We are not just going to give you the leading cause of death in the country, but also going to talk about the life expectancy and more. Ghana is a West African country that shares border with Togo, Burkina Faso, and Cote d’Ivoire, it has a population of 27,672,800 and a Per capita income of $3,960.
Just like many black nations, stroke, heart diseases, malaria, and HIV are some of the leading causes of death in Ghana today. According to the latest WHO data published life expectancy in Ghana is: Male 62.5, female 64.4 and total life expectancy is 63.4 which gives Ghana a World Life Expectancy ranking of 155.
List of top 50 leading causes of death in Ghana 2024
Ghana is one of the top West African countries and they have a pretty good life expectancy when compared with their neighbours. Though this doesn’t mean that they have one of the best in the world.
The Infant mortality rate in Ghana is 41/1000 live births, which is disturbingly low.
Below is the list of the leading causes of death in Ghana according to the WHO.
1. Stroke
2. Coronary Heart Disease
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
4. Tuberculosis
5. Malaria
6. Liver Disease
7. HIV/AIDS
8. Diabetes Mellitus
9. Road Traffic Accidents
10. Diarrhoeal diseases
11. Meningitis
12. Endocrine Disorders
13. Cervical Cancer
14. Lung Disease
15. Hypertension
16. Other Injuries
17. Kidney Disease
18. Low Birth Weight
19. Falls
20. Birth Trauma
21. Alzheimers/Dementia
22. Prostate Cancer
23. Congenital Anomalies
24. Liver Cancer
25. Breast Cancer
26. Asthma
27. Malnutrition
28. Inflammatory/Heart
29. Violence
30. Maternal Conditions
31. Suicide
32. Skin Disease
33. Fires
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
35. Lymphomas
36. Drownings
37. Schistosomiasis
38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
40. Ovary Cancer
41. Drug Use
42. Stomach Cancer
43. Epilepsy
44. Oral Cancer
45. Lung Cancers
46. Hepatitis B
47. Other Neoplasms
48. Alcohol
49. Anemia
50. Poisonings
