MOROCCO VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,578	6	7,237	+ 10,341
Stroke	2	16,390	2	31,861	- 15,471
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,244	1	77,340	- 62,097
HIV/AIDS	4	14,663	49	289	+ 14,374
Malaria	5	12,065	73	0	+ 12,065
Tuberculosis	6	11,041	15	2,870	+ 8,171
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,439	9	6,185	+ 2,254
Low Birth Weight	8	7,201	14	3,305	+ 3,896
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,067	27	1,192	+ 5,875
Birth Trauma	10	6,695	23	2,067	+ 4,628
Liver Disease	11	6,543	11	4,866	+ 1,677
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,409	5	7,377	- 968
Kidney Disease	13	4,498	4	10,216	- 5,718
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,254	22	2,124	+ 2,129
Lung Disease	15	3,372	8	6,296	- 2,924
Meningitis	16	3,225	40	542	+ 2,682
Liver Cancer	17	3,082	44	423	+ 2,659
Other Injuries	18	2,629	21	2,271	+ 358
Hypertension	19	2,411	3	10,736	- 8,325
Cervical Cancer	20	2,336	18	2,508	- 172
Suicide	21	2,154	16	2,617	- 463
Maternal Conditions	22	2,152	38	704	+ 1,448
Asthma	23	2,139	13	3,342	- 1,202
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,124	28	1,129	+ 995
Breast Cancer	25	2,094	12	3,604	- 1,509
Malnutrition	26	2,019	51	200	+ 1,819
Violence	27	2,007	39	632	+ 1,375
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,745	32	1,022	+ 723
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,399	10	4,967	- 3,569
Falls	30	1,262	19	2,456	- 1,194
Prostate Cancer	31	1,114	24	1,914	- 800
Lymphomas	32	946	20	2,274	- 1,328
Stomach Cancer	33	941	25	1,691	- 751
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	868	17	2,556	- 1,688
Pertussis	35	805	46	324	+ 480
Drownings	36	800	43	426	+ 375
Fires	37	788	33	904	- 116
Ovary Cancer	38	755	34	800	- 45
Drug Use	39	681	47	321	+ 360
Poisonings	40	564	50	266	+ 298
Syphilis	41	522	55	140	+ 381
Oral Cancer	42	522	35	780	- 259
Parkinson's Disease	43	418	26	1,511	- 1,093
Encephalitis	44	386	52	176	+ 210
Leukemia	45	368	31	1,035	- 667
Pancreas Cancer	46	361	36	747	- 386
Epilepsy	47	356	45	336	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	346	29	1,076	- 729
Oesophagus Cancer	49	308	42	439	- 131
Skin Disease	50	285	54	149	+ 137
Schistosomiasis	51	278	61	67	+ 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	276	37	718	- 442
Bladder Cancer	53	265	30	1,069	- 803
Alcohol	54	264	57	109	+ 155
Lung Cancers	55	257	7	6,585	- 6,328
Tetanus	56	238	59	76	+ 161
Uterin Cancer	57	237	53	154	+ 82
Skin Cancers	58	232	41	477	- 246
Appendicitis	59	158	56	130	+ 27
Measles	60	146	70	0	+ 146
Multiple Sclerosis	61	122	58	106	+ 16
Hepatitis B	62	109	48	316	- 207
Other Neoplasms	63	52	60	70	- 18
War	64	31	63	22	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	30	65	7	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	66	18	67	4	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	62	38	- 21
Ascariasis	68	13	66	5	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	4	69	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	68	2	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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 MOROCCO

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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.