NIGERIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	111,307	1	207,281	- 95,974
Stroke	2	103,783	8	57,744	+ 46,040
Coronary Heart Disease	3	96,526	7	61,374	+ 35,152
HIV/AIDS	4	92,848	10	44,124	+ 48,725
Malaria	5	76,398	4	100,963	- 24,565
Tuberculosis	6	69,913	3	127,335	- 57,422
Road Traffic Accidents	7	53,440	12	41,693	+ 11,746
Low Birth Weight	8	45,597	6	95,959	- 50,362
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	44,751	2	144,724	- 99,974
Birth Trauma	10	42,395	5	100,186	- 57,791
Liver Disease	11	41,433	13	38,326	+ 3,107
Diabetes Mellitus	12	40,584	18	22,497	+ 18,087
Kidney Disease	13	28,483	20	18,189	+ 10,294
Congenital Anomalies	14	26,936	9	49,696	- 22,760
Lung Disease	15	21,354	22	12,569	+ 8,785
Meningitis	16	20,419	11	43,651	- 23,232
Liver Cancer	17	19,515	39	5,289	+ 14,226
Other Injuries	18	16,651	17	22,696	- 6,045
Hypertension	19	15,268	24	10,692	+ 4,576
Cervical Cancer	20	14,791	25	10,574	+ 4,217
Suicide	21	13,643	30	7,019	+ 6,624
Maternal Conditions	22	13,627	15	23,540	- 9,913
Asthma	23	13,547	27	8,192	+ 5,355
Endocrine Disorders	24	13,449	21	15,799	- 2,350
Breast Cancer	25	13,261	23	11,884	+ 1,376
Malnutrition	26	12,787	36	5,896	+ 6,891
Violence	27	12,711	19	18,407	- 5,696
Inflammatory/Heart	28	11,053	42	4,826	+ 6,226
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	8,856	31	6,786	+ 2,071
Falls	30	7,992	28	7,528	+ 464
Prostate Cancer	31	7,055	35	5,914	+ 1,140
Lymphomas	32	5,988	40	5,202	+ 787
Stomach Cancer	33	5,957	50	2,129	+ 3,828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	5,494	43	4,152	+ 1,342
Pertussis	35	5,096	16	23,282	- 18,186
Drownings	36	5,068	32	6,584	- 1,516
Fires	37	4,992	29	7,132	- 2,139
Ovary Cancer	38	4,780	49	2,133	+ 2,648
Drug Use	39	4,312	34	6,273	- 1,961
Poisonings	40	3,570	33	6,570	- 3,001
Syphilis	41	3,305	38	5,449	- 2,145
Oral Cancer	42	3,304	48	2,238	+ 1,065
Parkinson's Disease	43	2,647	46	2,473	+ 174
Encephalitis	44	2,445	59	937	+ 1,508
Leukemia	45	2,328	47	2,257	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	46	2,287	51	1,975	+ 312
Epilepsy	47	2,254	41	5,001	- 2,747
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	2,194	37	5,846	- 3,652
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,953	64	560	+ 1,393
Skin Disease	50	1,807	56	1,468	+ 339
Schistosomiasis	51	1,757	54	1,508	+ 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,750	52	1,946	- 196
Bladder Cancer	53	1,679	63	670	+ 1,009
Alcohol	54	1,670	58	1,031	+ 639
Lung Cancers	55	1,625	57	1,295	+ 330
Tetanus	56	1,506	26	8,355	- 6,849
Uterin Cancer	57	1,498	62	679	+ 819
Skin Cancers	58	1,467	53	1,933	- 466
Appendicitis	59	997	60	760	+ 237
Measles	60	927	14	29,439	- 28,512
Multiple Sclerosis	61	770	68	179	+ 591
Hepatitis B	62	693	55	1,488	- 795
Other Neoplasms	63	328	66	290	+ 38
War	64	199	45	3,245	- 3,046
Hepatitis C	65	191	65	304	- 113
Upper Respiratory	66	112	67	259	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	111	69	165	- 54
Ascariasis	68	84	61	685	- 601
Diphtheria	69	28	44	3,800	- 3,772
Chlamydia	70	22	71	14	+ 9
Dengue	71	1	73	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Ghana

Nigeria

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.