GHANA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,127	3	14,103	+ 30,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,192	29	1,294	+ 25,898
Stroke	3	21,392	2	15,163	+ 6,229
Lung Cancers	4	19,570	55	237	+ 19,333
Lung Disease	5	18,592	15	3,120	+ 15,472
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,395	1	16,262	+ 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,613	34	803	+ 8,810
Kidney Disease	8	8,524	13	4,161	+ 4,363
Breast Cancer	9	7,470	25	1,937	+ 5,533
Suicide	10	6,096	21	1,993	+ 4,103
Other Injuries	11	5,794	18	2,433	+ 3,361
Other Neoplasms	12	5,278	63	48	+ 5,230
Prostate Cancer	13	5,268	31	1,031	+ 4,238
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,225	46	334	+ 4,891
Falls	15	5,070	30	1,168	+ 3,902
Lymphomas	16	4,483	32	875	+ 3,608
Liver Disease	17	4,138	11	6,053	- 1,916
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,134	24	1,965	+ 2,169
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,978	43	387	+ 3,591
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,666	12	5,929	- 2,264
Leukemia	21	3,464	45	340	+ 3,123
Bladder Cancer	22	3,114	53	245	+ 2,869
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,062	28	1,615	+ 1,448
Liver Cancer	24	2,818	17	2,851	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,594	49	285	+ 2,308
Stomach Cancer	26	2,492	33	870	+ 1,622
Hypertension	27	2,136	19	2,231	- 95
Oral Cancer	28	1,948	42	483	+ 1,466
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,923	7	7,808	- 5,884
Ovary Cancer	30	1,884	38	698	+ 1,186
Skin Cancers	31	1,508	58	214	+ 1,294
Alcohol	32	1,443	54	244	+ 1,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,206	9	6,538	- 5,332
Uterin Cancer	34	1,109	57	219	+ 890
Skin Disease	35	1,096	50	264	+ 832
Epilepsy	36	1,004	47	329	+ 675
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	845	52	256	+ 590
Malnutrition	38	840	26	1,868	- 1,029
Drug Use	39	830	39	630	+ 200
Congenital Anomalies	40	814	14	3,935	- 3,121
Cervical Cancer	41	701	20	2,161	- 1,460
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	614	48	321	+ 293
Anemia	43	574	83	0	+ 574
Violence	44	432	27	1,857	- 1,425
Multiple Sclerosis	45	424	61	113	+ 312
Asthma	46	369	23	1,979	- 1,611
Drownings	47	227	36	740	- 513
Fires	48	216	37	729	- 513
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	210	67	16	+ 193
Low Birth Weight	50	201	8	6,662	- 6,461
Osteoarthritis	51	169	84	0	+ 169
Hepatitis C	52	153	65	28	+ 125
Birth Trauma	53	136	10	6,194	- 6,058
Tuberculosis	54	132	6	10,214	- 10,083
Poisonings	55	119	40	522	- 403
Schizophrenia	56	114	81	0	+ 114
HIV/AIDS	57	104	4	13,565	- 13,461
Meningitis	58	82	16	2,983	- 2,901
Upper Respiratory	59	64	66	16	+ 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	58	85	0	+ 58
Oral conditions	61	55	86	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	62	48	59	146	- 98
Hepatitis B	63	48	62	101	- 53
Maternal Conditions	64	17	22	1,991	- 1,974
Otitis Media	65	5	72	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	4	44	357	- 354
War	67	3	64	29	- 26
Pertussis	68	2	35	744	- 742
Diphtheria	69	0	69	4	- 4
Syphilis	70	0	41	483	- 483
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	79	0	60	135	- 135
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	83	0	71	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

Belgium

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.