GHANA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,043	1	16,262	+ 5,781
Tuberculosis	2	13,116	6	10,214	+ 2,901
Measles	3	12,665	60	135	+ 12,529
Malaria	4	12,532	5	11,162	+ 1,370
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,379	9	6,538	+ 5,841
Stroke	6	10,969	2	15,163	- 4,194
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,404	3	14,103	- 3,698
Low Birth Weight	8	10,391	8	6,662	+ 3,729
Birth Trauma	9	9,913	10	6,194	+ 3,719
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,069	7	7,808	+ 1,261
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,872	14	3,935	+ 937
Hypertension	12	4,719	19	2,231	+ 2,488
Liver Disease	13	4,509	11	6,053	- 1,544
Lung Disease	14	4,054	15	3,120	+ 934
HIV/AIDS	15	3,982	4	13,565	- 9,583
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,867	12	5,929	- 2,062
Meningitis	17	3,467	16	2,983	+ 484
Violence	18	3,333	27	1,857	+ 1,476
Maternal Conditions	19	3,151	22	1,991	+ 1,160
Kidney Disease	20	2,720	13	4,161	- 1,441
Malnutrition	21	2,671	26	1,868	+ 802
Other Injuries	22	2,479	18	2,433	+ 47
Pertussis	23	2,374	35	744	+ 1,630
Asthma	24	2,318	23	1,979	+ 339
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,212	24	1,965	+ 247
Suicide	26	1,742	21	1,993	- 251
Cervical Cancer	27	1,445	20	2,161	- 716
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,363	29	1,294	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,212	28	1,615	- 402
Prostate Cancer	30	1,183	31	1,031	+ 153
Liver Cancer	31	1,151	17	2,851	- 1,700
Syphilis	32	1,124	41	483	+ 642
Falls	33	1,044	30	1,168	- 124
Drownings	34	1,035	36	740	+ 295
Breast Cancer	35	1,024	25	1,937	- 914
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	889	34	803	+ 86
Stomach Cancer	37	773	33	870	- 97
Lymphomas	38	618	32	875	- 257
Fires	39	602	37	729	- 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	576	48	321	+ 256
Leukemia	41	561	45	340	+ 221
Poisonings	42	518	40	522	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	518	52	256	+ 262
Epilepsy	44	517	47	329	+ 188
War	45	497	64	29	+ 468
Tetanus	46	349	56	220	+ 129
Lung Cancers	47	347	55	237	+ 110
Schistosomiasis	48	321	51	257	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	49	310	43	387	- 77
Pancreas Cancer	50	305	46	334	- 29
Oral Cancer	51	301	42	483	- 182
Leishmaniasis	52	260	77	0	+ 260
Oesophagus Cancer	53	237	49	285	- 49
Skin Disease	54	234	50	264	- 30
Skin Cancers	55	229	58	214	+ 15
Appendicitis	56	211	59	146	+ 65
Encephalitis	57	204	44	357	- 153
Ovary Cancer	58	197	38	698	- 502
Drug Use	59	191	39	630	- 439
Alcohol	60	190	54	244	- 54
Hepatitis B	61	137	62	101	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	62	111	66	16	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	63	106	57	219	- 113
Trypanosomiasis	64	104	78	0	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	65	81	53	245	- 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	65	67	16	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	67	26	63	48	- 22
Ascariasis	68	24	68	12	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	21	65	28	- 7
Diphtheria	70	14	69	4	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	71	13	61	113	- 99
Otitis Media	72	11	72	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	73	4	70	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

DR Congo

Ghana

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.