GHANA VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	42,082	1	16,262	+ 25,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	26,886	9	6,538	+ 20,348
Malaria	3	15,634	5	11,162	+ 4,472
Birth Trauma	4	15,061	10	6,194	+ 8,867
Low Birth Weight	5	12,731	8	6,662	+ 6,069
Stroke	6	10,974	2	15,163	- 4,189
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,216	3	14,103	- 3,887
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,368	7	7,808	+ 1,560
Meningitis	9	8,702	16	2,983	+ 5,718
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,747	14	3,935	+ 2,812
Maternal Conditions	11	6,652	22	1,991	+ 4,661
Tuberculosis	12	6,339	6	10,214	- 3,875
HIV/AIDS	13	5,831	4	13,565	- 7,735
Liver Disease	14	5,560	11	6,053	- 493
Other Injuries	15	4,826	18	2,433	+ 2,393
Pertussis	16	4,525	35	744	+ 3,780
Measles	17	4,297	60	135	+ 4,162
Malnutrition	18	3,896	26	1,868	+ 2,027
Kidney Disease	19	3,428	13	4,161	- 733
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,405	12	5,929	- 2,524
Violence	21	2,590	27	1,857	+ 733
Lung Disease	22	2,590	15	3,120	- 530
Hypertension	23	2,279	19	2,231	+ 48
Asthma	24	2,271	23	1,979	+ 292
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,094	24	1,965	+ 129
Drownings	26	1,926	36	740	+ 1,186
Suicide	27	1,861	21	1,993	- 133
Breast Cancer	28	1,835	25	1,937	- 103
Fires	29	1,308	37	729	+ 579
Syphilis	30	1,301	41	483	+ 818
Tetanus	31	1,238	56	220	+ 1,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,203	29	1,294	- 91
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,178	48	321	+ 858
Falls	34	1,166	30	1,168	- 2
Cervical Cancer	35	1,148	20	2,161	- 1,013
Poisonings	36	1,002	40	522	+ 481
Inflammatory/Heart	37	847	28	1,615	- 768
Epilepsy	38	813	47	329	+ 483
Lymphomas	39	705	32	875	- 170
Liver Cancer	40	701	17	2,851	- 2,151
Prostate Cancer	41	615	31	1,031	- 415
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	605	34	803	- 198
Oral Cancer	43	532	42	483	+ 49
War	44	520	64	29	+ 491
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	518	52	256	+ 262
Leukemia	46	503	45	340	+ 163
Hepatitis B	47	483	62	101	+ 382
Drug Use	48	419	39	630	- 211
Ovary Cancer	49	398	38	698	- 300
Parkinson's Disease	50	370	43	387	- 17
Stomach Cancer	51	338	33	870	- 532
Schistosomiasis	52	336	51	257	+ 79
Skin Disease	53	258	50	264	- 6
Skin Cancers	54	247	58	214	+ 33
Diphtheria	55	240	69	4	+ 235
Oesophagus Cancer	56	219	49	285	- 66
Encephalitis	57	219	44	357	- 138
Pancreas Cancer	58	197	46	334	- 137
Lung Cancers	59	181	55	237	- 56
Alcohol	60	165	54	244	- 79
Bladder Cancer	61	149	53	245	- 96
Appendicitis	62	137	59	146	- 8
Ascariasis	63	130	68	12	+ 118
Leishmaniasis	64	109	77	0	+ 109
Uterin Cancer	65	100	57	219	- 119
Upper Respiratory	66	64	66	16	+ 48
Hepatitis C	67	57	65	28	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	68	32	63	48	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	69	28	61	113	- 85
Trypanosomiasis	70	24	78	0	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	22	67	16	+ 6
Chlamydia	72	3	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.