GHANA VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,892	3	14,103	+ 21,789
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,167	1	16,262	+ 13,905
Lung Disease	3	17,101	15	3,120	+ 13,981
Stroke	4	16,838	2	15,163	+ 1,676
Kidney Disease	5	10,001	13	4,161	+ 5,840
Lung Cancers	6	7,370	55	237	+ 7,133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,573	34	803	+ 5,770
Breast Cancer	8	5,198	25	1,937	+ 3,261
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,033	12	5,929	- 897
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,635	7	7,808	- 3,172
Hypertension	11	4,268	19	2,231	+ 2,037
Other Injuries	12	4,152	18	2,433	+ 1,720
Inflammatory/Heart	13	4,044	28	1,615	+ 2,430
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,391	46	334	+ 3,056
Prostate Cancer	15	3,318	31	1,031	+ 2,287
Liver Disease	16	2,965	11	6,053	- 3,088
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,935	24	1,965	+ 970
Suicide	18	2,758	21	1,993	+ 765
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,751	29	1,294	+ 1,457
Stomach Cancer	20	2,593	33	870	+ 1,723
Other Neoplasms	21	2,373	63	48	+ 2,325
Skin Disease	22	2,334	50	264	+ 2,070
Violence	23	1,996	27	1,857	+ 139
Lymphomas	24	1,993	32	875	+ 1,118
Cervical Cancer	25	1,825	20	2,161	- 336
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,781	14	3,935	- 2,155
Leukemia	27	1,611	45	340	+ 1,271
Low Birth Weight	28	1,607	8	6,662	- 5,055
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,512	49	285	+ 1,227
Liver Cancer	30	1,505	17	2,851	- 1,346
Bladder Cancer	31	1,233	53	245	+ 988
HIV/AIDS	32	1,090	4	13,565	- 12,475
Ovary Cancer	33	962	38	698	+ 264
Skin Cancers	34	790	58	214	+ 575
Oral Cancer	35	790	42	483	+ 307
Parkinson's Disease	36	710	43	387	+ 323
Uterin Cancer	37	695	57	219	+ 476
Malnutrition	38	684	26	1,868	- 1,184
Drug Use	39	608	39	630	- 22
Anemia	40	509	83	0	+ 509
Tuberculosis	41	482	6	10,214	- 9,732
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	426	9	6,538	- 6,113
Falls	43	373	30	1,168	- 795
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	359	48	321	+ 39
Chagas disease	45	332	76	0	+ 332
Alcohol	46	325	54	244	+ 81
Asthma	47	297	23	1,979	- 1,683
Drownings	48	280	36	740	- 461
Birth Trauma	49	275	10	6,194	- 5,919
Epilepsy	50	245	47	329	- 85
Meningitis	51	233	16	2,983	- 2,750
Fires	52	206	37	729	- 523
Maternal Conditions	53	205	22	1,991	- 1,786
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	179	67	16	+ 163
Poisonings	55	142	40	522	- 379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	102	52	256	- 153
Hepatitis C	57	83	65	28	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	58	75	61	113	- 38
Osteoarthritis	59	54	84	0	+ 54
Appendicitis	60	52	59	146	- 94
Schizophrenia	61	44	81	0	+ 44
Hepatitis B	62	41	62	101	- 60
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	35	85	0	+ 35
Encephalitis	64	13	44	357	- 345
Syphilis	65	11	41	483	- 472
Oral conditions	66	10	86	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	67	9	66	16	- 7
Pertussis	68	8	35	744	- 737
Leprosy	69	4	73	0	+ 4
War	70	4	64	29	- 26
Tetanus	71	2	56	220	- 218
Leishmaniasis	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	12	- 12
Diphtheria	78	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	79	0	60	135	- 135
Dengue	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	84	0	51	257	- 257
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Argentina

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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.