USA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	GHANA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	160,775	11	60,317	+ 100,457
Stroke	2	149,907	4	158,520	- 8,613
Coronary Heart Disease	3	139,424	1	504,904	- 365,480
HIV/AIDS	4	134,112	42	5,660	+ 128,452
Malaria	5	110,352	77	0	+ 110,352
Tuberculosis	6	100,985	62	546	+ 100,438
Road Traffic Accidents	7	77,190	17	41,694	+ 35,495
Low Birth Weight	8	65,861	39	6,924	+ 58,937
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	64,639	37	9,955	+ 54,684
Birth Trauma	10	61,237	54	1,233	+ 60,004
Liver Disease	11	59,847	16	43,402	+ 16,445
Diabetes Mellitus	12	58,620	10	61,418	- 2,798
Kidney Disease	13	41,142	6	85,861	- 44,719
Congenital Anomalies	14	38,907	34	11,762	+ 27,146
Lung Disease	15	30,844	3	195,387	- 164,543
Meningitis	16	29,494	60	606	+ 28,888
Liver Cancer	17	28,188	23	27,064	+ 1,124
Other Injuries	18	24,051	25	25,997	- 1,947
Hypertension	19	22,053	8	65,960	- 43,907
Cervical Cancer	20	21,365	38	6,984	+ 14,380
Suicide	21	19,706	12	53,099	- 33,393
Maternal Conditions	22	19,683	56	779	+ 18,904
Asthma	23	19,568	46	3,818	+ 15,750
Endocrine Disorders	24	19,426	14	46,985	- 27,559
Breast Cancer	25	19,154	13	48,671	- 29,517
Malnutrition	26	18,470	40	6,762	+ 11,708
Violence	27	18,360	27	18,976	- 616
Inflammatory/Heart	28	15,965	22	32,529	- 16,564
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	12,792	2	287,198	- 274,406
Falls	30	11,543	18	40,418	- 28,875
Prostate Cancer	31	10,190	20	35,612	- 25,422
Lymphomas	32	8,649	19	40,281	- 31,631
Stomach Cancer	33	8,604	33	13,077	- 4,473
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	7,936	9	61,827	- 53,892
Pertussis	35	7,360	69	16	+ 7,345
Drownings	36	7,320	45	4,070	+ 3,250
Fires	37	7,211	49	3,183	+ 4,028
Ovary Cancer	38	6,905	31	14,591	- 7,687
Drug Use	39	6,229	7	74,435	- 68,206
Poisonings	40	5,156	53	1,674	+ 3,482
Syphilis	41	4,773	66	49	+ 4,724
Oral Cancer	42	4,772	35	11,555	- 6,783
Parkinson's Disease	43	3,823	21	34,491	- 30,668
Encephalitis	44	3,531	68	25	+ 3,506
Leukemia	45	3,362	24	26,966	- 23,603
Pancreas Cancer	46	3,304	15	44,293	- 40,989
Epilepsy	47	3,256	50	3,162	+ 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	3,169	48	3,461	- 292
Oesophagus Cancer	49	2,821	28	17,829	- 15,008
Skin Disease	50	2,611	43	5,409	- 2,798
Schistosomiasis	51	2,538	72	1	+ 2,537
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2,528	47	3,646	- 1,118
Bladder Cancer	53	2,425	26	19,622	- 17,197
Alcohol	54	2,413	30	14,659	- 12,247
Lung Cancers	55	2,347	5	155,533	- 153,185
Tetanus	56	2,176	71	2	+ 2,173
Uterin Cancer	57	2,164	36	10,063	- 7,899
Skin Cancers	58	2,119	32	14,311	- 12,191
Appendicitis	59	1,441	63	424	+ 1,016
Measles	60	1,339	80	0	+ 1,339
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1,112	44	5,059	- 3,947
Hepatitis B	62	1,001	59	608	+ 393
Other Neoplasms	63	474	29	17,743	- 17,269
War	64	288	55	1,198	- 910
Hepatitis C	65	276	41	5,684	- 5,408
Upper Respiratory	66	161	65	229	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	160	52	2,461	- 2,301
Ascariasis	68	122	82	0	+ 122
Diphtheria	69	40	75	0	+ 40
Chlamydia	70	32	84	0	+ 32
Dengue	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Ghana

United States

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.