IRAN VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	41,555	8	11,243	+ 30,312
Stroke	2	38,746	2	36,730	+ 2,017
Coronary Heart Disease	3	36,037	1	93,308	- 57,271
HIV/AIDS	4	34,664	28	2,521	+ 32,143
Malaria	5	28,522	77	0	+ 28,522
Tuberculosis	6	26,101	41	882	+ 25,219
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,951	3	17,803	+ 2,148
Low Birth Weight	8	17,023	13	4,861	+ 12,163
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	16,707	33	1,836	+ 14,871
Birth Trauma	10	15,828	25	2,735	+ 13,093
Liver Disease	11	15,469	12	6,637	+ 8,831
Diabetes Mellitus	12	15,151	5	13,910	+ 1,242
Kidney Disease	13	10,634	6	11,810	- 1,177
Congenital Anomalies	14	10,056	14	4,844	+ 5,213
Lung Disease	15	7,972	7	11,409	- 3,437
Meningitis	16	7,623	46	642	+ 6,982
Liver Cancer	17	7,286	20	3,714	+ 3,571
Other Injuries	18	6,216	17	4,048	+ 2,168
Hypertension	19	5,700	4	16,415	- 10,715
Cervical Cancer	20	5,522	48	501	+ 5,021
Suicide	21	5,093	16	4,334	+ 759
Maternal Conditions	22	5,087	52	285	+ 4,803
Asthma	23	5,058	22	3,360	+ 1,698
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,021	32	2,092	+ 2,929
Breast Cancer	25	4,951	19	3,736	+ 1,215
Malnutrition	26	4,774	56	157	+ 4,617
Violence	27	4,746	27	2,535	+ 2,210
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,126	35	1,611	+ 2,516
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,306	9	11,046	- 7,740
Falls	30	2,984	24	2,821	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	31	2,634	21	3,583	- 949
Lymphomas	32	2,236	23	2,882	- 646
Stomach Cancer	33	2,224	10	9,822	- 7,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	2,051	15	4,575	- 2,524
Pertussis	35	1,902	60	75	+ 1,827
Drownings	36	1,892	40	930	+ 962
Fires	37	1,864	34	1,823	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	38	1,785	39	937	+ 847
Drug Use	39	1,610	31	2,242	- 632
Poisonings	40	1,333	43	816	+ 517
Syphilis	41	1,234	61	52	+ 1,182
Oral Cancer	42	1,233	45	655	+ 579
Parkinson's Disease	43	988	26	2,545	- 1,557
Encephalitis	44	913	54	246	+ 667
Leukemia	45	869	18	3,966	- 3,097
Pancreas Cancer	46	854	29	2,418	- 1,564
Epilepsy	47	842	44	719	+ 123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	819	37	1,246	- 427
Oesophagus Cancer	49	729	30	2,371	- 1,642
Skin Disease	50	675	55	237	+ 437
Schistosomiasis	51	656	66	3	+ 653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	653	38	996	- 343
Bladder Cancer	53	627	36	1,410	- 783
Alcohol	54	624	53	253	+ 371
Lung Cancers	55	607	11	6,784	- 6,177
Tetanus	56	562	62	37	+ 526
Uterin Cancer	57	559	51	355	+ 204
Skin Cancers	58	548	47	518	+ 29
Appendicitis	59	372	57	155	+ 217
Measles	60	346	68	2	+ 344
Multiple Sclerosis	61	287	50	405	- 118
Hepatitis B	62	259	49	425	- 166
Other Neoplasms	63	123	58	112	+ 11
War	64	74	42	848	- 773
Hepatitis C	65	71	69	1	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	66	42	63	16	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	41	59	80	- 39
Ascariasis	68	31	67	3	+ 29
Diphtheria	69	10	70	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	8	65	4	+ 4
Dengue	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 IRAN

Ghana

Iran

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.