CZECH REPUBLIC VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,095	5	4,114	+ 982
Stroke	2	4,751	2	8,000	- 3,249
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,419	1	31,621	- 27,202
HIV/AIDS	4	4,250	59	8	+ 4,242
Malaria	5	3,497	74	0	+ 3,497
Tuberculosis	6	3,201	54	23	+ 3,177
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,446	29	636	+ 1,810
Low Birth Weight	8	2,087	46	94	+ 1,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,049	38	255	+ 1,793
Birth Trauma	10	1,941	52	27	+ 1,914
Liver Disease	11	1,897	12	2,180	- 283
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,858	6	3,993	- 2,135
Kidney Disease	13	1,304	14	1,716	- 412
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,233	42	185	+ 1,048
Lung Disease	15	978	4	4,175	- 3,198
Meningitis	16	935	53	25	+ 910
Liver Cancer	17	893	22	927	- 33
Other Injuries	18	762	10	2,369	- 1,607
Hypertension	19	699	9	2,506	- 1,807
Cervical Cancer	20	677	35	346	+ 331
Suicide	21	625	16	1,302	- 677
Maternal Conditions	22	624	61	4	+ 620
Asthma	23	620	41	187	+ 433
Endocrine Disorders	24	616	23	790	- 174
Breast Cancer	25	607	13	1,960	- 1,353
Malnutrition	26	585	36	299	+ 286
Violence	27	582	48	66	+ 516
Inflammatory/Heart	28	506	25	704	- 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	405	7	3,958	- 3,553
Falls	30	366	24	733	- 367
Prostate Cancer	31	323	15	1,600	- 1,277
Lymphomas	32	274	17	1,210	- 936
Stomach Cancer	33	273	18	1,090	- 818
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	252	8	3,917	- 3,666
Pertussis	35	233	68	0	+ 233
Drownings	36	232	43	152	+ 80
Fires	37	229	49	54	+ 175
Ovary Cancer	38	219	30	619	- 400
Drug Use	39	197	44	148	+ 50
Poisonings	40	163	50	40	+ 124
Syphilis	41	151	60	4	+ 147
Oral Cancer	42	151	21	951	- 800
Parkinson's Disease	43	121	31	505	- 384
Encephalitis	44	112	64	1	+ 111
Leukemia	45	107	19	1,088	- 982
Pancreas Cancer	46	105	11	2,312	- 2,207
Epilepsy	47	103	39	246	- 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	100	33	434	- 333
Oesophagus Cancer	49	89	28	644	- 554
Skin Disease	50	83	40	203	- 120
Schistosomiasis	51	80	75	0	+ 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	80	37	277	- 197
Bladder Cancer	53	77	20	1,061	- 984
Alcohol	54	76	32	461	- 385
Lung Cancers	55	74	3	5,442	- 5,367
Tetanus	56	69	71	0	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	57	69	34	430	- 361
Skin Cancers	58	67	27	645	- 578
Appendicitis	59	46	57	19	+ 26
Measles	60	42	70	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	61	35	45	117	- 82
Hepatitis B	62	32	63	2	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	63	15	26	686	- 671
War	64	9	65	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	9	58	18	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	5	51	28	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	47	77	- 72
Ascariasis	68	4	78	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Dengue	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	23	- 23
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	62	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Ghana

Czech Republic

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.