GHANA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,930	3	14,103	+ 16,828
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,214	29	1,294	+ 28,920
Lung Disease	3	25,402	15	3,120	+ 22,282
Lung Cancers	4	21,549	55	237	+ 21,311
Stroke	5	21,208	2	15,163	+ 6,045
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,992	1	16,262	- 3,270
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,432	34	803	+ 11,629
Prostate Cancer	8	8,570	31	1,031	+ 7,539
Breast Cancer	9	7,522	25	1,937	+ 5,584
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,434	12	5,929	+ 1,505
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,346	46	334	+ 6,012
Kidney Disease	12	5,274	13	4,161	+ 1,113
Lymphomas	13	4,225	32	875	+ 3,350
Liver Disease	14	4,008	11	6,053	- 2,046
Hypertension	15	3,720	19	2,231	+ 1,490
Suicide	16	3,575	21	1,993	+ 1,582
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,475	43	387	+ 3,088
Alcohol	18	3,465	54	244	+ 3,221
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,327	24	1,965	+ 1,362
Leukemia	20	3,234	45	340	+ 2,893
Bladder Cancer	21	3,158	53	245	+ 2,913
Falls	22	3,131	30	1,168	+ 1,964
Stomach Cancer	23	2,803	33	870	+ 1,933
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,760	49	285	+ 2,474
Liver Cancer	25	2,689	17	2,851	- 162
Skin Cancers	26	2,250	58	214	+ 2,035
Other Neoplasms	27	2,189	63	48	+ 2,141
Oral Cancer	28	2,146	42	483	+ 1,664
Ovary Cancer	29	2,126	38	698	+ 1,427
Other Injuries	30	2,010	18	2,433	- 423
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,647	28	1,615	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,252	48	321	+ 932
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,236	7	7,808	- 6,571
Drug Use	34	1,140	39	630	+ 510
Uterin Cancer	35	901	57	219	+ 682
Congenital Anomalies	36	887	14	3,935	- 3,049
Cervical Cancer	37	884	20	2,161	- 1,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	837	9	6,538	- 5,701
Multiple Sclerosis	39	764	61	113	+ 652
Epilepsy	40	724	47	329	+ 395
Low Birth Weight	41	674	8	6,662	- 5,987
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	558	52	256	+ 303
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	489	67	16	+ 473
Asthma	44	477	23	1,979	- 1,503
Skin Disease	45	457	50	264	+ 193
Anemia	46	423	83	0	+ 423
Violence	47	365	27	1,857	- 1,492
Schizophrenia	48	329	81	0	+ 329
Fires	49	306	37	729	- 424
Drownings	50	216	36	740	- 525
Osteoarthritis	51	147	84	0	+ 147
Meningitis	52	144	16	2,983	- 2,839
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	142	85	0	+ 142
Appendicitis	54	133	59	146	- 13
HIV/AIDS	55	131	4	13,565	- 13,435
Birth Trauma	56	123	10	6,194	- 6,071
Tuberculosis	57	90	6	10,214	- 10,125
Upper Respiratory	58	89	66	16	+ 72
Malnutrition	59	81	26	1,868	- 1,787
Hepatitis C	60	50	65	28	+ 22
Hepatitis B	61	35	62	101	- 66
Poisonings	62	32	40	522	- 489
Oral conditions	63	24	86	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	64	13	22	1,991	- 1,978
Otitis Media	65	10	72	0	+ 10
War	66	3	64	29	- 26
Encephalitis	67	3	44	357	- 354
Tetanus	68	2	56	220	- 218
Chlamydia	69	2	70	3	- 1
Syphilis	70	2	41	483	- 481
Measles	71	2	60	135	- 134
Pertussis	72	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Denmark

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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.