GHANA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,580	4	13,565	+ 12,014
Tuberculosis	2	15,775	6	10,214	+ 5,561
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,613	1	16,262	- 1,649
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,149	3	14,103	+ 47
Stroke	5	12,857	2	15,163	- 2,306
Malaria	6	11,215	5	11,162	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,066	7	7,808	+ 1,259
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,398	9	6,538	+ 860
Low Birth Weight	9	7,278	8	6,662	+ 616
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,954	12	5,929	+ 24
Birth Trauma	11	5,658	10	6,194	- 536
Hypertension	12	5,290	19	2,231	+ 3,059
Liver Disease	13	5,278	11	6,053	- 775
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,135	14	3,935	+ 200
Kidney Disease	15	3,477	13	4,161	- 685
Maternal Conditions	16	3,276	22	1,991	+ 1,285
Lung Disease	17	3,068	15	3,120	- 52
Violence	18	3,056	27	1,857	+ 1,199
Suicide	19	1,978	21	1,993	- 15
Other Injuries	20	1,890	18	2,433	- 543
Pertussis	21	1,867	35	744	+ 1,123
Meningitis	22	1,697	16	2,983	- 1,286
Asthma	23	1,649	23	1,979	- 330
Malnutrition	24	1,541	26	1,868	- 327
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,306	29	1,294	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,245	28	1,615	- 369
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,179	24	1,965	- 786
Prostate Cancer	28	1,122	31	1,031	+ 91
Cervical Cancer	29	1,113	20	2,161	- 1,048
Liver Cancer	30	961	17	2,851	- 1,890
Measles	31	904	60	135	+ 768
Breast Cancer	32	900	25	1,937	- 1,037
Falls	33	844	30	1,168	- 324
Syphilis	34	605	41	483	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	596	48	321	+ 276
Drownings	36	589	36	740	- 151
Fires	37	512	37	729	- 217
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	504	34	803	- 299
Stomach Cancer	39	499	33	870	- 371
Epilepsy	40	431	47	329	+ 101
Poisonings	41	400	40	522	- 122
Parkinson's Disease	42	391	43	387	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	378	52	256	+ 122
Drug Use	44	371	39	630	- 259
Lymphomas	45	346	32	875	- 529
Leukemia	46	326	45	340	- 14
Lung Cancers	47	304	55	237	+ 67
Ovary Cancer	48	280	38	698	- 418
Alcohol	49	261	54	244	+ 17
Skin Disease	50	259	50	264	- 5
Schistosomiasis	51	254	51	257	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	52	237	46	334	- 97
Skin Cancers	53	204	58	214	- 10
Oral Cancer	54	185	42	483	- 297
Tetanus	55	131	56	220	- 89
Encephalitis	56	112	44	357	- 245
Oesophagus Cancer	57	110	49	285	- 175
Appendicitis	58	105	59	146	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	85	67	16	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	60	83	57	219	- 136
Bladder Cancer	61	83	53	245	- 163
Hepatitis B	62	82	62	101	- 19
Other Neoplasms	63	43	63	48	- 5
Upper Respiratory	64	38	66	16	+ 22
Trypanosomiasis	65	38	78	0	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	66	22	61	113	- 91
Hepatitis C	67	14	65	28	- 14
Diphtheria	68	11	69	4	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	6	68	12	- 6
Chlamydia	70	6	70	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	4	72	0	+ 4
War	72	3	64	29	- 26
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.