GHANA VS MOROCCO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MOROCCO		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,551	3	14,103	+ 57,449
Stroke	2	29,476	2	15,163	+ 14,313
Hypertension	3	9,933	19	2,231	+ 7,702
Kidney Disease	4	9,452	13	4,161	+ 5,290
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,825	12	5,929	+ 896
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,695	1	16,262	- 9,567
Lung Cancers	7	6,092	55	237	+ 5,854
Lung Disease	8	5,825	15	3,120	+ 2,705
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,722	7	7,808	- 2,086
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,595	29	1,294	+ 3,301
Liver Disease	11	4,502	11	6,053	- 1,552
Breast Cancer	12	3,334	25	1,937	+ 1,396
Asthma	13	3,092	23	1,979	+ 1,112
Low Birth Weight	14	3,057	8	6,662	- 3,604
Tuberculosis	15	2,655	6	10,214	- 7,559
Suicide	16	2,421	21	1,993	+ 428
Colon-Rectum Cancers	17	2,365	34	803	+ 1,562
Cervical Cancer	18	2,320	20	2,161	+ 159
Falls	19	2,272	30	1,168	+ 1,105
Lymphomas	20	2,104	32	875	+ 1,229
Other Injuries	21	2,101	18	2,433	- 331
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,965	14	3,935	- 1,970
Birth Trauma	23	1,912	10	6,194	- 4,282
Prostate Cancer	24	1,771	31	1,031	+ 740
Stomach Cancer	25	1,565	33	870	+ 694
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,398	43	387	+ 1,011
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,102	9	6,538	- 5,436
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,045	24	1,965	- 920
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	995	48	321	+ 675
Bladder Cancer	30	989	53	245	+ 743
Leukemia	31	957	45	340	+ 617
Inflammatory/Heart	32	946	28	1,615	- 669
Fires	33	837	37	729	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	34	740	38	698	+ 41
Oral Cancer	35	722	42	483	+ 239
Pancreas Cancer	36	691	46	334	+ 357
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	665	52	256	+ 409
Maternal Conditions	38	651	22	1,991	- 1,340
Violence	39	585	27	1,857	- 1,272
Meningitis	40	502	16	2,983	- 2,481
Skin Cancers	41	442	58	214	+ 227
Oesophagus Cancer	42	407	49	285	+ 121
Drownings	43	394	36	740	- 346
Liver Cancer	44	391	17	2,851	- 2,460
Epilepsy	45	311	47	329	- 19
Pertussis	46	300	35	744	- 444
Drug Use	47	297	39	630	- 333
Hepatitis B	48	292	62	101	+ 191
HIV/AIDS	49	267	4	13,565	- 13,298
Poisonings	50	246	40	522	- 275
Malnutrition	51	185	26	1,868	- 1,683
Encephalitis	52	163	44	357	- 194
Uterin Cancer	53	143	57	219	- 76
Skin Disease	54	138	50	264	- 127
Syphilis	55	130	41	483	- 353
Appendicitis	56	121	59	146	- 25
Alcohol	57	101	54	244	- 143
Multiple Sclerosis	58	98	61	113	- 15
Tetanus	59	71	56	220	- 149
Other Neoplasms	60	65	63	48	+ 17
Schistosomiasis	61	62	51	257	- 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	35	67	16	+ 19
War	63	20	64	29	- 9
Leishmaniasis	64	14	77	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	7	65	28	- 21
Ascariasis	66	5	68	12	- 8
Upper Respiratory	67	3	66	16	- 13
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	69	4	- 3
Measles	70	0	60	135	- 135
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.