GHANA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,720	3	14,103	+ 21,618
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,612	29	1,294	+ 26,318
Lung Cancers	3	18,667	55	237	+ 18,430
Lung Disease	4	12,671	15	3,120	+ 9,552
Stroke	5	12,624	2	15,163	- 2,539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,605	34	803	+ 7,802
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,626	1	16,262	- 9,636
Breast Cancer	8	5,269	25	1,937	+ 3,332
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,098	12	5,929	- 831
Lymphomas	10	4,588	32	875	+ 3,713
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,509	46	334	+ 4,175
Falls	12	4,306	30	1,168	+ 3,138
Prostate Cancer	13	4,200	31	1,031	+ 3,169
Kidney Disease	14	4,081	13	4,161	- 80
Suicide	15	3,938	21	1,993	+ 1,945
Drug Use	16	3,286	39	630	+ 2,656
Liver Disease	17	3,231	11	6,053	- 2,823
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,995	43	387	+ 2,608
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,882	24	1,965	+ 917
Liver Cancer	20	2,775	17	2,851	- 76
Leukemia	21	2,762	45	340	+ 2,422
Hypertension	22	2,285	19	2,231	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	23	2,247	53	245	+ 2,002
Other Injuries	24	2,133	18	2,433	- 300
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,988	49	285	+ 1,703
Stomach Cancer	26	1,941	33	870	+ 1,071
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,836	28	1,615	+ 222
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,781	7	7,808	- 6,026
Ovary Cancer	29	1,696	38	698	+ 997
Skin Cancers	30	1,566	58	214	+ 1,352
Other Neoplasms	31	1,497	63	48	+ 1,449
Oral Cancer	32	1,419	42	483	+ 937
Alcohol	33	1,329	54	244	+ 1,085
Uterin Cancer	34	1,055	57	219	+ 836
Congenital Anomalies	35	964	14	3,935	- 2,972
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	749	9	6,538	- 5,789
Multiple Sclerosis	37	617	61	113	+ 505
Skin Disease	38	605	50	264	+ 341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	567	52	256	+ 311
Violence	40	539	27	1,857	- 1,318
Cervical Cancer	41	515	20	2,161	- 1,646
Low Birth Weight	42	493	8	6,662	- 6,168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	394	48	321	+ 74
Epilepsy	44	342	47	329	+ 13
Hepatitis C	45	324	65	28	+ 296
Anemia	46	306	83	0	+ 306
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	287	67	16	+ 271
Drownings	48	252	36	740	- 488
Asthma	49	234	23	1,979	- 1,746
Birth Trauma	50	172	10	6,194	- 6,022
Malnutrition	51	172	26	1,868	- 1,697
Fires	52	171	37	729	- 558
HIV/AIDS	53	145	4	13,565	- 13,420
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	127	85	0	+ 127
Osteoarthritis	55	124	84	0	+ 124
Poisonings	56	108	40	522	- 413
Schizophrenia	57	106	81	0	+ 106
Tuberculosis	58	87	6	10,214	- 10,128
Meningitis	59	61	16	2,983	- 2,922
Hepatitis B	60	59	62	101	- 42
Oral conditions	61	45	86	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	62	44	59	146	- 102
Upper Respiratory	63	42	66	16	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	64	40	22	1,991	- 1,951
War	65	19	64	29	- 10
Otitis Media	66	7	72	0	+ 7
Syphilis	67	5	41	483	- 478
Encephalitis	68	3	44	357	- 354
Pertussis	69	1	35	744	- 744
Chagas disease	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	56	220	- 220
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	74	0	60	135	- 135
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	12	- 12
Chlamydia	83	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.