HONDURAS VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,480	9	1,335	+ 3,145
Stroke	2	4,177	3	5,667	- 1,490
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,885	1	8,063	- 4,178
HIV/AIDS	4	3,737	14	794	+ 2,943
Malaria	5	3,075	71	0	+ 3,075
Tuberculosis	6	2,814	22	453	+ 2,361
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,151	7	1,572	+ 579
Low Birth Weight	8	1,835	16	755	+ 1,080
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,801	11	923	+ 879
Birth Trauma	10	1,706	33	310	+ 1,396
Liver Disease	11	1,668	6	2,721	- 1,054
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,634	10	1,075	+ 558
Kidney Disease	13	1,146	4	3,056	- 1,910
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,084	15	793	+ 291
Lung Disease	15	859	5	2,997	- 2,137
Meningitis	16	822	46	92	+ 730
Liver Cancer	17	785	26	376	+ 410
Other Injuries	18	670	12	845	- 175
Hypertension	19	615	13	838	- 224
Cervical Cancer	20	595	19	493	+ 103
Suicide	21	549	37	201	+ 348
Maternal Conditions	22	548	48	90	+ 459
Asthma	23	545	30	346	+ 199
Endocrine Disorders	24	541	31	334	+ 207
Breast Cancer	25	534	20	478	+ 56
Malnutrition	26	515	39	181	+ 333
Violence	27	512	2	6,520	- 6,009
Inflammatory/Heart	28	445	28	366	+ 79
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	356	8	1,413	- 1,056
Falls	30	322	35	289	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	31	284	25	378	- 94
Lymphomas	32	241	24	390	- 149
Stomach Cancer	33	240	18	643	- 403
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	221	29	354	- 132
Pertussis	35	205	53	58	+ 147
Drownings	36	204	38	183	+ 21
Fires	37	201	57	40	+ 161
Ovary Cancer	38	192	45	98	+ 95
Drug Use	39	174	42	129	+ 45
Poisonings	40	144	55	45	+ 99
Syphilis	41	133	61	18	+ 115
Oral Cancer	42	133	44	99	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	43	107	23	429	- 322
Encephalitis	44	98	51	79	+ 20
Leukemia	45	94	21	475	- 381
Pancreas Cancer	46	92	32	325	- 233
Epilepsy	47	91	36	201	- 111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	88	17	657	- 568
Oesophagus Cancer	49	79	50	81	- 2
Skin Disease	50	73	40	167	- 95
Schistosomiasis	51	71	76	0	+ 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	70	54	47	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	53	68	49	82	- 14
Alcohol	54	67	34	308	- 241
Lung Cancers	55	65	27	369	- 304
Tetanus	56	61	59	26	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	57	60	60	23	+ 37
Skin Cancers	58	59	52	68	- 9
Appendicitis	59	40	41	139	- 99
Measles	60	37	79	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	61	31	62	11	+ 20
Hepatitis B	62	28	64	5	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	63	13	56	41	- 28
War	64	8	65	4	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	8	66	3	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	9	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	4	47	91	- 87
Ascariasis	68	3	67	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	71	0	43	120	- 120
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	58	27	- 27
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

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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.