GHANA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,909	2	15,163	+ 34,746
Coronary Heart Disease	2	43,272	3	14,103	+ 29,170
Lung Disease	3	23,660	15	3,120	+ 20,540
Lung Cancers	4	17,448	55	237	+ 17,211
Stomach Cancer	5	9,732	33	870	+ 8,862
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,437	29	1,294	+ 6,143
Hypertension	7	7,357	19	2,231	+ 5,126
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,113	7	7,808	- 1,694
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,067	34	803	+ 5,265
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,933	49	285	+ 5,648
Kidney Disease	11	4,697	13	4,161	+ 536
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,478	1	16,262	- 11,784
Liver Cancer	13	4,420	17	2,851	+ 1,569
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,949	12	5,929	- 1,980
Liver Disease	15	3,557	11	6,053	- 2,497
Falls	16	3,392	30	1,168	+ 2,225
Suicide	17	2,841	21	1,993	+ 848
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,724	46	334	+ 2,390
Breast Cancer	19	2,266	25	1,937	+ 328
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,727	43	387	+ 1,340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,596	52	256	+ 1,341
Leukemia	22	1,420	45	340	+ 1,080
Lymphomas	23	1,413	32	875	+ 538
Oral Cancer	24	1,336	42	483	+ 853
Other Injuries	25	1,321	18	2,433	- 1,112
Drownings	26	1,290	36	740	+ 549
Cervical Cancer	27	1,262	20	2,161	- 899
Prostate Cancer	28	1,247	31	1,031	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	29	925	53	245	+ 680
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	921	48	321	+ 601
Congenital Anomalies	31	894	14	3,935	- 3,041
Tuberculosis	32	850	6	10,214	- 9,364
Inflammatory/Heart	33	732	28	1,615	- 883
HIV/AIDS	34	702	4	13,565	- 12,863
Ovary Cancer	35	686	38	698	- 13
Poisonings	36	629	40	522	+ 108
Endocrine Disorders	37	626	24	1,965	- 1,339
Drug Use	38	591	39	630	- 39
Asthma	39	565	23	1,979	- 1,414
Low Birth Weight	40	528	8	6,662	- 6,133
Skin Cancers	41	480	58	214	+ 266
Alcohol	42	466	54	244	+ 222
Birth Trauma	43	431	10	6,194	- 5,763
Malnutrition	44	317	26	1,868	- 1,551
Uterin Cancer	45	287	57	219	+ 68
Epilepsy	46	278	47	329	- 52
Violence	47	271	27	1,857	- 1,586
Fires	48	256	37	729	- 473
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	247	67	16	+ 231
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	213	9	6,538	- 6,325
Meningitis	51	139	16	2,983	- 2,844
Skin Disease	52	128	50	264	- 137
Other Neoplasms	53	107	63	48	+ 59
Maternal Conditions	54	88	22	1,991	- 1,903
Encephalitis	55	68	44	357	- 289
Hepatitis B	56	67	62	101	- 34
Upper Respiratory	57	65	66	16	+ 49
Syphilis	58	45	41	483	- 438
Multiple Sclerosis	59	42	61	113	- 70
Appendicitis	60	36	59	146	- 110
War	61	22	64	29	- 7
Measles	62	14	60	135	- 122
Tetanus	63	12	56	220	- 208
Pertussis	64	12	35	744	- 733
Schistosomiasis	65	10	51	257	- 247
Hepatitis C	66	2	65	28	- 26
Chlamydia	67	1	70	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	1	68	12	- 11
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.