CHINA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	665,755	12	183,342	+ 482,412
Stroke	2	620,754	1	2,043,210	- 1,422,457
Coronary Heart Disease	3	577,344	2	1,771,525	- 1,194,182
HIV/AIDS	4	555,349	34	28,746	+ 526,603
Malaria	5	456,958	75	0	+ 456,958
Tuberculosis	6	418,169	32	34,802	+ 383,367
Road Traffic Accidents	7	319,636	8	250,272	+ 69,364
Low Birth Weight	8	272,726	40	21,631	+ 251,094
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	267,664	50	8,719	+ 258,945
Birth Trauma	10	253,578	43	17,644	+ 235,933
Liver Disease	11	247,822	15	145,603	+ 102,219
Diabetes Mellitus	12	242,741	14	161,672	+ 81,068
Kidney Disease	13	170,364	11	192,302	- 21,938
Congenital Anomalies	14	161,112	31	36,613	+ 124,499
Lung Disease	15	127,722	3	968,607	- 840,885
Meningitis	16	122,132	51	5,704	+ 116,428
Liver Cancer	17	116,724	13	180,952	- 64,228
Other Injuries	18	99,591	25	54,087	+ 45,504
Hypertension	19	91,320	7	301,183	- 209,863
Cervical Cancer	20	88,469	27	51,650	+ 36,819
Suicide	21	81,601	17	116,324	- 34,723
Maternal Conditions	22	81,506	54	3,596	+ 77,910
Asthma	23	81,029	39	23,147	+ 57,882
Endocrine Disorders	24	80,442	37	25,613	+ 54,830
Breast Cancer	25	79,316	19	92,757	- 13,441
Malnutrition	26	76,483	44	12,995	+ 63,489
Violence	27	76,028	47	11,115	+ 64,914
Inflammatory/Heart	28	66,109	33	29,954	+ 36,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	52,971	6	304,455	- 251,484
Falls	30	47,801	16	138,878	- 91,077
Prostate Cancer	31	42,195	28	51,056	- 8,861
Lymphomas	32	35,817	23	57,838	- 22,022
Stomach Cancer	33	35,628	5	398,439	- 362,810
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	32,861	9	248,388	- 215,528
Pertussis	35	30,479	64	484	+ 29,995
Drownings	36	30,312	26	52,807	- 22,495
Fires	37	29,861	48	10,498	+ 19,363
Ovary Cancer	38	28,592	35	28,078	+ 514
Drug Use	39	25,794	38	24,214	+ 1,580
Poisonings	40	21,351	36	25,762	- 4,411
Syphilis	41	19,766	58	1,824	+ 17,942
Oral Cancer	42	19,762	24	54,695	- 34,934
Parkinson's Disease	43	15,832	20	70,699	- 54,867
Encephalitis	44	14,622	55	2,796	+ 11,826
Leukemia	45	13,924	22	58,145	- 44,221
Pancreas Cancer	46	13,680	18	111,537	- 97,857
Epilepsy	47	13,483	46	11,365	+ 2,118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	13,122	30	37,723	- 24,601
Oesophagus Cancer	49	11,682	10	242,891	- 231,209
Skin Disease	50	10,811	52	5,222	+ 5,589
Schistosomiasis	51	10,511	65	400	+ 10,111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	10,467	21	65,350	- 54,883
Bladder Cancer	53	10,042	29	37,873	- 27,832
Alcohol	54	9,990	42	19,071	- 9,081
Lung Cancers	55	9,720	4	714,311	- 704,591
Tetanus	56	9,009	63	491	+ 8,517
Uterin Cancer	57	8,960	45	11,751	- 2,791
Skin Cancers	58	8,776	41	19,669	- 10,893
Appendicitis	59	5,966	60	1,468	+ 4,498
Measles	60	5,545	62	558	+ 4,987
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4,606	59	1,734	+ 2,872
Hepatitis B	62	4,144	56	2,757	+ 1,387
Other Neoplasms	63	1,964	53	4,374	- 2,410
War	64	1,192	61	900	+ 292
Hepatitis C	65	1,142	66	86	+ 1,056
Upper Respiratory	66	667	57	2,663	- 1,995
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	662	49	10,108	- 9,446
Ascariasis	68	504	68	34	+ 470
Diphtheria	69	165	71	11	+ 154
Chlamydia	70	132	67	55	+ 76
Dengue	71	7	70	12	- 5
Otitis Media	72	3	69	15	- 13
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.