Tobacco use differs sharply but every level carries health risks. WHO’s age-standardized estimates for 2024 indicate that 3.3% of people aged 15 and older in Ghana and 15.8% in the United States currently use tobacco. The measure includes daily and occasional use of smoked or smokeless tobacc

“Powerful civilizations are remembered for their achievements, but understanding their history also requires examining the lives of those whose freedom was taken away.” During Egypt's New Kingdom, military expansion brought prisoners of war from neighboring regions, including Nubia and parts

A low unemployment rate and a complicated labor market. ILO-modeled estimates for 2025 place unemployment at 3.0% in Ghana and 4.2% in the United States. This measures people in the labor force who are without work, available to work, and seeking work. It does not capture everyone outside th

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WHO’s latest country profiles report that skilled health personnel attended 88% of births in Ghana and 99% in the United States. The figures’ reference years may differ, so this is a broad comparison rather than a same-year ranking. Attendance also does not measure affordability, respectful tre

On October 13, 1775, two authorized warships marked the beginning of the force that became the United States Navy. The Continental Congress authorized the purchase and outfitting of two armed vessels to intercept British ships carrying military supplies. This resolution established the Contine

“A society's laws reveal what its rulers sought to protect, but legality alone does not establish justice.” Nearly 3,800 years ago, King Hammurabi established one of the ancient world's most famous collections of legal judgments. The Code of Hammurabi contained 282 legal provisions addr

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More than 4,000 years ago, the rulers of ancient Sumer recorded laws that recognized slavery as part of their society. The Code of Ur-Nammu, one of the earliest surviving written collections of laws, addressed matters involving enslaved people, including their legal status, marriage, and ownership

On October 12, 2000, a terrorist attack on the USS Cole claimed 17 American lives and foreshadowed a new era of global conflict. Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-filled boat beside the destroyer USS Cole while it was refueling in Aden, Yemen. The explosion tore a roughly 40-foot hol

A water source is not truly secure unless it is safe, reliable, and accessible. WHO–UNICEF estimates for 2024 show that 43% of Ghana’s population and 98% of the United States population used safely managed drinking-water services. World Bank/WHO–UNICEF comparison “Safely managed” means wat