VENEZUELA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,692	7	7,188	+ 7,504
Stroke	2	13,699	3	12,133	+ 1,566
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,741	1	26,905	- 14,164
HIV/AIDS	4	12,256	6	7,490	+ 4,766
Malaria	5	10,084	42	402	+ 9,683
Tuberculosis	6	9,228	31	748	+ 8,481
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,054	5	11,127	- 4,073
Low Birth Weight	8	6,019	12	3,088	+ 2,931
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,907	22	1,359	+ 4,548
Birth Trauma	10	5,596	24	1,087	+ 4,509
Liver Disease	11	5,469	16	2,340	+ 3,129
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,357	4	11,176	- 5,819
Kidney Disease	13	3,760	8	5,932	- 2,172
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,556	14	2,846	+ 710
Lung Disease	15	2,819	10	5,150	- 2,331
Meningitis	16	2,695	49	251	+ 2,445
Liver Cancer	17	2,576	26	1,029	+ 1,547
Other Injuries	18	2,198	21	1,693	+ 505
Hypertension	19	2,015	9	5,195	- 3,180
Cervical Cancer	20	1,952	20	1,986	- 34
Suicide	21	1,801	34	585	+ 1,216
Maternal Conditions	22	1,799	39	422	+ 1,377
Asthma	23	1,788	46	311	+ 1,477
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,775	30	760	+ 1,015
Breast Cancer	25	1,750	15	2,563	- 813
Malnutrition	26	1,688	32	629	+ 1,059
Violence	27	1,678	2	18,132	- 16,454
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,459	33	599	+ 860
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,169	35	572	+ 597
Falls	30	1,055	28	865	+ 190
Prostate Cancer	31	931	13	2,848	- 1,917
Lymphomas	32	790	23	1,248	- 457
Stomach Cancer	33	786	17	2,175	- 1,389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	725	19	2,037	- 1,312
Pertussis	35	673	64	26	+ 647
Drownings	36	669	43	388	+ 281
Fires	37	659	54	144	+ 515
Ovary Cancer	38	631	36	563	+ 68
Drug Use	39	569	50	225	+ 344
Poisonings	40	471	58	68	+ 404
Syphilis	41	436	67	15	+ 421
Oral Cancer	42	436	38	544	- 108
Parkinson's Disease	43	349	48	252	+ 98
Encephalitis	44	323	61	37	+ 286
Leukemia	45	307	27	1,007	- 700
Pancreas Cancer	46	302	25	1,082	- 780
Epilepsy	47	298	41	411	- 113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	290	40	418	- 128
Oesophagus Cancer	49	258	44	370	- 112
Skin Disease	50	239	66	18	+ 221
Schistosomiasis	51	232	76	1	+ 231
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	231	57	80	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	53	222	45	365	- 143
Alcohol	54	220	62	34	+ 186
Lung Cancers	55	214	11	3,900	- 3,685
Tetanus	56	199	68	8	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	57	198	47	309	- 112
Skin Cancers	58	194	37	553	- 359
Appendicitis	59	132	56	98	+ 34
Measles	60	122	79	0	+ 122
Multiple Sclerosis	61	102	60	51	+ 51
Hepatitis B	62	91	63	30	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	63	43	18	2,167	- 2,124
War	64	26	51	185	- 159
Hepatitis C	65	25	65	21	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	15	74	1	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	15	52	180	- 165
Ascariasis	68	11	70	5	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	4	78	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Dengue	71	0	59	65	- 65
Otitis Media	72	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Ghana

Venezuela

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.