CHILE VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,775	6	3,920	+ 4,855
Stroke	2	8,182	2	9,731	- 1,549
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,610	1	10,685	- 3,075
HIV/AIDS	4	7,320	33	539	+ 6,781
Malaria	5	6,023	82	0	+ 6,023
Tuberculosis	6	5,512	38	410	+ 5,102
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,213	12	2,826	+ 1,387
Low Birth Weight	8	3,595	36	437	+ 3,157
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,528	39	334	+ 3,194
Birth Trauma	10	3,342	54	87	+ 3,255
Liver Disease	11	3,267	13	2,647	+ 619
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,200	10	3,177	+ 23
Kidney Disease	13	2,246	3	4,065	- 1,819
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,124	25	858	+ 1,266
Lung Disease	15	1,683	4	4,062	- 2,379
Meningitis	16	1,610	53	95	+ 1,515
Liver Cancer	17	1,539	19	1,369	+ 169
Other Injuries	18	1,313	21	1,310	+ 2
Hypertension	19	1,204	7	3,817	- 2,613
Cervical Cancer	20	1,166	27	780	+ 387
Suicide	21	1,076	15	1,700	- 625
Maternal Conditions	22	1,074	63	24	+ 1,051
Asthma	23	1,068	42	295	+ 773
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,060	22	1,286	- 226
Breast Cancer	25	1,045	16	1,689	- 643
Malnutrition	26	1,008	37	420	+ 588
Violence	27	1,002	29	744	+ 258
Inflammatory/Heart	28	871	31	709	+ 162
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	698	5	4,000	- 3,302
Falls	30	630	23	904	- 274
Prostate Cancer	31	556	14	2,435	- 1,879
Lymphomas	32	472	18	1,394	- 922
Stomach Cancer	33	470	8	3,631	- 3,161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	433	11	3,022	- 2,589
Pertussis	35	402	68	3	+ 399
Drownings	36	400	44	283	+ 117
Fires	37	394	41	295	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	38	377	35	514	- 137
Drug Use	39	340	50	149	+ 191
Poisonings	40	281	57	68	+ 213
Syphilis	41	261	66	5	+ 256
Oral Cancer	42	260	40	307	- 46
Parkinson's Disease	43	209	26	790	- 581
Encephalitis	44	193	70	2	+ 191
Leukemia	45	184	24	879	- 696
Pancreas Cancer	46	180	17	1,567	- 1,387
Epilepsy	47	178	43	294	- 117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	173	46	223	- 50
Oesophagus Cancer	49	154	30	722	- 568
Skin Disease	50	142	28	763	- 621
Schistosomiasis	51	139	84	0	+ 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	138	52	104	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	53	132	32	641	- 509
Alcohol	54	132	47	207	- 75
Lung Cancers	55	128	9	3,452	- 3,324
Tetanus	56	119	69	2	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	57	118	45	275	- 157
Skin Cancers	58	116	34	526	- 410
Appendicitis	59	79	59	37	+ 42
Measles	60	73	75	0	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	61	61	62	27	+ 34
Hepatitis B	62	55	60	30	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	63	26	20	1,358	- 1,332
War	64	16	64	14	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	15	61	27	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	9	67	4	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	48	187	- 178
Ascariasis	68	7	72	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	79	- 79
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	38	- 38
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Ghana

Chile

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.