GUATEMALA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,583	2	9,245	- 663
Stroke	2	8,003	6	4,849	+ 3,154
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,443	1	9,825	- 2,382
HIV/AIDS	4	7,159	21	1,173	+ 5,987
Malaria	5	5,891	74	0	+ 5,891
Tuberculosis	6	5,391	37	301	+ 5,089
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,121	8	4,026	+ 94
Low Birth Weight	8	3,516	16	1,658	+ 1,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,451	9	2,617	+ 833
Birth Trauma	10	3,269	19	1,466	+ 1,803
Liver Disease	11	3,195	5	5,684	- 2,490
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,129	3	6,932	- 3,803
Kidney Disease	13	2,196	4	6,277	- 4,080
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,077	18	1,517	+ 560
Lung Disease	15	1,647	13	1,901	- 255
Meningitis	16	1,574	41	271	+ 1,303
Liver Cancer	17	1,505	15	1,765	- 261
Other Injuries	18	1,284	10	2,466	- 1,182
Hypertension	19	1,177	26	679	+ 498
Cervical Cancer	20	1,141	25	808	+ 333
Suicide	21	1,052	22	1,039	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	22	1,051	30	468	+ 582
Asthma	23	1,045	36	335	+ 710
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,037	29	486	+ 552
Breast Cancer	25	1,023	28	495	+ 527
Malnutrition	26	986	11	1,981	- 995
Violence	27	980	7	4,411	- 3,430
Inflammatory/Heart	28	852	44	225	+ 627
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	683	12	1,957	- 1,274
Falls	30	616	20	1,371	- 755
Prostate Cancer	31	544	24	846	- 302
Lymphomas	32	462	43	229	+ 233
Stomach Cancer	33	459	17	1,570	- 1,111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	424	31	464	- 41
Pertussis	35	393	53	70	+ 323
Drownings	36	391	32	463	- 73
Fires	37	385	45	207	+ 178
Ovary Cancer	38	369	50	133	+ 236
Drug Use	39	333	40	272	+ 61
Poisonings	40	275	39	275	+ 0
Syphilis	41	255	64	3	+ 252
Oral Cancer	42	255	49	142	+ 113
Parkinson's Disease	43	204	34	393	- 189
Encephalitis	44	189	51	104	+ 85
Leukemia	45	180	27	601	- 421
Pancreas Cancer	46	176	38	282	- 106
Epilepsy	47	174	33	463	- 289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	169	23	1,029	- 860
Oesophagus Cancer	49	151	48	144	+ 7
Skin Disease	50	139	42	232	- 93
Schistosomiasis	51	136	75	0	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	135	54	62	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	53	129	55	57	+ 72
Alcohol	54	129	14	1,799	- 1,670
Lung Cancers	55	125	35	391	- 266
Tetanus	56	116	62	10	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	57	116	59	27	+ 88
Skin Cancers	58	113	46	195	- 82
Appendicitis	59	77	47	164	- 87
Measles	60	71	72	0	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	61	59	60	21	+ 39
Hepatitis B	62	53	65	2	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	63	25	56	42	- 17
War	64	15	68	2	+ 13
Hepatitis C	65	15	66	2	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	9	57	34	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	52	82	- 73
Ascariasis	68	6	63	7	- 1
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	67	2	- 0
Dengue	71	0	58	33	- 32
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Ghana

Guatemala

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.