IRAQ VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,786	8	5,551	+ 14,235
Stroke	2	18,448	2	20,793	- 2,344
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,158	1	36,594	- 19,436
HIV/AIDS	4	16,504	72	0	+ 16,504
Malaria	5	13,580	73	0	+ 13,580
Tuberculosis	6	12,428	25	821	+ 11,606
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,499	3	10,726	- 1,227
Low Birth Weight	8	8,105	5	6,573	+ 1,532
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,955	18	1,578	+ 6,377
Birth Trauma	10	7,536	10	4,223	+ 3,313
Liver Disease	11	7,365	16	2,127	+ 5,238
Diabetes Mellitus	12	7,214	4	7,395	- 181
Kidney Disease	13	5,063	6	6,323	- 1,260
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,788	9	4,812	- 24
Lung Disease	15	3,796	20	1,329	+ 2,467
Meningitis	16	3,630	42	372	+ 3,257
Liver Cancer	17	3,469	35	555	+ 2,914
Other Injuries	18	2,960	14	2,212	+ 748
Hypertension	19	2,714	12	2,451	+ 263
Cervical Cancer	20	2,629	48	162	+ 2,467
Suicide	21	2,425	19	1,418	+ 1,007
Maternal Conditions	22	2,422	27	780	+ 1,643
Asthma	23	2,408	23	914	+ 1,494
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,391	37	462	+ 1,928
Breast Cancer	25	2,357	17	1,783	+ 574
Malnutrition	26	2,273	53	92	+ 2,181
Violence	27	2,259	7	5,658	- 3,399
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,965	22	1,190	+ 775
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,574	13	2,429	- 855
Falls	30	1,421	30	709	+ 712
Prostate Cancer	31	1,254	47	171	+ 1,083
Lymphomas	32	1,064	26	811	+ 253
Stomach Cancer	33	1,059	28	771	+ 288
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	977	24	852	+ 125
Pertussis	35	906	33	636	+ 270
Drownings	36	901	32	658	+ 243
Fires	37	887	29	742	+ 146
Ovary Cancer	38	850	41	376	+ 474
Drug Use	39	767	38	441	+ 326
Poisonings	40	635	52	95	+ 539
Syphilis	41	587	50	137	+ 451
Oral Cancer	42	587	39	410	+ 177
Parkinson's Disease	43	471	31	658	- 187
Encephalitis	44	435	40	378	+ 56
Leukemia	45	414	21	1,315	- 901
Pancreas Cancer	46	407	36	530	- 124
Epilepsy	47	401	45	253	+ 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	390	49	159	+ 231
Oesophagus Cancer	49	347	46	173	+ 174
Skin Disease	50	321	57	49	+ 272
Schistosomiasis	51	312	59	37	+ 275
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	311	44	283	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	53	298	34	628	- 330
Alcohol	54	297	58	40	+ 257
Lung Cancers	55	289	15	2,162	- 1,873
Tetanus	56	268	51	111	+ 157
Uterin Cancer	57	266	54	61	+ 205
Skin Cancers	58	261	43	339	- 78
Appendicitis	59	177	64	15	+ 162
Measles	60	165	55	59	+ 106
Multiple Sclerosis	61	137	60	30	+ 107
Hepatitis B	62	123	56	57	+ 66
Other Neoplasms	63	58	61	26	+ 33
War	64	35	11	2,942	- 2,907
Hepatitis C	65	34	68	1	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	66	20	65	6	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	20	63	21	- 2
Ascariasis	68	15	67	2	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	5	66	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 3
Dengue	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Ghana

Iraq

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.