GHANA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,405	1	16,262	- 2,858
Stroke	2	12,848	2	15,163	- 2,315
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,441	7	7,808	+ 1,633
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,154	3	14,103	- 4,948
Malaria	5	8,374	5	11,162	- 2,788
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,925	9	6,538	+ 1,387
HIV/AIDS	7	7,174	4	13,565	- 6,391
Liver Disease	8	6,469	11	6,053	+ 416
Low Birth Weight	9	5,567	8	6,662	- 1,095
Birth Trauma	10	4,794	10	6,194	- 1,400
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,718	12	5,929	- 1,211
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,512	14	3,935	+ 577
Lung Disease	13	3,947	15	3,120	+ 827
Hypertension	14	3,446	19	2,231	+ 1,216
Kidney Disease	15	3,061	13	4,161	- 1,100
Malnutrition	16	2,965	26	1,868	+ 1,097
Other Injuries	17	2,397	18	2,433	- 36
Cervical Cancer	18	2,388	20	2,161	+ 227
Meningitis	19	2,151	16	2,983	- 832
Stomach Cancer	20	1,981	33	870	+ 1,110
Maternal Conditions	21	1,834	22	1,991	- 157
Asthma	22	1,821	23	1,979	- 158
Liver Cancer	23	1,794	17	2,851	- 1,058
Suicide	24	1,786	21	1,993	- 207
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,669	29	1,294	+ 375
Tuberculosis	26	1,586	6	10,214	- 8,628
Breast Cancer	27	1,523	25	1,937	- 415
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,501	34	803	+ 698
Violence	29	1,391	27	1,857	- 466
Lymphomas	30	1,141	32	875	+ 267
Falls	31	1,047	30	1,168	- 121
Prostate Cancer	32	1,006	31	1,031	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	920	48	321	+ 599
Inflammatory/Heart	34	881	28	1,615	- 734
Leukemia	35	805	45	340	+ 464
Drownings	36	723	36	740	- 18
Oral Cancer	37	691	42	483	+ 208
Fires	38	685	37	729	- 45
Lung Cancers	39	594	55	237	+ 357
Poisonings	40	559	40	522	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	41	557	24	1,965	- 1,408
Pertussis	42	553	35	744	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	43	543	46	334	+ 208
Oesophagus Cancer	44	541	49	285	+ 256
Epilepsy	45	486	47	329	+ 156
Syphilis	46	438	41	483	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	47	371	43	387	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	345	52	256	+ 89
Alcohol	49	319	54	244	+ 75
Skin Cancers	50	286	58	214	+ 72
Schistosomiasis	51	282	51	257	+ 25
Skin Disease	52	261	50	264	- 3
Ovary Cancer	53	234	38	698	- 465
Appendicitis	54	178	59	146	+ 32
Hepatitis B	55	173	62	101	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	56	148	57	219	- 71
Upper Respiratory	57	148	66	16	+ 132
Tetanus	58	134	56	220	- 86
Measles	59	131	60	135	- 5
Drug Use	60	113	39	630	- 517
Encephalitis	61	99	44	357	- 259
Bladder Cancer	62	89	53	245	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	59	67	16	+ 42
Other Neoplasms	64	41	63	48	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	31	65	28	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	61	113	- 94
Ascariasis	67	12	68	12	- 1
Otitis Media	68	9	72	0	+ 9
War	69	7	64	29	- 23
Chlamydia	70	6	70	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	3	69	4	- 1
Dengue	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	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
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.