GHANA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,933	3	14,103	+ 83,831
Stroke	2	97,856	2	15,163	+ 82,693
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	20,340	29	1,294	+ 19,046
Lung Cancers	4	11,425	55	237	+ 11,188
Lung Disease	5	9,756	15	3,120	+ 6,637
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,055	1	16,262	- 9,207
Stomach Cancer	7	5,490	33	870	+ 4,620
Inflammatory/Heart	8	5,175	28	1,615	+ 3,560
Liver Cancer	9	4,829	17	2,851	+ 1,978
Hypertension	10	4,734	19	2,231	+ 2,503
Kidney Disease	11	4,437	13	4,161	+ 275
Liver Disease	12	4,186	11	6,053	- 1,867
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,103	43	387	+ 3,716
Road Traffic Accidents	14	3,752	7	7,808	- 4,055
Bladder Cancer	15	3,671	53	245	+ 3,426
Prostate Cancer	16	3,459	31	1,031	+ 2,428
Breast Cancer	17	2,554	25	1,937	+ 617
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,501	46	334	+ 2,167
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,321	12	5,929	- 3,608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,193	34	803	+ 1,390
Asthma	21	2,144	23	1,979	+ 165
Leukemia	22	1,463	45	340	+ 1,122
Falls	23	1,391	30	1,168	+ 224
Suicide	24	1,391	21	1,993	- 602
Low Birth Weight	25	1,184	8	6,662	- 5,477
Other Injuries	26	1,174	18	2,433	- 1,259
Violence	27	1,142	27	1,857	- 715
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,140	14	3,935	- 2,795
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,010	24	1,965	- 955
Oral Cancer	30	997	42	483	+ 514
Lymphomas	31	766	32	875	- 109
Skin Cancers	32	709	58	214	+ 494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	633	48	321	+ 313
Oesophagus Cancer	34	574	49	285	+ 289
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	559	52	256	+ 304
Cervical Cancer	36	532	20	2,161	- 1,629
Epilepsy	37	491	47	329	+ 161
Uterin Cancer	38	467	57	219	+ 248
Ovary Cancer	39	439	38	698	- 259
Multiple Sclerosis	40	431	61	113	+ 319
Birth Trauma	41	360	10	6,194	- 5,834
HIV/AIDS	42	285	4	13,565	- 13,280
Drownings	43	283	36	740	- 458
Drug Use	44	280	39	630	- 350
Fires	45	219	37	729	- 511
Encephalitis	46	218	44	357	- 139
Other Neoplasms	47	216	63	48	+ 168
Alcohol	48	205	54	244	- 39
Meningitis	49	153	16	2,983	- 2,830
Upper Respiratory	50	136	66	16	+ 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	123	67	16	+ 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	103	9	6,538	- 6,435
Poisonings	53	100	40	522	- 422
Tuberculosis	54	94	6	10,214	- 10,121
Skin Disease	55	66	50	264	- 198
Appendicitis	56	59	59	146	- 87
Tetanus	57	30	56	220	- 190
Malnutrition	58	29	26	1,868	- 1,839
Maternal Conditions	59	22	22	1,991	- 1,969
Pertussis	60	15	35	744	- 729
Leishmaniasis	61	9	77	0	+ 9
Syphilis	62	9	41	483	- 474
Hepatitis B	63	5	62	101	- 96
War	64	4	64	29	- 25
Measles	65	2	60	135	- 133
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	28	- 26
Chlamydia	67	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	4	- 4
Malaria	70	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Albania

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.