GHANA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,311	3	14,103	+ 23,209
Lung Disease	2	21,594	15	3,120	+ 18,474
Stroke	3	17,110	2	15,163	+ 1,947
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	16,454	9	6,538	+ 9,916
Tuberculosis	5	10,699	6	10,214	+ 485
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,633	1	16,262	- 6,629
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,664	12	5,929	+ 735
Liver Disease	8	6,593	11	6,053	+ 539
Low Birth Weight	9	5,860	8	6,662	- 802
Falls	10	5,541	30	1,168	+ 4,374
Kidney Disease	11	5,471	13	4,161	+ 1,310
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,218	7	7,808	- 2,589
Asthma	13	4,812	23	1,979	+ 2,833
Suicide	14	4,255	21	1,993	+ 2,262
Other Injuries	15	3,671	18	2,433	+ 1,239
Oral Cancer	16	3,294	42	483	+ 2,811
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,107	29	1,294	+ 1,814
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	3,095	52	256	+ 2,839
Hypertension	19	2,652	19	2,231	+ 422
Birth Trauma	20	2,524	10	6,194	- 3,670
Lung Cancers	21	2,167	55	237	+ 1,929
Breast Cancer	22	2,033	25	1,937	+ 96
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,032	14	3,935	- 1,904
Stomach Cancer	24	1,990	33	870	+ 1,119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,899	34	803	+ 1,096
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,672	48	321	+ 1,351
Violence	27	1,271	27	1,857	- 586
Drownings	28	1,197	36	740	+ 457
Encephalitis	29	1,180	44	357	+ 823
Cervical Cancer	30	1,112	20	2,161	- 1,049
HIV/AIDS	31	1,090	4	13,565	- 12,475
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,065	43	387	+ 679
Lymphomas	33	986	32	875	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	34	955	49	285	+ 669
Leukemia	35	819	45	340	+ 479
Meningitis	36	818	16	2,983	- 2,165
Pancreas Cancer	37	805	46	334	+ 471
Prostate Cancer	38	760	31	1,031	- 271
Liver Cancer	39	745	17	2,851	- 2,106
Epilepsy	40	744	47	329	+ 415
Maternal Conditions	41	636	22	1,991	- 1,355
Fires	42	571	37	729	- 158
Alcohol	43	567	54	244	+ 323
Ovary Cancer	44	539	38	698	- 160
Skin Disease	45	438	50	264	+ 174
Dengue	46	431	71	0	+ 431
Endocrine Disorders	47	375	24	1,965	- 1,590
Bladder Cancer	48	346	53	245	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	49	311	28	1,615	- 1,304
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	293	67	16	+ 277
Measles	51	293	60	135	+ 157
Drug Use	52	288	39	630	- 342
Appendicitis	53	276	59	146	+ 130
Pertussis	54	248	35	744	- 497
Malnutrition	55	212	26	1,868	- 1,656
Hepatitis B	56	201	62	101	+ 100
Malaria	57	189	5	11,162	- 10,973
Tetanus	58	174	56	220	- 46
Uterin Cancer	59	168	57	219	- 51
Skin Cancers	60	124	58	214	- 90
Poisonings	61	87	40	522	- 435
Other Neoplasms	62	73	63	48	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	63	57	61	113	- 55
Syphilis	64	49	41	483	- 434
Hepatitis C	65	33	65	28	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	66	24	77	0	+ 24
War	67	22	64	29	- 7
Upper Respiratory	68	14	66	16	- 2
Chlamydia	69	9	70	3	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	3	68	12	- 9
Otitis Media	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	69	4	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.