According to the latest WHO data published in 2017; Causes of death in Ghana, demographic summary, health risks, cancer rank by type, world rankings, health profile in Ghana. What is the leading cause of death in Ghana?
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank | Deaths (%) |
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Stroke | 160.10 | 11 | 19,734 (9.37%) |
Coronary Heart Disease | 155.08 | 44 | 18,607 (8.84%) |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 144.64 | 15 | 24,674 (11.72%) |
Tuberculosis | 63.00 | 20 | 9,830 (4.67%) |
Malaria | 50.27 | 6 | 13,359 (6.35%) |
Liver Disease | 47.10 | 15 | 7,833 (3.72%) |
HIV/AIDS | 45.84 | 32 | 10,114 (4.80%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 45.45 | 48 | 5,709 (2.71%) |
Road Traffic Accidents | 33.17 | 31 | 7,144 (3.39%) |
Diarrhoeal diseases | 25.76 | 49 | 6,630 (3.15%) |
Meningitis | 25.33 | 14 | 6,098 (2.90%) |
Endocrine Disorders | 21.56 | 7 | 5,409 (2.57%) |
Cervical Cancer | 21.33 | 29 | 1,633 (0.78%) |
Lung Disease | 21.09 | 103 | 2,578 (1.22%) |
Hypertension | 19.97 | 53 | 2,602 (1.24%) |
Other Injuries | 19.68 | 22 | 4,543 (2.16%) |
Kidney Disease | 19.32 | 67 | 3,150 (1.50%) |
Low Birth Weight | 17.97 | 29 | 8,224 (3.91%) |
Falls | 17.75 | 11 | 2,596 (1.23%) |
Birth Trauma | 16.94 | 27 | 7,753 (3.68%) |
Alzheimers/Dementia | 16.47 | 102 | 1,701 (0.81%) |
Prostate Cancer | 16.11 | 91 | 727 (0.35%) |
Congenital Anomalies | 14.53 | 17 | 5,804 (2.76%) |
Liver Cancer | 13.58 | 22 | 2,140 (1.02%) |
Breast Cancer | 12.79 | 129 | 1,123 (0.53%) |
Asthma | 11.82 | 51 | 1,704 (0.81%) |
Malnutrition | 11.68 | 38 | 3,644 (1.73%) |
Inflammatory/Heart | 11.61 | 21 | 1,943 (0.92%) |
Violence | 11.12 | 40 | 2,737 (1.30%) |
Maternal Conditions | 10.60 | 38 | 2,762 (1.31%) |
Suicide | 10.09 | 90 | 1,896 (0.90%) |
Skin Disease | 7.20 | 5 | 1,054 (0.50%) |
Fires | 6.99 | 23 | 1,480 (0.70%) |
Peptic Ulcer Disease | 6.46 | 42 | 986 (0.47%) |
Lymphomas | 5.49 | 82 | 821 (0.39%) |
Drownings | 5.46 | 69 | 1,469 (0.70%) |
Schistosomiasis | 5.12 | 11 | 818 (0.39%) |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 3.82 | 156 | 502 (0.24%) |
Rheumatic Heart Disease | 3.73 | 60 | 564 (0.27%) |
Ovary Cancer | 3.52 | 124 | (0.00%) |
Drug Use | 3.44 | 25 | 724 (0.34%) |
Stomach Cancer | 3.17 | 148 | 487 (0.23%) |
Epilepsy | 2.85 | 58 | 626 (0.30%) |
Oral Cancer | 2.72 | 95 | (0.00%) |
Lung Cancers | 2.50 | 154 | (0.00%) |
Hepatitis B | 2.37 | 18 | 494 (0.23%) |
Other Neoplasms | 2.30 | 109 | 375 (0.18%) |
Alcohol | 1.99 | 71 | (0.00%) |
Anemia | 1.95 | 48 | 380 (0.18%) |
Poisonings | 1.81 | 53 | 436 (0.21%) |
Value | World Rank | |
---|---|---|
Population total | 27,499,924 | 49 |
Sex ratio m / f | 0.97 | 118 |
Population 0-14 | 38.0% | 42 |
Population 15-64 | 57.7% | 153 |
Population 65 + | 4.3% | 131 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Alcohol Liters | 2.7 | 138 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
---|---|---|---|
Smoking Percent | 13.1 | 0.4 | 125 / 125 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
---|---|---|---|
Obesity Percent | 4.5 | 16.6 | 155 / 133 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Happiness Score | 4.66 | 102 |
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank |
---|---|---|
Cervical Cancer | 21.33 | 29 |
Prostate Cancer | 16.11 | 91 |
Liver Cancer | 13.58 | 22 |
Breast Cancer | 12.79 | 129 |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 3.82 | 156 |
Ovary Cancer | 3.52 | 124 |
Stomach Cancer | 3.17 | 148 |
Oral Cancer | 2.72 | 95 |
Lung Cancers | 2.50 | 154 |