ARGENTINA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,094	2	40,986	- 18,891
Stroke	2	20,601	4	22,878	- 2,277
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,160	1	48,765	- 29,604
HIV/AIDS	4	18,430	32	1,481	+ 16,949
Malaria	5	15,165	83	0	+ 15,165
Tuberculosis	6	13,878	41	655	+ 13,223
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,608	10	6,298	+ 4,310
Low Birth Weight	8	9,051	28	2,183	+ 6,868
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,883	42	578	+ 8,305
Birth Trauma	10	8,416	49	373	+ 8,042
Liver Disease	11	8,224	16	4,029	+ 4,195
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,056	9	6,838	+ 1,218
Kidney Disease	13	5,654	5	13,588	- 7,934
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,347	26	2,419	+ 2,928
Lung Disease	15	4,239	3	23,234	- 18,995
Meningitis	16	4,053	51	316	+ 3,737
Liver Cancer	17	3,874	30	2,045	+ 1,829
Other Injuries	18	3,305	12	5,642	- 2,337
Hypertension	19	3,031	11	5,799	- 2,768
Cervical Cancer	20	2,936	25	2,480	+ 456
Suicide	21	2,708	18	3,747	- 1,039
Maternal Conditions	22	2,705	53	279	+ 2,426
Asthma	23	2,689	47	403	+ 2,286
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,670	17	3,987	- 1,318
Breast Cancer	25	2,632	8	7,063	- 4,430
Malnutrition	26	2,538	38	929	+ 1,609
Violence	27	2,523	23	2,712	- 189
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,194	13	5,495	- 3,301
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,758	19	3,737	- 1,979
Falls	30	1,586	43	506	+ 1,080
Prostate Cancer	31	1,400	15	4,507	- 3,107
Lymphomas	32	1,189	24	2,708	- 1,519
Stomach Cancer	33	1,182	20	3,523	- 2,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,091	7	8,931	- 7,840
Pertussis	35	1,011	68	10	+ 1,001
Drownings	36	1,006	48	380	+ 626
Fires	37	991	52	280	+ 711
Ovary Cancer	38	949	33	1,307	- 358
Drug Use	39	856	39	826	+ 30
Poisonings	40	709	55	193	+ 515
Syphilis	41	656	65	15	+ 641
Oral Cancer	42	656	35	1,073	- 417
Parkinson's Disease	43	525	36	965	- 439
Encephalitis	44	485	64	17	+ 468
Leukemia	45	462	27	2,189	- 1,727
Pancreas Cancer	46	454	14	4,607	- 4,153
Epilepsy	47	447	50	332	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	435	44	488	- 52
Oesophagus Cancer	49	388	29	2,054	- 1,667
Skin Disease	50	359	22	3,171	- 2,812
Schistosomiasis	51	349	84	0	+ 349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	347	56	139	+ 208
Bladder Cancer	53	333	31	1,675	- 1,342
Alcohol	54	332	46	442	- 110
Lung Cancers	55	323	6	10,014	- 9,691
Tetanus	56	299	71	3	+ 296
Uterin Cancer	57	297	37	944	- 646
Skin Cancers	58	291	34	1,073	- 782
Appendicitis	59	198	60	71	+ 127
Measles	60	184	79	0	+ 184
Multiple Sclerosis	61	153	58	101	+ 51
Hepatitis B	62	138	62	56	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	63	65	21	3,224	- 3,159
War	64	40	70	5	+ 35
Hepatitis C	65	38	57	113	- 75
Upper Respiratory	66	22	67	12	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	22	54	243	- 221
Ascariasis	68	17	77	0	+ 17
Diphtheria	69	5	78	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Dengue	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	45	451	- 451
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	61	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.