GHANA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,133	3	14,103	+ 16,031
Stroke	2	14,107	2	15,163	- 1,056
Low Birth Weight	3	10,991	8	6,662	+ 4,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,649	1	16,262	- 7,613
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,853	7	7,808	+ 46
Measles	6	6,375	60	135	+ 6,239
Birth Trauma	7	5,843	10	6,194	- 351
Hypertension	8	4,994	19	2,231	+ 2,764
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,302	9	6,538	- 2,236
Malaria	10	3,848	5	11,162	- 7,314
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,775	14	3,935	- 161
Kidney Disease	12	3,492	13	4,161	- 669
Lung Disease	13	3,003	15	3,120	- 117
Liver Disease	14	2,980	11	6,053	- 3,073
Tuberculosis	15	2,913	6	10,214	- 7,302
Breast Cancer	16	2,105	25	1,937	+ 167
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,104	12	5,929	- 3,825
Other Injuries	18	1,996	18	2,433	- 437
Asthma	19	1,806	23	1,979	- 173
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,771	29	1,294	+ 477
Violence	21	1,698	27	1,857	- 159
HIV/AIDS	22	1,598	4	13,565	- 11,967
Maternal Conditions	23	1,344	22	1,991	- 647
Pertussis	24	1,301	35	744	+ 557
Leukemia	25	1,253	45	340	+ 913
Drownings	26	1,154	36	740	+ 414
Suicide	27	1,127	21	1,993	- 867
Falls	28	1,068	30	1,168	- 99
Lymphomas	29	1,051	32	875	+ 176
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,000	24	1,965	- 965
Fires	31	898	37	729	+ 169
Oesophagus Cancer	32	772	49	285	+ 486
Meningitis	33	748	16	2,983	- 2,235
Malnutrition	34	746	26	1,868	- 1,122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	719	34	803	- 84
Drug Use	36	710	39	630	+ 80
Liver Cancer	37	648	17	2,851	- 2,203
Inflammatory/Heart	38	575	28	1,615	- 1,040
Ovary Cancer	39	544	38	698	- 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	531	48	321	+ 211
Cervical Cancer	41	527	20	2,161	- 1,634
Poisonings	42	510	40	522	- 12
Epilepsy	43	503	47	329	+ 174
Hepatitis B	44	501	62	101	+ 399
Parkinson's Disease	45	483	43	387	+ 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	469	52	256	+ 213
Syphilis	47	414	41	483	- 69
Lung Cancers	48	373	55	237	+ 136
Prostate Cancer	49	359	31	1,031	- 672
Oral Cancer	50	338	42	483	- 145
Stomach Cancer	51	327	33	870	- 543
Leishmaniasis	52	307	77	0	+ 307
Tetanus	53	259	56	220	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	54	253	53	245	+ 7
Skin Cancers	55	244	58	214	+ 30
War	56	230	64	29	+ 201
Encephalitis	57	208	44	357	- 149
Pancreas Cancer	58	187	46	334	- 148
Appendicitis	59	106	59	146	- 40
Skin Disease	60	77	50	264	- 187
Alcohol	61	58	54	244	- 186
Uterin Cancer	62	49	57	219	- 170
Schistosomiasis	63	47	51	257	- 210
Multiple Sclerosis	64	37	61	113	- 76
Other Neoplasms	65	24	63	48	- 24
Ascariasis	66	14	68	12	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	67	16	- 3
Hepatitis C	68	12	65	28	- 16
Diphtheria	69	8	69	4	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	70	4	66	16	- 13
Chlamydia	71	1	70	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.