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Venezuela
COUNTRY #1
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VENEZUELA VS GHANA

Compare Venezuela 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
Venezuela Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Ghana GHANA
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    58.2
    61.5
    59.8
    61
    64
    62
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    62.6
    67.8
    65.1
    62
    57
    59
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    65.5
    71.4
    68.3
    59
    61
    58
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    68.4
    74.2
    71.2
    51
    56
    50
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    68.4
    77.1
    72.5
    77
    45
    62
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    69.8
    77.8
    73.7
    90
    54
    75
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    69.9
    78.2
    73.9
    99
    71
    90
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    78.2
    99
    71
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    72.2
    80.2
    91
    54
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    72.3
    80.3
    91
    54
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    72.4
    80.4
    91
    53
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    73.2
    80.6
    86
    53
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    74.4
    80.8
    73
    52
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    75.2
    81.0
    72
    51
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    75.9
    81.2
    62
    49
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.6
    81.5
    61
    49
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    77.1
    81.9
    60
    49
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    77.7
    82.3
    59
    46
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    78.6
    82.9
    60
    45
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    79.7
    83.6
    60
    45
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    81.3
    84.8
    56
    43
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    83.0
    85.9
    56
    42
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    85.0
    87.2
    60
    44
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.3
    88.9
    65
    51
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.3
    62
    36
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.32
    110
    119.93
    79
    2. Violence
    64.65
    3
    6.73
    72
    3. Stroke
    45.07
    136
    124.02
    35
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.42
    57
    44.68
    47
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.75
    26
    31.33
    46
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    26.48
    95
    99.08
    26
    7. HIV/AIDS
    26.13
    37
    51.92
    22
    8. Prostate Cancer
    25.55
    42
    24.21
    50
    9. Kidney Disease
    21.78
    99
    30.38
    56
    10. Lung Disease
    19.28
    108
    26.48
    69
    11. Hypertension
    19.28
    86
    17.73
    94
    12. Breast Cancer
    16.79
    93
    19.09
    60
    13. Lung Cancers
    14.10
    80
    1.71
    177
    14. Cervical Cancer
    13.21
    65
    24.53
    27
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    9.91
    10
    7.03
    51
    16. Low Birth Weight
    8.87
    47
    9.43
    38
    17. Liver Disease
    8.36
    138
    36.74
    35
    18. Other Neoplasms
    7.94
    3
    0.41
    98
    19. Stomach Cancer
    7.93
    63
    6.41
    86
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.41
    114
    6.86
    121
    21. Other Injuries
    6.32
    114
    10.75
    58
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.21
    79
    30.48
    50
    23. Lymphomas
    4.50
    100
    5.70
    55
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    3.94
    85
    2.52
    128
    25. Liver Cancer
    3.76
    142
    17.60
    10
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.74
    119
    8.00
    7
    27. Leukemia
    3.60
    90
    1.38
    163
    28. Falls
    3.17
    144
    8.85
    34
    29. Birth Trauma
    3.10
    81
    8.81
    36
    30. Chagas disease
    3.08
    2
    0.00
    79
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    2.78
    122
    6.88
    37
    32. Tuberculosis
    2.72
    99
    44.25
    21
    33. Malnutrition
    2.41
    81
    8.62
    36
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.20
    159
    11.13
    23
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.18
    178
    17.79
    85
    36. Suicide
    2.10
    178
    10.54
    64
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.06
    105
    2.86
    68
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    83
    1.57
    114
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    135
    2.86
    86
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.55
    131
    2.19
    103
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.53
