GHANA VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,032	3	14,103	+ 930
Stroke	2	9,003	2	15,163	- 6,160
Road Traffic Accidents	3	5,315	7	7,808	- 2,493
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,212	12	5,929	- 717
Hypertension	5	4,741	19	2,231	+ 2,511
Kidney Disease	6	4,625	13	4,161	+ 463
Lung Cancers	7	3,277	55	237	+ 3,040
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,902	1	16,262	- 13,360
Congenital Anomalies	9	2,892	14	3,935	- 1,043
Low Birth Weight	10	2,653	8	6,662	- 4,009
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	2,187	29	1,294	+ 893
Breast Cancer	12	2,123	25	1,937	+ 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,908	34	803	+ 1,105
Liver Disease	14	1,528	11	6,053	- 4,526
Lung Disease	15	1,374	15	3,120	- 1,745
Leukemia	16	1,144	45	340	+ 804
Stomach Cancer	17	1,130	33	870	+ 260
Lymphomas	18	1,001	32	875	+ 126
Other Injuries	19	909	18	2,433	- 1,523
Birth Trauma	20	838	10	6,194	- 5,356
Violence	21	833	27	1,857	- 1,024
Pancreas Cancer	22	760	46	334	+ 425
Bladder Cancer	23	658	53	245	+ 413
Falls	24	590	30	1,168	- 578
Liver Cancer	25	575	17	2,851	- 2,276
Endocrine Disorders	26	558	24	1,965	- 1,407
Parkinson's Disease	27	524	43	387	+ 137
Suicide	28	511	21	1,993	- 1,482
Fires	29	473	37	729	- 257
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	471	9	6,538	- 6,067
Oral Cancer	31	442	42	483	- 41
Ovary Cancer	32	431	38	698	- 267
Prostate Cancer	33	406	31	1,031	- 625
Drug Use	34	355	39	630	- 275
Asthma	35	354	23	1,979	- 1,625
Drownings	36	331	36	740	- 409
Meningitis	37	243	16	2,983	- 2,741
Inflammatory/Heart	38	230	28	1,615	- 1,385
Uterin Cancer	39	230	57	219	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	206	48	321	- 114
Cervical Cancer	41	197	20	2,161	- 1,964
Oesophagus Cancer	42	195	49	285	- 90
Pertussis	43	169	35	744	- 575
Maternal Conditions	44	163	22	1,991	- 1,828
Syphilis	45	160	41	483	- 323
Epilepsy	46	152	47	329	- 178
Poisonings	47	145	40	522	- 377
Skin Disease	48	131	50	264	- 133
Skin Cancers	49	117	58	214	- 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	69	52	256	- 186
Malnutrition	51	46	26	1,868	- 1,822
Encephalitis	52	42	44	357	- 315
Tuberculosis	53	38	6	10,214	- 10,177
Multiple Sclerosis	54	37	61	113	- 76
Alcohol	55	33	54	244	- 211
Tetanus	56	33	56	220	- 188
Other Neoplasms	57	29	63	48	- 19
Appendicitis	58	24	59	146	- 122
War	59	19	64	29	- 10
Hepatitis B	60	13	62	101	- 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	12	67	16	- 4
Schistosomiasis	62	8	51	257	- 249
HIV/AIDS	63	6	4	13,565	- 13,559
Hepatitis C	64	4	65	28	- 24
Measles	65	2	60	135	- 133
Leishmaniasis	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	69	4	- 3
Ascariasis	68	1	68	12	- 12
Upper Respiratory	69	1	66	16	- 16
Chlamydia	70	0	70	3	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	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.