GHANA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,993	3	14,103	+ 18,891
Stroke	2	19,385	2	15,163	+ 4,222
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	14,307	9	6,538	+ 7,769
Low Birth Weight	4	12,798	8	6,662	+ 6,136
Lung Disease	5	11,920	15	3,120	+ 8,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,442	1	16,262	- 4,820
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,752	12	5,929	+ 2,822
Birth Trauma	8	8,163	10	6,194	+ 1,969
Kidney Disease	9	7,785	13	4,161	+ 3,623
Liver Disease	10	7,516	11	6,053	+ 1,462
Tuberculosis	11	5,771	6	10,214	- 4,444
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,861	7	7,808	- 3,947
Other Injuries	13	3,702	18	2,433	+ 1,269
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,607	14	3,935	- 328
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	3,566	52	256	+ 3,310
Hypertension	16	3,141	19	2,231	+ 910
Asthma	17	2,844	23	1,979	+ 865
Suicide	18	2,649	21	1,993	+ 656
Meningitis	19	2,471	16	2,983	- 513
Breast Cancer	20	2,468	25	1,937	+ 531
Oral Cancer	21	2,355	42	483	+ 1,872
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,085	29	1,294	+ 792
Violence	23	1,771	27	1,857	- 86
Maternal Conditions	24	1,699	22	1,991	- 292
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,568	24	1,965	- 397
Lung Cancers	26	1,328	55	237	+ 1,090
Malnutrition	27	1,213	26	1,868	- 655
Falls	28	1,184	30	1,168	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,078	49	285	+ 793
Tetanus	30	1,034	56	220	+ 814
Lymphomas	31	962	32	875	+ 87
HIV/AIDS	32	932	4	13,565	- 12,634
Encephalitis	33	912	44	357	+ 554
Pertussis	34	871	35	744	+ 127
Parkinson's Disease	35	842	43	387	+ 456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	747	48	321	+ 426
Drownings	37	737	36	740	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	723	34	803	- 79
Leukemia	39	720	45	340	+ 380
Epilepsy	40	668	47	329	+ 339
Liver Cancer	41	607	17	2,851	- 2,244
Fires	42	590	37	729	- 139
Stomach Cancer	43	554	33	870	- 316
Cervical Cancer	44	549	20	2,161	- 1,612
Prostate Cancer	45	488	31	1,031	- 543
Ovary Cancer	46	484	38	698	- 214
Poisonings	47	461	40	522	- 60
Bladder Cancer	48	374	53	245	+ 128
Measles	49	354	60	135	+ 218
Alcohol	50	345	54	244	+ 101
Appendicitis	51	339	59	146	+ 193
Inflammatory/Heart	52	318	28	1,615	- 1,297
Hepatitis B	53	311	62	101	+ 209
Skin Cancers	54	211	58	214	- 3
Dengue	55	196	71	0	+ 196
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	190	67	16	+ 174
Syphilis	57	177	41	483	- 306
Hepatitis C	58	168	65	28	+ 140
Uterin Cancer	59	163	57	219	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	60	147	46	334	- 188
Drug Use	61	114	39	630	- 516
War	62	82	64	29	+ 53
Malaria	63	80	5	11,162	- 11,081
Other Neoplasms	64	56	63	48	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	65	56	61	113	- 56
Upper Respiratory	66	40	66	16	+ 23
Skin Disease	67	18	50	264	- 246
Ascariasis	68	10	68	12	- 2
Diphtheria	69	9	69	4	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	6	70	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	4	72	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Pakistan

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.