ALGERIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,108	6	7,289	+ 14,819
Stroke	2	20,613	2	23,393	- 2,779
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,172	1	54,547	- 35,375
HIV/AIDS	4	18,441	48	193	+ 18,248
Malaria	5	15,174	72	0	+ 15,174
Tuberculosis	6	13,886	17	2,840	+ 11,046
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,614	3	8,996	+ 1,618
Low Birth Weight	8	9,056	8	5,441	+ 3,615
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,888	26	1,111	+ 7,778
Birth Trauma	10	8,421	13	3,800	+ 4,620
Liver Disease	11	8,229	15	3,464	+ 4,765
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,061	9	4,678	+ 3,382
Kidney Disease	13	5,657	5	7,528	- 1,871
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,350	11	4,357	+ 993
Lung Disease	15	4,241	10	4,668	- 427
Meningitis	16	4,056	45	320	+ 3,736
Liver Cancer	17	3,876	41	551	+ 3,325
Other Injuries	18	3,307	22	1,401	+ 1,906
Hypertension	19	3,032	4	8,369	- 5,337
Cervical Cancer	20	2,938	27	1,088	+ 1,850
Suicide	21	2,710	28	1,072	+ 1,638
Maternal Conditions	22	2,707	33	917	+ 1,790
Asthma	23	2,691	18	2,040	+ 651
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,671	32	926	+ 1,746
Breast Cancer	25	2,634	14	3,465	- 831
Malnutrition	26	2,540	53	82	+ 2,458
Violence	27	2,525	36	713	+ 1,811
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,195	34	825	+ 1,370
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,759	7	5,635	- 3,876
Falls	30	1,587	23	1,315	+ 273
Prostate Cancer	31	1,401	29	1,069	+ 332
Lymphomas	32	1,189	20	1,833	- 643
Stomach Cancer	33	1,183	19	2,032	- 849
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,091	16	3,139	- 2,048
Pertussis	35	1,012	49	169	+ 843
Drownings	36	1,007	42	451	+ 556
Fires	37	992	39	636	+ 355
Ovary Cancer	38	949	40	611	+ 338
Drug Use	39	857	30	983	- 127
Poisonings	40	709	47	287	+ 422
Syphilis	41	656	61	41	+ 615
Oral Cancer	42	656	38	695	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	43	526	24	1,249	- 723
Encephalitis	44	486	51	145	+ 340
Leukemia	45	462	25	1,157	- 695
Pancreas Cancer	46	454	31	973	- 519
Epilepsy	47	448	44	355	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	436	35	721	- 285
Oesophagus Cancer	49	388	46	313	+ 75
Skin Disease	50	359	52	111	+ 248
Schistosomiasis	51	349	63	22	+ 327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	348	43	362	- 14
Bladder Cancer	53	333	21	1,423	- 1,089
Alcohol	54	332	54	81	+ 251
Lung Cancers	55	323	12	3,931	- 3,608
Tetanus	56	299	60	52	+ 248
Uterin Cancer	57	298	56	75	+ 222
Skin Cancers	58	291	37	711	- 420
Appendicitis	59	198	55	80	+ 118
Measles	60	184	59	55	+ 129
Multiple Sclerosis	61	153	57	74	+ 79
Hepatitis B	62	138	50	165	- 27
Other Neoplasms	63	65	58	58	+ 7
War	64	40	62	41	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	38	65	4	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	66	22	68	2	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	22	64	22	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	17	67	2	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	5	70	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 4
Dengue	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Ghana

Algeria

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.