GHANA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,124	3	14,103	+ 26,021
Stroke	2	17,207	2	15,163	+ 2,044
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,618	7	7,808	- 1,190
Hypertension	4	6,156	19	2,231	+ 3,926
Kidney Disease	5	5,538	13	4,161	+ 1,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,362	1	16,262	- 10,900
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,145	29	1,294	+ 2,851
Low Birth Weight	8	4,003	8	6,662	- 2,659
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,441	12	5,929	- 2,488
Lung Disease	10	3,434	15	3,120	+ 314
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,205	14	3,935	- 730
Lung Cancers	12	2,892	55	237	+ 2,654
Birth Trauma	13	2,795	10	6,194	- 3,399
Breast Cancer	14	2,549	25	1,937	+ 611
Liver Disease	15	2,548	11	6,053	- 3,505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,309	34	803	+ 1,507
Tuberculosis	17	2,089	6	10,214	- 8,125
Asthma	18	1,501	23	1,979	- 479
Stomach Cancer	19	1,495	33	870	+ 625
Lymphomas	20	1,348	32	875	+ 473
Bladder Cancer	21	1,047	53	245	+ 801
Other Injuries	22	1,031	18	2,433	- 1,402
Falls	23	967	30	1,168	- 200
Parkinson's Disease	24	919	43	387	+ 532
Leukemia	25	851	45	340	+ 511
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	817	9	6,538	- 5,721
Cervical Cancer	27	800	20	2,161	- 1,361
Suicide	28	788	21	1,993	- 1,205
Prostate Cancer	29	786	31	1,031	- 244
Drug Use	30	723	39	630	+ 93
Pancreas Cancer	31	716	46	334	+ 381
Endocrine Disorders	32	681	24	1,965	- 1,284
Maternal Conditions	33	674	22	1,991	- 1,317
Inflammatory/Heart	34	607	28	1,615	- 1,008
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	530	48	321	+ 210
Violence	36	525	27	1,857	- 1,332
Skin Cancers	37	523	58	214	+ 309
Oral Cancer	38	511	42	483	+ 29
Fires	39	468	37	729	- 261
Ovary Cancer	40	450	38	698	- 249
Liver Cancer	41	405	17	2,851	- 2,446
Drownings	42	332	36	740	- 409
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	266	52	256	+ 10
Epilepsy	44	261	47	329	- 68
Meningitis	45	235	16	2,983	- 2,748
Oesophagus Cancer	46	231	49	285	- 55
Poisonings	47	211	40	522	- 311
HIV/AIDS	48	142	4	13,565	- 13,423
Pertussis	49	124	35	744	- 620
Hepatitis B	50	121	62	101	+ 20
Encephalitis	51	107	44	357	- 250
Skin Disease	52	82	50	264	- 183
Malnutrition	53	60	26	1,868	- 1,808
Alcohol	54	60	54	244	- 184
Appendicitis	55	59	59	146	- 87
Uterin Cancer	56	55	57	219	- 164
Multiple Sclerosis	57	54	61	113	- 58
Other Neoplasms	58	43	63	48	- 5
Measles	59	40	60	135	- 95
Tetanus	60	38	56	220	- 182
Syphilis	61	30	41	483	- 453
War	62	30	64	29	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	63	16	51	257	- 240
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	67	16	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	3	65	28	- 25
Leishmaniasis	66	3	77	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	68	12	- 11
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	16	- 15
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	1	69	4	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	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

Algeria

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.