GHANA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,020	1	16,262	+ 15,758
Tuberculosis	2	28,791	6	10,214	+ 18,577
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,669	9	6,538	+ 22,131
HIV/AIDS	4	22,970	4	13,565	+ 9,404
Stroke	5	20,100	2	15,163	+ 4,937
Malaria	6	20,073	5	11,162	+ 8,911
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,750	3	14,103	+ 3,648
Low Birth Weight	8	13,636	8	6,662	+ 6,974
Birth Trauma	9	13,415	10	6,194	+ 7,221
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,955	7	7,808	+ 3,148
Measles	11	9,947	60	135	+ 9,812
Hypertension	12	7,665	19	2,231	+ 5,434
Maternal Conditions	13	7,188	22	1,991	+ 5,197
Liver Disease	14	7,059	11	6,053	+ 1,006
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,986	12	5,929	+ 1,057
Meningitis	16	6,211	16	2,983	+ 3,228
Violence	17	6,173	27	1,857	+ 4,316
Lung Disease	18	5,852	15	3,120	+ 2,732
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,747	14	3,935	+ 812
Asthma	20	4,657	23	1,979	+ 2,677
Kidney Disease	21	4,347	13	4,161	+ 185
Malnutrition	22	4,228	26	1,868	+ 2,359
Other Injuries	23	3,798	18	2,433	+ 1,366
Suicide	24	3,580	21	1,993	+ 1,587
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,589	24	1,965	+ 624
Breast Cancer	26	2,107	25	1,937	+ 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,941	48	321	+ 1,621
War	28	1,919	64	29	+ 1,890
Tetanus	29	1,716	56	220	+ 1,496
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,652	28	1,615	+ 37
Pertussis	31	1,623	35	744	+ 879
Cervical Cancer	32	1,408	20	2,161	- 753
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,248	29	1,294	- 46
Drownings	34	1,238	36	740	+ 498
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,187	52	256	+ 931
Falls	36	1,110	30	1,168	- 58
Schistosomiasis	37	1,036	51	257	+ 779
Prostate Cancer	38	957	31	1,031	- 74
Fires	39	868	37	729	+ 139
Poisonings	40	820	40	522	+ 299
Syphilis	41	735	41	483	+ 252
Lymphomas	42	728	32	875	- 146
Epilepsy	43	727	47	329	+ 398
Liver Cancer	44	714	17	2,851	- 2,137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	713	34	803	- 90
Oral Cancer	46	557	42	483	+ 75
Leukemia	47	539	45	340	+ 199
Parkinson's Disease	48	411	43	387	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	49	401	33	870	- 469
Ovary Cancer	50	392	38	698	- 307
Appendicitis	51	378	59	146	+ 233
Alcohol	52	378	54	244	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	53	295	49	285	+ 9
Skin Disease	54	295	50	264	+ 31
Lung Cancers	55	286	55	237	+ 49
Leishmaniasis	56	279	77	0	+ 279
Drug Use	57	268	39	630	- 362
Skin Cancers	58	262	58	214	+ 48
Trypanosomiasis	59	243	78	0	+ 243
Pancreas Cancer	60	224	46	334	- 110
Hepatitis B	61	202	62	101	+ 101
Encephalitis	62	171	44	357	- 186
Upper Respiratory	63	149	66	16	+ 133
Bladder Cancer	64	143	53	245	- 103
Uterin Cancer	65	120	57	219	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	92	67	16	+ 76
Diphtheria	67	65	69	4	+ 61
Otitis Media	68	38	72	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	69	34	65	28	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	70	29	63	48	- 19
Ascariasis	71	29	68	12	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	72	23	61	113	- 89
Chlamydia	73	11	70	3	+ 8
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Central Africa

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.