GHANA VS BAHRAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHRAIN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,435	3	14,103	+ 7,333
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,451	12	5,929	+ 10,522
Stroke	3	6,356	2	15,163	- 8,807
Kidney Disease	4	4,301	13	4,161	+ 140
Liver Disease	5	3,485	11	6,053	- 2,569
Endocrine Disorders	6	3,389	24	1,965	+ 1,424
Suicide	7	3,211	21	1,993	+ 1,218
Lung Disease	8	2,874	15	3,120	- 246
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,305	1	16,262	- 13,957
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,122	29	1,294	+ 828
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,875	7	7,808	- 5,932
Lung Cancers	12	1,822	55	237	+ 1,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,644	34	803	+ 841
Breast Cancer	14	1,522	25	1,937	- 416
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,408	14	3,935	- 2,528
Low Birth Weight	16	1,246	8	6,662	- 5,416
Other Injuries	17	1,221	18	2,433	- 1,212
Falls	18	1,040	30	1,168	- 128
Lymphomas	19	913	32	875	+ 38
Leukemia	20	909	45	340	+ 568
Skin Disease	21	907	50	264	+ 643
Hypertension	22	900	19	2,231	- 1,331
Inflammatory/Heart	23	888	28	1,615	- 727
Asthma	24	786	23	1,979	- 1,194
Pancreas Cancer	25	703	46	334	+ 369
Liver Cancer	26	658	17	2,851	- 2,193
Stomach Cancer	27	631	33	870	- 240
Bladder Cancer	28	591	53	245	+ 346
Ovary Cancer	29	577	38	698	- 121
Parkinson's Disease	30	568	43	387	+ 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	554	48	321	+ 234
Epilepsy	32	552	47	329	+ 223
Fires	33	530	37	729	- 200
Drownings	34	488	36	740	- 253
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	376	9	6,538	- 6,162
Oral Cancer	36	347	42	483	- 136
Prostate Cancer	37	332	31	1,031	- 699
Drug Use	38	331	39	630	- 299
Cervical Cancer	39	269	20	2,161	- 1,892
Oesophagus Cancer	40	214	49	285	- 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	207	52	256	- 49
Alcohol	42	195	54	244	- 49
Tuberculosis	43	185	6	10,214	- 10,029
Uterin Cancer	44	179	57	219	- 40
Violence	45	112	27	1,857	- 1,745
HIV/AIDS	46	110	4	13,565	- 13,455
Other Neoplasms	47	107	63	48	+ 59
Meningitis	48	103	16	2,983	- 2,880
Malnutrition	49	100	26	1,868	- 1,768
Birth Trauma	50	92	10	6,194	- 6,102
Poisonings	51	91	40	522	- 430
Maternal Conditions	52	91	22	1,991	- 1,900
Hepatitis B	53	80	62	101	- 21
Encephalitis	54	73	44	357	- 285
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	58	67	16	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	56	50	61	113	- 63
Appendicitis	57	49	59	146	- 97
Syphilis	58	41	41	483	- 442
Skin Cancers	59	24	58	214	- 191
Pertussis	60	13	35	744	- 732
Tetanus	61	6	56	220	- 214
War	62	5	64	29	- 24
Hepatitis C	63	1	65	28	- 27
Ascariasis	64	1	68	12	- 11
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	16	- 16
Diphtheria	66	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	67	0	70	3	- 3
Dengue	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	60	135	- 135
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.