GHANA VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,801	3	14,103	+ 5,699
Stroke	2	18,034	2	15,163	+ 2,871
Kidney Disease	3	7,533	13	4,161	+ 3,372
Lung Disease	4	7,529	15	3,120	+ 4,409
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,413	29	1,294	+ 6,119
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,264	1	16,262	- 8,998
Hypertension	7	7,073	19	2,231	+ 4,842
Stomach Cancer	8	6,728	33	870	+ 5,858
Lung Cancers	9	6,398	55	237	+ 6,161
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,887	12	5,929	- 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	5,601	34	803	+ 4,798
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,238	7	7,808	- 2,570
Liver Disease	13	4,906	11	6,053	- 1,147
Prostate Cancer	14	4,513	31	1,031	+ 3,482
Suicide	15	3,151	21	1,993	+ 1,158
Breast Cancer	16	3,129	25	1,937	+ 1,192
Pancreas Cancer	17	2,904	46	334	+ 2,570
Lymphomas	18	2,583	32	875	+ 1,708
Liver Cancer	19	2,537	17	2,851	- 314
Other Neoplasms	20	2,516	63	48	+ 2,468
Other Injuries	21	2,428	18	2,433	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,384	24	1,965	+ 419
Falls	23	1,676	30	1,168	+ 508
Leukemia	24	1,629	45	340	+ 1,289
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,590	14	3,935	- 2,346
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,464	43	387	+ 1,077
Cervical Cancer	27	1,445	20	2,161	- 716
Skin Disease	28	1,415	50	264	+ 1,150
Violence	29	1,378	27	1,857	- 479
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,338	49	285	+ 1,053
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,314	28	1,615	- 301
Bladder Cancer	32	1,188	53	245	+ 943
HIV/AIDS	33	1,000	4	13,565	- 12,566
Skin Cancers	34	974	58	214	+ 760
Ovary Cancer	35	953	38	698	+ 255
Low Birth Weight	36	811	8	6,662	- 5,851
Malnutrition	37	779	26	1,868	- 1,090
Tuberculosis	38	760	6	10,214	- 9,454
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	619	9	6,538	- 5,919
Oral Cancer	40	569	42	483	+ 86
Fires	41	548	37	729	- 182
Asthma	42	546	23	1,979	- 1,433
Epilepsy	43	546	47	329	+ 216
Drownings	44	524	36	740	- 216
Uterin Cancer	45	509	57	219	+ 290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	414	48	321	+ 93
Alcohol	47	384	54	244	+ 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	346	67	16	+ 330
Anemia	49	333	83	0	+ 333
Drug Use	50	275	39	630	- 355
Osteoarthritis	51	243	84	0	+ 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	194	52	256	- 62
Meningitis	53	176	16	2,983	- 2,807
Birth Trauma	54	162	10	6,194	- 6,032
Chagas disease	55	146	76	0	+ 146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	136	85	0	+ 136
Poisonings	57	126	40	522	- 395
Schizophrenia	58	70	81	0	+ 70
Appendicitis	59	68	59	146	- 78
Hepatitis B	60	55	62	101	- 46
Hepatitis C	61	49	65	28	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	62	49	61	113	- 63
Maternal Conditions	63	44	22	1,991	- 1,947
War	64	25	64	29	- 4
Oral conditions	65	10	86	0	+ 10
Syphilis	66	9	41	483	- 474
Upper Respiratory	67	8	66	16	- 8
Pertussis	68	5	35	744	- 740
Tetanus	69	3	56	220	- 217
Encephalitis	70	3	44	357	- 354
Otitis Media	71	3	72	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	72	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	60	135	- 135
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	51	257	- 257
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	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.