INDIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	662,503	6	392,425	+ 270,079
Stroke	2	617,722	3	697,038	- 79,316
Coronary Heart Disease	3	574,524	1	1,520,034	- 945,510
HIV/AIDS	4	552,637	31	44,406	+ 508,231
Malaria	5	454,726	57	7,705	+ 447,021
Tuberculosis	6	416,127	5	435,882	- 19,754
Road Traffic Accidents	7	318,075	12	212,596	+ 105,479
Low Birth Weight	8	271,394	9	238,739	+ 32,655
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	266,357	4	670,315	- 403,958
Birth Trauma	10	252,339	20	102,819	+ 149,521
Liver Disease	11	246,612	8	268,580	- 21,968
Diabetes Mellitus	12	241,555	7	271,495	- 29,940
Kidney Disease	13	169,532	11	222,903	- 53,371
Congenital Anomalies	14	160,325	23	82,769	+ 77,556
Lung Disease	15	127,098	2	879,732	- 752,634
Meningitis	16	121,535	36	33,337	+ 88,199
Liver Cancer	17	116,154	39	30,369	+ 85,785
Other Injuries	18	99,105	15	149,570	- 50,465
Hypertension	19	90,874	19	108,050	- 17,176
Cervical Cancer	20	88,037	30	45,319	+ 42,718
Suicide	21	81,202	14	173,347	- 92,145
Maternal Conditions	22	81,108	41	25,917	+ 55,191
Asthma	23	80,633	13	196,051	- 115,417
Endocrine Disorders	24	80,050	47	15,264	+ 64,785
Breast Cancer	25	78,929	22	82,821	- 3,892
Malnutrition	26	76,110	55	8,626	+ 67,483
Violence	27	75,657	27	51,767	+ 23,891
Inflammatory/Heart	28	65,787	49	12,651	+ 53,136
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	52,712	17	126,593	- 73,881
Falls	30	47,567	10	225,755	- 178,188
Prostate Cancer	31	41,989	38	30,945	+ 11,045
Lymphomas	32	35,642	33	40,159	- 4,517
Stomach Cancer	33	35,454	24	81,058	- 45,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	32,700	25	77,368	- 44,668
Pertussis	35	30,330	54	10,094	+ 20,236
Drownings	36	30,164	28	48,774	- 18,610
Fires	37	29,715	42	23,265	+ 6,450
Ovary Cancer	38	28,452	44	21,947	+ 6,505
Drug Use	39	25,668	52	11,747	+ 13,920
Poisonings	40	21,247	61	3,540	+ 17,707
Syphilis	41	19,670	64	2,007	+ 17,662
Oral Cancer	42	19,665	16	134,187	- 114,522
Parkinson's Disease	43	15,754	32	43,398	- 27,644
Encephalitis	44	14,551	29	48,080	- 33,529
Leukemia	45	13,856	35	33,383	- 19,527
Pancreas Cancer	46	13,613	37	32,812	- 19,198
Epilepsy	47	13,417	40	30,307	- 16,891
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	13,058	26	68,108	- 55,050
Oesophagus Cancer	49	11,625	34	38,898	- 27,273
Skin Disease	50	10,758	45	17,857	- 7,099
Schistosomiasis	51	10,459	76	0	+ 10,459
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	10,416	18	126,079	- 115,663
Bladder Cancer	53	9,993	48	14,081	- 4,088
Alcohol	54	9,941	43	23,097	- 13,156
Lung Cancers	55	9,672	21	88,276	- 78,604
Tetanus	56	8,965	58	7,093	+ 1,872
Uterin Cancer	57	8,916	59	6,841	+ 2,076
Skin Cancers	58	8,733	60	5,054	+ 3,679
Appendicitis	59	5,936	53	11,245	- 5,309
Measles	60	5,518	51	11,923	- 6,405
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4,583	63	2,328	+ 2,255
Hepatitis B	62	4,124	56	8,184	- 4,060
Other Neoplasms	63	1,954	62	2,968	- 1,014
War	64	1,186	67	890	+ 296
Hepatitis C	65	1,136	65	1,364	- 228
Upper Respiratory	66	664	68	584	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	659	50	11,931	- 11,272
Ascariasis	68	501	70	126	+ 375
Diphtheria	69	164	72	65	+ 99
Chlamydia	70	131	69	379	- 247
Dengue	71	7	46	17,546	- 17,539
Otitis Media	72	3	71	68	- 65
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 INDIA

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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.