GHANA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,404	1	16,262	- 2,858
HIV/AIDS	2	12,402	4	13,565	- 1,163
Tuberculosis	3	11,672	6	10,214	+ 1,458
Stroke	4	9,439	2	15,163	- 5,724
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,157	9	6,538	+ 2,619
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,838	7	7,808	+ 1,030
Liver Disease	7	7,960	11	6,053	+ 1,907
Malaria	8	7,513	5	11,162	- 3,649
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,110	3	14,103	- 6,993
Birth Trauma	10	5,913	10	6,194	- 281
Low Birth Weight	11	5,678	8	6,662	- 984
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,632	14	3,935	- 304
Maternal Conditions	13	3,356	22	1,991	+ 1,365
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,356	12	5,929	- 2,573
Meningitis	15	3,185	16	2,983	+ 202
Kidney Disease	16	2,651	13	4,161	- 1,511
Hypertension	17	2,623	19	2,231	+ 393
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,597	49	285	+ 2,311
Other Injuries	19	2,575	18	2,433	+ 142
Lung Disease	20	2,542	15	3,120	- 578
Malnutrition	21	2,501	26	1,868	+ 633
Cervical Cancer	22	2,012	20	2,161	- 149
Suicide	23	1,909	21	1,993	- 84
Violence	24	1,747	27	1,857	- 110
Breast Cancer	25	1,578	25	1,937	- 359
Asthma	26	1,366	23	1,979	- 613
Tetanus	27	1,264	56	220	+ 1,044
Stomach Cancer	28	1,193	33	870	+ 323
Lymphomas	29	1,147	32	875	+ 272
Oral Cancer	30	1,094	42	483	+ 611
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,085	29	1,294	- 209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	877	34	803	+ 75
Falls	33	870	30	1,168	- 298
Liver Cancer	34	802	17	2,851	- 2,049
Leukemia	35	788	45	340	+ 448
Fires	36	782	37	729	+ 52
Prostate Cancer	37	767	31	1,031	- 264
Poisonings	38	753	40	522	+ 232
Drownings	39	713	36	740	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	40	666	28	1,615	- 949
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	647	48	321	+ 326
Pertussis	42	602	35	744	- 143
Epilepsy	43	494	47	329	+ 165
Endocrine Disorders	44	493	24	1,965	- 1,471
Ovary Cancer	45	472	38	698	- 227
Pancreas Cancer	46	425	46	334	+ 91
Lung Cancers	47	397	55	237	+ 160
Skin Cancers	48	379	58	214	+ 165
Hepatitis B	49	310	62	101	+ 209
Parkinson's Disease	50	279	43	387	- 108
Skin Disease	51	270	50	264	+ 6
Syphilis	52	267	41	483	- 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	242	52	256	- 14
Schistosomiasis	54	220	51	257	- 37
Alcohol	55	211	54	244	- 33
Uterin Cancer	56	192	57	219	- 27
Bladder Cancer	57	189	53	245	- 57
Appendicitis	58	143	59	146	- 3
Leishmaniasis	59	115	77	0	+ 115
Encephalitis	60	112	44	357	- 245
Hepatitis C	61	91	65	28	+ 63
Drug Use	62	67	39	630	- 563
Measles	63	61	60	135	- 74
Upper Respiratory	64	56	66	16	+ 40
War	65	53	64	29	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	50	67	16	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	67	36	63	48	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	68	23	61	113	- 90
Diphtheria	69	7	69	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	6	70	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	5	68	12	- 7
Otitis Media	72	4	72	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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.