GHANA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	41,200	4	13,565	+ 27,635
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,513	1	16,262	+ 6,251
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,735	3	14,103	+ 4,633
Stroke	4	17,565	2	15,163	+ 2,402
Diabetes Mellitus	5	17,275	12	5,929	+ 11,346
Tuberculosis	6	12,570	6	10,214	+ 2,356
Violence	7	12,017	27	1,857	+ 10,160
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,066	9	6,538	+ 2,528
Kidney Disease	9	8,757	13	4,161	+ 4,595
Suicide	10	7,882	21	1,993	+ 5,889
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,447	7	7,808	- 360
Hypertension	12	7,319	19	2,231	+ 5,088
Lung Disease	13	6,807	15	3,120	+ 3,687
Liver Disease	14	5,158	11	6,053	- 895
Lung Cancers	15	4,409	55	237	+ 4,172
Low Birth Weight	16	3,577	8	6,662	- 3,085
Other Injuries	17	3,441	18	2,433	+ 1,009
Asthma	18	3,414	23	1,979	+ 1,435
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,371	24	1,965	+ 1,406
Cervical Cancer	20	3,179	20	2,161	+ 1,018
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,095	28	1,615	+ 1,480
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,676	29	1,294	+ 1,382
Breast Cancer	23	2,594	25	1,937	+ 657
Prostate Cancer	24	2,503	31	1,031	+ 1,472
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,490	14	3,935	- 1,446
Meningitis	26	2,095	16	2,983	- 889
Fires	27	2,070	37	729	+ 1,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,053	34	803	+ 1,250
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,995	49	285	+ 1,709
Birth Trauma	30	1,719	10	6,194	- 4,475
Lymphomas	31	1,612	32	875	+ 738
Drownings	32	1,375	36	740	+ 635
Liver Cancer	33	1,364	17	2,851	- 1,487
Malnutrition	34	1,362	26	1,868	- 506
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,149	46	334	+ 814
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,084	48	321	+ 763
Epilepsy	37	1,070	47	329	+ 741
Maternal Conditions	38	973	22	1,991	- 1,018
Stomach Cancer	39	878	33	870	+ 8
Leukemia	40	838	45	340	+ 497
Oral Cancer	41	804	42	483	+ 322
Falls	42	801	30	1,168	- 367
Pertussis	43	654	35	744	- 91
Syphilis	44	646	41	483	+ 164
Skin Disease	45	630	50	264	+ 366
Parkinson's Disease	46	616	43	387	+ 230
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	581	52	256	+ 325
Skin Cancers	48	568	58	214	+ 354
Alcohol	49	565	54	244	+ 321
Poisonings	50	558	40	522	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	51	544	38	698	- 154
Bladder Cancer	52	474	53	245	+ 229
Drug Use	53	441	39	630	- 190
Uterin Cancer	54	293	57	219	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	215	67	16	+ 199
Appendicitis	56	157	59	146	+ 11
Measles	57	155	60	135	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	58	153	63	48	+ 105
Encephalitis	59	134	44	357	- 223
Upper Respiratory	60	128	66	16	+ 111
Hepatitis B	61	80	62	101	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	62	65	61	113	- 48
Malaria	63	47	5	11,162	- 11,115
War	64	38	64	29	+ 8
Tetanus	65	22	56	220	- 198
Schistosomiasis	66	20	51	257	- 237
Otitis Media	67	11	72	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	68	10	70	3	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	9	69	4	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	5	65	28	- 23
Ascariasis	71	2	68	12	- 11
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

South Africa

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.