GHANA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,226	3	14,103	+ 22,123
Diabetes Mellitus	2	31,309	12	5,929	+ 25,379
Stroke	3	20,188	2	15,163	+ 5,025
Violence	4	13,485	27	1,857	+ 11,628
Kidney Disease	5	10,786	13	4,161	+ 6,624
Prostate Cancer	6	8,098	31	1,031	+ 7,067
Breast Cancer	7	6,341	25	1,937	+ 4,403
Lung Cancers	8	5,334	55	237	+ 5,096
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,273	29	1,294	+ 3,980
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,043	1	16,262	- 11,220
Hypertension	11	4,941	19	2,231	+ 2,710
HIV/AIDS	12	4,812	4	13,565	- 8,754
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,803	34	803	+ 4,000
Liver Disease	14	3,337	11	6,053	- 2,716
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,195	7	7,808	- 4,612
Lung Disease	16	3,172	15	3,120	+ 53
Suicide	17	2,971	21	1,993	+ 978
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,930	24	1,965	+ 966
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,795	46	334	+ 2,461
Lymphomas	20	2,736	32	875	+ 1,861
Cervical Cancer	21	2,379	20	2,161	+ 218
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,290	14	3,935	- 1,645
Low Birth Weight	23	2,035	8	6,662	- 4,627
Ovary Cancer	24	1,968	38	698	+ 1,269
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,770	28	1,615	+ 155
Stomach Cancer	26	1,696	33	870	+ 825
Uterin Cancer	27	1,662	57	219	+ 1,444
Liver Cancer	28	1,618	17	2,851	- 1,233
Leukemia	29	1,531	45	340	+ 1,191
Other Injuries	30	1,496	18	2,433	- 936
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,276	48	321	+ 955
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,260	43	387	+ 873
Falls	33	1,056	30	1,168	- 112
Bladder Cancer	34	995	53	245	+ 750
Asthma	35	990	23	1,979	- 989
Skin Disease	36	953	50	264	+ 689
Epilepsy	37	788	47	329	+ 458
Oral Cancer	38	758	42	483	+ 276
Drownings	39	757	36	740	+ 17
Birth Trauma	40	620	10	6,194	- 5,574
Oesophagus Cancer	41	598	49	285	+ 312
Alcohol	42	568	54	244	+ 324
Tuberculosis	43	529	6	10,214	- 9,686
Drug Use	44	460	39	630	- 170
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	442	9	6,538	- 6,097
War	46	414	64	29	+ 385
Malnutrition	47	406	26	1,868	- 1,462
Fires	48	401	37	729	- 328
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	274	52	256	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	50	255	22	1,991	- 1,736
Other Neoplasms	51	249	63	48	+ 201
Meningitis	52	233	16	2,983	- 2,750
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	200	67	16	+ 184
Encephalitis	54	150	44	357	- 207
Dengue	55	129	71	0	+ 128
Appendicitis	56	108	59	146	- 38
Skin Cancers	57	105	58	214	- 109
Multiple Sclerosis	58	55	61	113	- 57
Poisonings	59	36	40	522	- 485
Hepatitis B	60	11	62	101	- 90
Syphilis	61	3	41	483	- 480
Hepatitis C	62	3	65	28	- 25
Chlamydia	63	3	70	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	16	- 15
Tetanus	65	1	56	220	- 219
Ascariasis	66	1	68	12	- 11
Pertussis	67	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	68	0	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	72	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	60	135	- 135
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.