GHANA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,468	3	14,103	+ 46,365
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,040	29	1,294	+ 19,746
Stroke	3	20,475	2	15,163	+ 5,312
Lung Cancers	4	19,145	55	237	+ 18,908
Lung Disease	5	17,598	15	3,120	+ 14,478
Hypertension	6	11,018	19	2,231	+ 8,787
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,702	34	803	+ 9,899
Kidney Disease	8	9,363	13	4,161	+ 5,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,517	1	16,262	- 7,745
Breast Cancer	10	7,748	25	1,937	+ 5,810
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,390	46	334	+ 7,056
Prostate Cancer	12	6,779	31	1,031	+ 5,749
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,398	12	5,929	+ 469
Falls	14	6,302	30	1,168	+ 5,134
Liver Disease	15	6,248	11	6,053	+ 194
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,178	43	387	+ 4,792
Lymphomas	17	5,037	32	875	+ 4,162
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,390	24	1,965	+ 2,425
Suicide	19	4,229	21	1,993	+ 2,236
Stomach Cancer	20	3,971	33	870	+ 3,101
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,656	28	1,615	+ 2,041
Leukemia	22	3,593	45	340	+ 3,252
Other Injuries	23	3,392	18	2,433	+ 959
Other Neoplasms	24	3,356	63	48	+ 3,308
Liver Cancer	25	3,313	17	2,851	+ 462
Alcohol	26	2,573	54	244	+ 2,329
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,555	49	285	+ 2,269
Bladder Cancer	28	2,546	53	245	+ 2,301
Oral Cancer	29	2,477	42	483	+ 1,994
Ovary Cancer	30	2,135	38	698	+ 1,437
Skin Cancers	31	1,668	58	214	+ 1,453
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,575	9	6,538	- 4,963
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,487	52	256	+ 1,231
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,299	7	7,808	- 6,508
Epilepsy	35	1,271	47	329	+ 942
Congenital Anomalies	36	942	14	3,935	- 2,993
Uterin Cancer	37	917	57	219	+ 698
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	891	48	321	+ 570
Cervical Cancer	39	876	20	2,161	- 1,285
Drug Use	40	794	39	630	+ 164
Multiple Sclerosis	41	646	61	113	+ 533
Skin Disease	42	634	50	264	+ 370
Anemia	43	409	83	0	+ 409
Asthma	44	380	23	1,979	- 1,599
Low Birth Weight	45	317	8	6,662	- 6,345
Violence	46	316	27	1,857	- 1,541
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	223	67	16	+ 207
Hepatitis C	48	208	65	28	+ 181
Drownings	49	189	36	740	- 552
Malnutrition	50	185	26	1,868	- 1,683
Schizophrenia	51	161	81	0	+ 161
Osteoarthritis	52	150	84	0	+ 150
Fires	53	147	37	729	- 582
HIV/AIDS	54	142	4	13,565	- 13,423
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	120	85	0	+ 120
Tuberculosis	56	115	6	10,214	- 10,099
Birth Trauma	57	98	10	6,194	- 6,096
Poisonings	58	89	40	522	- 433
Hepatitis B	59	75	62	101	- 27
Meningitis	60	69	16	2,983	- 2,914
Upper Respiratory	61	57	66	16	+ 41
Appendicitis	62	53	59	146	- 93
Oral conditions	63	26	86	0	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	64	16	22	1,991	- 1,975
Otitis Media	65	7	72	0	+ 6
War	66	4	64	29	- 25
Encephalitis	67	3	44	357	- 354
Syphilis	68	2	41	483	- 481
Pertussis	69	1	35	744	- 744
Measles	70	1	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	257	- 256
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	56	220	- 220
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	3	- 3
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.