BRAZIL VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	103,458	3	94,705	+ 8,753
Stroke	2	96,464	2	123,207	- 26,742
Coronary Heart Disease	3	89,719	1	165,788	- 76,069
HIV/AIDS	4	86,301	22	12,558	+ 73,742
Malaria	5	71,011	74	44	+ 70,966
Tuberculosis	6	64,983	40	4,895	+ 60,088
Road Traffic Accidents	7	49,671	8	33,871	+ 15,800
Low Birth Weight	8	42,381	33	6,881	+ 35,500
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	41,595	35	5,659	+ 35,935
Birth Trauma	10	39,406	45	3,777	+ 35,629
Liver Disease	11	38,511	13	21,422	+ 17,089
Diabetes Mellitus	12	37,722	5	59,608	- 21,886
Kidney Disease	13	26,474	7	37,690	- 11,216
Congenital Anomalies	14	25,037	23	12,317	+ 12,720
Lung Disease	15	19,848	6	59,373	- 39,525
Meningitis	16	18,979	54	1,359	+ 17,621
Liver Cancer	17	18,139	25	11,514	+ 6,624
Other Injuries	18	15,476	21	13,807	+ 1,670
Hypertension	19	14,191	11	28,822	- 14,631
Cervical Cancer	20	13,748	29	9,511	+ 4,237
Suicide	21	12,681	20	14,540	- 1,860
Maternal Conditions	22	12,666	53	1,507	+ 11,159
Asthma	23	12,592	48	2,595	+ 9,997
Endocrine Disorders	24	12,501	19	16,927	- 4,426
Breast Cancer	25	12,326	14	20,759	- 8,433
Malnutrition	26	11,885	34	6,695	+ 5,190
Violence	27	11,815	4	68,779	- 56,964
Inflammatory/Heart	28	10,273	18	17,508	- 7,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	8,232	10	30,717	- 22,485
Falls	30	7,428	16	18,847	- 11,419
Prostate Cancer	31	6,557	15	19,001	- 12,444
Lymphomas	32	5,566	27	10,376	- 4,810
Stomach Cancer	33	5,537	17	17,992	- 12,455
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	5,107	12	23,161	- 18,055
Pertussis	35	4,736	75	30	+ 4,706
Drownings	36	4,710	39	4,937	- 227
Fires	37	4,640	58	1,028	+ 3,613
Ovary Cancer	38	4,443	43	4,355	+ 88
Drug Use	39	4,008	49	2,467	+ 1,541
Poisonings	40	3,318	66	317	+ 3,001
Syphilis	41	3,072	68	223	+ 2,849
Oral Cancer	42	3,071	28	9,951	- 6,881
Parkinson's Disease	43	2,460	41	4,770	- 2,310
Encephalitis	44	2,272	72	65	+ 2,207
Leukemia	45	2,164	30	8,531	- 6,367
Pancreas Cancer	46	2,126	24	11,999	- 9,873
Epilepsy	47	2,095	46	3,263	- 1,168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	2,039	44	4,258	- 2,219
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,815	26	10,466	- 8,650
Skin Disease	50	1,680	31	7,179	- 5,499
Schistosomiasis	51	1,633	62	593	+ 1,040
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,627	51	2,193	- 566
Bladder Cancer	53	1,560	36	5,306	- 3,745
Alcohol	54	1,552	32	7,121	- 5,568
Lung Cancers	55	1,510	9	31,659	- 30,148
Tetanus	56	1,400	71	88	+ 1,312
Uterin Cancer	57	1,392	47	2,780	- 1,388
Skin Cancers	58	1,364	38	5,032	- 3,668
Appendicitis	59	927	57	1,067	- 140
Measles	60	862	81	4	+ 858
Multiple Sclerosis	61	716	64	356	+ 360
Hepatitis B	62	644	59	775	- 131
Other Neoplasms	63	305	42	4,665	- 4,360
War	64	185	56	1,090	- 905
Hepatitis C	65	177	52	1,955	- 1,777
Upper Respiratory	66	104	67	260	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	103	61	596	- 494
Ascariasis	68	78	78	7	+ 71
Diphtheria	69	26	79	7	+ 19
Chlamydia	70	20	80	5	+ 15
Dengue	71	1	76	14	- 13
Otitis Media	72	0	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	73	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Ghana

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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.