GHANA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	193,618	3	14,103	+ 179,516
Stroke	2	59,678	2	15,163	+ 44,515
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,852	29	1,294	+ 11,558
Lung Cancers	4	10,738	55	237	+ 10,501
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,507	34	803	+ 9,705
Alcohol	6	10,051	54	244	+ 9,807
Lung Disease	7	8,038	15	3,120	+ 4,918
Liver Disease	8	7,564	11	6,053	+ 1,511
Suicide	9	7,295	21	1,993	+ 5,302
Stomach Cancer	10	6,152	33	870	+ 5,282
Inflammatory/Heart	11	4,953	28	1,615	+ 3,338
Breast Cancer	12	4,479	25	1,937	+ 2,542
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,262	46	334	+ 3,927
Other Injuries	14	4,000	18	2,433	+ 1,567
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,955	1	16,262	- 12,307
Falls	16	3,465	30	1,168	+ 2,297
Prostate Cancer	17	3,406	31	1,031	+ 2,376
Oral Cancer	18	3,280	42	483	+ 2,797
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,628	7	7,808	- 5,179
Lymphomas	20	2,445	32	875	+ 1,570
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,262	43	387	+ 1,876
Fires	22	2,258	37	729	+ 1,529
Leukemia	23	2,017	45	340	+ 1,677
Drownings	24	1,978	36	740	+ 1,237
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,795	49	285	+ 1,509
Kidney Disease	26	1,747	13	4,161	- 2,414
Ovary Cancer	27	1,560	38	698	+ 862
Uterin Cancer	28	1,422	57	219	+ 1,203
Drug Use	29	1,415	39	630	+ 785
Diabetes Mellitus	30	1,356	12	5,929	- 4,573
Hypertension	31	1,337	19	2,231	- 893
Liver Cancer	32	1,322	17	2,851	- 1,530
Poisonings	33	1,133	40	522	+ 612
Cervical Cancer	34	1,104	20	2,161	- 1,057
Bladder Cancer	35	1,075	53	245	+ 830
Skin Cancers	36	989	58	214	+ 775
Tuberculosis	37	978	6	10,214	- 9,237
Violence	38	929	27	1,857	- 928
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	871	52	256	+ 615
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	857	48	321	+ 536
Congenital Anomalies	41	736	14	3,935	- 3,200
HIV/AIDS	42	608	4	13,565	- 12,957
Endocrine Disorders	43	513	24	1,965	- 1,452
Asthma	44	443	23	1,979	- 1,536
Epilepsy	45	422	47	329	+ 93
Encephalitis	46	339	44	357	- 18
Low Birth Weight	47	234	8	6,662	- 6,428
Other Neoplasms	48	190	63	48	+ 142
Multiple Sclerosis	49	153	61	113	+ 41
Meningitis	50	133	16	2,983	- 2,851
Skin Disease	51	112	50	264	- 152
Birth Trauma	52	91	10	6,194	- 6,103
Malnutrition	53	79	26	1,868	- 1,789
Appendicitis	54	73	59	146	- 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	55	67	16	+ 39
Hepatitis B	56	50	62	101	- 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	46	9	6,538	- 6,492
Upper Respiratory	58	18	66	16	+ 2
War	59	12	64	29	- 17
Maternal Conditions	60	7	22	1,991	- 1,984
Chlamydia	61	4	70	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	2	65	28	- 25
Syphilis	63	2	41	483	- 481
Tetanus	64	0	56	220	- 220
Pertussis	65	0	35	744	- 744
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	60	135	- 135
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.