EGYPT VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	52,303	7	20,695	+ 31,609
Stroke	2	48,768	3	43,839	+ 4,929
Coronary Heart Disease	3	45,357	1	173,871	- 128,514
HIV/AIDS	4	43,629	53	397	+ 43,232
Malaria	5	35,900	77	0	+ 35,900
Tuberculosis	6	32,852	51	432	+ 32,420
Road Traffic Accidents	7	25,111	12	10,141	+ 14,971
Low Birth Weight	8	21,426	11	11,391	+ 10,035
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	21,028	23	3,692	+ 17,336
Birth Trauma	10	19,922	17	6,109	+ 13,813
Liver Disease	11	19,469	2	60,122	- 40,653
Diabetes Mellitus	12	19,070	8	19,131	- 61
Kidney Disease	13	13,384	6	21,087	- 7,703
Congenital Anomalies	14	12,657	10	12,163	+ 494
Lung Disease	15	10,034	9	13,393	- 3,359
Meningitis	16	9,595	43	827	+ 8,768
Liver Cancer	17	9,170	4	24,512	- 15,342
Other Injuries	18	7,824	21	3,819	+ 4,005
Hypertension	19	7,174	5	21,094	- 13,920
Cervical Cancer	20	6,950	48	625	+ 6,325
Suicide	21	6,411	25	3,022	+ 3,389
Maternal Conditions	22	6,403	44	795	+ 5,608
Asthma	23	6,366	15	7,104	- 738
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,320	29	2,372	+ 3,948
Breast Cancer	25	6,231	13	9,180	- 2,949
Malnutrition	26	6,009	46	759	+ 5,250
Violence	27	5,973	20	4,165	+ 1,808
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,194	27	2,489	+ 2,705
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,162	16	6,975	- 2,813
Falls	30	3,755	30	2,019	+ 1,736
Prostate Cancer	31	3,315	35	1,282	+ 2,033
Lymphomas	32	2,814	14	7,539	- 4,725
Stomach Cancer	33	2,799	32	1,844	+ 955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	2,582	24	3,083	- 501
Pertussis	35	2,394	42	906	+ 1,488
Drownings	36	2,381	37	1,122	+ 1,259
Fires	37	2,346	33	1,568	+ 778
Ovary Cancer	38	2,246	31	1,944	+ 303
Drug Use	39	2,026	62	116	+ 1,910
Poisonings	40	1,677	57	195	+ 1,482
Syphilis	41	1,553	58	159	+ 1,394
Oral Cancer	42	1,553	45	793	+ 759
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,244	28	2,391	- 1,147
Encephalitis	44	1,149	38	1,046	+ 103
Leukemia	45	1,094	22	3,763	- 2,669
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,075	26	2,906	- 1,831
Epilepsy	47	1,059	50	451	+ 608
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,031	34	1,339	- 308
Oesophagus Cancer	49	918	41	951	- 33
Skin Disease	50	849	55	219	+ 630
Schistosomiasis	51	826	54	220	+ 605
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	822	36	1,248	- 426
Bladder Cancer	53	789	19	5,133	- 4,344
Alcohol	54	785	60	141	+ 644
Lung Cancers	55	764	18	5,677	- 4,914
Tetanus	56	708	49	540	+ 167
Uterin Cancer	57	704	52	422	+ 282
Skin Cancers	58	689	39	1,013	- 324
Appendicitis	59	469	59	142	+ 326
Measles	60	436	64	43	+ 392
Multiple Sclerosis	61	362	56	213	+ 149
Hepatitis B	62	326	40	988	- 663
Other Neoplasms	63	154	61	116	+ 38
War	64	94	47	714	- 620
Hepatitis C	65	90	63	97	- 7
Upper Respiratory	66	52	68	5	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	52	65	26	+ 26
Ascariasis	68	40	67	6	+ 34
Diphtheria	69	13	70	3	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	10	71	1	+ 9
Dengue	71	1	69	5	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Ghana

Egypt

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.