CANADA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,239	7	7,431	+ 10,808
Stroke	2	17,007	5	14,159	+ 2,848
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,817	1	40,063	- 24,246
HIV/AIDS	4	15,215	53	163	+ 15,052
Malaria	5	12,519	76	0	+ 12,519
Tuberculosis	6	11,456	58	97	+ 11,359
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,757	28	1,998	+ 6,759
Low Birth Weight	8	7,472	42	553	+ 6,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,333	36	840	+ 6,493
Birth Trauma	10	6,947	50	193	+ 6,754
Liver Disease	11	6,789	17	3,624	+ 3,166
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,650	9	5,718	+ 933
Kidney Disease	13	4,667	14	4,578	+ 90
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,414	35	1,081	+ 3,333
Lung Disease	15	3,499	4	14,212	- 10,713
Meningitis	16	3,346	59	68	+ 3,278
Liver Cancer	17	3,198	20	3,113	+ 85
Other Injuries	18	2,728	24	2,392	+ 336
Hypertension	19	2,502	22	2,563	- 61
Cervical Cancer	20	2,424	41	578	+ 1,846
Suicide	21	2,236	15	4,417	- 2,181
Maternal Conditions	22	2,233	64	45	+ 2,188
Asthma	23	2,220	49	262	+ 1,958
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,204	19	3,233	- 1,029
Breast Cancer	25	2,173	8	5,910	- 3,737
Malnutrition	26	2,095	51	192	+ 1,903
Violence	27	2,083	40	605	+ 1,478
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,811	27	2,060	- 249
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,451	2	30,970	- 29,518
Falls	30	1,310	12	4,829	- 3,520
Prostate Cancer	31	1,156	13	4,711	- 3,555
Lymphomas	32	981	10	5,146	- 4,165
Stomach Cancer	33	976	26	2,177	- 1,201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	900	6	9,651	- 8,751
Pertussis	35	835	69	1	+ 834
Drownings	36	830	48	283	+ 547
Fires	37	818	52	192	+ 626
Ovary Cancer	38	783	29	1,902	- 1,119
Drug Use	39	707	16	3,686	- 2,979
Poisonings	40	585	56	121	+ 464
Syphilis	41	542	67	5	+ 536
Oral Cancer	42	541	32	1,592	- 1,051
Parkinson's Disease	43	434	18	3,359	- 2,925
Encephalitis	44	401	68	3	+ 398
Leukemia	45	381	21	3,098	- 2,717
Pancreas Cancer	46	375	11	5,057	- 4,683
Epilepsy	47	369	44	384	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	359	43	442	- 83
Oesophagus Cancer	49	320	25	2,230	- 1,910
Skin Disease	50	296	38	679	- 383
Schistosomiasis	51	288	78	0	+ 288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	287	39	636	- 349
Bladder Cancer	53	275	23	2,521	- 2,245
Alcohol	54	274	33	1,491	- 1,217
Lung Cancers	55	266	3	20,937	- 20,671
Tetanus	56	247	71	0	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	57	245	34	1,183	- 937
Skin Cancers	58	240	30	1,756	- 1,516
Appendicitis	59	163	62	49	+ 114
Measles	60	152	74	0	+ 152
Multiple Sclerosis	61	126	37	692	- 566
Hepatitis B	62	114	60	66	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	63	54	31	1,679	- 1,625
War	64	33	65	21	+ 12
Hepatitis C	65	31	45	363	- 332
Upper Respiratory	66	18	63	47	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	18	47	322	- 304
Ascariasis	68	14	82	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	5	73	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	83	0	+ 4
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	118	- 118
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.