MEXICO VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	61,468	8	24,816	+ 36,652
Stroke	2	57,313	4	39,790	+ 17,523
Coronary Heart Disease	3	53,305	1	116,238	- 62,933
HIV/AIDS	4	51,274	28	4,128	+ 47,146
Malaria	5	42,190	84	0	+ 42,190
Tuberculosis	6	38,609	38	1,943	+ 36,666
Road Traffic Accidents	7	29,511	10	16,303	+ 13,208
Low Birth Weight	8	25,180	18	7,163	+ 18,018
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	24,713	29	3,476	+ 21,237
Birth Trauma	10	23,412	36	2,552	+ 20,860
Liver Disease	11	22,881	6	29,838	- 6,957
Diabetes Mellitus	12	22,412	2	86,110	- 63,698
Kidney Disease	13	15,729	3	44,622	- 28,893
Congenital Anomalies	14	14,875	13	10,457	+ 4,418
Lung Disease	15	11,792	7	29,123	- 17,331
Meningitis	16	11,276	58	357	+ 10,919
Liver Cancer	17	10,777	21	6,817	+ 3,960
Other Injuries	18	9,195	11	12,175	- 2,980
Hypertension	19	8,431	9	17,806	- 9,375
Cervical Cancer	20	8,168	26	4,787	+ 3,381
Suicide	21	7,534	22	6,772	+ 762
Maternal Conditions	22	7,525	54	750	+ 6,776
Asthma	23	7,481	47	1,342	+ 6,139
Endocrine Disorders	24	7,427	12	11,310	- 3,883
Breast Cancer	25	7,323	16	7,380	- 57
Malnutrition	26	7,062	14	7,552	- 490
Violence	27	7,020	5	32,450	- 25,431
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6,104	41	1,866	+ 4,237
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,891	30	3,447	+ 1,444
Falls	30	4,413	35	2,628	+ 1,785
Prostate Cancer	31	3,896	15	7,494	- 3,598
Lymphomas	32	3,307	24	4,961	- 1,654
Stomach Cancer	33	3,289	19	6,939	- 3,649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	3,034	20	6,871	- 3,837
Pertussis	35	2,814	70	21	+ 2,793
Drownings	36	2,799	42	1,799	+ 1,000
Fires	37	2,757	56	604	+ 2,153
Ovary Cancer	38	2,640	34	2,649	- 9
Drug Use	39	2,381	44	1,470	+ 911
Poisonings	40	1,971	57	531	+ 1,440
Syphilis	41	1,825	73	5	+ 1,820
Oral Cancer	42	1,825	46	1,355	+ 470
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,462	43	1,567	- 106
Encephalitis	44	1,350	62	140	+ 1,210
Leukemia	45	1,286	25	4,830	- 3,544
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,263	27	4,510	- 3,247
Epilepsy	47	1,245	39	1,912	- 667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,212	33	2,734	- 1,523
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,079	49	1,252	- 173
Skin Disease	50	998	31	3,029	- 2,030
Schistosomiasis	51	970	83	0	+ 970
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	966	52	859	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	53	927	48	1,272	- 345
Alcohol	54	922	32	2,945	- 2,023
Lung Cancers	55	897	17	7,349	- 6,452
Tetanus	56	832	71	10	+ 822
Uterin Cancer	57	827	50	902	- 74
Skin Cancers	58	810	40	1,909	- 1,098
Appendicitis	59	551	53	774	- 223
Measles	60	512	80	0	+ 512
Multiple Sclerosis	61	425	60	295	+ 130
Hepatitis B	62	383	61	210	+ 173
Other Neoplasms	63	181	23	6,204	- 6,023
War	64	110	66	112	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	105	55	625	- 520
Upper Respiratory	66	62	64	127	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	61	45	1,415	- 1,354
Ascariasis	68	46	72	5	+ 42
Diphtheria	69	15	79	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	12	77	0	+ 12
Dengue	71	1	67	30	- 30
Otitis Media	72	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	73	0	75	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Ghana

Mexico

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.