PHILIPPINES VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	55,608	2	93,807	- 38,199
Stroke	2	51,849	3	74,167	- 22,317
Coronary Heart Disease	3	48,223	1	129,955	- 81,732
HIV/AIDS	4	46,386	66	204	+ 46,182
Malaria	5	38,168	69	94	+ 38,074
Tuberculosis	6	34,928	8	27,061	+ 7,868
Road Traffic Accidents	7	26,698	10	13,017	+ 13,681
Low Birth Weight	8	22,780	14	10,141	+ 12,639
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	22,357	22	6,189	+ 16,168
Birth Trauma	10	21,180	18	7,960	+ 13,220
Liver Disease	11	20,700	20	7,076	+ 13,623
Diabetes Mellitus	12	20,275	7	32,260	- 11,985
Kidney Disease	13	14,230	4	39,380	- 25,150
Congenital Anomalies	14	13,457	17	8,051	+ 5,406
Lung Disease	15	10,668	6	32,559	- 21,891
Meningitis	16	10,201	47	1,041	+ 9,160
Liver Cancer	17	9,750	19	7,663	+ 2,086
Other Injuries	18	8,319	31	3,536	+ 4,783
Hypertension	19	7,628	5	34,500	- 26,872
Cervical Cancer	20	7,390	33	3,076	+ 4,314
Suicide	21	6,816	35	2,325	+ 4,490
Maternal Conditions	22	6,808	38	2,042	+ 4,766
Asthma	23	6,768	11	11,404	- 4,636
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,719	12	10,464	- 3,745
Breast Cancer	25	6,625	15	9,802	- 3,177
Malnutrition	26	6,388	24	4,311	+ 2,077
Violence	27	6,350	9	14,835	- 8,484
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,522	30	3,545	+ 1,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,424	39	2,010	+ 2,414
Falls	30	3,993	28	3,861	+ 132
Prostate Cancer	31	3,524	26	4,149	- 625
Lymphomas	32	2,992	36	2,279	+ 713
Stomach Cancer	33	2,976	41	1,868	+ 1,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	2,745	16	8,063	- 5,318
Pertussis	35	2,546	43	1,760	+ 786
Drownings	36	2,532	27	3,881	- 1,349
Fires	37	2,494	54	600	+ 1,895
Ovary Cancer	38	2,388	40	1,994	+ 395
Drug Use	39	2,154	52	695	+ 1,460
Poisonings	40	1,783	65	226	+ 1,557
Syphilis	41	1,651	44	1,157	+ 494
Oral Cancer	42	1,651	34	2,916	- 1,266
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,322	55	594	+ 728
Encephalitis	44	1,221	67	185	+ 1,037
Leukemia	45	1,163	29	3,596	- 2,433
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,143	37	2,121	- 978
Epilepsy	47	1,126	45	1,120	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,096	21	6,865	- 5,769
Oesophagus Cancer	49	976	53	672	+ 304
Skin Disease	50	903	25	4,229	- 3,326
Schistosomiasis	51	878	64	233	+ 645
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	874	42	1,807	- 932
Bladder Cancer	53	839	58	569	+ 269
Alcohol	54	834	60	401	+ 434
Lung Cancers	55	812	13	10,296	- 9,484
Tetanus	56	752	59	521	+ 232
Uterin Cancer	57	748	50	761	- 12
Skin Cancers	58	733	61	368	+ 365
Appendicitis	59	498	63	276	+ 222
Measles	60	463	48	894	- 431
Multiple Sclerosis	61	385	72	31	+ 354
Hepatitis B	62	346	56	590	- 243
Other Neoplasms	63	164	23	5,146	- 4,982
War	64	100	49	817	- 718
Hepatitis C	65	95	81	0	+ 95
Upper Respiratory	66	56	70	39	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	55	62	323	- 267
Ascariasis	68	42	76	13	+ 29
Diphtheria	69	14	75	14	- 0
Chlamydia	70	11	78	4	+ 7
Dengue	71	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Otitis Media	72	0	74	23	- 23
Leprosy	73	0	71	37	- 37
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	68	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.