GHANA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,603	3	14,103	+ 22,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,376	1	16,262	+ 10,114
Stroke	3	23,426	2	15,163	+ 8,263
Kidney Disease	4	15,028	13	4,161	+ 10,867
Hypertension	5	14,773	19	2,231	+ 12,543
Liver Disease	6	11,015	11	6,053	+ 4,962
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,996	12	5,929	+ 3,067
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	8,698	34	803	+ 7,895
Lung Disease	9	7,910	15	3,120	+ 4,790
Prostate Cancer	10	7,056	31	1,031	+ 6,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	6,596	29	1,294	+ 5,302
Lung Cancers	12	6,410	55	237	+ 6,173
Breast Cancer	13	5,102	25	1,937	+ 3,165
Violence	14	5,099	27	1,857	+ 3,242
Oral Cancer	15	4,696	42	483	+ 4,213
Drownings	16	4,108	36	740	+ 3,367
Road Traffic Accidents	17	3,879	7	7,808	- 3,929
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,506	28	1,615	+ 1,891
Cervical Cancer	19	3,199	20	2,161	+ 1,038
Lymphomas	20	2,980	32	875	+ 2,105
Suicide	21	2,786	21	1,993	+ 793
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,636	46	334	+ 2,302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,468	48	321	+ 2,148
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,456	14	3,935	- 1,480
Stomach Cancer	25	2,411	33	870	+ 1,541
Leukemia	26	2,205	45	340	+ 1,864
Asthma	27	2,176	23	1,979	+ 196
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,109	43	387	+ 1,723
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,087	9	6,538	- 4,451
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,080	24	1,965	+ 115
Liver Cancer	31	2,065	17	2,851	- 786
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,048	49	285	+ 1,763
Low Birth Weight	33	1,977	8	6,662	- 4,685
Falls	34	1,962	30	1,168	+ 794
Ovary Cancer	35	1,774	38	698	+ 1,076
Bladder Cancer	36	1,561	53	245	+ 1,316
Other Injuries	37	1,501	18	2,433	- 932
Meningitis	38	833	16	2,983	- 2,150
Birth Trauma	39	640	10	6,194	- 5,554
Skin Disease	40	636	50	264	+ 372
Fires	41	626	37	729	- 103
Malnutrition	42	598	26	1,868	- 1,270
Uterin Cancer	43	598	57	219	+ 379
Skin Cancers	44	417	58	214	+ 203
Maternal Conditions	45	333	22	1,991	- 1,658
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	297	52	256	+ 41
Drug Use	47	290	39	630	- 340
Encephalitis	48	284	44	357	- 73
Alcohol	49	223	54	244	- 21
Epilepsy	50	193	47	329	- 136
Poisonings	51	182	40	522	- 339
Appendicitis	52	175	59	146	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	53	148	63	48	+ 100
Pertussis	54	134	35	744	- 610
Multiple Sclerosis	55	89	61	113	- 24
Hepatitis B	56	81	62	101	- 21
Syphilis	57	75	41	483	- 407
Dengue	58	53	71	0	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	31	67	16	+ 14
Tetanus	60	29	56	220	- 191
War	61	26	64	29	- 3
Hepatitis C	62	14	65	28	- 14
Upper Respiratory	63	7	66	16	- 9
Chlamydia	64	6	70	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	2	68	12	- 10
Tuberculosis	66	1	6	10,214	- 10,213
Diphtheria	67	1	69	4	- 3
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Seychelles

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.