. Oral Cancer
    4.31
    54
    2.86
    86
    40. Skin Disease
    3.95
    21
    1.87
    77
    41. Maternal Conditions
    3.35
    55
    6.87
    40
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.99
    74
    2.61
    87
    43. Meningitis
    2.69
    54
    13.70
    21
    44. Pertussis
    2.57
    31
    1.62
    51
    45. Epilepsy
    2.55
    43
    1.45
    103
    46. Alcohol
    2.45
    49
    1.37
    94
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    72
    1.91
    102
    48. Fires
    2.04
    72
    3.31
    41
    49. Syphilis
    1.75
    15
    0.88
    41
    50. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    122
    1.57
    114
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    193
    19.88
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    123
    12.67
    5,929
    3.39
    3. Stroke
    119
    12.26
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Kidney Disease
    56
    5.77
    4,161
    2.38
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    52
    5.36
    16,262
    9.29
    6. Lung Disease
    41
    4.22
    3,120
    1.78
    7. Suicide
    32
    3.30
    1,993
    1.14
    8. Hypertension
    27
    2.78
    2,231
    1.28
    9. Liver Disease
    24
    2.47
    6,053
    3.46
    10. Lung Cancers
    23
    2.37
    237
    0.14
    11. Breast Cancer
    17
    1.75
    1,937
    1.11
    12. Drownings
    17
    1.75
    740
    0.42
    13. Asthma
    16
    1.65
    1,979
    1.13
    14. Low Birth Weight
    15
    1.54
    6,662
    3.81
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14
    1.44
    256
    0.15
    16. Tuberculosis
    13
    1.34
    10,214
    5.84
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13
    1.34
    6,538
    3.74
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    13
    1.34
    3,935
    2.25
    19. Other Injuries
    13
    1.34
    2,433
    1.39
    20. Stomach Cancer
    12
    1.24
    870
    0.50
    21. Birth Trauma
    11
    1.13
    6,194
    3.54
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8
    0.82
    803
    0.46
    23. Liver Cancer
    8
    0.82
    2,851
    1.63
    24. Cervical Cancer
    8
    0.82
    2,161
    1.24
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7
    0.72
    1,294
    0.74
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.72
    321
    0.18
    27. Prostate Cancer
    6
    0.62
    1,031
    0.59
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    6
    0.62
    1,615
    0.92
    29. Falls
    6
    0.62
    1,168
    0.67
    30. Leukemia
    5
    0.51
    340
    0.19
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    5
    0.51
    1,965
    1.12
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    5
    0.51
    387
    0.22
    33. Violence
    5
    0.51
    1,857
    1.06
    34. Pertussis
    4
    0.41
    744
    0.43
    35. Maternal Conditions
    4
    0.41
    1,991
    1.14
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.41
    334
    0.19
    37. Lymphomas
    4
    0.41
    875
    0.50
    38. Syphilis
    3
    0.31
    483
    0.28
    39. Meningitis
    3
    0.31
    2,983
    1.70
    40. Malnutrition
    3
    0.31
    1,868
    1.07
    41. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.31
    483
    0.28
    42. Uterin Cancer
    3
    0.31
    219
    0.13
    43. Epilepsy
    3
    0.31
    329
    0.19
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.31
    264
    0.15
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    2
    0.21
    285
    0.16
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2
    0.21
    698
    0.40
    47. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.21
    245
    0.14
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.21
    244
    0.14
    49. Fires
    2
    0.21
    729
    0.42
    50. Encephalitis
    1
    0.10
    357
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Micronesia MICRONESIA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    41.39
    3
    19.09
    60
    2. Lung Cancers
    31.29
    11
    1.71
    177
    3. Prostate Cancer
    28.57
    33
    24.21
    50
    4. Cervical Cancer
    19.81
    39
    24.53
    27
    5. Stomach Cancer
    16.29
    6
    6.41
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.22
    47
    6.86
    121
    7. Liver Cancer
    10.45
    28
    17.60
    10
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.94
    6
    2.86
    68
    9. Leukemia
    5.72
    11
    1.38
    163
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.60
    46
    8.00
    7
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    5.12
    63
    2.52
    128
    12. Lymphomas
    4.53
    97
    5.70
    55
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.31
    54
    2.86
    86
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.99
    74
    2.61
    87
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.41
    72
    1.91
    102
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.43
    122
    1.57
    114
    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.