VIET NAM VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	49,723	7	27,836	+ 21,886
Stroke	2	46,362	1	159,032	- 112,671
Coronary Heart Disease	3	43,120	2	91,939	- 48,819
HIV/AIDS	4	41,477	27	4,993	+ 36,484
Malaria	5	34,128	67	14	+ 34,114
Tuberculosis	6	31,232	15	9,446	+ 21,786
Road Traffic Accidents	7	23,872	5	29,475	- 5,603
Low Birth Weight	8	20,369	19	7,132	+ 13,237
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	19,991	29	4,390	+ 15,601
Birth Trauma	10	18,939	32	2,340	+ 16,599
Liver Disease	11	18,509	10	23,900	- 5,391
Diabetes Mellitus	12	18,129	4	33,860	- 15,731
Kidney Disease	13	12,724	8	25,251	- 12,528
Congenital Anomalies	14	12,033	21	7,064	+ 4,969
Lung Disease	15	9,539	3	35,875	- 26,336
Meningitis	16	9,122	51	624	+ 8,497
Liver Cancer	17	8,718	9	24,995	- 16,277
Other Injuries	18	7,438	23	5,539	+ 1,899
Hypertension	19	6,820	12	19,880	- 13,059
Cervical Cancer	20	6,607	31	2,391	+ 4,216
Suicide	21	6,094	18	7,249	- 1,155
Maternal Conditions	22	6,087	49	773	+ 5,314
Asthma	23	6,052	17	8,150	- 2,098
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,008	34	2,082	+ 3,926
Breast Cancer	25	5,924	22	6,187	- 263
Malnutrition	26	5,712	63	120	+ 5,592
Violence	27	5,678	36	1,785	+ 3,893
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,937	24	5,357	- 419
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,956	6	29,307	- 25,351
Falls	30	3,570	13	15,427	- 11,857
Prostate Cancer	31	3,151	35	1,911	+ 1,240
Lymphomas	32	2,675	30	2,964	- 289
Stomach Cancer	33	2,661	14	15,134	- 12,473
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	2,454	16	8,258	- 5,804
Pertussis	35	2,276	50	705	+ 1,571
Drownings	36	2,264	26	5,097	- 2,833
Fires	37	2,230	52	595	+ 1,636
Ovary Cancer	38	2,135	47	864	+ 1,272
Drug Use	39	1,926	41	1,366	+ 561
Poisonings	40	1,595	48	832	+ 763
Syphilis	41	1,476	56	328	+ 1,148
Oral Cancer	42	1,476	20	7,088	- 5,612
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,182	25	5,338	- 4,156
Encephalitis	44	1,092	39	1,558	- 466
Leukemia	45	1,040	28	4,899	- 3,859
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,022	44	929	+ 92
Epilepsy	47	1,007	53	583	+ 424
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	980	43	957	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	49	872	33	2,265	- 1,392
Skin Disease	50	807	40	1,515	- 708
Schistosomiasis	51	785	77	0	+ 785
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	782	38	1,708	- 926
Bladder Cancer	53	750	45	896	- 146
Alcohol	54	746	46	867	- 121
Lung Cancers	55	726	11	21,294	- 20,568
Tetanus	56	673	58	286	+ 386
Uterin Cancer	57	669	42	1,159	- 489
Skin Cancers	58	655	54	467	+ 188
Appendicitis	59	446	60	201	+ 244
Measles	60	414	37	1,780	- 1,366
Multiple Sclerosis	61	344	61	135	+ 208
Hepatitis B	62	310	55	379	- 70
Other Neoplasms	63	147	57	325	- 178
War	64	89	65	34	+ 55
Hepatitis C	65	85	64	78	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	50	66	34	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	49	59	224	- 174
Ascariasis	68	38	68	9	+ 29
Diphtheria	69	12	69	3	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	10	70	1	+ 9
Dengue	71	1	62	127	- 126
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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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.