ECUADOR VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,608	4	5,083	+ 3,526
Stroke	2	8,027	3	5,429	+ 2,597
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,465	1	9,805	- 2,340
HIV/AIDS	4	7,181	27	609	+ 6,572
Malaria	5	5,909	77	0	+ 5,909
Tuberculosis	6	5,407	29	574	+ 4,833
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,133	6	3,490	+ 643
Low Birth Weight	8	3,526	16	1,172	+ 2,355
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,461	34	410	+ 3,051
Birth Trauma	10	3,279	38	302	+ 2,976
Liver Disease	11	3,204	7	3,330	- 126
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,139	5	4,321	- 1,182
Kidney Disease	13	2,203	2	6,184	- 3,981
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,083	13	1,335	+ 748
Lung Disease	15	1,651	8	2,576	- 925
Meningitis	16	1,579	52	90	+ 1,490
Liver Cancer	17	1,509	21	954	+ 556
Other Injuries	18	1,288	17	1,161	+ 127
Hypertension	19	1,181	10	2,507	- 1,326
Cervical Cancer	20	1,144	24	840	+ 304
Suicide	21	1,055	14	1,326	- 271
Maternal Conditions	22	1,054	46	164	+ 889
Asthma	23	1,048	53	85	+ 962
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,040	31	507	+ 533
Breast Cancer	25	1,026	25	825	+ 200
Malnutrition	26	989	28	578	+ 411
Violence	27	983	15	1,210	- 227
Inflammatory/Heart	28	855	36	308	+ 547
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	685	9	2,565	- 1,880
Falls	30	618	18	1,114	- 496
Prostate Cancer	31	546	12	1,362	- 816
Lymphomas	32	463	22	883	- 420
Stomach Cancer	33	461	11	2,089	- 1,628
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	425	19	1,109	- 684
Pertussis	35	394	56	79	+ 315
Drownings	36	392	32	470	- 78
Fires	37	386	43	175	+ 211
Ovary Cancer	38	370	35	322	+ 47
Drug Use	39	334	41	214	+ 120
Poisonings	40	276	58	59	+ 218
Syphilis	41	256	54	85	+ 171
Oral Cancer	42	256	45	166	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	43	205	26	658	- 453
Encephalitis	44	189	55	82	+ 107
Leukemia	45	180	23	882	- 702
Pancreas Cancer	46	177	30	562	- 385
Epilepsy	47	174	40	273	- 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	170	33	417	- 247
Oesophagus Cancer	49	151	42	180	- 29
Skin Disease	50	140	51	103	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	51	136	75	0	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	135	47	163	- 27
Bladder Cancer	53	130	44	168	- 38
Alcohol	54	129	39	280	- 151
Lung Cancers	55	126	20	1,075	- 949
Tetanus	56	116	62	9	+ 108
Uterin Cancer	57	116	48	129	- 13
Skin Cancers	58	113	37	308	- 194
Appendicitis	59	77	50	110	- 33
Measles	60	72	72	0	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	61	60	60	18	+ 42
Hepatitis B	62	54	64	3	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	63	25	57	64	- 39
War	64	15	66	2	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	15	67	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	9	63	8	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	49	124	- 115
Ascariasis	68	7	65	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	2	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Dengue	71	0	61	10	- 10
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Ghana

Ecuador

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.