    77
    6.87
    40
    42. Epilepsy
    1.48
    102
    1.45
    103
    43. Malaria
    1.44
    45
    48.00
    12
    44. Drownings
    1.38
    135
    2.38
    93
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    138
    1.91
    102
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.34
    136
    2.61
    87
    47. Asthma
    1.13
    125
    13.95
    42
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    0.96
    175
    4.48
    70
    49. Meningitis
    0.94
    82
    13.70
    21
    50. Drug Use
    0.81
    130
    3.31
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    26,905
    17.07
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Violence
    18,132
    11.50
    1,857
    1.06
    3. Stroke
    12,133
    7.70
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,176
    7.09
    5,929
    3.39
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    11,127
    7.06
    7,808
    4.46
    6. HIV/AIDS
    7,490
    4.75
    13,565
    7.75
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,188
    4.56
    16,262
    9.29
    8. Kidney Disease
    5,932
    3.76
    4,161
    2.38
    9. Hypertension
    5,195
    3.30
    2,231
    1.28
    10. Lung Disease
    5,150
    3.27
    3,120
    1.78
    11. Lung Cancers
    3,900
    2.47
    237
    0.14
    12. Low Birth Weight
    3,088
    1.96
    6,662
    3.81
    13. Prostate Cancer
    2,848
    1.81
    1,031
    0.59
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,846
    1.81
    3,935
    2.25
    15. Breast Cancer
    2,563
    1.63
    1,937
    1.11
    16. Liver Disease
    2,340
    1.48
    6,053
    3.46
    17. Stomach Cancer
    2,175
    1.38
    870
    0.50
    18. Other Neoplasms
    2,167
    1.37
    48
    0.03
    19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,037
    1.29
    803
    0.46
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,986
    1.26
    2,161
    1.24
    21. Other Injuries
    1,693
    1.07
    2,433
    1.39
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,359
    0.86
    6,538
    3.74
    23. Lymphomas
    1,248
    0.79
    875
    0.50
    24. Birth Trauma
    1,087
    0.69
    6,194
    3.54
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,082
    0.69
    334
    0.19
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,029
    0.65
    2,851
    1.63
    27. Leukemia
    1,007
    0.64
    340
    0.19
    28. Falls
    865
    0.55
    1,168
    0.67
    29. Chagas disease
    826
    0.52
    0
    0.00
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    760
    0.48
    1,965
    1.12
    31. Tuberculosis
    748
    0.47
    10,214
    5.84
    32. Malnutrition
    629
    0.40
    1,868
    1.07
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    599
    0.38
    1,615
    0.92
    34. Suicide
    585
    0.37
    1,993
    1.14
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    572
    0.36
    1,294
    0.74
    36. Ovary Cancer
    563
    0.36
    698
    0.40
    37. Skin Cancers
    553
    0.35
    214
    0.12
    38. Oral Cancer
    544
    0.35
    483
    0.28
    39. Maternal Conditions
    422
    0.27
    1,991
    1.14
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    418
    0.27
    321
    0.18
    41. Epilepsy
    411
    0.26
    329
    0.19
    42. Malaria
    402
    0.26
    11,162
    6.38
    43. Drownings
    388
    0.25
    740
    0.42
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    370
    0.23
    285
    0.16
    45. Bladder Cancer
    365
    0.23
    245
    0.14
    46. Asthma
    311
    0.20
    1,979
    1.13
    47. Uterin Cancer
    309
    0.20
    219
    0.13
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    252
    0.16
    387
    0.22
    49. Meningitis
    251
    0.16
    2,983
    1.70
    50. Drug Use
    225
    0.14
    630
    0.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.55
    42
    24.21
    50
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.79
    93
    19.09
    60
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.10
    80
    1.71
    177
    4. Cervical Cancer
    13.21
    65
    24.53
    27
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.93
    63
    6.41
    86
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.41
    114
    6.86
    121
    7. Lymphomas
    4.50
    100
    5.70
    55
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    3.94
    85
    2.52
    128
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.76
    142
    17.60
    10
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.74
    119
    8.00
    7
    11. Leukemia
    3.60
    90
    1.38
    163
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.06
    105
    2.86
    68
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.02
    83
    1.57
    114
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.96
    135
    2.86
    86
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    138
    1.91
    102
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.34
    136
    2.61
    87
    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.