GHANA VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,024	3	14,103	+ 98,921
Stroke	2	84,474	2	15,163	+ 69,311
Hypertension	3	30,964	19	2,231	+ 28,733
Liver Disease	4	13,205	11	6,053	+ 7,152
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,890	29	1,294	+ 11,596
Diabetes Mellitus	6	11,442	12	5,929	+ 5,513
Lung Disease	7	8,176	15	3,120	+ 5,056
Lung Cancers	8	8,129	55	237	+ 7,891
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,251	1	16,262	- 10,011
Kidney Disease	10	5,828	13	4,161	+ 1,667
Breast Cancer	11	4,325	25	1,937	+ 2,388
Stomach Cancer	12	3,763	33	870	+ 2,893
Road Traffic Accidents	13	3,501	7	7,808	- 4,307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,130	34	803	+ 2,327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	3,009	52	256	+ 2,754
Falls	16	2,964	30	1,168	+ 1,796
Liver Cancer	17	2,715	17	2,851	- 136
Suicide	18	2,589	21	1,993	+ 596
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,501	43	387	+ 2,114
Other Injuries	20	2,445	18	2,433	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,443	28	1,615	+ 828
Prostate Cancer	22	2,050	31	1,031	+ 1,019
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,604	46	334	+ 1,270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,597	48	321	+ 1,276
Lymphomas	25	1,471	32	875	+ 596
Bladder Cancer	26	1,449	53	245	+ 1,204
Cervical Cancer	27	1,321	20	2,161	- 840
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,230	14	3,935	- 2,705
Ovary Cancer	29	1,227	38	698	+ 529
Leukemia	30	1,210	45	340	+ 870
Oral Cancer	31	1,175	42	483	+ 693
Tuberculosis	32	1,077	6	10,214	- 9,137
Skin Cancers	33	1,052	58	214	+ 837
Fires	34	986	37	729	+ 257
Asthma	35	959	23	1,979	- 1,020
Uterin Cancer	36	811	57	219	+ 592
Low Birth Weight	37	808	8	6,662	- 5,854
Endocrine Disorders	38	767	24	1,965	- 1,198
Drownings	39	671	36	740	- 70
Violence	40	638	27	1,857	- 1,219
Drug Use	41	632	39	630	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	42	628	4	13,565	- 12,937
Oesophagus Cancer	43	530	49	285	+ 245
Epilepsy	44	359	47	329	+ 29
Alcohol	45	347	54	244	+ 103
Birth Trauma	46	278	10	6,194	- 5,916
Meningitis	47	173	16	2,983	- 2,810
Encephalitis	48	170	44	357	- 187
Poisonings	49	165	40	522	- 356
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	131	9	6,538	- 6,407
Skin Disease	51	117	50	264	- 147
Other Neoplasms	52	102	63	48	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	53	91	22	1,991	- 1,900
Multiple Sclerosis	54	84	61	113	- 28
Appendicitis	55	74	59	146	- 72
Leishmaniasis	56	55	77	0	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	53	67	16	+ 37
Hepatitis B	58	50	62	101	- 51
Malnutrition	59	33	26	1,868	- 1,836
Upper Respiratory	60	5	66	16	- 12
War	61	3	64	29	- 26
Tetanus	62	3	56	220	- 217
Syphilis	63	3	41	483	- 480
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	28	- 25
Chlamydia	65	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	35	744	- 744
Measles	68	0	60	135	- 135
Ascariasis	69	0	68	12	- 12
Diphtheria	70	0	69	4	- 4
Malaria	71	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.