GHANA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,631	1	16,262	+ 15,369
Malaria	2	20,230	5	11,162	+ 9,068
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	16,787	9	6,538	+ 10,249
Measles	4	14,900	60	135	+ 14,764
Stroke	5	14,287	2	15,163	- 875
Coronary Heart Disease	6	14,011	3	14,103	- 92
Birth Trauma	7	11,862	10	6,194	+ 5,668
Low Birth Weight	8	10,680	8	6,662	+ 4,019
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,369	7	7,808	+ 1,561
HIV/AIDS	10	7,468	4	13,565	- 6,097
Meningitis	11	6,511	16	2,983	+ 3,528
Liver Disease	12	6,307	11	6,053	+ 253
Tuberculosis	13	5,858	6	10,214	- 4,357
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,393	14	3,935	+ 1,458
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,287	12	5,929	- 642
Kidney Disease	16	4,796	13	4,161	+ 634
Maternal Conditions	17	4,435	22	1,991	+ 2,444
Other Injuries	18	3,719	18	2,433	+ 1,287
Cervical Cancer	19	3,688	20	2,161	+ 1,527
Lung Disease	20	3,395	15	3,120	+ 275
Hypertension	21	3,334	19	2,231	+ 1,104
Asthma	22	2,916	23	1,979	+ 937
Liver Cancer	23	2,887	17	2,851	+ 36
Pertussis	24	2,882	35	744	+ 2,137
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,818	24	1,965	+ 853
Violence	26	2,790	27	1,857	+ 933
Trypanosomiasis	27	2,651	78	0	+ 2,651
Malnutrition	28	2,552	26	1,868	+ 684
Suicide	29	2,206	21	1,993	+ 212
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,432	29	1,294	+ 138
Drownings	31	1,307	36	740	+ 566
Prostate Cancer	32	1,299	31	1,031	+ 268
Falls	33	1,186	30	1,168	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,108	48	321	+ 787
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,087	28	1,615	- 528
Fires	36	1,014	37	729	+ 285
Epilepsy	37	865	47	329	+ 535
Breast Cancer	38	853	25	1,937	- 1,084
Syphilis	39	811	41	483	+ 328
Poisonings	40	729	40	522	+ 208
Stomach Cancer	41	606	33	870	- 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	588	52	256	+ 333
Schistosomiasis	43	573	51	257	+ 317
Parkinson's Disease	44	524	43	387	+ 137
Tetanus	45	419	56	220	+ 199
Drug Use	46	417	39	630	- 213
Hepatitis B	47	401	62	101	+ 300
Lymphomas	48	390	32	875	- 485
Skin Cancers	49	376	58	214	+ 162
Lung Cancers	50	317	55	237	+ 79
Skin Disease	51	315	50	264	+ 50
Oral Cancer	52	301	42	483	- 182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	247	34	803	- 555
Ovary Cancer	54	229	38	698	- 469
Alcohol	55	206	54	244	- 38
Encephalitis	56	200	44	357	- 158
Appendicitis	57	102	59	146	- 44
Diphtheria	58	98	69	4	+ 94
Uterin Cancer	59	93	57	219	- 126
Bladder Cancer	60	79	53	245	- 167
Hepatitis C	61	55	65	28	+ 27
Ascariasis	62	55	68	12	+ 43
Oesophagus Cancer	63	49	49	285	- 236
War	64	48	64	29	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	65	47	46	334	- 287
Multiple Sclerosis	66	44	61	113	- 69
Leukemia	67	42	45	340	- 298
Other Neoplasms	68	40	63	48	- 8
Upper Respiratory	69	37	66	16	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	31	67	16	+ 15
Chlamydia	71	6	70	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.