UGANDA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,170	2	18,865	+ 4,306
Stroke	2	21,604	6	11,181	+ 10,423
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,093	9	8,784	+ 11,309
HIV/AIDS	4	19,328	1	21,188	- 1,860
Malaria	5	15,904	3	13,576	+ 2,328
Tuberculosis	6	14,554	10	7,255	+ 7,299
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,124	4	13,012	- 1,888
Low Birth Weight	8	9,492	8	9,673	- 182
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,316	5	12,103	- 2,788
Birth Trauma	10	8,825	7	10,405	- 1,579
Liver Disease	11	8,625	13	5,122	+ 3,503
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,448	14	4,794	+ 3,654
Kidney Disease	13	5,929	19	3,168	+ 2,761
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,607	11	6,641	- 1,033
Lung Disease	15	4,445	22	3,051	+ 1,394
Meningitis	16	4,251	16	3,718	+ 533
Liver Cancer	17	4,062	29	1,522	+ 2,540
Other Injuries	18	3,466	20	3,130	+ 336
Hypertension	19	3,178	21	3,120	+ 58
Cervical Cancer	20	3,079	15	4,378	- 1,299
Suicide	21	2,840	24	2,033	+ 807
Maternal Conditions	22	2,837	17	3,641	- 805
Asthma	23	2,820	27	1,745	+ 1,075
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,800	38	761	+ 2,039
Breast Cancer	25	2,760	32	1,128	+ 1,633
Malnutrition	26	2,662	18	3,317	- 655
Violence	27	2,646	12	6,175	- 3,529
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,301	37	859	+ 1,442
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,844	30	1,286	+ 557
Falls	30	1,664	33	1,127	+ 537
Prostate Cancer	31	1,469	34	950	+ 519
Lymphomas	32	1,247	26	1,762	- 515
Stomach Cancer	33	1,240	45	515	+ 725
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,144	35	919	+ 225
Pertussis	35	1,061	25	1,909	- 848
Drownings	36	1,055	31	1,238	- 183
Fires	37	1,039	36	872	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	38	995	44	519	+ 476
Drug Use	39	898	57	233	+ 665
Poisonings	40	743	39	745	- 2
Syphilis	41	688	23	2,235	- 1,548
Oral Cancer	42	688	40	731	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	43	551	48	351	+ 200
Encephalitis	44	509	62	122	+ 387
Leukemia	45	485	42	599	- 114
Pancreas Cancer	46	476	47	358	+ 118
Epilepsy	47	469	43	599	- 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	457	41	687	- 230
Oesophagus Cancer	49	407	28	1,674	- 1,268
Skin Disease	50	376	55	242	+ 134
Schistosomiasis	51	366	52	286	+ 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	364	50	348	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	53	349	59	181	+ 169
Alcohol	54	348	54	256	+ 92
Lung Cancers	55	338	46	441	- 102
Tetanus	56	314	53	271	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	57	312	56	234	+ 78
Skin Cancers	58	305	49	349	- 43
Appendicitis	59	208	58	211	- 3
Measles	60	193	51	343	- 150
Multiple Sclerosis	61	160	69	16	+ 144
Hepatitis B	62	144	61	123	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	63	68	66	37	+ 31
War	64	41	63	88	- 46
Hepatitis C	65	40	67	30	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	23	60	144	- 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	23	64	55	- 32
Ascariasis	68	18	70	16	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	6	72	11	- 5
Chlamydia	70	5	73	6	- 1
Dengue	71	0	74	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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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.