JAPAN VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	57,924	3	107,899	- 49,975
Stroke	2	54,008	2	121,823	- 67,814
Coronary Heart Disease	3	50,231	1	163,905	- 113,674
HIV/AIDS	4	48,318	63	48	+ 48,270
Malaria	5	39,757	79	0	+ 39,757
Tuberculosis	6	36,383	34	3,459	+ 32,924
Road Traffic Accidents	7	27,810	31	4,566	+ 23,244
Low Birth Weight	8	23,728	55	202	+ 23,526
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	23,288	37	2,731	+ 20,557
Birth Trauma	10	22,062	61	104	+ 21,958
Liver Disease	11	21,562	17	14,195	+ 7,366
Diabetes Mellitus	12	21,119	29	5,433	+ 15,687
Kidney Disease	13	14,822	9	44,779	- 29,957
Congenital Anomalies	14	14,017	40	2,473	+ 11,545
Lung Disease	15	11,112	5	78,169	- 67,057
Meningitis	16	10,626	52	308	+ 10,318
Liver Cancer	17	10,156	11	29,384	- 19,229
Other Injuries	18	8,665	12	22,068	- 13,403
Hypertension	19	7,945	28	6,673	+ 1,272
Cervical Cancer	20	7,697	32	3,799	+ 3,898
Suicide	21	7,100	13	19,466	- 12,366
Maternal Conditions	22	7,091	64	39	+ 7,053
Asthma	23	7,050	42	1,922	+ 5,128
Endocrine Disorders	24	6,999	21	11,486	- 4,487
Breast Cancer	25	6,901	15	15,805	- 8,904
Malnutrition	26	6,654	43	1,910	+ 4,745
Violence	27	6,615	53	266	+ 6,349
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,752	27	8,232	- 2,481
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,609	7	56,937	- 52,328
Falls	30	4,159	23	9,736	- 5,577
Prostate Cancer	31	3,671	19	13,515	- 9,844
Lymphomas	32	3,116	14	19,273	- 16,157
Stomach Cancer	33	3,100	8	50,433	- 47,333
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	2,859	6	57,340	- 54,481
Pertussis	35	2,652	71	1	+ 2,650
Drownings	36	2,637	25	8,409	- 5,772
Fires	37	2,598	48	1,007	+ 1,591
Ovary Cancer	38	2,488	30	5,061	- 2,574
Drug Use	39	2,244	50	732	+ 1,512
Poisonings	40	1,858	54	255	+ 1,603
Syphilis	41	1,720	65	16	+ 1,704
Oral Cancer	42	1,719	26	8,333	- 6,614
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,377	18	14,007	- 12,630
Encephalitis	44	1,272	69	5	+ 1,268
Leukemia	45	1,211	24	9,607	- 8,395
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,190	10	37,027	- 35,837
Epilepsy	47	1,173	45	1,558	- 385
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,142	35	2,922	- 1,780
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,016	20	12,316	- 11,299
Skin Disease	50	941	36	2,806	- 1,865
Schistosomiasis	51	914	72	0	+ 914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	911	39	2,555	- 1,644
Bladder Cancer	53	874	22	9,936	- 9,063
Alcohol	54	869	51	576	+ 293
Lung Cancers	55	846	4	79,688	- 78,843
Tetanus	56	784	67	9	+ 775
Uterin Cancer	57	780	33	3,461	- 2,681
Skin Cancers	58	764	44	1,843	- 1,079
Appendicitis	59	519	58	126	+ 393
Measles	60	482	75	0	+ 482
Multiple Sclerosis	61	401	59	108	+ 293
Hepatitis B	62	361	46	1,423	- 1,062
Other Neoplasms	63	171	16	15,120	- 14,949
War	64	104	66	15	+ 89
Hepatitis C	65	99	41	2,220	- 2,120
Upper Respiratory	66	58	57	159	- 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	58	38	2,618	- 2,560
Ascariasis	68	44	82	0	+ 44
Diphtheria	69	14	74	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	11	80	0	+ 11
Dengue	71	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.