GHANA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,780	3	14,103	+ 15,677
Violence	2	20,069	27	1,857	+ 18,212
Stroke	3	13,429	2	15,163	- 1,733
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,371	12	5,929	+ 6,441
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,316	7	7,808	+ 4,508
HIV/AIDS	6	8,290	4	13,565	- 5,275
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,956	1	16,262	- 8,306
Kidney Disease	8	6,565	13	4,161	+ 2,404
Hypertension	9	5,750	19	2,231	+ 3,519
Lung Disease	10	5,700	15	3,120	+ 2,580
Lung Cancers	11	4,316	55	237	+ 4,079
Low Birth Weight	12	3,418	8	6,662	- 3,244
Prostate Cancer	13	3,153	31	1,031	+ 2,122
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,150	14	3,935	- 786
Breast Cancer	15	2,837	25	1,937	+ 900
Liver Disease	16	2,590	11	6,053	- 3,463
Stomach Cancer	17	2,407	33	870	+ 1,537
Other Neoplasms	18	2,399	63	48	+ 2,351
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,255	34	803	+ 1,452
Cervical Cancer	20	2,199	20	2,161	+ 38
Other Injuries	21	1,874	18	2,433	- 559
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,504	9	6,538	- 5,034
Lymphomas	23	1,381	32	875	+ 506
Birth Trauma	24	1,203	10	6,194	- 4,991
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,198	46	334	+ 864
Liver Cancer	26	1,139	17	2,851	- 1,712
Leukemia	27	1,115	45	340	+ 775
Falls	28	958	30	1,168	- 210
Chagas disease	29	914	76	0	+ 914
Endocrine Disorders	30	841	24	1,965	- 1,124
Tuberculosis	31	827	6	10,214	- 9,387
Malnutrition	32	696	26	1,868	- 1,172
Inflammatory/Heart	33	663	28	1,615	- 952
Suicide	34	648	21	1,993	- 1,346
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	633	29	1,294	- 661
Ovary Cancer	36	623	38	698	- 76
Skin Cancers	37	612	58	214	+ 398
Oral Cancer	38	602	42	483	+ 120
Maternal Conditions	39	467	22	1,991	- 1,524
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	462	48	321	+ 142
Epilepsy	41	454	47	329	+ 125
Malaria	42	445	5	11,162	- 10,717
Drownings	43	430	36	740	- 311
Oesophagus Cancer	44	409	49	285	+ 124
Bladder Cancer	45	403	53	245	+ 158
Asthma	46	344	23	1,979	- 1,635
Uterin Cancer	47	342	57	219	+ 124
Parkinson's Disease	48	279	43	387	- 108
Meningitis	49	278	16	2,983	- 2,706
Drug Use	50	249	39	630	- 381
War	51	205	64	29	+ 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	199	67	16	+ 183
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	167	85	0	+ 167
Fires	54	160	37	729	- 570
Anemia	55	139	83	0	+ 139
Appendicitis	56	108	59	146	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	89	52	256	- 167
Poisonings	58	75	40	522	- 447
Dengue	59	72	71	0	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	60	56	61	113	- 56
Encephalitis	61	41	44	357	- 316
Alcohol	62	38	54	244	- 206
Hepatitis B	63	33	62	101	- 68
Pertussis	64	28	35	744	- 716
Hepatitis C	65	23	65	28	- 4
Skin Disease	66	19	50	264	- 245
Syphilis	67	17	41	483	- 466
Tetanus	68	8	56	220	- 212
Schizophrenia	69	7	81	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	5	68	12	- 7
Leprosy	71	5	73	0	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	72	3	84	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	3	77	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	74	2	66	16	- 15
Otitis Media	75	1	72	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	51	257	- 256
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	79	0	60	135	- 135
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Venezuela

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.