FRANCE VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,146	6	19,771	+ 12,376
Stroke	2	29,974	3	36,354	- 6,381
Coronary Heart Disease	3	27,877	1	63,181	- 35,304
HIV/AIDS	4	26,815	54	362	+ 26,453
Malaria	5	22,065	82	0	+ 22,065
Tuberculosis	6	20,192	50	435	+ 19,757
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,434	31	3,339	+ 12,095
Low Birth Weight	8	13,169	47	651	+ 12,518
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,924	38	1,807	+ 11,117
Birth Trauma	10	12,244	55	309	+ 11,935
Liver Disease	11	11,966	22	7,382	+ 4,584
Diabetes Mellitus	12	11,721	12	10,912	+ 809
Kidney Disease	13	8,226	11	11,477	- 3,250
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,779	35	2,012	+ 5,767
Lung Disease	15	6,167	7	18,232	- 12,064
Meningitis	16	5,897	58	163	+ 5,734
Liver Cancer	17	5,636	15	9,573	- 3,937
Other Injuries	18	4,809	9	15,119	- 10,310
Hypertension	19	4,409	23	7,109	- 2,700
Cervical Cancer	20	4,272	40	1,574	+ 2,698
Suicide	21	3,940	16	8,961	- 5,021
Maternal Conditions	22	3,936	64	52	+ 3,884
Asthma	23	3,913	42	1,039	+ 2,874
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,884	19	8,086	- 4,202
Breast Cancer	25	3,830	8	15,536	- 11,706
Malnutrition	26	3,693	29	4,212	- 518
Violence	27	3,671	49	538	+ 3,134
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,192	25	6,065	- 2,873
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,558	2	53,157	- 50,600
Falls	30	2,308	18	8,284	- 5,976
Prostate Cancer	31	2,037	13	10,873	- 8,835
Lymphomas	32	1,729	14	10,067	- 8,338
Stomach Cancer	33	1,720	26	5,530	- 3,810
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,587	5	21,854	- 20,267
Pertussis	35	1,472	69	3	+ 1,469
Drownings	36	1,464	45	868	+ 596
Fires	37	1,442	53	403	+ 1,039
Ovary Cancer	38	1,381	30	3,964	- 2,583
Drug Use	39	1,245	36	1,881	- 635
Poisonings	40	1,031	57	228	+ 803
Syphilis	41	954	68	4	+ 951
Oral Cancer	42	954	27	4,676	- 3,722
Parkinson's Disease	43	764	20	7,570	- 6,805
Encephalitis	44	706	66	8	+ 698
Leukemia	45	672	21	7,457	- 6,784
Pancreas Cancer	46	661	10	12,360	- 11,699
Epilepsy	47	651	37	1,865	- 1,214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	634	43	986	- 352
Oesophagus Cancer	49	564	28	4,673	- 4,109
Skin Disease	50	522	39	1,598	- 1,076
Schistosomiasis	51	508	71	1	+ 507
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	505	41	1,384	- 879
Bladder Cancer	53	485	24	6,566	- 6,081
Alcohol	54	482	33	3,189	- 2,706
Lung Cancers	55	469	4	35,657	- 35,188
Tetanus	56	435	70	2	+ 433
Uterin Cancer	57	433	34	2,721	- 2,288
Skin Cancers	58	424	32	3,256	- 2,832
Appendicitis	59	288	61	90	+ 198
Measles	60	268	77	0	+ 267
Multiple Sclerosis	61	222	46	752	- 530
Hepatitis B	62	200	59	135	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	63	95	17	8,771	- 8,676
War	64	58	67	7	+ 51
Hepatitis C	65	55	52	416	- 361
Upper Respiratory	66	32	63	54	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	32	51	426	- 394
Ascariasis	68	24	79	0	+ 24
Diphtheria	69	8	75	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	6	78	0	+ 6
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.