GHANA VS HAITI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HAITI		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,868	3	14,103	+ 24,766
Stroke	2	34,663	2	15,163	+ 19,500
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,787	1	16,262	+ 4,525
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,789	12	5,929	+ 8,860
HIV/AIDS	5	7,962	4	13,565	- 5,603
Kidney Disease	6	7,948	13	4,161	+ 3,787
Hypertension	7	7,745	19	2,231	+ 5,514
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,473	9	6,538	+ 935
Low Birth Weight	9	7,403	8	6,662	+ 742
Liver Disease	10	7,136	11	6,053	+ 1,083
Lung Disease	11	6,869	15	3,120	+ 3,749
Violence	12	6,855	27	1,857	+ 4,998
Road Traffic Accidents	13	6,223	7	7,808	- 1,585
Birth Trauma	14	6,181	10	6,194	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,354	14	3,935	+ 1,418
Other Injuries	16	4,410	18	2,433	+ 1,977
Prostate Cancer	17	3,992	31	1,031	+ 2,961
Maternal Conditions	18	3,969	22	1,991	+ 1,978
Drownings	19	3,844	36	740	+ 3,104
Asthma	20	3,258	23	1,979	+ 1,279
Suicide	21	3,194	21	1,993	+ 1,201
Tuberculosis	22	2,964	6	10,214	- 7,250
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,810	29	1,294	+ 1,516
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,800	24	1,965	+ 835
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,769	28	1,615	+ 1,154
Stomach Cancer	26	2,540	33	870	+ 1,669
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	2,396	52	256	+ 2,140
Meningitis	28	2,295	16	2,983	- 689
Malnutrition	29	2,109	26	1,868	+ 241
Breast Cancer	30	2,074	25	1,937	+ 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,072	48	321	+ 1,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,001	34	803	+ 1,199
Liver Cancer	33	1,949	17	2,851	- 902
Cervical Cancer	34	1,685	20	2,161	- 476
Falls	35	1,615	30	1,168	+ 448
Lung Cancers	36	1,446	55	237	+ 1,209
Fires	37	1,383	37	729	+ 654
Pertussis	38	1,314	35	744	+ 569
Alcohol	39	1,258	54	244	+ 1,014
Skin Disease	40	1,250	50	264	+ 985
Epilepsy	41	1,202	47	329	+ 873
Parkinson's Disease	42	969	43	387	+ 583
Leukemia	43	884	45	340	+ 544
Pancreas Cancer	44	789	46	334	+ 455
Oral Cancer	45	768	42	483	+ 285
Syphilis	46	740	41	483	+ 257
Lymphomas	47	693	32	875	- 182
Appendicitis	48	505	59	146	+ 359
Oesophagus Cancer	49	456	49	285	+ 171
Poisonings	50	454	40	522	- 67
Ovary Cancer	51	452	38	698	- 247
Drug Use	52	412	39	630	- 218
Tetanus	53	349	56	220	+ 129
Encephalitis	54	346	44	357	- 11
Bladder Cancer	55	271	53	245	+ 26
Skin Cancers	56	166	58	214	- 48
Uterin Cancer	57	123	57	219	- 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	109	67	16	+ 93
Malaria	59	106	5	11,162	- 11,056
Other Neoplasms	60	90	63	48	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	61	83	61	113	- 29
Hepatitis B	62	76	62	101	- 25
Upper Respiratory	63	55	66	16	+ 39
Dengue	64	50	71	0	+ 49
Hepatitis C	65	22	65	28	- 6
War	66	16	64	29	- 13
Ascariasis	67	15	68	12	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	13	70	3	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	9	69	4	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	4	72	0	+ 4
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.