ITALY VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,663	9	16,339	+ 12,324
Stroke	2	26,725	2	62,633	- 35,908
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,856	1	97,116	- 72,260
HIV/AIDS	4	23,909	46	520	+ 23,390
Malaria	5	19,673	79	0	+ 19,673
Tuberculosis	6	18,003	53	336	+ 17,667
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,761	30	3,221	+ 10,541
Low Birth Weight	8	11,742	51	357	+ 11,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,524	36	1,622	+ 9,902
Birth Trauma	10	10,917	59	140	+ 10,777
Liver Disease	11	10,669	23	5,559	+ 5,110
Diabetes Mellitus	12	10,451	8	19,836	- 9,385
Kidney Disease	13	7,335	11	12,726	- 5,391
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,936	37	1,443	+ 5,493
Lung Disease	15	5,499	5	32,382	- 26,884
Meningitis	16	5,258	60	128	+ 5,130
Liver Cancer	17	5,025	17	9,620	- 4,595
Other Injuries	18	4,288	12	12,112	- 7,825
Hypertension	19	3,932	6	29,931	- 26,000
Cervical Cancer	20	3,809	40	1,154	+ 2,655
Suicide	21	3,513	26	4,042	- 529
Maternal Conditions	22	3,509	67	6	+ 3,503
Asthma	23	3,489	47	494	+ 2,995
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,463	18	8,431	- 4,967
Breast Cancer	25	3,415	10	13,868	- 10,453
Malnutrition	26	3,293	41	775	+ 2,517
Violence	27	3,273	50	409	+ 2,865
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,846	24	5,531	- 2,685
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,281	3	41,445	- 39,164
Falls	30	2,058	25	4,222	- 2,164
Prostate Cancer	31	1,817	20	8,409	- 6,593
Lymphomas	32	1,542	16	9,670	- 8,128
Stomach Cancer	33	1,534	14	10,252	- 8,719
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,415	7	21,254	- 19,839
Pertussis	35	1,312	73	1	+ 1,312
Drownings	36	1,305	52	344	+ 961
Fires	37	1,286	56	271	+ 1,015
Ovary Cancer	38	1,231	28	3,282	- 2,051
Drug Use	39	1,110	45	654	+ 456
Poisonings	40	919	58	154	+ 765
Syphilis	41	851	69	4	+ 847
Oral Cancer	42	851	27	3,343	- 2,492
Parkinson's Disease	43	682	19	8,428	- 7,746
Encephalitis	44	630	68	5	+ 625
Leukemia	45	599	21	6,728	- 6,129
Pancreas Cancer	46	589	13	12,095	- 11,506
Epilepsy	47	580	39	1,337	- 756
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	565	43	690	- 125
Oesophagus Cancer	49	503	34	2,045	- 1,542
Skin Disease	50	465	38	1,440	- 974
Schistosomiasis	51	453	78	0	+ 453
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	451	32	2,216	- 1,765
Bladder Cancer	53	432	22	6,711	- 6,278
Alcohol	54	430	55	277	+ 153
Lung Cancers	55	418	4	34,152	- 33,734
Tetanus	56	388	63	22	+ 366
Uterin Cancer	57	386	33	2,198	- 1,812
Skin Cancers	58	378	29	3,239	- 2,861
Appendicitis	59	257	61	49	+ 208
Measles	60	239	71	1	+ 237
Multiple Sclerosis	61	198	44	677	- 478
Hepatitis B	62	178	54	334	- 156
Other Neoplasms	63	85	15	9,984	- 9,900
War	64	51	66	6	+ 45
Hepatitis C	65	49	31	2,451	- 2,401
Upper Respiratory	66	29	64	20	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	28	42	701	- 673
Ascariasis	68	22	80	0	+ 22
Diphtheria	69	7	76	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	6	84	0	+ 6
Dengue	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.