GHANA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	68,363	29	1,294	+ 67,069
Coronary Heart Disease	2	60,437	3	14,103	+ 46,335
Stroke	3	25,297	2	15,163	+ 10,134
Lung Cancers	4	14,214	55	237	+ 13,976
Hypertension	5	12,480	19	2,231	+ 10,249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,811	34	803	+ 8,008
Falls	7	8,147	30	1,168	+ 6,979
Lung Disease	8	7,926	15	3,120	+ 4,807
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,667	46	334	+ 7,332
Liver Disease	10	6,566	11	6,053	+ 512
Prostate Cancer	11	5,964	31	1,031	+ 4,934
Breast Cancer	12	5,829	25	1,937	+ 3,892
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,243	43	387	+ 4,856
Lymphomas	14	5,230	32	875	+ 4,356
Suicide	15	5,202	21	1,993	+ 3,208
Liver Cancer	16	3,351	17	2,851	+ 500
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,185	28	1,615	+ 1,570
Alcohol	18	2,855	54	244	+ 2,611
Stomach Cancer	19	2,747	33	870	+ 1,877
Other Injuries	20	2,685	18	2,433	+ 252
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,682	1	16,262	- 13,580
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,568	12	5,929	- 3,361
Other Neoplasms	23	2,317	63	48	+ 2,269
Leukemia	24	2,282	45	340	+ 1,942
Ovary Cancer	25	2,117	38	698	+ 1,419
Kidney Disease	26	2,101	13	4,161	- 2,060
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,966	49	285	+ 1,681
Bladder Cancer	28	1,896	53	245	+ 1,651
Skin Cancers	29	1,827	58	214	+ 1,612
Drug Use	30	1,655	39	630	+ 1,025
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,578	24	1,965	- 387
Uterin Cancer	32	1,384	57	219	+ 1,165
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,322	7	7,808	- 6,486
Oral Cancer	34	1,273	42	483	+ 791
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,180	14	3,935	- 2,755
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	931	48	321	+ 611
Drownings	37	651	36	740	- 89
Epilepsy	38	640	47	329	+ 311
Schizophrenia	39	572	81	0	+ 572
Asthma	40	521	23	1,979	- 1,458
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	510	67	16	+ 494
Multiple Sclerosis	42	493	61	113	+ 380
Violence	43	395	27	1,857	- 1,462
Cervical Cancer	44	382	20	2,161	- 1,779
Fires	45	379	37	729	- 351
Tuberculosis	46	197	6	10,214	- 10,018
Skin Disease	47	167	50	264	- 97
Low Birth Weight	48	161	8	6,662	- 6,501
Poisonings	49	152	40	522	- 369
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	117	52	256	- 139
Osteoarthritis	51	103	84	0	+ 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	94	9	6,538	- 6,444
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	67	85	0	+ 67
Appendicitis	54	58	59	146	- 87
Meningitis	55	58	16	2,983	- 2,925
Birth Trauma	56	48	10	6,194	- 6,146
Malnutrition	57	41	26	1,868	- 1,828
Anemia	58	35	83	0	+ 35
HIV/AIDS	59	34	4	13,565	- 13,531
Hepatitis C	60	28	65	28	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	23	86	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	62	12	66	16	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	10	62	101	- 91
Maternal Conditions	64	9	22	1,991	- 1,982
War	65	3	64	29	- 26
Encephalitis	66	3	44	357	- 354
Syphilis	67	2	41	483	- 481
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	35	744	- 744
Tetanus	70	0	56	220	- 220
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
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.