CHAD VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		CHAD		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,977	1	23,230	- 14,253
Stroke	2	8,370	6	6,058	+ 2,312
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,785	7	5,639	+ 2,145
HIV/AIDS	4	7,488	13	3,219	+ 4,270
Malaria	5	6,162	3	8,630	- 2,468
Tuberculosis	6	5,638	12	3,499	+ 2,139
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,310	8	5,171	- 861
Low Birth Weight	8	3,677	5	7,027	- 3,350
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,609	2	14,842	- 11,232
Birth Trauma	10	3,419	4	8,314	- 4,895
Liver Disease	11	3,342	14	3,069	+ 272
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,273	20	1,880	+ 1,393
Kidney Disease	13	2,297	19	1,893	+ 405
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,172	10	3,725	- 1,552
Lung Disease	15	1,722	22	1,430	+ 293
Meningitis	16	1,647	9	4,803	- 3,157
Liver Cancer	17	1,574	40	387	+ 1,187
Other Injuries	18	1,343	15	2,664	- 1,321
Hypertension	19	1,231	23	1,258	- 27
Cervical Cancer	20	1,193	35	634	+ 559
Suicide	21	1,100	27	1,027	+ 73
Maternal Conditions	22	1,099	11	3,672	- 2,573
Asthma	23	1,093	24	1,254	- 161
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,085	25	1,156	- 71
Breast Cancer	25	1,069	28	1,013	+ 57
Malnutrition	26	1,031	18	2,150	- 1,119
Violence	27	1,025	21	1,430	- 405
Inflammatory/Heart	28	891	37	468	+ 424
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	714	32	664	+ 50
Falls	30	645	34	643	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	31	569	41	340	+ 229
Lymphomas	32	483	39	389	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	33	480	51	187	+ 294
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	443	42	334	+ 109
Pertussis	35	411	16	2,498	- 2,087
Drownings	36	409	26	1,063	- 654
Fires	37	403	29	722	- 319
Ovary Cancer	38	386	49	220	+ 166
Drug Use	39	348	48	231	+ 117
Poisonings	40	288	36	553	- 265
Syphilis	41	267	30	718	- 452
Oral Cancer	42	266	43	294	- 27
Parkinson's Disease	43	213	50	204	+ 9
Encephalitis	44	197	57	121	+ 76
Leukemia	45	188	46	277	- 90
Pancreas Cancer	46	184	58	109	+ 76
Epilepsy	47	182	38	449	- 267
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	177	33	650	- 474
Oesophagus Cancer	49	158	56	121	+ 37
Skin Disease	50	146	53	142	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	51	142	52	185	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	141	45	286	- 145
Bladder Cancer	53	135	61	82	+ 53
Alcohol	54	135	60	91	+ 44
Lung Cancers	55	131	59	100	+ 31
Tetanus	56	121	31	684	- 562
Uterin Cancer	57	121	65	55	+ 65
Skin Cancers	58	118	54	137	- 18
Appendicitis	59	80	62	76	+ 5
Measles	60	75	17	2,372	- 2,297
Multiple Sclerosis	61	62	69	15	+ 47
Hepatitis B	62	56	47	267	- 211
Other Neoplasms	63	26	68	18	+ 9
War	64	16	44	287	- 271
Hepatitis C	65	15	67	31	- 16
Upper Respiratory	66	9	66	36	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	71	12	- 3
Ascariasis	68	7	63	72	- 65
Diphtheria	69	2	55	132	- 130
Chlamydia	70	2	72	2	- 0
Dengue	71	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	60	- 60
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHAD

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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.