GHANA VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,574	3	14,103	+ 88,472
Stroke	2	52,302	2	15,163	+ 37,139
Lung Cancers	3	23,687	55	237	+ 23,449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	18,245	34	803	+ 17,442
Lung Disease	5	17,592	15	3,120	+ 14,473
Diabetes Mellitus	6	16,359	12	5,929	+ 10,430
Kidney Disease	7	11,604	13	4,161	+ 7,442
Hypertension	8	9,184	19	2,231	+ 6,954
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,887	29	1,294	+ 7,594
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	8,513	1	16,262	- 7,750
Breast Cancer	11	8,489	25	1,937	+ 6,552
Falls	12	8,122	30	1,168	+ 6,954
Liver Disease	13	7,705	11	6,053	+ 1,651
Prostate Cancer	14	7,101	31	1,031	+ 6,070
Stomach Cancer	15	6,555	33	870	+ 5,684
Pancreas Cancer	16	6,286	46	334	+ 5,952
Suicide	17	5,635	21	1,993	+ 3,642
Lymphomas	18	4,637	32	875	+ 3,762
Liver Cancer	19	4,178	17	2,851	+ 1,327
Bladder Cancer	20	4,161	53	245	+ 3,915
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,806	28	1,615	+ 2,191
Leukemia	22	3,628	45	340	+ 3,288
Other Injuries	23	3,565	18	2,433	+ 1,132
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,526	43	387	+ 3,139
Oral Cancer	25	2,816	42	483	+ 2,333
Skin Cancers	26	2,766	58	214	+ 2,551
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,735	7	7,808	- 5,072
Ovary Cancer	28	2,570	38	698	+ 1,872
Other Neoplasms	29	2,360	63	48	+ 2,312
Alcohol	30	1,824	54	244	+ 1,580
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,724	48	321	+ 1,403
Uterin Cancer	32	1,661	57	219	+ 1,442
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,577	49	285	+ 1,292
Cervical Cancer	34	1,296	20	2,161	- 865
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,139	52	256	+ 883
Epilepsy	36	787	47	329	+ 458
Congenital Anomalies	37	786	14	3,935	- 3,149
Drownings	38	715	36	740	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	683	9	6,538	- 5,855
Schizophrenia	40	660	81	0	+ 660
Asthma	41	614	23	1,979	- 1,366
Endocrine Disorders	42	604	24	1,965	- 1,361
Drug Use	43	587	39	630	- 43
Tuberculosis	44	513	6	10,214	- 9,702
Multiple Sclerosis	45	457	61	113	+ 345
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	391	67	16	+ 375
Hepatitis C	47	372	65	28	+ 344
Violence	48	372	27	1,857	- 1,485
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	356	85	0	+ 356
Fires	50	285	37	729	- 445
Hepatitis B	51	143	62	101	+ 42
Meningitis	52	135	16	2,983	- 2,848
Anemia	53	132	83	0	+ 132
Poisonings	54	131	40	522	- 390
Birth Trauma	55	92	10	6,194	- 6,102
Low Birth Weight	56	84	8	6,662	- 6,578
Appendicitis	57	72	59	146	- 74
Skin Disease	58	64	50	264	- 200
HIV/AIDS	59	63	4	13,565	- 13,502
Otitis Media	60	28	72	0	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	61	19	22	1,991	- 1,972
Iodine Deficiency	62	17	79	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	63	14	66	16	- 2
Oral conditions	64	14	86	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	6	44	357	- 351
Leishmaniasis	66	4	77	0	+ 4
War	67	4	64	29	- 26
Tetanus	68	3	56	220	- 217
Pertussis	69	1	35	744	- 743
Malnutrition	70	1	26	1,868	- 1,867
Syphilis	71	0	41	483	- 483
Diphtheria	72	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	73	0	60	135	- 135
Chlamydia	74	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	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.