PAKISTAN VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	118,649	6	83,483	+ 35,166
Stroke	2	110,629	2	141,432	- 30,803
Coronary Heart Disease	3	102,893	1	240,720	- 137,827
HIV/AIDS	4	98,973	32	6,797	+ 92,175
Malaria	5	81,438	63	587	+ 80,851
Tuberculosis	6	74,525	11	42,103	+ 32,422
Road Traffic Accidents	7	56,965	12	28,170	+ 28,794
Low Birth Weight	8	48,604	4	93,373	- 44,769
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	47,702	3	104,383	- 56,680
Birth Trauma	10	45,192	8	59,559	- 14,367
Liver Disease	11	44,166	10	54,835	- 10,669
Diabetes Mellitus	12	43,261	7	63,852	- 20,592
Kidney Disease	13	30,362	9	56,796	- 26,434
Congenital Anomalies	14	28,713	14	26,320	+ 2,393
Lung Disease	15	22,762	5	86,968	- 64,206
Meningitis	16	21,766	19	18,025	+ 3,741
Liver Cancer	17	20,802	41	4,427	+ 16,376
Other Injuries	18	17,749	13	27,010	- 9,261
Hypertension	19	16,275	16	22,917	- 6,643
Cervical Cancer	20	15,767	44	4,009	+ 11,758
Suicide	21	14,543	18	19,331	- 4,788
Maternal Conditions	22	14,526	24	12,392	+ 2,133
Asthma	23	14,441	17	20,750	- 6,310
Endocrine Disorders	24	14,336	25	11,439	+ 2,897
Breast Cancer	25	14,135	20	18,009	- 3,874
Malnutrition	26	13,631	27	8,852	+ 4,779
Violence	27	13,550	23	12,925	+ 625
Inflammatory/Heart	28	11,782	52	2,318	+ 9,464
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	9,440	22	15,216	- 5,775
Falls	30	8,519	28	8,642	- 123
Prostate Cancer	31	7,520	45	3,559	+ 3,960
Lymphomas	32	6,383	31	7,020	- 637
Stomach Cancer	33	6,350	43	4,044	+ 2,305
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	5,856	38	5,279	+ 578
Pertussis	35	5,432	34	6,358	- 926
Drownings	36	5,402	37	5,376	+ 26
Fires	37	5,322	42	4,305	+ 1,017
Ovary Cancer	38	5,096	46	3,533	+ 1,562
Drug Use	39	4,597	61	829	+ 3,768
Poisonings	40	3,805	47	3,364	+ 441
Syphilis	41	3,523	57	1,289	+ 2,234
Oral Cancer	42	3,522	21	17,181	- 13,659
Parkinson's Disease	43	2,821	35	6,145	- 3,324
Encephalitis	44	2,606	33	6,651	- 4,045
Leukemia	45	2,481	39	5,254	- 2,772
Pancreas Cancer	46	2,438	60	1,069	+ 1,369
Epilepsy	47	2,403	40	4,873	- 2,470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	2,339	36	5,450	- 3,112
Oesophagus Cancer	49	2,082	29	7,866	- 5,784
Skin Disease	50	1,927	67	132	+ 1,795
Schistosomiasis	51	1,873	74	0	+ 1,873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,865	15	26,017	- 24,151
Bladder Cancer	53	1,790	48	2,727	- 937
Alcohol	54	1,780	50	2,520	- 740
Lung Cancers	55	1,732	26	9,688	- 7,955
Tetanus	56	1,606	30	7,541	- 5,935
Uterin Cancer	57	1,597	59	1,191	+ 406
Skin Cancers	58	1,564	54	1,539	+ 25
Appendicitis	59	1,063	51	2,472	- 1,409
Measles	60	988	49	2,579	- 1,591
Multiple Sclerosis	61	821	65	411	+ 409
Hepatitis B	62	739	53	2,267	- 1,528
Other Neoplasms	63	350	64	412	- 62
War	64	212	62	597	- 384
Hepatitis C	65	203	58	1,227	- 1,023
Upper Respiratory	66	119	66	288	- 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	118	56	1,388	- 1,270
Ascariasis	68	90	68	75	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	29	69	68	- 39
Chlamydia	70	23	70	44	- 21
Dengue	71	1	55	1,429	- 1,428
Otitis Media	72	0	71	28	- 28
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

Ghana

Pakistan

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.