GHANA VS ARMENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	ARMENIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,430	3	14,103	+ 89,327
Stroke	2	24,648	2	15,163	+ 9,485
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,109	1	16,262	- 2,153
Lung Cancers	4	11,963	55	237	+ 11,725
Lung Disease	5	9,673	15	3,120	+ 6,553
Hypertension	6	8,981	19	2,231	+ 6,751
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,292	12	5,929	+ 2,363
Liver Disease	8	7,280	11	6,053	+ 1,226
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,857	7	7,808	- 951
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	5,453	34	803	+ 4,650
Kidney Disease	11	5,422	13	4,161	+ 1,261
Stomach Cancer	12	5,208	33	870	+ 4,337
Breast Cancer	13	5,158	25	1,937	+ 3,221
Liver Cancer	14	4,207	17	2,851	+ 1,356
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,161	46	334	+ 3,827
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,278	14	3,935	- 657
Other Injuries	17	3,051	18	2,433	+ 618
Peptic Ulcer Disease	18	2,730	48	321	+ 2,409
Prostate Cancer	19	2,568	31	1,031	+ 1,537
Bladder Cancer	20	2,071	53	245	+ 1,825
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,018	28	1,615	+ 403
Leukemia	22	1,580	45	340	+ 1,240
Low Birth Weight	23	1,509	8	6,662	- 5,153
Uterin Cancer	24	1,411	57	219	+ 1,192
Violence	25	1,301	27	1,857	- 557
Lymphomas	26	1,235	32	875	+ 360
Cervical Cancer	27	1,148	20	2,161	- 1,013
Suicide	28	1,140	21	1,993	- 853
Ovary Cancer	29	1,052	38	698	+ 354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	30	782	52	256	+ 526
Hepatitis C	31	748	65	28	+ 720
HIV/AIDS	32	743	4	13,565	- 12,823
Oral Cancer	33	698	42	483	+ 215
Skin Cancers	34	657	58	214	+ 442
Endocrine Disorders	35	604	24	1,965	- 1,361
Oesophagus Cancer	36	594	49	285	+ 308
Other Neoplasms	37	508	63	48	+ 460
Tuberculosis	38	507	6	10,214	- 9,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	463	29	1,294	- 831
Falls	40	436	30	1,168	- 731
Drug Use	41	416	39	630	- 214
Birth Trauma	42	398	10	6,194	- 5,796
Skin Disease	43	316	50	264	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	311	85	0	+ 311
Drownings	45	245	36	740	- 496
Poisonings	46	235	40	522	- 286
Fires	47	153	37	729	- 576
Parkinson's Disease	48	136	43	387	- 251
Asthma	49	113	23	1,979	- 1,867
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	110	9	6,538	- 6,428
Hepatitis B	51	105	62	101	+ 4
Epilepsy	52	105	47	329	- 225
Multiple Sclerosis	53	103	61	113	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	102	67	16	+ 86
Maternal Conditions	55	99	22	1,991	- 1,892
Meningitis	56	76	16	2,983	- 2,907
Encephalitis	57	59	44	357	- 298
Anemia	58	56	83	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	59	55	59	146	- 91
Osteoarthritis	60	40	84	0	+ 40
Schizophrenia	61	37	81	0	+ 37
Alcohol	62	35	54	244	- 209
Upper Respiratory	63	30	66	16	+ 13
Oral conditions	64	23	86	0	+ 23
Otitis Media	65	16	72	0	+ 16
Malnutrition	66	16	26	1,868	- 1,852
Leishmaniasis	67	11	77	0	+ 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	68	10	82	0	+ 10
War	69	4	64	29	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	70	4	79	0	+ 4
Pertussis	71	2	35	744	- 743
Ascariasis	72	0	68	12	- 12
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	74	0	60	135	- 135
Syphilis	75	0	41	483	- 483
Chlamydia	76	0	70	3	- 3
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	56	220	- 220
Schistosomiasis	82	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	85	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Armenia

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.