ETHIOPIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	55,737	1	59,931	- 4,194
Stroke	2	51,969	3	39,362	+ 12,608
Coronary Heart Disease	3	48,335	4	36,530	+ 11,805
HIV/AIDS	4	46,493	17	11,471	+ 35,022
Malaria	5	38,256	26	5,626	+ 32,630
Tuberculosis	6	35,009	9	21,455	+ 13,554
Road Traffic Accidents	7	26,760	5	31,564	- 4,804
Low Birth Weight	8	22,832	7	28,020	- 5,188
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	22,409	2	44,361	- 21,952
Birth Trauma	10	21,229	6	31,107	- 9,878
Liver Disease	11	20,748	8	27,270	- 6,523
Diabetes Mellitus	12	20,322	10	16,258	+ 4,064
Kidney Disease	13	14,263	13	12,103	+ 2,160
Congenital Anomalies	14	13,488	11	15,638	- 2,149
Lung Disease	15	10,693	15	11,870	- 1,177
Meningitis	16	10,225	14	12,019	- 1,794
Liver Cancer	17	9,772	42	1,730	+ 8,042
Other Injuries	18	8,338	16	11,735	- 3,397
Hypertension	19	7,645	12	13,470	- 5,825
Cervical Cancer	20	7,407	27	5,019	+ 2,388
Suicide	21	6,832	25	6,030	+ 801
Maternal Conditions	22	6,824	18	8,887	- 2,063
Asthma	23	6,784	29	4,484	+ 2,300
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,735	45	1,623	+ 5,112
Breast Cancer	25	6,640	20	8,485	- 1,845
Malnutrition	26	6,403	19	8,643	- 2,240
Violence	27	6,365	22	8,076	- 1,711
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,535	39	2,168	+ 3,366
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,435	21	8,258	- 3,823
Falls	30	4,002	28	4,510	- 508
Prostate Cancer	31	3,533	50	1,244	+ 2,288
Lymphomas	32	2,999	33	3,590	- 591
Stomach Cancer	33	2,983	47	1,519	+ 1,464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	2,751	31	3,755	- 1,003
Pertussis	35	2,552	23	6,896	- 4,344
Drownings	36	2,538	35	3,133	- 595
Fires	37	2,500	34	3,255	- 755
Ovary Cancer	38	2,394	36	2,424	- 30
Drug Use	39	2,159	60	513	+ 1,647
Poisonings	40	1,787	32	3,668	- 1,881
Syphilis	41	1,655	43	1,699	- 44
Oral Cancer	42	1,654	48	1,477	+ 178
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,325	46	1,578	- 252
Encephalitis	44	1,224	63	386	+ 839
Leukemia	45	1,166	30	4,222	- 3,057
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,145	61	488	+ 658
Epilepsy	47	1,129	44	1,625	- 496
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,099	41	1,758	- 660
Oesophagus Cancer	49	978	40	1,839	- 861
Skin Disease	50	905	53	904	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	51	880	54	839	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	876	49	1,339	- 463
Bladder Cancer	53	841	51	1,080	- 239
Alcohol	54	836	55	750	+ 87
Lung Cancers	55	814	38	2,202	- 1,388
Tetanus	56	754	37	2,203	- 1,448
Uterin Cancer	57	750	62	421	+ 329
Skin Cancers	58	735	52	1,006	- 272
Appendicitis	59	499	58	677	- 178
Measles	60	464	24	6,324	- 5,860
Multiple Sclerosis	61	386	70	61	+ 325
Hepatitis B	62	347	56	742	- 395
Other Neoplasms	63	164	66	148	+ 16
War	64	100	64	281	- 181
Hepatitis C	65	96	69	115	- 19
Upper Respiratory	66	56	57	709	- 653
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	55	65	221	- 165
Ascariasis	68	42	68	130	- 87
Diphtheria	69	14	67	146	- 132
Chlamydia	70	11	72	21	- 10
Dengue	71	1	73	20	- 20
Otitis Media	72	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.