GREECE VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,918	3	8,282	- 3,364
Stroke	2	4,586	2	14,077	- 9,492
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,265	1	21,124	- 16,859
HIV/AIDS	4	4,103	50	47	+ 4,055
Malaria	5	3,376	78	0	+ 3,376
Tuberculosis	6	3,089	46	66	+ 3,023
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,361	22	870	+ 1,491
Low Birth Weight	8	2,015	41	127	+ 1,888
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,977	44	95	+ 1,882
Birth Trauma	10	1,873	57	17	+ 1,856
Liver Disease	11	1,831	23	809	+ 1,022
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,793	20	1,266	+ 528
Kidney Disease	13	1,259	6	4,759	- 3,500
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,190	38	174	+ 1,016
Lung Disease	15	944	5	5,526	- 4,583
Meningitis	16	902	53	33	+ 869
Liver Cancer	17	862	14	1,566	- 703
Other Injuries	18	736	17	1,453	- 718
Hypertension	19	675	9	2,922	- 2,248
Cervical Cancer	20	654	36	243	+ 410
Suicide	21	603	28	533	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	22	602	61	2	+ 600
Asthma	23	599	55	27	+ 571
Endocrine Disorders	24	594	29	526	+ 68
Breast Cancer	25	586	11	2,520	- 1,934
Malnutrition	26	565	66	1	+ 564
Violence	27	562	42	104	+ 458
Inflammatory/Heart	28	488	24	725	- 237
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	391	7	3,940	- 3,548
Falls	30	353	21	1,245	- 892
Prostate Cancer	31	312	12	2,023	- 1,711
Lymphomas	32	265	19	1,268	- 1,004
Stomach Cancer	33	263	16	1,535	- 1,272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	243	8	3,264	- 3,021
Pertussis	35	225	69	0	+ 225
Drownings	36	224	32	435	- 211
Fires	37	221	39	146	+ 74
Ovary Cancer	38	211	27	557	- 346
Drug Use	39	191	37	193	- 3
Poisonings	40	158	56	19	+ 138
Syphilis	41	146	65	1	+ 145
Oral Cancer	42	146	30	440	- 294
Parkinson's Disease	43	117	10	2,646	- 2,529
Encephalitis	44	108	67	1	+ 107
Leukemia	45	103	18	1,354	- 1,251
Pancreas Cancer	46	101	13	1,904	- 1,803
Epilepsy	47	100	34	249	- 150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	97	26	611	- 514
Oesophagus Cancer	49	86	35	246	- 159
Skin Disease	50	80	47	56	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	51	78	75	0	+ 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	77	43	100	- 23
Bladder Cancer	53	74	15	1,551	- 1,476
Alcohol	54	74	49	50	+ 23
Lung Cancers	55	72	4	7,355	- 7,284
Tetanus	56	67	62	2	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	57	66	33	373	- 306
Skin Cancers	58	65	31	438	- 373
Appendicitis	59	44	58	9	+ 35
Measles	60	41	68	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	40	135	- 101
Hepatitis B	62	31	48	56	- 25
Other Neoplasms	63	15	25	679	- 664
War	64	9	64	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	8	52	38	- 30
Upper Respiratory	66	5	59	8	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	45	67	- 62
Ascariasis	68	4	73	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Dengue	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Ghana

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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.