GHANA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	100,919	3	14,103	+ 86,816
Stroke	2	25,532	2	15,163	+ 10,369
Lung Cancers	3	17,367	55	237	+ 17,130
Lung Disease	4	13,325	15	3,120	+ 10,205
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,129	1	16,262	- 3,133
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,743	12	5,929	+ 6,813
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,632	29	1,294	+ 11,338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	12,503	34	803	+ 11,700
Hypertension	9	7,997	19	2,231	+ 5,767
Other Injuries	10	7,560	18	2,433	+ 5,128
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,378	46	334	+ 7,044
Liver Disease	12	6,957	11	6,053	+ 904
Breast Cancer	13	6,254	25	1,937	+ 4,317
Kidney Disease	14	5,475	13	4,161	+ 1,314
Prostate Cancer	15	5,105	31	1,031	+ 4,074
Suicide	16	4,154	21	1,993	+ 2,161
Lymphomas	17	3,863	32	875	+ 2,988
Stomach Cancer	18	3,480	33	870	+ 2,610
Leukemia	19	3,473	45	340	+ 3,133
Bladder Cancer	20	3,387	53	245	+ 3,142
Oral Cancer	21	3,035	42	483	+ 2,553
Liver Cancer	22	2,957	17	2,851	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,520	24	1,965	+ 555
Falls	24	2,338	30	1,168	+ 1,170
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,248	28	1,615	+ 633
Other Neoplasms	26	2,191	63	48	+ 2,143
Skin Cancers	27	2,060	58	214	+ 1,845
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,055	49	285	+ 1,769
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,030	7	7,808	- 5,778
Ovary Cancer	30	1,974	38	698	+ 1,276
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,613	43	387	+ 1,226
Alcohol	32	1,472	54	244	+ 1,228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,384	48	321	+ 1,063
Uterin Cancer	34	1,372	57	219	+ 1,154
Cervical Cancer	35	1,104	20	2,161	- 1,057
Malnutrition	36	954	26	1,868	- 914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	884	52	256	+ 628
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	815	9	6,538	- 5,724
Epilepsy	39	784	47	329	+ 454
Skin Disease	40	648	50	264	+ 383
Asthma	41	597	23	1,979	- 1,383
Congenital Anomalies	42	591	14	3,935	- 3,345
Drownings	43	486	36	740	- 255
Drug Use	44	471	39	630	- 159
Multiple Sclerosis	45	375	61	113	+ 262
Low Birth Weight	46	301	8	6,662	- 6,361
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	247	67	16	+ 231
Violence	48	211	27	1,857	- 1,646
Fires	49	172	37	729	- 557
Poisonings	50	127	40	522	- 395
Upper Respiratory	51	89	66	16	+ 73
Birth Trauma	52	87	10	6,194	- 6,107
Meningitis	53	80	16	2,983	- 2,903
Tuberculosis	54	74	6	10,214	- 10,141
Anemia	55	73	83	0	+ 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	70	85	0	+ 70
Appendicitis	57	61	59	146	- 84
Hepatitis C	58	57	65	28	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	59	25	4	13,565	- 13,540
Syphilis	60	13	41	483	- 470
Maternal Conditions	61	12	22	1,991	- 1,979
Oral conditions	62	10	86	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	63	6	62	101	- 95
Encephalitis	64	3	44	357	- 354
War	65	3	64	29	- 26
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	79	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	67	3	72	0	+ 3
Pertussis	68	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	69	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	70	0	60	135	- 135
Tetanus	71	0	56	220	- 220
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Czech Republic

Ghana

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.