GHANA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,882	3	14,103	+ 14,779
Stroke	2	24,576	2	15,163	+ 9,413
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,591	12	5,929	+ 12,661
Hypertension	4	8,816	19	2,231	+ 6,585
Prostate Cancer	5	8,717	31	1,031	+ 7,686
Breast Cancer	6	8,698	25	1,937	+ 6,761
Kidney Disease	7	8,472	13	4,161	+ 4,310
Endocrine Disorders	8	8,098	24	1,965	+ 6,133
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,880	1	16,262	- 8,382
Other Injuries	10	6,795	18	2,433	+ 4,362
Lung Disease	11	5,703	15	3,120	+ 2,583
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,235	34	803	+ 4,433
Skin Disease	13	2,995	50	264	+ 2,731
Cervical Cancer	14	2,963	20	2,161	+ 802
Stomach Cancer	15	2,401	33	870	+ 1,531
Lung Cancers	16	2,240	55	237	+ 2,003
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,232	29	1,294	+ 938
HIV/AIDS	18	2,055	4	13,565	- 11,510
Lymphomas	19	2,034	32	875	+ 1,159
Uterin Cancer	20	1,942	57	219	+ 1,723
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,896	28	1,615	+ 281
Anemia	22	1,742	83	0	+ 1,742
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,709	46	334	+ 1,375
Leukemia	24	1,623	45	340	+ 1,283
Liver Cancer	25	1,526	17	2,851	- 1,326
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,435	14	3,935	- 2,501
Epilepsy	27	1,190	47	329	+ 860
Liver Disease	28	1,181	11	6,053	- 4,873
Alcohol	29	1,159	54	244	+ 915
Ovary Cancer	30	1,121	38	698	+ 423
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	1,089	85	0	+ 1,089
Other Neoplasms	32	1,006	63	48	+ 958
Oral Cancer	33	859	42	483	+ 376
Violence	34	791	27	1,857	- 1,066
Drownings	35	790	36	740	+ 49
Asthma	36	647	23	1,979	- 1,332
Low Birth Weight	37	568	8	6,662	- 6,094
Malnutrition	38	448	26	1,868	- 1,420
Appendicitis	39	433	59	146	+ 288
Drug Use	40	418	39	630	- 212
Bladder Cancer	41	374	53	245	+ 129
Parkinson's Disease	42	341	43	387	- 46
Skin Cancers	43	340	58	214	+ 126
Birth Trauma	44	325	10	6,194	- 5,869
Schizophrenia	45	311	81	0	+ 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	280	9	6,538	- 6,258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	276	48	321	- 45
Poisonings	48	241	40	522	- 280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	201	52	256	- 55
Tuberculosis	50	183	6	10,214	- 10,032
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	150	67	16	+ 134
Maternal Conditions	52	146	22	1,991	- 1,845
Meningitis	53	138	16	2,983	- 2,845
Suicide	54	128	21	1,993	- 1,865
Otitis Media	55	98	72	0	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	56	91	61	113	- 22
Fires	57	58	37	729	- 671
Oesophagus Cancer	58	38	49	285	- 247
War	59	7	64	29	- 22
Syphilis	60	1	41	483	- 482
Chlamydia	61	0	70	3	- 3
Diphtheria	62	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	63	0	56	220	- 220
Pertussis	64	0	35	744	- 744
Measles	65	0	60	135	- 135
Ascariasis	66	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	67	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	44	357	- 357
Hepatitis B	74	0	62	101	- 101
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	28	- 28
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	257	- 257
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	7	7,808	- 7,808
Falls	82	0	30	1,168	- 1,168
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Antigua/Bar.

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.