GHANA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	35,409	4	13,565	+ 21,843
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,578	1	16,262	+ 1,316
Malaria	3	12,857	5	11,162	+ 1,695
Low Birth Weight	4	8,800	8	6,662	+ 2,138
Birth Trauma	5	8,491	10	6,194	+ 2,297
Stroke	6	8,419	2	15,163	- 6,744
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,068	3	14,103	- 6,035
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,097	7	7,808	- 710
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,719	9	6,538	+ 181
Tuberculosis	10	6,180	6	10,214	- 4,034
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,762	12	5,929	- 167
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,801	14	3,935	+ 866
Liver Disease	13	3,838	11	6,053	- 2,215
Kidney Disease	14	3,821	13	4,161	- 340
Measles	15	3,487	60	135	+ 3,351
Hypertension	16	3,180	19	2,231	+ 950
Maternal Conditions	17	2,671	22	1,991	+ 680
Syphilis	18	2,578	41	483	+ 2,095
Meningitis	19	2,447	16	2,983	- 537
Lung Disease	20	2,320	15	3,120	- 800
Pertussis	21	2,100	35	744	+ 1,355
Suicide	22	2,064	21	1,993	+ 70
Other Injuries	23	2,024	18	2,433	- 408
Breast Cancer	24	1,623	25	1,937	- 314
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,408	24	1,965	- 557
Asthma	26	1,256	23	1,979	- 724
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,215	28	1,615	- 400
Cervical Cancer	28	1,080	20	2,161	- 1,081
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,069	29	1,294	- 225
Drug Use	30	969	39	630	+ 339
Malnutrition	31	926	26	1,868	- 942
Falls	32	879	30	1,168	- 288
Violence	33	861	27	1,857	- 996
Liver Cancer	34	829	17	2,851	- 2,022
Prostate Cancer	35	825	31	1,031	- 206
Drownings	36	760	36	740	+ 20
Oral Cancer	37	665	42	483	+ 182
Epilepsy	38	622	47	329	+ 293
Fires	39	581	37	729	- 149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	551	34	803	- 252
Lung Cancers	41	515	55	237	+ 277
Tetanus	42	449	56	220	+ 228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	421	48	321	+ 101
Poisonings	44	405	40	522	- 116
Lymphomas	45	373	32	875	- 502
Parkinson's Disease	46	339	43	387	- 48
Trypanosomiasis	47	318	78	0	+ 318
Skin Cancers	48	312	58	214	+ 97
Stomach Cancer	49	300	33	870	- 570
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	274	52	256	+ 18
Skin Disease	51	250	50	264	- 14
Ovary Cancer	52	247	38	698	- 452
Alcohol	53	229	54	244	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	54	228	49	285	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	55	219	46	334	- 115
Bladder Cancer	56	164	53	245	- 82
Encephalitis	57	149	44	357	- 208
Uterin Cancer	58	148	57	219	- 71
Appendicitis	59	107	59	146	- 39
Schistosomiasis	60	82	51	257	- 174
Leukemia	61	72	45	340	- 268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	71	67	16	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	63	60	63	48	+ 12
Diphtheria	64	60	69	4	+ 56
Hepatitis B	65	58	62	101	- 43
Upper Respiratory	66	32	66	16	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	67	28	61	113	- 85
Chlamydia	68	8	70	3	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	6	65	28	- 22
Ascariasis	70	5	68	12	- 7
War	71	3	64	29	- 26
Otitis Media	72	3	72	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Equ. Guinea

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.