GHANA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,472	3	14,103	+ 17,370
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,210	29	1,294	+ 19,916
Lung Cancers	3	12,663	55	237	+ 12,425
Lung Disease	4	12,660	15	3,120	+ 9,540
Stroke	5	11,696	2	15,163	- 3,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,580	1	16,262	- 7,682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,238	34	803	+ 6,435
Breast Cancer	8	5,021	25	1,937	+ 3,083
Prostate Cancer	9	3,866	31	1,031	+ 2,835
Kidney Disease	10	3,744	13	4,161	- 418
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,506	46	334	+ 3,172
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,500	43	387	+ 3,114
Lymphomas	13	3,389	32	875	+ 2,514
Suicide	14	3,106	21	1,993	+ 1,113
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,766	49	285	+ 2,481
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,733	12	5,929	- 3,196
Stomach Cancer	17	2,357	33	870	+ 1,487
Liver Cancer	18	2,102	17	2,851	- 750
Liver Disease	19	1,846	11	6,053	- 4,207
Leukemia	20	1,809	45	340	+ 1,469
Ovary Cancer	21	1,803	38	698	+ 1,105
Bladder Cancer	22	1,691	53	245	+ 1,446
Skin Cancers	23	1,663	58	214	+ 1,449
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,647	24	1,965	- 318
Falls	25	1,631	30	1,168	+ 464
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,585	28	1,615	- 30
Other Neoplasms	27	1,440	63	48	+ 1,392
Oral Cancer	28	1,208	42	483	+ 725
Hypertension	29	1,155	19	2,231	- 1,076
Other Injuries	30	1,129	18	2,433	- 1,304
Drug Use	31	1,102	39	630	+ 472
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,011	14	3,935	- 2,924
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,011	7	7,808	- 6,796
Uterin Cancer	34	834	57	219	+ 615
Cervical Cancer	35	680	20	2,161	- 1,481
Epilepsy	36	562	47	329	+ 233
Multiple Sclerosis	37	549	61	113	+ 436
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	442	48	321	+ 121
Alcohol	39	424	54	244	+ 180
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	390	67	16	+ 373
Asthma	41	383	23	1,979	- 1,596
Skin Disease	42	381	50	264	+ 117
Drownings	43	378	36	740	- 363
Low Birth Weight	44	369	8	6,662	- 6,293
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	348	9	6,538	- 6,191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	329	52	256	+ 73
Violence	47	252	27	1,857	- 1,605
Fires	48	198	37	729	- 531
Anemia	49	190	83	0	+ 190
Tuberculosis	50	152	6	10,214	- 10,062
Osteoarthritis	51	129	84	0	+ 129
Hepatitis C	52	127	65	28	+ 99
Poisonings	53	93	40	522	- 429
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	90	85	0	+ 90
Schizophrenia	55	76	81	0	+ 76
Birth Trauma	56	66	10	6,194	- 6,128
HIV/AIDS	57	57	4	13,565	- 13,508
Meningitis	58	48	16	2,983	- 2,935
Hepatitis B	59	39	62	101	- 62
Appendicitis	60	22	59	146	- 123
Maternal Conditions	61	20	22	1,991	- 1,970
Oral conditions	62	15	86	0	+ 15
Malnutrition	63	11	26	1,868	- 1,857
Upper Respiratory	64	7	66	16	- 10
War	65	3	64	29	- 26
Encephalitis	66	1	44	357	- 356
Pertussis	67	0	35	744	- 744
Syphilis	68	0	41	483	- 483
Chlamydia	69	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	56	220	- 220
Diphtheria	82	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	83	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Ireland

Ghana

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.