KENYA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,385	1	22,571	+ 4,813
Stroke	2	25,534	4	15,895	+ 9,638
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,748	9	11,972	+ 11,776
HIV/AIDS	4	22,843	2	20,885	+ 1,958
Malaria	5	18,796	8	12,652	+ 6,144
Tuberculosis	6	17,201	3	19,655	- 2,455
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,148	6	14,883	- 1,735
Low Birth Weight	8	11,218	11	9,562	+ 1,656
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,010	5	15,420	- 4,410
Birth Trauma	10	10,430	10	9,957	+ 473
Liver Disease	11	10,194	7	13,405	- 3,211
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,985	14	5,651	+ 4,333
Kidney Disease	13	7,008	16	4,464	+ 2,544
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,627	12	6,115	+ 512
Lung Disease	15	5,254	20	4,280	+ 973
Meningitis	16	5,024	15	5,364	- 340
Liver Cancer	17	4,801	34	1,351	+ 3,450
Other Injuries	18	4,097	19	4,336	- 239
Hypertension	19	3,756	17	4,418	- 661
Cervical Cancer	20	3,639	22	3,389	+ 250
Suicide	21	3,356	23	3,214	+ 142
Maternal Conditions	22	3,353	13	5,651	- 2,299
Asthma	23	3,333	26	2,300	+ 1,033
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,309	44	831	+ 2,478
Breast Cancer	25	3,263	25	2,658	+ 605
Malnutrition	26	3,146	21	4,212	- 1,066
Violence	27	3,127	24	2,942	+ 185
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,719	40	1,121	+ 1,598
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,179	31	1,827	+ 352
Falls	30	1,966	33	1,465	+ 501
Prostate Cancer	31	1,736	37	1,292	+ 444
Lymphomas	32	1,473	29	1,931	- 458
Stomach Cancer	33	1,465	28	2,010	- 544
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,352	32	1,477	- 126
Pertussis	35	1,254	42	1,014	+ 240
Drownings	36	1,247	39	1,200	+ 47
Fires	37	1,228	36	1,316	- 88
Ovary Cancer	38	1,176	45	795	+ 381
Drug Use	39	1,061	62	113	+ 948
Poisonings	40	878	38	1,269	- 390
Syphilis	41	813	52	449	+ 364
Oral Cancer	42	813	30	1,842	- 1,029
Parkinson's Disease	43	651	50	470	+ 181
Encephalitis	44	601	60	189	+ 412
Leukemia	45	573	35	1,327	- 755
Pancreas Cancer	46	563	46	716	- 153
Epilepsy	47	555	43	832	- 278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	540	41	1,089	- 549
Oesophagus Cancer	49	481	18	4,373	- 3,892
Skin Disease	50	445	51	455	- 11
Schistosomiasis	51	432	54	370	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	431	53	408	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	53	413	57	318	+ 95
Alcohol	54	411	55	355	+ 56
Lung Cancers	55	400	47	669	- 269
Tetanus	56	371	27	2,129	- 1,758
Uterin Cancer	57	369	56	323	+ 46
Skin Cancers	58	361	48	638	- 277
Appendicitis	59	245	58	240	+ 5
Measles	60	228	63	103	+ 125
Multiple Sclerosis	61	189	68	39	+ 151
Hepatitis B	62	170	49	522	- 352
Other Neoplasms	63	81	67	60	+ 20
War	64	49	65	89	- 40
Hepatitis C	65	47	61	152	- 105
Upper Respiratory	66	27	64	95	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	66	84	- 57
Ascariasis	68	21	71	9	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	7	69	13	- 6
Chlamydia	70	5	70	10	- 5
Dengue	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Ghana

Kenya

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.