GHANA VS MONGOLIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONGOLIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,825	3	14,103	+ 40,722
Stroke	2	46,386	2	15,163	+ 31,224
Liver Cancer	3	19,332	17	2,851	+ 16,481
Liver Disease	4	18,157	11	6,053	+ 12,104
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,153	7	7,808	- 655
Stomach Cancer	6	6,508	33	870	+ 5,638
Alcohol	7	6,139	54	244	+ 5,895
Suicide	8	6,080	21	1,993	+ 4,087
Other Injuries	9	4,660	18	2,433	+ 2,227
Lung Cancers	10	4,334	55	237	+ 4,096
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	4,317	1	16,262	- 11,945
Kidney Disease	12	4,303	13	4,161	+ 142
Oesophagus Cancer	13	3,853	49	285	+ 3,568
Tuberculosis	14	3,451	6	10,214	- 6,764
Lung Disease	15	3,447	15	3,120	+ 327
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,768	28	1,615	+ 1,153
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,765	14	3,935	- 1,170
Falls	18	2,571	30	1,168	+ 1,403
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,561	29	1,294	+ 1,267
Low Birth Weight	20	2,148	8	6,662	- 4,514
Hypertension	21	2,093	19	2,231	- 138
Violence	22	2,074	27	1,857	+ 217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,027	48	321	+ 1,706
Birth Trauma	24	1,688	10	6,194	- 4,506
Cervical Cancer	25	1,637	20	2,161	- 524
Drownings	26	1,595	36	740	+ 855
Diabetes Mellitus	27	1,528	12	5,929	- 4,402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	28	1,356	52	256	+ 1,100
Asthma	29	1,186	23	1,979	- 794
Pancreas Cancer	30	996	46	334	+ 662
Fires	31	993	37	729	+ 264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	985	34	803	+ 183
Poisonings	33	939	40	522	+ 417
Epilepsy	34	847	47	329	+ 517
Endocrine Disorders	35	731	24	1,965	- 1,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	699	9	6,538	- 5,839
Oral Cancer	37	647	42	483	+ 164
Breast Cancer	38	642	25	1,937	- 1,295
Parkinson's Disease	39	581	43	387	+ 194
Maternal Conditions	40	513	22	1,991	- 1,478
Ovary Cancer	41	477	38	698	- 222
Lymphomas	42	454	32	875	- 421
Encephalitis	43	426	44	357	+ 69
Syphilis	44	362	41	483	- 121
Drug Use	45	343	39	630	- 287
Leukemia	46	313	45	340	- 27
Appendicitis	47	267	59	146	+ 122
Meningitis	48	225	16	2,983	- 2,759
HIV/AIDS	49	221	4	13,565	- 13,344
Bladder Cancer	50	200	53	245	- 46
Skin Disease	51	192	50	264	- 72
Prostate Cancer	52	190	31	1,031	- 841
Pertussis	53	157	35	744	- 588
Skin Cancers	54	132	58	214	- 82
Hepatitis B	55	110	62	101	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	89	67	16	+ 73
Uterin Cancer	57	77	57	219	- 142
Other Neoplasms	58	36	63	48	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	59	30	61	113	- 82
Tetanus	60	18	56	220	- 202
Upper Respiratory	61	14	66	16	- 2
Hepatitis C	62	5	65	28	- 23
War	63	4	64	29	- 25
Malnutrition	64	4	26	1,868	- 1,865
Chlamydia	65	4	70	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	66	1	69	4	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	68	12	- 12
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	60	135	- 135
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Mongolia

Ghana

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.