KAZAKHSTAN VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		KAZAKHSTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,525	7	3,469	+ 6,056
Stroke	2	8,881	2	21,553	- 12,672
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,260	1	31,074	- 22,814
HIV/AIDS	4	7,946	42	340	+ 7,605
Malaria	5	6,538	76	0	+ 6,538
Tuberculosis	6	5,983	45	293	+ 5,690
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,573	11	2,352	+ 2,221
Low Birth Weight	8	3,902	28	701	+ 3,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,830	48	258	+ 3,572
Birth Trauma	10	3,628	35	438	+ 3,190
Liver Disease	11	3,546	4	5,474	- 1,928
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,473	12	2,244	+ 1,229
Kidney Disease	13	2,437	16	1,640	+ 798
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,305	24	946	+ 1,359
Lung Disease	15	1,827	3	7,391	- 5,563
Meningitis	16	1,747	50	89	+ 1,659
Liver Cancer	17	1,670	22	1,020	+ 650
Other Injuries	18	1,425	17	1,468	- 43
Hypertension	19	1,307	14	1,836	- 529
Cervical Cancer	20	1,266	25	806	+ 460
Suicide	21	1,167	8	3,259	- 2,091
Maternal Conditions	22	1,166	55	29	+ 1,137
Asthma	23	1,159	20	1,140	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,151	43	303	+ 848
Breast Cancer	25	1,135	15	1,696	- 562
Malnutrition	26	1,094	51	83	+ 1,011
Violence	27	1,088	23	949	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	28	946	6	3,863	- 2,917
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	758	10	2,404	- 1,646
Falls	30	684	27	701	- 18
Prostate Cancer	31	604	34	532	+ 72
Lymphomas	32	512	36	436	+ 77
Stomach Cancer	33	510	9	2,645	- 2,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	470	13	2,128	- 1,658
Pertussis	35	436	66	1	+ 435
Drownings	36	434	30	680	- 247
Fires	37	427	40	354	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	38	409	32	634	- 225
Drug Use	39	369	29	692	- 323
Poisonings	40	305	39	358	- 53
Syphilis	41	283	63	2	+ 281
Oral Cancer	42	283	31	679	- 396
Parkinson's Disease	43	227	26	723	- 497
Encephalitis	44	209	49	142	+ 67
Leukemia	45	199	33	612	- 413
Pancreas Cancer	46	196	21	1,122	- 926
Epilepsy	47	193	44	295	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	188	37	376	- 188
Oesophagus Cancer	49	167	19	1,298	- 1,131
Skin Disease	50	155	54	31	+ 123
Schistosomiasis	51	150	75	0	+ 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	150	46	293	- 143
Bladder Cancer	53	144	41	346	- 202
Alcohol	54	143	18	1,310	- 1,167
Lung Cancers	55	139	5	3,888	- 3,748
Tetanus	56	129	61	4	+ 125
Uterin Cancer	57	128	38	366	- 238
Skin Cancers	58	126	47	286	- 161
Appendicitis	59	85	57	19	+ 66
Measles	60	79	70	0	+ 79
Multiple Sclerosis	61	66	52	47	+ 19
Hepatitis B	62	59	59	15	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	63	28	53	37	- 9
War	64	17	60	7	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	16	64	1	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	66	10	58	17	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	9	56	25	- 16
Ascariasis	68	7	67	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	62	3	- 1
Dengue	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 KAZAKHSTAN

Ghana

Kazakhstan

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.