GHANA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,284	1	16,262	+ 14,022
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,144	9	6,538	+ 14,606
Tuberculosis	3	18,604	6	10,214	+ 8,389
Malaria	4	14,751	5	11,162	+ 3,589
Birth Trauma	5	14,637	10	6,194	+ 8,443
Low Birth Weight	6	14,020	8	6,662	+ 7,358
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,967	3	14,103	- 5,136
Stroke	8	8,436	2	15,163	- 6,726
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,261	14	3,935	+ 3,325
HIV/AIDS	10	6,447	4	13,565	- 7,119
Meningitis	11	6,378	16	2,983	+ 3,394
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,091	7	7,808	- 1,716
Liver Disease	13	5,599	11	6,053	- 454
Measles	14	4,301	60	135	+ 4,166
Maternal Conditions	15	3,439	22	1,991	+ 1,448
Pertussis	16	3,402	35	744	+ 2,657
Other Injuries	17	3,316	18	2,433	+ 883
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,287	12	5,929	- 2,643
Violence	19	2,689	27	1,857	+ 832
Kidney Disease	20	2,657	13	4,161	- 1,504
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,308	24	1,965	+ 343
Lung Disease	22	1,836	15	3,120	- 1,284
Breast Cancer	23	1,736	25	1,937	- 201
Hypertension	24	1,562	19	2,231	- 669
Cervical Cancer	25	1,545	20	2,161	- 616
Tetanus	26	1,221	56	220	+ 1,001
Asthma	27	1,197	23	1,979	- 782
Falls	28	1,100	30	1,168	- 68
Fires	29	1,042	37	729	+ 313
Suicide	30	1,025	21	1,993	- 968
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	991	29	1,294	- 303
Drownings	32	962	36	740	+ 222
Poisonings	33	960	40	522	+ 438
Drug Use	34	916	39	630	+ 286
Prostate Cancer	35	864	31	1,031	- 167
Malnutrition	36	861	26	1,868	- 1,007
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	854	48	321	+ 534
Syphilis	38	796	41	483	+ 313
Liver Cancer	39	773	17	2,851	- 2,078
Lymphomas	40	760	32	875	- 115
Epilepsy	41	731	47	329	+ 401
Inflammatory/Heart	42	705	28	1,615	- 910
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	607	34	803	- 196
Diphtheria	44	555	69	4	+ 551
War	45	474	64	29	+ 445
Parkinson's Disease	46	361	43	387	- 25
Leukemia	47	330	45	340	- 10
Oral Cancer	48	327	42	483	- 156
Ovary Cancer	49	312	38	698	- 387
Stomach Cancer	50	311	33	870	- 559
Pancreas Cancer	51	289	46	334	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	284	52	256	+ 29
Skin Cancers	53	282	58	214	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	54	220	51	257	- 36
Hepatitis B	55	217	62	101	+ 116
Skin Disease	56	215	50	264	- 50
Lung Cancers	57	189	55	237	- 48
Alcohol	58	151	54	244	- 93
Encephalitis	59	137	44	357	- 220
Appendicitis	60	111	59	146	- 35
Ascariasis	61	100	68	12	+ 88
Uterin Cancer	62	99	57	219	- 120
Bladder Cancer	63	98	53	245	- 147
Oesophagus Cancer	64	82	49	285	- 204
Hepatitis C	65	44	65	28	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	66	42	63	48	- 6
Upper Respiratory	67	38	66	16	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	68	26	61	113	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	24	67	16	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Nigeria

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.