ANGOLA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,491	1	24,897	- 7,407
Stroke	2	16,308	8	10,687	+ 5,621
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,168	9	10,020	+ 5,148
HIV/AIDS	4	14,590	6	12,805	+ 1,785
Malaria	5	12,005	4	13,608	- 1,603
Tuberculosis	6	10,986	2	16,991	- 6,005
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,397	10	8,317	+ 81
Low Birth Weight	8	7,165	7	11,184	- 4,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,032	3	15,245	- 8,213
Birth Trauma	10	6,662	5	12,983	- 6,321
Liver Disease	11	6,511	12	6,103	+ 408
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,377	13	4,413	+ 1,964
Kidney Disease	13	4,476	20	2,746	+ 1,729
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,233	11	7,402	- 3,170
Lung Disease	15	3,355	22	2,447	+ 908
Meningitis	16	3,209	16	3,564	- 356
Liver Cancer	17	3,067	39	579	+ 2,488
Other Injuries	18	2,616	21	2,682	- 66
Hypertension	19	2,399	15	3,667	- 1,268
Cervical Cancer	20	2,324	24	1,931	+ 393
Suicide	21	2,144	23	1,936	+ 208
Maternal Conditions	22	2,141	18	3,268	- 1,127
Asthma	23	2,129	25	1,681	+ 448
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,113	32	1,119	+ 994
Breast Cancer	25	2,084	31	1,141	+ 943
Malnutrition	26	2,009	17	3,509	- 1,500
Violence	27	1,997	19	2,928	- 931
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,737	28	1,305	+ 432
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,392	29	1,198	+ 193
Falls	30	1,256	30	1,147	+ 109
Prostate Cancer	31	1,109	33	1,071	+ 38
Lymphomas	32	941	38	608	+ 333
Stomach Cancer	33	936	47	349	+ 587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	863	42	477	+ 386
Pertussis	35	801	14	4,197	- 3,396
Drownings	36	796	26	1,600	- 803
Fires	37	785	34	839	- 54
Ovary Cancer	38	751	53	210	+ 541
Drug Use	39	678	55	206	+ 472
Poisonings	40	561	37	639	- 78
Syphilis	41	519	27	1,316	- 797
Oral Cancer	42	519	41	507	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	43	416	49	293	+ 123
Encephalitis	44	384	56	190	+ 194
Leukemia	45	366	46	361	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	46	359	59	142	+ 218
Epilepsy	47	354	36	647	- 293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	345	35	679	- 335
Oesophagus Cancer	49	307	48	310	- 3
Skin Disease	50	284	50	224	+ 60
Schistosomiasis	51	276	52	216	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	275	44	436	- 161
Bladder Cancer	53	264	58	162	+ 102
Alcohol	54	262	51	219	+ 43
Lung Cancers	55	255	45	401	- 146
Tetanus	56	237	40	510	- 273
Uterin Cancer	57	235	64	76	+ 159
Skin Cancers	58	231	43	467	- 236
Appendicitis	59	157	54	207	- 50
Measles	60	146	63	95	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	61	121	69	19	+ 102
Hepatitis B	62	109	61	117	- 8
Other Neoplasms	63	52	67	40	+ 12
War	64	31	68	23	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	30	70	15	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	66	18	60	130	- 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	65	61	- 44
Ascariasis	68	13	66	40	- 27
Diphtheria	69	4	62	111	- 107
Chlamydia	70	3	73	5	- 2
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	8	- 8
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	57	166	- 166
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Ghana

Angola

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.