GHANA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,004	3	14,103	+ 23,902
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,433	1	16,262	+ 11,171
Stroke	3	21,689	2	15,163	+ 6,526
Kidney Disease	4	11,516	13	4,161	+ 7,355
Hypertension	5	10,089	19	2,231	+ 7,859
Lung Disease	6	9,522	15	3,120	+ 6,402
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,434	12	5,929	+ 3,505
Tuberculosis	8	7,914	6	10,214	- 2,301
Violence	9	4,338	27	1,857	+ 2,481
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,807	7	7,808	- 4,001
Asthma	11	3,335	23	1,979	+ 1,356
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,060	24	1,965	+ 1,095
Lung Cancers	13	3,011	55	237	+ 2,773
Low Birth Weight	14	2,966	8	6,662	- 3,696
Breast Cancer	15	2,867	25	1,937	+ 929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,358	34	803	+ 1,555
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,354	14	3,935	- 1,581
Birth Trauma	18	2,328	10	6,194	- 3,866
Liver Cancer	19	2,241	17	2,851	- 610
Liver Disease	20	2,069	11	6,053	- 3,984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	2,008	48	321	+ 1,687
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,810	9	6,538	- 4,728
Other Neoplasms	23	1,505	63	48	+ 1,457
Malnutrition	24	1,261	26	1,868	- 608
Skin Disease	25	1,237	50	264	+ 973
Prostate Cancer	26	1,213	31	1,031	+ 183
Drownings	27	1,135	36	740	+ 395
Falls	28	1,129	30	1,168	- 38
Leukemia	29	1,052	45	340	+ 712
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,037	28	1,615	- 578
Other Injuries	31	1,034	18	2,433	- 1,399
Anemia	32	1,005	83	0	+ 1,005
Cervical Cancer	33	899	20	2,161	- 1,262
Oral Cancer	34	853	42	483	+ 370
Suicide	35	680	21	1,993	- 1,313
Lymphomas	36	666	32	875	- 208
Pancreas Cancer	37	620	46	334	+ 286
Maternal Conditions	38	597	22	1,991	- 1,394
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	588	29	1,294	- 706
Ovary Cancer	40	583	38	698	- 115
Stomach Cancer	41	546	33	870	- 324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	528	52	256	+ 273
Pertussis	43	515	35	744	- 230
Syphilis	44	338	41	483	- 145
Epilepsy	45	327	47	329	- 2
Dengue	46	310	71	0	+ 310
Meningitis	47	304	16	2,983	- 2,679
Measles	48	261	60	135	+ 126
War	49	239	64	29	+ 210
Uterin Cancer	50	222	57	219	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	220	85	0	+ 220
Drug Use	52	203	39	630	- 427
Oesophagus Cancer	53	196	49	285	- 89
Fires	54	175	37	729	- 554
Parkinson's Disease	55	174	43	387	- 213
Hepatitis B	56	172	62	101	+ 71
Osteoarthritis	57	167	84	0	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	58	167	53	245	- 79
Tetanus	59	152	56	220	- 68
Alcohol	60	117	54	244	- 127
Skin Cancers	61	108	58	214	- 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	94	67	16	+ 78
Appendicitis	63	81	59	146	- 65
Schistosomiasis	64	68	51	257	- 189
Poisonings	65	66	40	522	- 455
HIV/AIDS	66	60	4	13,565	- 13,505
Encephalitis	67	54	44	357	- 303
Schizophrenia	68	37	81	0	+ 37
Malaria	69	27	5	11,162	- 11,134
Upper Respiratory	70	11	66	16	- 5
Leprosy	71	11	73	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	61	113	- 103
Oral conditions	73	8	86	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	74	7	72	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	75	4	69	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	4	68	12	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	70	3	- 2
Chagas disease	79	1	76	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	65	28	- 28
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	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.