NIGER VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,385	1	21,093	- 8,708
Stroke	2	11,548	5	8,717	+ 2,831
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,740	6	8,229	+ 2,511
HIV/AIDS	4	10,331	30	1,048	+ 9,283
Malaria	5	8,501	2	17,022	- 8,521
Tuberculosis	6	7,779	13	3,703	+ 4,076
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,946	8	5,946	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	8	5,074	4	9,560	- 4,486
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,979	3	16,030	- 11,051
Birth Trauma	10	4,717	7	8,030	- 3,313
Liver Disease	11	4,610	11	4,116	+ 494
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,516	17	2,630	+ 1,886
Kidney Disease	13	3,169	16	2,732	+ 437
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,997	10	4,346	- 1,349
Lung Disease	15	2,376	20	2,172	+ 204
Meningitis	16	2,272	9	5,237	- 2,965
Liver Cancer	17	2,171	35	745	+ 1,426
Other Injuries	18	1,853	12	3,826	- 1,973
Hypertension	19	1,699	25	1,356	+ 343
Cervical Cancer	20	1,646	38	487	+ 1,159
Suicide	21	1,518	27	1,227	+ 291
Maternal Conditions	22	1,516	14	3,317	- 1,801
Asthma	23	1,507	22	1,902	- 395
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,496	23	1,806	- 310
Breast Cancer	25	1,476	29	1,075	+ 400
Malnutrition	26	1,423	21	2,170	- 747
Violence	27	1,414	19	2,244	- 829
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,230	34	769	+ 461
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	985	32	858	+ 127
Falls	30	889	26	1,297	- 408
Prostate Cancer	31	785	57	128	+ 657
Lymphomas	32	666	43	350	+ 316
Stomach Cancer	33	663	44	300	+ 362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	611	37	522	+ 90
Pertussis	35	567	15	2,858	- 2,291
Drownings	36	564	24	1,581	- 1,017
Fires	37	556	28	1,120	- 565
Ovary Cancer	38	532	40	425	+ 107
Drug Use	39	480	58	126	+ 353
Poisonings	40	397	33	771	- 374
Syphilis	41	368	62	110	+ 258
Oral Cancer	42	368	49	242	+ 126
Parkinson's Disease	43	295	47	275	+ 19
Encephalitis	44	272	61	112	+ 160
Leukemia	45	259	48	258	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	46	254	54	138	+ 117
Epilepsy	47	251	36	676	- 425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	244	31	1,044	- 800
Oesophagus Cancer	49	217	55	132	+ 86
Skin Disease	50	201	52	213	- 12
Schistosomiasis	51	196	50	237	- 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	195	39	467	- 272
Bladder Cancer	53	187	53	161	+ 26
Alcohol	54	186	60	120	+ 66
Lung Cancers	55	181	67	42	+ 139
Tetanus	56	168	42	372	- 205
Uterin Cancer	57	167	64	86	+ 81
Skin Cancers	58	163	45	287	- 124
Appendicitis	59	111	56	128	- 17
Measles	60	103	18	2,414	- 2,310
Multiple Sclerosis	61	86	69	22	+ 63
Hepatitis B	62	77	46	279	- 202
Other Neoplasms	63	37	68	24	+ 13
War	64	22	41	409	- 387
Hepatitis C	65	21	66	46	- 24
Upper Respiratory	66	12	63	94	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	12	70	18	- 5
Ascariasis	68	9	59	125	- 115
Diphtheria	69	3	65	60	- 57
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 0
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	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 NIGER

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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.