GHANA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,962	3	14,103	+ 17,859
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,891	29	1,294	+ 25,597
Stroke	3	18,391	2	15,163	+ 3,228
Lung Cancers	4	18,038	55	237	+ 17,801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,055	34	803	+ 10,253
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,002	1	16,262	- 6,261
Lung Disease	7	9,223	15	3,120	+ 6,103
Breast Cancer	8	7,859	25	1,937	+ 5,922
Other Injuries	9	7,648	18	2,433	+ 5,216
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,252	46	334	+ 5,918
Kidney Disease	11	5,806	13	4,161	+ 1,644
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,520	12	5,929	- 409
Prostate Cancer	13	5,500	31	1,031	+ 4,470
Lymphomas	14	5,093	32	875	+ 4,218
Liver Cancer	15	4,843	17	2,851	+ 1,992
Suicide	16	4,533	21	1,993	+ 2,540
Other Neoplasms	17	4,437	63	48	+ 4,389
Falls	18	4,191	30	1,168	+ 3,023
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,091	24	1,965	+ 2,126
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,829	43	387	+ 3,443
Leukemia	21	3,772	45	340	+ 3,432
Liver Disease	22	3,734	11	6,053	- 2,319
Hypertension	23	3,596	19	2,231	+ 1,366
Bladder Cancer	24	3,321	53	245	+ 3,076
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,068	28	1,615	+ 1,454
Stomach Cancer	26	2,798	33	870	+ 1,927
Oral Cancer	27	2,365	42	483	+ 1,883
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,364	49	285	+ 2,079
Malnutrition	29	2,130	26	1,868	+ 262
Ovary Cancer	30	2,005	38	698	+ 1,307
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,689	7	7,808	- 6,118
Skin Cancers	32	1,647	58	214	+ 1,433
Alcohol	33	1,613	54	244	+ 1,369
Uterin Cancer	34	1,376	57	219	+ 1,157
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,018	14	3,935	- 2,918
Drug Use	36	951	39	630	+ 321
Epilepsy	37	944	47	329	+ 614
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	914	9	6,538	- 5,624
Skin Disease	39	808	50	264	+ 544
Cervical Cancer	40	796	20	2,161	- 1,365
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	700	52	256	+ 445
Asthma	42	526	23	1,979	- 1,454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	499	48	321	+ 178
Anemia	44	492	83	0	+ 492
Drownings	45	439	36	740	- 301
Multiple Sclerosis	46	380	61	113	+ 268
Low Birth Weight	47	329	8	6,662	- 6,333
Schizophrenia	48	327	81	0	+ 327
Violence	49	272	27	1,857	- 1,585
Tuberculosis	50	220	6	10,214	- 9,994
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	216	67	16	+ 200
Hepatitis C	52	210	65	28	+ 183
Fires	53	204	37	729	- 525
HIV/AIDS	54	183	4	13,565	- 13,382
Birth Trauma	55	156	10	6,194	- 6,038
Osteoarthritis	56	124	84	0	+ 124
Poisonings	57	115	40	522	- 406
Meningitis	58	83	16	2,983	- 2,901
Hepatitis B	59	68	62	101	- 33
Oral conditions	60	60	86	0	+ 60
Appendicitis	61	45	59	146	- 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	38	85	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	63	27	66	16	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	26	22	1,991	- 1,965
Otitis Media	65	8	72	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	66	4	44	357	- 353
War	67	3	64	29	- 26
Syphilis	68	2	41	483	- 481
Pertussis	69	1	35	744	- 743
Tetanus	70	1	56	220	- 219
Schistosomiasis	71	0	51	257	- 256
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	60	135	- 135
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	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.