GHANA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,468	3	14,103	+ 13,365
Lung Disease	2	20,507	15	3,120	+ 17,387
Stroke	3	14,087	2	15,163	- 1,076
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,925	1	16,262	- 9,337
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,623	9	6,538	+ 85
Liver Disease	6	6,474	11	6,053	+ 420
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,411	12	5,929	+ 481
Kidney Disease	8	5,812	13	4,161	+ 1,650
Tuberculosis	9	5,387	6	10,214	- 4,828
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,828	7	7,808	- 2,979
Stomach Cancer	11	4,619	33	870	+ 3,749
Falls	12	4,338	30	1,168	+ 3,170
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,088	29	1,294	+ 2,794
Low Birth Weight	14	3,098	8	6,662	- 3,564
Asthma	15	3,040	23	1,979	+ 1,061
Hypertension	16	2,992	19	2,231	+ 762
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,643	52	256	+ 2,387
HIV/AIDS	18	2,268	4	13,565	- 11,297
Birth Trauma	19	2,004	10	6,194	- 4,190
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,966	14	3,935	- 1,970
Lung Cancers	21	1,722	55	237	+ 1,485
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,711	49	285	+ 1,426
Oral Cancer	23	1,683	42	483	+ 1,200
Other Injuries	24	1,666	18	2,433	- 766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,510	48	321	+ 1,190
Suicide	26	1,374	21	1,993	- 619
Liver Cancer	27	1,366	17	2,851	- 1,486
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,228	43	387	+ 842
Cervical Cancer	29	1,192	20	2,161	- 969
Encephalitis	30	1,096	44	357	+ 739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	945	34	803	+ 142
Drownings	32	794	36	740	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	33	780	46	334	+ 446
Leukemia	34	726	45	340	+ 385
Violence	35	716	27	1,857	- 1,141
Meningitis	36	673	16	2,983	- 2,310
Ovary Cancer	37	557	38	698	- 141
Epilepsy	38	540	47	329	+ 210
Endocrine Disorders	39	429	24	1,965	- 1,536
Syphilis	40	415	41	483	- 67
Skin Cancers	41	361	58	214	+ 147
Maternal Conditions	42	358	22	1,991	- 1,633
Breast Cancer	43	310	25	1,937	- 1,628
Fires	44	308	37	729	- 422
Inflammatory/Heart	45	300	28	1,615	- 1,315
Skin Disease	46	284	50	264	+ 20
Drug Use	47	268	39	630	- 362
Bladder Cancer	48	254	53	245	+ 9
Alcohol	49	234	54	244	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	208	67	16	+ 192
Appendicitis	51	197	59	146	+ 51
Lymphomas	52	189	32	875	- 686
Hepatitis B	53	158	62	101	+ 57
Malnutrition	54	135	26	1,868	- 1,733
Prostate Cancer	55	132	31	1,031	- 898
Dengue	56	130	71	0	+ 130
Other Neoplasms	57	84	63	48	+ 36
Measles	58	80	60	135	- 55
Poisonings	59	74	40	522	- 447
Tetanus	60	54	56	220	- 166
Upper Respiratory	61	40	66	16	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	62	39	61	113	- 73
Pertussis	63	37	35	744	- 707
Hepatitis C	64	36	65	28	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	65	36	77	0	+ 36
Ascariasis	66	7	68	12	- 5
Chlamydia	67	4	70	3	+ 1
War	68	3	64	29	- 26
Otitis Media	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	69	4	- 3
Uterin Cancer	71	0	57	219	- 219
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	82	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	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.