GHANA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,486	1	16,262	+ 1,224
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,943	9	6,538	+ 6,405
Stroke	3	11,484	2	15,163	- 3,678
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,658	3	14,103	- 3,444
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,209	7	7,808	+ 1,402
Birth Trauma	6	9,076	10	6,194	+ 2,882
Low Birth Weight	7	8,175	8	6,662	+ 1,514
Liver Disease	8	7,957	11	6,053	+ 1,903
Tuberculosis	9	6,260	6	10,214	- 3,955
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,743	12	5,929	- 1,186
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,563	14	3,935	+ 627
Hypertension	12	3,930	19	2,231	+ 1,700
Kidney Disease	13	3,531	13	4,161	- 630
Meningitis	14	3,507	16	2,983	+ 524
Lung Disease	15	3,463	15	3,120	+ 344
Other Injuries	16	3,424	18	2,433	+ 991
HIV/AIDS	17	3,347	4	13,565	- 10,218
Maternal Conditions	18	2,593	22	1,991	+ 602
Malnutrition	19	2,522	26	1,868	+ 654
Breast Cancer	20	2,476	25	1,937	+ 538
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,409	29	1,294	+ 1,115
Violence	22	2,356	27	1,857	+ 499
Pertussis	23	2,012	35	744	+ 1,268
Measles	24	1,845	60	135	+ 1,710
Suicide	25	1,759	21	1,993	- 234
Malaria	26	1,641	5	11,162	- 9,520
Cervical Cancer	27	1,464	20	2,161	- 697
Falls	28	1,316	30	1,168	+ 148
Asthma	29	1,308	23	1,979	- 671
Leukemia	30	1,232	45	340	+ 892
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,095	34	803	+ 293
Poisonings	32	1,070	40	522	+ 549
Lymphomas	33	1,047	32	875	+ 172
Fires	34	950	37	729	+ 220
Drownings	35	914	36	740	+ 174
Ovary Cancer	36	707	38	698	+ 9
Tetanus	37	643	56	220	+ 423
Lung Cancers	38	642	55	237	+ 405
Inflammatory/Heart	39	633	28	1,615	- 982
Oesophagus Cancer	40	536	49	285	+ 251
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	513	48	321	+ 192
Liver Cancer	42	505	17	2,851	- 2,346
Syphilis	43	496	41	483	+ 13
Epilepsy	44	474	47	329	+ 145
Endocrine Disorders	45	473	24	1,965	- 1,491
Parkinson's Disease	46	460	43	387	+ 74
Stomach Cancer	47	443	33	870	- 427
Oral Cancer	48	431	42	483	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	391	52	256	+ 135
Prostate Cancer	50	363	31	1,031	- 668
Bladder Cancer	51	315	53	245	+ 70
Skin Cancers	52	294	58	214	+ 79
Skin Disease	53	264	50	264	- 0
Schistosomiasis	54	245	51	257	- 12
Alcohol	55	219	54	244	- 25
Hepatitis B	56	216	62	101	+ 115
Upper Respiratory	57	207	66	16	+ 191
Appendicitis	58	198	59	146	+ 52
Leishmaniasis	59	169	77	0	+ 169
Drug Use	60	150	39	630	- 480
Pancreas Cancer	61	142	46	334	- 192
Uterin Cancer	62	123	57	219	- 96
Encephalitis	63	113	44	357	- 245
War	64	82	64	29	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	64	67	16	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	66	43	63	48	- 5
Diphtheria	67	43	69	4	+ 39
Ascariasis	68	38	68	12	+ 26
Hepatitis C	69	33	65	28	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	70	18	61	113	- 95
Otitis Media	71	11	72	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	72	6	70	3	+ 3
Dengue	73	6	71	0	+ 6
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Ethiopia

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.