GHANA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,844	3	14,103	+ 13,741
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,143	29	1,294	+ 18,849
Stroke	3	13,349	2	15,163	- 1,814
Lung Cancers	4	11,330	55	237	+ 11,093
Lung Disease	5	10,967	15	3,120	+ 7,847
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,023	34	803	+ 7,220
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,777	12	5,929	- 152
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,745	1	16,262	- 10,517
Prostate Cancer	9	4,867	31	1,031	+ 3,836
Breast Cancer	10	4,400	25	1,937	+ 2,463
Suicide	11	4,070	21	1,993	+ 2,077
Kidney Disease	12	4,056	13	4,161	- 105
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,028	46	334	+ 3,694
Falls	14	4,026	30	1,168	+ 2,858
Lymphomas	15	3,926	32	875	+ 3,052
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,009	24	1,965	+ 1,044
Skin Cancers	17	2,996	58	214	+ 2,782
Leukemia	18	2,747	45	340	+ 2,407
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,631	43	387	+ 2,244
Liver Cancer	20	2,631	17	2,851	- 220
Drug Use	21	2,304	39	630	+ 1,674
Other Injuries	22	2,122	18	2,433	- 310
Hypertension	23	2,108	19	2,231	- 123
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,030	28	1,615	+ 415
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,930	49	285	+ 1,645
Liver Disease	26	1,837	11	6,053	- 4,217
Stomach Cancer	27	1,664	33	870	+ 794
Other Neoplasms	28	1,618	63	48	+ 1,570
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,608	7	7,808	- 6,199
Bladder Cancer	30	1,534	53	245	+ 1,289
Ovary Cancer	31	1,295	38	698	+ 597
Oral Cancer	32	1,256	42	483	+ 774
Congenital Anomalies	33	918	14	3,935	- 3,017
Skin Disease	34	768	50	264	+ 504
Uterin Cancer	35	677	57	219	+ 458
Asthma	36	588	23	1,979	- 1,391
Alcohol	37	491	54	244	+ 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	490	52	256	+ 234
Cervical Cancer	39	441	20	2,161	- 1,720
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	382	9	6,538	- 6,156
Epilepsy	41	368	47	329	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	357	48	321	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	43	321	8	6,662	- 6,341
Violence	44	315	27	1,857	- 1,543
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	296	67	16	+ 280
Multiple Sclerosis	46	243	61	113	+ 130
Drownings	47	229	36	740	- 512
Hepatitis C	48	224	65	28	+ 196
Anemia	49	203	83	0	+ 203
Birth Trauma	50	181	10	6,194	- 6,013
Malnutrition	51	151	26	1,868	- 1,717
Osteoarthritis	52	147	84	0	+ 147
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	92	85	0	+ 92
Schizophrenia	54	83	81	0	+ 83
Fires	55	71	37	729	- 659
Tuberculosis	56	68	6	10,214	- 10,147
HIV/AIDS	57	65	4	13,565	- 13,501
Hepatitis B	58	53	62	101	- 48
Oral conditions	59	52	86	0	+ 52
Meningitis	60	48	16	2,983	- 2,935
Poisonings	61	45	40	522	- 477
Appendicitis	62	34	59	146	- 112
Maternal Conditions	63	26	22	1,991	- 1,965
Upper Respiratory	64	22	66	16	+ 6
War	65	10	64	29	- 19
Otitis Media	66	8	72	0	+ 8
Syphilis	67	4	41	483	- 479
Encephalitis	68	3	44	357	- 354
Pertussis	69	2	35	744	- 743
Tetanus	70	2	56	220	- 218
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	12	- 12
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	60	135	- 135
Schistosomiasis	79	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Australia

Ghana

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.