CAMBODIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		CAMBODIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,023	3	8,794	- 772
Stroke	2	7,480	1	13,107	- 5,627
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,957	2	10,267	- 3,310
HIV/AIDS	4	6,692	19	1,340	+ 5,352
Malaria	5	5,506	53	102	+ 5,404
Tuberculosis	6	5,039	8	2,866	+ 2,173
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,852	6	3,223	+ 628
Low Birth Weight	8	3,286	15	1,826	+ 1,460
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,225	11	2,148	+ 1,077
Birth Trauma	10	3,056	18	1,351	+ 1,705
Liver Disease	11	2,986	4	8,117	- 5,131
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,925	5	3,362	- 437
Kidney Disease	13	2,053	13	2,114	- 61
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,941	20	1,289	+ 653
Lung Disease	15	1,539	7	3,056	- 1,517
Meningitis	16	1,472	54	99	+ 1,373
Liver Cancer	17	1,407	9	2,713	- 1,306
Other Injuries	18	1,200	26	789	+ 411
Hypertension	19	1,100	10	2,354	- 1,253
Cervical Cancer	20	1,066	27	728	+ 338
Suicide	21	983	25	800	+ 184
Maternal Conditions	22	982	30	484	+ 498
Asthma	23	976	21	1,235	- 259
Endocrine Disorders	24	969	35	384	+ 586
Breast Cancer	25	956	24	856	+ 99
Malnutrition	26	922	33	427	+ 494
Violence	27	916	38	347	+ 570
Inflammatory/Heart	28	797	32	436	+ 361
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	638	17	1,362	- 724
Falls	30	576	12	2,116	- 1,540
Prostate Cancer	31	508	50	128	+ 381
Lymphomas	32	432	31	472	- 41
Stomach Cancer	33	429	34	390	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	396	23	905	- 509
Pertussis	35	367	41	231	+ 136
Drownings	36	365	22	1,113	- 748
Fires	37	360	42	224	+ 136
Ovary Cancer	38	345	40	249	+ 96
Drug Use	39	311	58	64	+ 247
Poisonings	40	257	56	77	+ 180
Syphilis	41	238	66	17	+ 221
Oral Cancer	42	238	28	648	- 410
Parkinson's Disease	43	191	37	369	- 179
Encephalitis	44	176	46	137	+ 39
Leukemia	45	168	29	550	- 382
Pancreas Cancer	46	165	48	135	+ 30
Epilepsy	47	162	51	119	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	158	14	1,938	- 1,780
Oesophagus Cancer	49	141	39	297	- 156
Skin Disease	50	130	43	211	- 81
Schistosomiasis	51	127	63	26	+ 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	126	36	375	- 249
Bladder Cancer	53	121	45	165	- 44
Alcohol	54	120	49	133	- 12
Lung Cancers	55	117	16	1,631	- 1,514
Tetanus	56	109	52	110	- 1
Uterin Cancer	57	108	55	94	+ 14
Skin Cancers	58	106	44	167	- 61
Appendicitis	59	72	57	73	- 1
Measles	60	67	60	58	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	61	56	65	18	+ 38
Hepatitis B	62	50	47	137	- 87
Other Neoplasms	63	24	62	33	- 9
War	64	14	68	7	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	14	61	47	- 33
Upper Respiratory	66	8	67	13	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	64	22	- 14
Ascariasis	68	6	69	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Dengue	71	0	59	58	- 58
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMBODIA

Ghana

Cambodia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.