GHANA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,049	4	13,565	+ 484
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,345	1	16,262	- 2,917
Malaria	3	11,156	5	11,162	- 6
Tuberculosis	4	10,392	6	10,214	+ 178
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,256	7	7,808	+ 1,449
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,017	9	6,538	+ 2,479
Stroke	7	8,662	2	15,163	- 6,501
Birth Trauma	8	7,735	10	6,194	+ 1,541
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,775	3	14,103	- 7,327
Low Birth Weight	10	6,241	8	6,662	- 421
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,020	14	3,935	+ 1,084
Maternal Conditions	12	3,504	22	1,991	+ 1,514
Liver Disease	13	3,377	11	6,053	- 2,677
Cervical Cancer	14	3,293	20	2,161	+ 1,132
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,203	12	5,929	- 2,727
Malnutrition	16	2,858	26	1,868	+ 990
Hypertension	17	2,671	19	2,231	+ 440
Violence	18	2,416	27	1,857	+ 559
Kidney Disease	19	2,331	13	4,161	- 1,830
Other Injuries	20	2,189	18	2,433	- 243
Meningitis	21	1,635	16	2,983	- 1,349
Lung Disease	22	1,564	15	3,120	- 1,555
Pertussis	23	1,422	35	744	+ 678
Suicide	24	1,269	21	1,993	- 725
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,152	49	285	+ 867
Syphilis	26	1,084	41	483	+ 602
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,050	29	1,294	- 244
Prostate Cancer	28	933	31	1,031	- 98
Endocrine Disorders	29	912	24	1,965	- 1,053
Asthma	30	872	23	1,979	- 1,108
Oral Cancer	31	844	42	483	+ 361
Drownings	32	842	36	740	+ 101
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	803	34	803	+ 1
Falls	34	786	30	1,168	- 381
Fires	35	730	37	729	+ 1
Liver Cancer	36	725	17	2,851	- 2,126
Breast Cancer	37	659	25	1,937	- 1,279
Inflammatory/Heart	38	629	28	1,615	- 986
Stomach Cancer	39	610	33	870	- 260
Poisonings	40	600	40	522	+ 78
Lymphomas	41	413	32	875	- 462
Skin Cancers	42	382	58	214	+ 167
Epilepsy	43	362	47	329	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	44	342	53	245	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	45	263	43	387	- 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	237	48	321	- 84
Leukemia	47	213	45	340	- 127
Drug Use	48	207	39	630	- 423
Tetanus	49	206	56	220	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	205	52	256	- 50
Schistosomiasis	51	190	51	257	- 67
Skin Disease	52	184	50	264	- 80
Ovary Cancer	53	173	38	698	- 526
Upper Respiratory	54	153	66	16	+ 137
Measles	55	151	60	135	+ 16
Alcohol	56	139	54	244	- 105
Uterin Cancer	57	112	57	219	- 107
Appendicitis	58	112	59	146	- 34
Encephalitis	59	102	44	357	- 255
Hepatitis B	60	86	62	101	- 15
Lung Cancers	61	81	55	237	- 156
Pancreas Cancer	62	81	46	334	- 253
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	42	67	16	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	64	29	63	48	- 18
Ascariasis	65	29	68	12	+ 16
Hepatitis C	66	20	65	28	- 7
War	67	15	64	29	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	68	14	61	113	- 99
Otitis Media	69	9	72	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	70	5	69	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	5	70	3	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	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
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

Tanzania

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.