GEORGIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,304	9	886	+ 1,418
Stroke	2	2,148	2	11,969	- 9,821
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,998	1	16,014	- 14,016
HIV/AIDS	4	1,922	42	89	+ 1,833
Malaria	5	1,582	71	0	+ 1,582
Tuberculosis	6	1,447	32	153	+ 1,295
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,106	13	496	+ 610
Low Birth Weight	8	944	37	114	+ 829
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	926	50	19	+ 908
Birth Trauma	10	878	46	39	+ 838
Liver Disease	11	858	4	1,871	- 1,013
Diabetes Mellitus	12	840	6	1,621	- 781
Kidney Disease	13	590	10	826	- 236
Congenital Anomalies	14	558	28	174	+ 383
Lung Disease	15	442	7	1,158	- 716
Meningitis	16	423	47	25	+ 398
Liver Cancer	17	404	17	385	+ 19
Other Injuries	18	345	20	346	- 2
Hypertension	19	316	3	4,387	- 4,071
Cervical Cancer	20	306	27	187	+ 119
Suicide	21	282	18	367	- 84
Maternal Conditions	22	282	53	13	+ 269
Asthma	23	280	35	136	+ 145
Endocrine Disorders	24	278	38	109	+ 170
Breast Cancer	25	275	11	613	- 338
Malnutrition	26	265	59	5	+ 260
Violence	27	263	40	90	+ 173
Inflammatory/Heart	28	229	21	346	- 117
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	183	5	1,826	- 1,643
Falls	30	165	16	420	- 254
Prostate Cancer	31	146	22	290	- 144
Lymphomas	32	124	25	208	- 84
Stomach Cancer	33	123	12	533	- 410
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	114	14	444	- 330
Pertussis	35	105	67	0	+ 105
Drownings	36	105	39	95	+ 10
Fires	37	103	34	140	- 36
Ovary Cancer	38	99	29	174	- 75
Drug Use	39	89	41	90	- 0
Poisonings	40	74	49	23	+ 50
Syphilis	41	68	63	0	+ 68
Oral Cancer	42	68	31	167	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	43	55	19	354	- 300
Encephalitis	44	51	48	24	+ 27
Leukemia	45	48	30	171	- 123
Pancreas Cancer	46	47	23	227	- 180
Epilepsy	47	47	44	51	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	45	24	226	- 181
Oesophagus Cancer	49	40	43	75	- 35
Skin Disease	50	37	51	17	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	51	36	73	0	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	36	15	426	- 390
Bladder Cancer	53	35	26	205	- 171
Alcohol	54	35	45	49	- 15
Lung Cancers	55	34	8	1,152	- 1,118
Tetanus	56	31	62	0	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	57	31	36	115	- 84
Skin Cancers	58	30	33	149	- 119
Appendicitis	59	21	55	10	+ 10
Measles	60	19	68	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	61	16	54	12	+ 4
Hepatitis B	62	14	58	7	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	63	7	52	15	- 8
War	64	4	61	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	2	60	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	2	57	8	- 5
Ascariasis	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GEORGIA

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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.