GHANA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	29,578	2	15,163	+ 14,415
Diabetes Mellitus	2	25,443	12	5,929	+ 19,513
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,142	3	14,103	+ 7,039
Violence	4	18,182	27	1,857	+ 16,325
Prostate Cancer	5	10,821	31	1,031	+ 9,791
Kidney Disease	6	9,714	13	4,161	+ 5,552
HIV/AIDS	7	9,276	4	13,565	- 4,289
Hypertension	8	7,971	19	2,231	+ 5,740
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,194	29	1,294	+ 5,900
Lung Cancers	10	5,787	55	237	+ 5,550
Lung Disease	11	5,536	15	3,120	+ 2,416
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,439	7	7,808	- 2,368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,346	34	803	+ 4,543
Breast Cancer	14	5,062	25	1,937	+ 3,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,813	1	16,262	- 11,449
Cervical Cancer	16	4,384	20	2,161	+ 2,223
Lymphomas	17	3,073	32	875	+ 2,199
Low Birth Weight	18	2,947	8	6,662	- 3,714
Stomach Cancer	19	2,824	33	870	+ 1,954
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,160	24	1,965	+ 195
Liver Disease	21	1,896	11	6,053	- 4,157
Skin Disease	22	1,780	50	264	+ 1,516
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,700	14	3,935	- 2,236
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,633	28	1,615	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,623	43	387	+ 1,236
Leukemia	26	1,578	45	340	+ 1,238
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,453	46	334	+ 1,118
Uterin Cancer	28	1,300	57	219	+ 1,081
Liver Cancer	29	1,239	17	2,851	- 1,613
Ovary Cancer	30	1,188	38	698	+ 489
Other Injuries	31	1,112	18	2,433	- 1,320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,009	48	321	+ 689
Falls	33	1,005	30	1,168	- 163
Oesophagus Cancer	34	904	49	285	+ 618
Suicide	35	859	21	1,993	- 1,134
Asthma	36	799	23	1,979	- 1,180
Birth Trauma	37	796	10	6,194	- 5,398
Bladder Cancer	38	729	53	245	+ 484
Oral Cancer	39	720	42	483	+ 237
Malnutrition	40	585	26	1,868	- 1,284
Epilepsy	41	561	47	329	+ 232
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	424	9	6,538	- 6,114
Maternal Conditions	43	424	22	1,991	- 1,567
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	326	52	256	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	45	227	63	48	+ 180
Fires	46	191	37	729	- 539
Meningitis	47	190	16	2,983	- 2,793
Drug Use	48	160	39	630	- 470
Encephalitis	49	160	44	357	- 198
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	139	67	16	+ 122
Drownings	51	126	36	740	- 615
Skin Cancers	52	123	58	214	- 92
Appendicitis	53	111	59	146	- 35
Tuberculosis	54	95	6	10,214	- 10,120
Alcohol	55	92	54	244	- 152
Multiple Sclerosis	56	41	61	113	- 71
Poisonings	57	29	40	522	- 493
Dengue	58	13	71	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	59	11	62	101	- 90
Syphilis	60	9	41	483	- 474
War	61	6	64	29	- 23
Chlamydia	62	4	70	3	+ 1
Tetanus	63	3	56	220	- 217
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	28	- 26
Upper Respiratory	65	2	66	16	- 15
Ascariasis	66	1	68	12	- 11
Pertussis	67	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	68	0	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	60	135	- 135
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Jamaica

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.