SUDAN VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		SUDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,727	4	12,619	+ 11,108
Stroke	2	22,123	2	20,582	+ 1,541
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,576	1	43,966	- 23,390
HIV/AIDS	4	19,792	22	2,331	+ 17,461
Malaria	5	16,286	10	5,614	+ 10,672
Tuberculosis	6	14,903	15	4,250	+ 10,654
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,392	5	11,459	- 67
Low Birth Weight	8	9,720	3	16,036	- 6,317
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,539	9	6,277	+ 3,263
Birth Trauma	10	9,037	7	8,526	+ 512
Liver Disease	11	8,832	14	4,348	+ 4,484
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,651	17	3,070	+ 5,581
Kidney Disease	13	6,072	12	5,095	+ 977
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,742	11	5,507	+ 235
Lung Disease	15	4,552	13	4,382	+ 170
Meningitis	16	4,353	33	1,092	+ 3,261
Liver Cancer	17	4,160	37	946	+ 3,214
Other Injuries	18	3,549	18	2,912	+ 637
Hypertension	19	3,255	8	7,287	- 4,033
Cervical Cancer	20	3,153	41	770	+ 2,383
Suicide	21	2,908	27	1,644	+ 1,264
Maternal Conditions	22	2,905	23	1,961	+ 944
Asthma	23	2,888	19	2,636	+ 252
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,867	30	1,459	+ 1,408
Breast Cancer	25	2,827	16	3,071	- 244
Malnutrition	26	2,726	34	1,089	+ 1,637
Violence	27	2,710	21	2,478	+ 232
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,356	38	839	+ 1,517
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,888	20	2,584	- 696
Falls	30	1,704	28	1,559	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	31	1,504	49	523	+ 980
Lymphomas	32	1,276	29	1,533	- 257
Stomach Cancer	33	1,270	51	478	+ 792
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,171	35	1,049	+ 123
Pertussis	35	1,086	24	1,899	- 812
Drownings	36	1,080	26	1,684	- 604
Fires	37	1,064	31	1,310	- 246
Ovary Cancer	38	1,019	39	794	+ 225
Drug Use	39	919	36	1,036	- 117
Poisonings	40	761	42	744	+ 17
Syphilis	41	704	47	603	+ 101
Oral Cancer	42	704	50	493	+ 212
Parkinson's Disease	43	564	45	705	- 140
Encephalitis	44	521	57	303	+ 218
Leukemia	45	496	25	1,828	- 1,332
Pancreas Cancer	46	488	58	272	+ 215
Epilepsy	47	481	43	735	- 254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	468	40	775	- 307
Oesophagus Cancer	49	416	32	1,126	- 709
Skin Disease	50	385	60	112	+ 273
Schistosomiasis	51	375	63	68	+ 306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	373	46	684	- 311
Bladder Cancer	53	358	54	369	- 11
Alcohol	54	356	61	84	+ 272
Lung Cancers	55	346	48	545	- 199
Tetanus	56	321	53	378	- 57
Uterin Cancer	57	319	62	71	+ 248
Skin Cancers	58	313	55	356	- 44
Appendicitis	59	213	59	155	+ 58
Measles	60	198	6	9,301	- 9,104
Multiple Sclerosis	61	164	64	54	+ 110
Hepatitis B	62	148	44	730	- 583
Other Neoplasms	63	70	65	35	+ 35
War	64	42	56	336	- 294
Hepatitis C	65	41	68	17	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	66	24	70	5	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	67	20	+ 4
Ascariasis	68	18	66	21	- 3
Diphtheria	69	6	69	11	- 5
Chlamydia	70	5	71	1	+ 4
Dengue	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	448	- 448
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	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 SUDAN

Ghana

Sudan

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.