SOUTH AFRICA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,417	2	39,341	- 10,924
Stroke	2	26,496	4	30,693	- 4,197
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,643	3	32,739	- 8,095
HIV/AIDS	4	23,705	1	71,996	- 48,291
Malaria	5	19,505	63	83	+ 19,422
Tuberculosis	6	17,849	6	21,965	- 4,116
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,643	11	13,014	+ 629
Low Birth Weight	8	11,641	16	6,250	+ 5,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,425	8	15,843	- 4,418
Birth Trauma	10	10,824	30	3,004	+ 7,820
Liver Disease	11	10,578	14	9,013	+ 1,565
Diabetes Mellitus	12	10,361	5	30,188	- 19,826
Kidney Disease	13	7,272	9	15,302	- 8,030
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,877	25	4,351	+ 2,526
Lung Disease	15	5,452	13	11,895	- 6,443
Meningitis	16	5,213	26	3,660	+ 1,553
Liver Cancer	17	4,982	33	2,383	+ 2,599
Other Injuries	18	4,251	17	6,014	- 1,763
Hypertension	19	3,898	12	12,789	- 8,891
Cervical Cancer	20	3,776	20	5,555	- 1,779
Suicide	21	3,483	10	13,774	- 10,291
Maternal Conditions	22	3,479	38	1,700	+ 1,779
Asthma	23	3,459	18	5,966	- 2,507
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,434	19	5,890	- 2,456
Breast Cancer	25	3,386	23	4,533	- 1,148
Malnutrition	26	3,265	34	2,381	+ 884
Violence	27	3,245	7	21,000	- 17,754
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,822	21	5,408	- 2,586
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,261	22	4,676	- 2,415
Falls	30	2,040	42	1,399	+ 641
Prostate Cancer	31	1,801	24	4,374	- 2,573
Lymphomas	32	1,529	31	2,818	- 1,289
Stomach Cancer	33	1,521	39	1,535	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,403	28	3,587	- 2,184
Pertussis	35	1,301	43	1,142	+ 159
Drownings	36	1,294	32	2,403	- 1,109
Fires	37	1,275	27	3,618	- 2,343
Ovary Cancer	38	1,220	51	951	+ 270
Drug Use	39	1,101	53	770	+ 331
Poisonings	40	911	50	975	- 64
Syphilis	41	844	44	1,130	- 286
Oral Cancer	42	844	41	1,406	- 562
Parkinson's Disease	43	676	46	1,077	- 401
Encephalitis	44	624	59	234	+ 390
Leukemia	45	594	40	1,464	- 869
Pancreas Cancer	46	584	35	2,007	- 1,423
Epilepsy	47	575	37	1,870	- 1,294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	560	36	1,894	- 1,334
Oesophagus Cancer	49	499	29	3,486	- 2,987
Skin Disease	50	461	45	1,101	- 640
Schistosomiasis	51	449	66	35	+ 414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	447	47	1,015	- 568
Bladder Cancer	53	429	52	829	- 401
Alcohol	54	426	49	987	- 560
Lung Cancers	55	415	15	7,705	- 7,290
Tetanus	56	385	65	38	+ 347
Uterin Cancer	57	382	54	512	- 130
Skin Cancers	58	375	48	993	- 618
Appendicitis	59	255	56	274	- 19
Measles	60	237	57	270	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	61	197	62	113	+ 84
Hepatitis B	62	177	61	139	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	63	84	58	267	- 183
War	64	51	64	66	- 15
Hepatitis C	65	49	70	8	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	66	28	60	223	- 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	28	55	376	- 347
Ascariasis	68	21	71	3	+ 19
Diphtheria	69	7	69	16	- 9
Chlamydia	70	6	68	18	- 13
Dengue	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Ghana

South Africa

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.