COLOMBIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,314	5	10,773	+ 12,541
Stroke	2	21,738	3	16,573	+ 5,165
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,218	1	43,066	- 22,848
HIV/AIDS	4	19,448	17	2,683	+ 16,765
Malaria	5	16,002	67	26	+ 15,976
Tuberculosis	6	14,644	32	1,272	+ 13,372
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,193	6	7,765	+ 3,429
Low Birth Weight	8	9,551	23	2,095	+ 7,455
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,373	38	747	+ 8,626
Birth Trauma	10	8,880	41	648	+ 8,232
Liver Disease	11	8,678	19	2,426	+ 6,252
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,501	11	5,028	+ 3,472
Kidney Disease	13	5,966	7	6,834	- 868
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,642	16	2,963	+ 2,679
Lung Disease	15	4,473	4	15,928	- 11,455
Meningitis	16	4,277	50	244	+ 4,033
Liver Cancer	17	4,088	24	2,065	+ 2,023
Other Injuries	18	3,488	28	1,592	+ 1,895
Hypertension	19	3,198	8	6,400	- 3,202
Cervical Cancer	20	3,098	20	2,266	+ 832
Suicide	21	2,858	26	1,965	+ 893
Maternal Conditions	22	2,854	46	394	+ 2,460
Asthma	23	2,838	54	191	+ 2,646
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,817	30	1,367	+ 1,450
Breast Cancer	25	2,778	13	3,669	- 892
Malnutrition	26	2,678	27	1,878	+ 800
Violence	27	2,662	2	19,268	- 16,606
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,315	31	1,329	+ 986
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,855	22	2,157	- 302
Falls	30	1,674	29	1,518	+ 156
Prostate Cancer	31	1,478	14	3,584	- 2,107
Lymphomas	32	1,254	18	2,603	- 1,349
Stomach Cancer	33	1,248	9	6,112	- 4,864
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,151	12	4,371	- 3,220
Pertussis	35	1,067	69	18	+ 1,049
Drownings	36	1,061	40	689	+ 372
Fires	37	1,046	56	127	+ 919
Ovary Cancer	38	1,001	33	1,122	- 121
Drug Use	39	903	44	492	+ 412
Poisonings	40	748	61	61	+ 687
Syphilis	41	692	65	30	+ 662
Oral Cancer	42	692	37	807	- 115
Parkinson's Disease	43	554	47	383	+ 171
Encephalitis	44	512	64	38	+ 474
Leukemia	45	488	21	2,208	- 1,721
Pancreas Cancer	46	479	25	2,022	- 1,543
Epilepsy	47	472	43	597	- 125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	460	39	698	- 239
Oesophagus Cancer	49	409	36	835	- 426
Skin Disease	50	379	34	1,102	- 723
Schistosomiasis	51	368	77	1	+ 368
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	367	63	38	+ 329
Bladder Cancer	53	352	42	609	- 257
Alcohol	54	350	68	23	+ 327
Lung Cancers	55	340	10	5,250	- 4,910
Tetanus	56	315	71	14	+ 301
Uterin Cancer	57	314	45	423	- 109
Skin Cancers	58	307	35	1,028	- 721
Appendicitis	59	209	52	213	- 4
Measles	60	194	78	0	+ 194
Multiple Sclerosis	61	161	60	62	+ 99
Hepatitis B	62	145	62	50	+ 95
Other Neoplasms	63	69	15	3,205	- 3,136
War	64	42	49	260	- 218
Hepatitis C	65	40	59	65	- 25
Upper Respiratory	66	23	66	27	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	23	51	242	- 219
Ascariasis	68	18	76	5	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	6	80	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	5	81	0	+ 5
Dengue	71	0	55	133	- 133
Otitis Media	72	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.