GHANA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,060	3	14,103	+ 11,957
Stroke	2	19,366	2	15,163	+ 4,204
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,886	1	16,262	- 1,376
Violence	4	10,811	27	1,857	+ 8,954
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,370	12	5,929	+ 3,440
Lung Disease	6	9,333	15	3,120	+ 6,213
Kidney Disease	7	5,924	13	4,161	+ 1,763
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,324	7	7,808	- 2,484
Lung Cancers	9	4,976	55	237	+ 4,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,828	29	1,294	+ 3,534
Hypertension	11	4,530	19	2,231	+ 2,300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,641	34	803	+ 2,838
Liver Disease	13	3,367	11	6,053	- 2,686
Breast Cancer	14	3,263	25	1,937	+ 1,326
Prostate Cancer	15	2,987	31	1,031	+ 1,956
Falls	16	2,962	30	1,168	+ 1,795
Stomach Cancer	17	2,828	33	870	+ 1,958
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,752	28	1,615	+ 1,137
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,661	24	1,965	+ 696
Suicide	20	2,286	21	1,993	+ 292
Other Injuries	21	2,170	18	2,433	- 262
HIV/AIDS	22	1,974	4	13,565	- 11,591
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,936	14	3,935	- 1,999
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,886	46	334	+ 1,552
Liver Cancer	25	1,810	17	2,851	- 1,041
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,645	49	285	+ 1,360
Lymphomas	27	1,631	32	875	+ 756
Oral Cancer	28	1,564	42	483	+ 1,082
Cervical Cancer	29	1,495	20	2,161	- 666
Leukemia	30	1,341	45	340	+ 1,001
Skin Disease	31	1,128	50	264	+ 864
Alcohol	32	1,119	54	244	+ 875
Low Birth Weight	33	1,082	8	6,662	- 5,580
Malnutrition	34	1,052	26	1,868	- 816
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	890	9	6,538	- 5,649
Bladder Cancer	36	834	53	245	+ 589
Chagas disease	37	793	76	0	+ 793
Skin Cancers	38	791	58	214	+ 577
Drownings	39	776	36	740	+ 36
Tuberculosis	40	769	6	10,214	- 9,445
Parkinson's Disease	41	750	43	387	+ 363
Other Neoplasms	42	733	63	48	+ 685
Ovary Cancer	43	685	38	698	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	669	48	321	+ 349
Birth Trauma	45	594	10	6,194	- 5,600
Epilepsy	46	513	47	329	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	47	437	57	219	+ 218
Asthma	48	408	23	1,979	- 1,571
Drug Use	49	388	39	630	- 242
Anemia	50	380	83	0	+ 380
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	345	52	256	+ 89
Hepatitis C	52	307	65	28	+ 279
Maternal Conditions	53	237	22	1,991	- 1,754
Meningitis	54	214	16	2,983	- 2,770
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	172	85	0	+ 172
War	56	171	64	29	+ 142
Appendicitis	57	168	59	146	+ 22
Fires	58	162	37	729	- 568
Hepatitis B	59	122	62	101	+ 21
Schizophrenia	60	104	81	0	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	94	67	16	+ 78
Schistosomiasis	62	93	51	257	- 164
Leishmaniasis	63	68	77	0	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	64	56	61	113	- 57
Osteoarthritis	65	52	84	0	+ 52
Poisonings	66	50	40	522	- 472
Upper Respiratory	67	41	66	16	+ 25
Syphilis	68	35	41	483	- 448
Leprosy	69	27	73	0	+ 27
Otitis Media	70	15	72	0	+ 15
Tetanus	71	14	56	220	- 206
Encephalitis	72	10	44	357	- 347
Oral conditions	73	10	86	0	+ 10
Malaria	74	7	5	11,162	- 11,155
Pertussis	75	5	35	744	- 740
Dengue	76	2	71	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	1	68	12	- 11
Diphtheria	79	1	69	4	- 3
Chlamydia	80	1	70	3	- 2
Measles	81	1	60	135	- 135
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.