SRI LANKA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,335	8	5,117	+ 5,218
Stroke	2	9,637	6	6,805	+ 2,831
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,963	1	26,304	- 17,341
HIV/AIDS	4	8,621	55	39	+ 8,582
Malaria	5	7,094	80	0	+ 7,094
Tuberculosis	6	6,492	25	769	+ 5,722
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,962	9	4,200	+ 762
Low Birth Weight	8	4,234	29	536	+ 3,698
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,155	28	605	+ 3,551
Birth Trauma	10	3,937	44	193	+ 3,744
Liver Disease	11	3,847	17	1,303	+ 2,544
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,768	2	12,460	- 8,692
Kidney Disease	13	2,645	5	6,858	- 4,213
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,501	22	989	+ 1,512
Lung Disease	15	1,983	3	9,456	- 7,474
Meningitis	16	1,896	46	146	+ 1,750
Liver Cancer	17	1,812	19	1,090	+ 722
Other Injuries	18	1,546	14	1,529	+ 17
Hypertension	19	1,418	20	1,055	+ 362
Cervical Cancer	20	1,373	26	762	+ 611
Suicide	21	1,267	10	2,977	- 1,711
Maternal Conditions	22	1,265	48	96	+ 1,169
Asthma	23	1,258	7	6,471	- 5,213
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,249	32	462	+ 786
Breast Cancer	25	1,231	15	1,383	- 152
Malnutrition	26	1,187	54	43	+ 1,144
Violence	27	1,180	31	499	+ 681
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,026	35	425	+ 601
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	822	4	6,939	- 6,116
Falls	30	742	23	964	- 222
Prostate Cancer	31	655	30	507	+ 148
Lymphomas	32	556	21	1,027	- 471
Stomach Cancer	33	553	16	1,321	- 768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	510	24	911	- 401
Pertussis	35	473	59	15	+ 459
Drownings	36	471	27	731	- 260
Fires	37	464	41	239	+ 225
Ovary Cancer	38	444	37	281	+ 163
Drug Use	39	400	40	257	+ 143
Poisonings	40	331	49	93	+ 238
Syphilis	41	307	58	15	+ 292
Oral Cancer	42	307	11	2,893	- 2,587
Parkinson's Disease	43	246	45	168	+ 78
Encephalitis	44	227	61	10	+ 217
Leukemia	45	216	18	1,155	- 939
Pancreas Cancer	46	212	43	214	- 1
Epilepsy	47	209	39	269	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	204	56	38	+ 166
Oesophagus Cancer	49	181	13	1,544	- 1,363
Skin Disease	50	168	36	293	- 125
Schistosomiasis	51	163	81	0	+ 163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	162	53	49	+ 113
Bladder Cancer	53	156	34	432	- 276
Alcohol	54	155	51	82	+ 73
Lung Cancers	55	151	12	1,775	- 1,624
Tetanus	56	140	57	27	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	57	139	42	218	- 79
Skin Cancers	58	136	52	58	+ 78
Appendicitis	59	93	64	5	+ 87
Measles	60	86	77	0	+ 86
Multiple Sclerosis	61	72	69	2	+ 69
Hepatitis B	62	64	62	6	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	63	30	50	86	- 55
War	64	19	38	280	- 261
Hepatitis C	65	18	75	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	66	10	66	5	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	10	60	11	- 1
Ascariasis	68	8	72	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	47	131	- 131
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	63	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Ghana

Sri Lanka

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.