GHANA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,696	1	16,262	+ 11,434
Malaria	2	22,351	5	11,162	+ 11,189
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,049	9	6,538	+ 14,510
Low Birth Weight	4	12,552	8	6,662	+ 5,891
Stroke	5	11,446	2	15,163	- 3,717
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,806	3	14,103	- 3,297
Birth Trauma	7	10,544	10	6,194	+ 4,350
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,807	7	7,808	- 0
Meningitis	9	6,877	16	2,983	+ 3,893
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,706	14	3,935	+ 1,771
Liver Disease	11	5,405	11	6,053	- 648
Other Injuries	12	5,023	18	2,433	+ 2,590
Tuberculosis	13	4,862	6	10,214	- 5,352
Maternal Conditions	14	4,356	22	1,991	+ 2,365
Pertussis	15	3,752	35	744	+ 3,008
Kidney Disease	16	3,588	13	4,161	- 574
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,454	12	5,929	- 2,476
Measles	18	3,169	60	135	+ 3,034
Violence	19	2,946	27	1,857	+ 1,089
Lung Disease	20	2,852	15	3,120	- 268
Malnutrition	21	2,849	26	1,868	+ 981
Asthma	22	2,497	23	1,979	+ 518
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,372	24	1,965	+ 407
Drownings	24	2,076	36	740	+ 1,335
Hypertension	25	1,780	19	2,231	- 451
Falls	26	1,704	30	1,168	+ 536
Suicide	27	1,611	21	1,993	- 382
Fires	28	1,471	37	729	+ 742
Breast Cancer	29	1,412	25	1,937	- 525
HIV/AIDS	30	1,376	4	13,565	- 12,189
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,371	48	321	+ 1,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,127	29	1,294	- 167
Poisonings	33	1,013	40	522	+ 491
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,009	28	1,615	- 606
Liver Cancer	35	978	17	2,851	- 1,873
Epilepsy	36	888	47	329	+ 559
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	685	34	803	- 118
Cervical Cancer	38	639	20	2,161	- 1,522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	613	52	256	+ 357
Ovary Cancer	40	558	38	698	- 141
War	41	538	64	29	+ 508
Tetanus	42	489	56	220	+ 269
Lymphomas	43	460	32	875	- 415
Stomach Cancer	44	395	33	870	- 476
Skin Cancers	45	377	58	214	+ 162
Hepatitis B	46	366	62	101	+ 265
Parkinson's Disease	47	362	43	387	- 25
Leukemia	48	338	45	340	- 2
Oral Cancer	49	318	42	483	- 165
Schistosomiasis	50	311	51	257	+ 55
Leishmaniasis	51	311	77	0	+ 311
Skin Disease	52	279	50	264	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	53	212	53	245	- 34
Pancreas Cancer	54	181	46	334	- 153
Oesophagus Cancer	55	173	49	285	- 113
Appendicitis	56	168	59	146	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	57	168	31	1,031	- 863
Drug Use	58	166	39	630	- 464
Ascariasis	59	164	68	12	+ 151
Alcohol	60	158	54	244	- 86
Encephalitis	61	147	44	357	- 210
Syphilis	62	144	41	483	- 339
Upper Respiratory	63	123	66	16	+ 107
Uterin Cancer	64	113	57	219	- 106
Diphtheria	65	79	69	4	+ 75
Hepatitis C	66	60	65	28	+ 32
Lung Cancers	67	55	55	237	- 182
Other Neoplasms	68	31	63	48	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	69	29	61	113	- 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	23	67	16	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	4	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.