GERMANY VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,549	9	20,712	+ 18,836
Stroke	2	36,875	3	49,794	- 12,918
Coronary Heart Disease	3	34,297	1	147,055	- 112,758
HIV/AIDS	4	32,990	54	345	+ 32,645
Malaria	5	27,145	79	0	+ 27,145
Tuberculosis	6	24,841	56	281	+ 24,560
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,988	34	3,160	+ 15,828
Low Birth Weight	8	16,201	45	770	+ 15,431
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	15,900	32	3,830	+ 12,070
Birth Trauma	10	15,064	57	239	+ 14,824
Liver Disease	11	14,722	15	15,194	- 472
Diabetes Mellitus	12	14,420	13	15,560	- 1,140
Kidney Disease	13	10,120	8	22,770	- 12,650
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,571	36	2,291	+ 7,279
Lung Disease	15	7,587	5	42,797	- 35,210
Meningitis	16	7,255	60	168	+ 7,088
Liver Cancer	17	6,934	25	8,057	- 1,123
Other Injuries	18	5,916	23	8,248	- 2,332
Hypertension	19	5,425	6	26,796	- 21,371
Cervical Cancer	20	5,255	39	2,131	+ 3,124
Suicide	21	4,847	19	10,284	- 5,437
Maternal Conditions	22	4,842	64	38	+ 4,804
Asthma	23	4,813	44	924	+ 3,889
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,779	18	10,677	- 5,899
Breast Cancer	25	4,712	10	18,842	- 14,130
Malnutrition	26	4,543	50	450	+ 4,093
Violence	27	4,516	46	769	+ 3,748
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,927	21	8,891	- 4,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,147	2	51,168	- 48,021
Falls	30	2,840	14	15,325	- 12,485
Prostate Cancer	31	2,507	12	16,487	- 13,981
Lymphomas	32	2,128	17	12,249	- 10,121
Stomach Cancer	33	2,116	20	9,658	- 7,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,952	7	26,026	- 24,074
Pertussis	35	1,811	69	2	+ 1,808
Drownings	36	1,801	49	459	+ 1,342
Fires	37	1,774	53	359	+ 1,415
Ovary Cancer	38	1,698	30	5,192	- 3,494
Drug Use	39	1,532	40	1,930	- 398
Poisonings	40	1,268	58	216	+ 1,052
Syphilis	41	1,174	68	6	+ 1,169
Oral Cancer	42	1,174	29	6,023	- 4,849
Parkinson's Disease	43	940	16	12,594	- 11,653
Encephalitis	44	869	67	8	+ 861
Leukemia	45	827	22	8,737	- 7,910
Pancreas Cancer	46	813	11	17,971	- 17,159
Epilepsy	47	801	35	3,091	- 2,290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	779	38	2,166	- 1,387
Oesophagus Cancer	49	694	27	6,212	- 5,519
Skin Disease	50	642	42	1,543	- 901
Schistosomiasis	51	624	73	1	+ 624
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	622	33	3,615	- 2,994
Bladder Cancer	53	597	28	6,193	- 5,596
Alcohol	54	593	26	6,257	- 5,664
Lung Cancers	55	577	4	46,560	- 45,983
Tetanus	56	535	75	1	+ 535
Uterin Cancer	57	532	37	2,231	- 1,699
Skin Cancers	58	521	31	4,055	- 3,534
Appendicitis	59	354	62	129	+ 225
Measles	60	329	70	2	+ 327
Multiple Sclerosis	61	274	41	1,571	- 1,297
Hepatitis B	62	246	59	182	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	63	117	24	8,161	- 8,044
War	64	71	66	10	+ 61
Hepatitis C	65	68	48	507	- 439
Upper Respiratory	66	40	61	138	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	39	47	543	- 503
Ascariasis	68	30	81	0	+ 30
Diphtheria	69	10	77	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	8	85	0	+ 8
Dengue	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	51	391	- 391
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.