GHANA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,179	3	14,103	+ 73,077
Hypertension	2	78,237	19	2,231	+ 76,007
Stroke	3	32,335	2	15,163	+ 17,172
Lung Cancers	4	19,041	55	237	+ 18,804
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,267	34	803	+ 14,464
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,105	1	16,262	- 6,157
Liver Disease	7	9,517	11	6,053	+ 3,464
Prostate Cancer	8	8,648	31	1,031	+ 7,617
Stomach Cancer	9	8,397	33	870	+ 7,526
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,777	46	334	+ 7,443
Breast Cancer	11	7,531	25	1,937	+ 5,594
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,647	29	1,294	+ 5,353
Lung Disease	13	6,627	15	3,120	+ 3,508
Inflammatory/Heart	14	6,287	28	1,615	+ 4,673
Lymphomas	15	6,168	32	875	+ 5,293
Suicide	16	5,720	21	1,993	+ 3,726
Kidney Disease	17	5,112	13	4,161	+ 951
Alcohol	18	4,299	54	244	+ 4,055
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,232	12	5,929	- 1,697
Other Injuries	20	4,092	18	2,433	+ 1,659
Bladder Cancer	21	3,644	53	245	+ 3,399
Leukemia	22	3,639	45	340	+ 3,299
Other Neoplasms	23	3,574	63	48	+ 3,526
Falls	24	3,435	30	1,168	+ 2,268
Oral Cancer	25	3,200	42	483	+ 2,717
Liver Cancer	26	3,106	17	2,851	+ 255
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,854	49	285	+ 2,569
Ovary Cancer	28	2,527	38	698	+ 1,828
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,375	43	387	+ 1,988
Skin Cancers	30	2,285	58	214	+ 2,071
Drug Use	31	2,173	39	630	+ 1,543
Cervical Cancer	32	1,958	20	2,161	- 203
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,910	24	1,965	- 55
Uterin Cancer	34	1,742	57	219	+ 1,523
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,715	7	7,808	- 6,093
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,594	48	321	+ 1,273
Epilepsy	37	1,289	47	329	+ 960
Fires	38	1,185	37	729	+ 456
HIV/AIDS	39	1,167	4	13,565	- 12,398
Drownings	40	868	36	740	+ 128
Skin Disease	41	826	50	264	+ 562
Violence	42	826	27	1,857	- 1,031
Congenital Anomalies	43	725	14	3,935	- 3,210
Asthma	44	698	23	1,979	- 1,282
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	624	52	256	+ 368
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	499	67	16	+ 483
Tuberculosis	47	477	6	10,214	- 9,738
Multiple Sclerosis	48	471	61	113	+ 358
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	352	85	0	+ 352
Osteoarthritis	50	294	84	0	+ 294
Anemia	51	265	83	0	+ 265
Poisonings	52	241	40	522	- 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	239	9	6,538	- 6,299
Meningitis	54	215	16	2,983	- 2,769
Low Birth Weight	55	196	8	6,662	- 6,466
Schizophrenia	56	177	81	0	+ 177
Birth Trauma	57	145	10	6,194	- 6,049
Hepatitis C	58	117	65	28	+ 89
Appendicitis	59	59	59	146	- 87
Oral conditions	60	58	86	0	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	61	33	22	1,991	- 1,957
Syphilis	62	29	41	483	- 454
Encephalitis	63	6	44	357	- 352
War	64	4	64	29	- 25
Hepatitis B	65	0	62	101	- 101
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	16	- 16
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	73	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Ascariasis	74	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Malnutrition	79	0	26	1,868	- 1,868
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	56	220	- 220
Diphtheria	82	0	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	83	0	35	744	- 744
Measles	84	0	60	135	- 135
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Estonia

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.