BELGIUM VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,631	6	5,677	- 46
Stroke	2	5,251	3	7,408	- 2,157
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,883	1	15,281	- 10,397
HIV/AIDS	4	4,697	57	36	+ 4,661
Malaria	5	3,865	75	0	+ 3,865
Tuberculosis	6	3,537	54	46	+ 3,491
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,704	29	666	+ 2,038
Low Birth Weight	8	2,307	50	70	+ 2,237
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,264	33	418	+ 1,846
Birth Trauma	10	2,145	53	47	+ 2,098
Liver Disease	11	2,096	17	1,433	+ 663
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,053	20	1,269	+ 784
Kidney Disease	13	1,441	8	2,952	- 1,511
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,363	40	282	+ 1,081
Lung Disease	15	1,080	5	6,438	- 5,358
Meningitis	16	1,033	58	28	+ 1,005
Liver Cancer	17	987	24	976	+ 12
Other Injuries	18	842	11	2,006	- 1,164
Hypertension	19	772	27	740	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	20	748	41	243	+ 506
Suicide	21	690	10	2,111	- 1,421
Maternal Conditions	22	689	64	6	+ 683
Asthma	23	685	46	128	+ 558
Endocrine Disorders	24	680	18	1,432	- 751
Breast Cancer	25	671	9	2,587	- 1,916
Malnutrition	26	647	38	291	+ 356
Violence	27	643	44	149	+ 494
Inflammatory/Heart	28	559	23	1,060	- 501
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	448	2	9,416	- 8,968
Falls	30	404	15	1,756	- 1,351
Prostate Cancer	31	357	13	1,824	- 1,467
Lymphomas	32	303	16	1,552	- 1,249
Stomach Cancer	33	301	26	863	- 562
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	278	7	3,329	- 3,051
Pertussis	35	258	68	1	+ 257
Drownings	36	256	47	79	+ 178
Fires	37	253	48	75	+ 178
Ovary Cancer	38	242	30	653	- 411
Drug Use	39	218	39	287	- 69
Poisonings	40	181	55	41	+ 139
Syphilis	41	167	70	0	+ 167
Oral Cancer	42	167	28	675	- 508
Parkinson's Disease	43	134	19	1,378	- 1,244
Encephalitis	44	124	66	1	+ 122
Leukemia	45	118	21	1,199	- 1,082
Pancreas Cancer	46	116	14	1,809	- 1,694
Epilepsy	47	114	36	348	- 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	111	42	213	- 102
Oesophagus Cancer	49	99	25	898	- 799
Skin Disease	50	91	35	380	- 288
Schistosomiasis	51	89	76	0	+ 89
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	89	37	293	- 204
Bladder Cancer	53	85	22	1,078	- 994
Alcohol	54	85	32	500	- 415
Lung Cancers	55	82	4	6,777	- 6,695
Tetanus	56	76	78	0	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	57	76	34	384	- 308
Skin Cancers	58	74	31	522	- 448
Appendicitis	59	50	62	17	+ 34
Measles	60	47	79	0	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	61	39	45	147	- 108
Hepatitis B	62	35	63	17	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	63	17	12	1,828	- 1,811
War	64	10	67	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	10	52	53	- 43
Upper Respiratory	66	6	59	22	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	6	49	73	- 67
Ascariasis	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Ghana

Belgium

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.