AUSTRALIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,585	8	4,446	+ 8,139
Stroke	2	11,735	3	10,331	+ 1,404
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,914	1	21,548	- 10,634
HIV/AIDS	4	10,498	57	50	+ 10,448
Malaria	5	8,638	82	0	+ 8,638
Tuberculosis	6	7,905	56	53	+ 7,852
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,042	29	1,245	+ 4,798
Low Birth Weight	8	5,156	43	248	+ 4,907
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,060	40	296	+ 4,764
Birth Trauma	10	4,794	50	140	+ 4,653
Liver Disease	11	4,685	26	1,421	+ 3,263
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,589	7	4,471	+ 118
Kidney Disease	13	3,221	12	3,139	+ 81
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,046	33	711	+ 2,335
Lung Disease	15	2,414	5	8,487	- 6,073
Meningitis	16	2,309	60	37	+ 2,272
Liver Cancer	17	2,207	20	2,036	+ 170
Other Injuries	18	1,883	22	1,642	+ 240
Hypertension	19	1,726	23	1,631	+ 95
Cervical Cancer	20	1,672	39	342	+ 1,331
Suicide	21	1,543	11	3,150	- 1,607
Maternal Conditions	22	1,541	63	20	+ 1,520
Asthma	23	1,532	36	455	+ 1,076
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,521	16	2,328	- 808
Breast Cancer	25	1,499	10	3,405	- 1,906
Malnutrition	26	1,446	51	117	+ 1,329
Violence	27	1,437	44	243	+ 1,194
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,250	24	1,571	- 321
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,001	2	15,588	- 14,587
Falls	30	904	14	3,116	- 2,212
Prostate Cancer	31	798	9	3,766	- 2,969
Lymphomas	32	677	15	3,039	- 2,362
Stomach Cancer	33	674	27	1,288	- 614
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	621	6	6,209	- 5,588
Pertussis	35	576	69	1	+ 575
Drownings	36	573	47	177	+ 396
Fires	37	564	55	55	+ 510
Ovary Cancer	38	540	31	1,003	- 462
Drug Use	39	488	21	1,783	- 1,295
Poisonings	40	404	61	35	+ 369
Syphilis	41	374	67	3	+ 371
Oral Cancer	42	374	32	972	- 599
Parkinson's Disease	43	299	19	2,036	- 1,737
Encephalitis	44	276	68	3	+ 274
Leukemia	45	263	18	2,126	- 1,863
Pancreas Cancer	46	259	13	3,118	- 2,859
Epilepsy	47	255	41	285	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	248	42	276	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	49	221	25	1,494	- 1,273
Skin Disease	50	204	34	594	- 390
Schistosomiasis	51	199	79	0	+ 199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	198	38	379	- 181
Bladder Cancer	53	190	30	1,187	- 998
Alcohol	54	189	37	380	- 191
Lung Cancers	55	184	4	8,769	- 8,585
Tetanus	56	170	70	1	+ 169
Uterin Cancer	57	169	35	524	- 355
Skin Cancers	58	166	17	2,319	- 2,153
Appendicitis	59	113	62	26	+ 86
Measles	60	105	78	0	+ 105
Multiple Sclerosis	61	87	46	188	- 101
Hepatitis B	62	78	58	41	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	63	37	28	1,252	- 1,215
War	64	23	65	8	+ 15
Hepatitis C	65	22	48	173	- 151
Upper Respiratory	66	13	64	17	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	13	45	229	- 216
Ascariasis	68	10	75	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Ghana

Australia

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.