AFGHANISTAN VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,863	4	14,649	+ 4,214
Stroke	2	17,588	3	19,060	- 1,472
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,358	1	40,195	- 23,836
HIV/AIDS	4	15,735	46	464	+ 15,271
Malaria	5	12,947	57	185	+ 12,762
Tuberculosis	6	11,848	7	9,839	+ 2,009
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,056	11	6,033	+ 3,023
Low Birth Weight	8	7,727	5	12,631	- 4,903
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,584	13	5,555	+ 2,029
Birth Trauma	10	7,185	6	10,723	- 3,538
Liver Disease	11	7,022	16	4,600	+ 2,422
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,878	12	5,750	+ 1,128
Kidney Disease	13	4,827	10	6,590	- 1,763
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,565	14	5,001	- 436
Lung Disease	15	3,619	15	4,650	- 1,031
Meningitis	16	3,460	20	2,626	+ 835
Liver Cancer	17	3,307	40	657	+ 2,650
Other Injuries	18	2,822	18	3,241	- 420
Hypertension	19	2,587	8	7,995	- 5,408
Cervical Cancer	20	2,507	44	541	+ 1,966
Suicide	21	2,312	24	1,573	+ 739
Maternal Conditions	22	2,309	9	7,807	- 5,498
Asthma	23	2,296	17	3,403	- 1,107
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,279	28	1,364	+ 915
Breast Cancer	25	2,247	22	1,822	+ 425
Malnutrition	26	2,167	43	589	+ 1,578
Violence	27	2,154	19	3,217	- 1,063
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,873	45	527	+ 1,346
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,501	23	1,765	- 264
Falls	30	1,354	37	905	+ 449
Prostate Cancer	31	1,196	55	258	+ 938
Lymphomas	32	1,015	36	946	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	33	1,009	26	1,501	- 491
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	931	39	741	+ 190
Pertussis	35	864	21	2,107	- 1,244
Drownings	36	859	34	996	- 137
Fires	37	846	50	348	+ 498
Ovary Cancer	38	810	48	369	+ 441
Drug Use	39	731	51	328	+ 403
Poisonings	40	605	47	384	+ 221
Syphilis	41	560	60	94	+ 466
Oral Cancer	42	560	27	1,467	- 907
Parkinson's Disease	43	449	41	628	- 179
Encephalitis	44	414	31	1,190	- 776
Leukemia	45	395	42	610	- 216
Pancreas Cancer	46	388	56	229	+ 158
Epilepsy	47	382	35	993	- 611
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	372	25	1,505	- 1,133
Oesophagus Cancer	49	331	29	1,314	- 983
Skin Disease	50	306	61	94	+ 212
Schistosomiasis	51	298	79	0	+ 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	297	33	1,041	- 744
Bladder Cancer	53	285	54	272	+ 13
Alcohol	54	283	58	150	+ 133
Lung Cancers	55	275	32	1,076	- 801
Tetanus	56	255	30	1,254	- 999
Uterin Cancer	57	254	53	289	- 35
Skin Cancers	58	249	59	145	+ 104
Appendicitis	59	169	52	298	- 129
Measles	60	157	49	350	- 193
Multiple Sclerosis	61	130	62	84	+ 47
Hepatitis B	62	117	38	863	- 746
Other Neoplasms	63	56	63	29	+ 27
War	64	34	2	25,620	- 25,586
Hepatitis C	65	32	64	28	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	19	68	9	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	19	65	25	- 7
Ascariasis	68	14	66	17	- 3
Diphtheria	69	5	67	16	- 12
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Ghana

Afghanistan

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.