POLAND VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,217	4	19,998	- 1,782
Stroke	2	16,985	2	32,693	- 15,708
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,797	1	117,700	- 101,902
HIV/AIDS	4	15,196	54	115	+ 15,081
Malaria	5	12,503	78	0	+ 12,503
Tuberculosis	6	11,442	41	597	+ 10,846
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,746	22	3,555	+ 5,191
Low Birth Weight	8	7,462	42	579	+ 6,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,324	37	839	+ 6,485
Birth Trauma	10	6,938	57	52	+ 6,887
Liver Disease	11	6,781	10	7,912	- 1,131
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,642	8	8,947	- 2,305
Kidney Disease	13	4,662	20	4,065	+ 597
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,408	36	916	+ 3,492
Lung Disease	15	3,495	6	13,677	- 10,182
Meningitis	16	3,342	53	171	+ 3,171
Liver Cancer	17	3,194	29	2,290	+ 904
Other Injuries	18	2,725	28	2,527	+ 198
Hypertension	19	2,499	15	4,937	- 2,438
Cervical Cancer	20	2,421	32	1,907	+ 514
Suicide	21	2,233	18	4,282	- 2,049
Maternal Conditions	22	2,230	63	10	+ 2,221
Asthma	23	2,217	43	540	+ 1,677
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,201	38	831	+ 1,370
Breast Cancer	25	2,170	9	7,967	- 5,796
Malnutrition	26	2,093	50	291	+ 1,802
Violence	27	2,080	49	294	+ 1,786
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,809	23	3,495	- 1,686
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,449	21	3,701	- 2,252
Falls	30	1,308	16	4,712	- 3,404
Prostate Cancer	31	1,155	11	6,489	- 5,334
Lymphomas	32	980	19	4,141	- 3,161
Stomach Cancer	33	975	12	5,910	- 4,936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	899	5	14,610	- 13,711
Pertussis	35	834	71	0	+ 834
Drownings	36	829	39	636	+ 193
Fires	37	817	45	474	+ 343
Ovary Cancer	38	782	27	2,929	- 2,147
Drug Use	39	706	48	321	+ 385
Poisonings	40	584	51	205	+ 379
Syphilis	41	541	69	0	+ 540
Oral Cancer	42	541	25	3,377	- 2,836
Parkinson's Disease	43	433	34	1,500	- 1,067
Encephalitis	44	400	64	6	+ 394
Leukemia	45	381	24	3,456	- 3,075
Pancreas Cancer	46	374	13	5,430	- 5,055
Epilepsy	47	369	35	1,145	- 776
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	359	26	3,091	- 2,732
Oesophagus Cancer	49	320	33	1,803	- 1,483
Skin Disease	50	296	46	469	- 173
Schistosomiasis	51	288	76	0	+ 288
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	286	40	612	- 325
Bladder Cancer	53	275	17	4,700	- 4,426
Alcohol	54	273	14	5,238	- 4,965
Lung Cancers	55	266	3	25,781	- 25,515
Tetanus	56	246	67	2	+ 245
Uterin Cancer	57	245	30	2,163	- 1,917
Skin Cancers	58	240	31	2,155	- 1,915
Appendicitis	59	163	55	69	+ 95
Measles	60	152	72	0	+ 152
Multiple Sclerosis	61	126	44	502	- 376
Hepatitis B	62	113	56	52	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	63	54	7	9,256	- 9,203
War	64	33	66	4	+ 29
Hepatitis C	65	31	52	188	- 157
Upper Respiratory	66	18	60	19	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	18	47	369	- 351
Ascariasis	68	14	82	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	69	5	70	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	4	73	0	+ 4
Dengue	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.