RUSSIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	66,207	10	32,404	+ 33,803
Stroke	2	61,732	2	327,199	- 265,467
Coronary Heart Disease	3	57,415	1	562,711	- 505,296
HIV/AIDS	4	55,228	15	21,262	+ 33,966
Malaria	5	45,443	74	0	+ 45,443
Tuberculosis	6	41,586	30	8,422	+ 33,164
Road Traffic Accidents	7	31,787	19	17,507	+ 14,280
Low Birth Weight	8	27,122	44	2,153	+ 24,969
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	26,618	55	403	+ 26,215
Birth Trauma	10	25,217	53	714	+ 24,503
Liver Disease	11	24,645	6	45,463	- 20,818
Diabetes Mellitus	12	24,140	18	18,345	+ 5,795
Kidney Disease	13	16,942	22	11,581	+ 5,361
Congenital Anomalies	14	16,022	41	4,201	+ 11,821
Lung Disease	15	12,702	9	36,600	- 23,899
Meningitis	16	12,146	48	1,037	+ 11,108
Liver Cancer	17	11,608	24	11,165	+ 443
Other Injuries	18	9,904	14	22,517	- 12,613
Hypertension	19	9,081	17	18,348	- 9,266
Cervical Cancer	20	8,798	34	7,423	+ 1,375
Suicide	21	8,115	8	36,625	- 28,510
Maternal Conditions	22	8,106	56	267	+ 7,838
Asthma	23	8,058	46	1,764	+ 6,294
Endocrine Disorders	24	8,000	45	2,004	+ 5,996
Breast Cancer	25	7,888	13	23,242	- 15,354
Malnutrition	26	7,606	57	242	+ 7,364
Violence	27	7,561	23	11,450	- 3,889
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6,574	4	54,060	- 47,486
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,268	5	48,522	- 43,254
Falls	30	4,754	21	11,705	- 6,951
Prostate Cancer	31	4,196	20	14,107	- 9,911
Lymphomas	32	3,562	29	8,919	- 5,358
Stomach Cancer	33	3,543	11	29,386	- 25,843
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	3,268	7	42,633	- 39,365
Pertussis	35	3,031	65	2	+ 3,029
Drownings	36	3,014	36	6,629	- 3,614
Fires	37	2,970	37	6,387	- 3,418
Ovary Cancer	38	2,843	32	8,123	- 5,279
Drug Use	39	2,565	27	9,113	- 6,548
Poisonings	40	2,123	40	5,565	- 3,442
Syphilis	41	1,966	62	19	+ 1,947
Oral Cancer	42	1,965	25	10,880	- 8,915
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,574	26	9,371	- 7,796
Encephalitis	44	1,454	47	1,076	+ 378
Leukemia	45	1,385	31	8,238	- 6,853
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,360	16	20,282	- 18,922
Epilepsy	47	1,341	52	718	+ 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,305	28	8,938	- 7,633
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,162	33	7,431	- 6,270
Skin Disease	50	1,075	43	2,735	- 1,660
Schistosomiasis	51	1,045	72	0	+ 1,045
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,041	42	2,770	- 1,729
Bladder Cancer	53	999	38	6,307	- 5,308
Alcohol	54	993	12	27,984	- 26,991
Lung Cancers	55	967	3	54,361	- 53,395
Tetanus	56	896	63	3	+ 892
Uterin Cancer	57	891	35	6,867	- 5,976
Skin Cancers	58	873	39	5,612	- 4,739
Appendicitis	59	593	54	409	+ 185
Measles	60	551	68	0	+ 551
Multiple Sclerosis	61	458	49	827	- 369
Hepatitis B	62	412	60	43	+ 369
Other Neoplasms	63	195	51	729	- 533
War	64	119	59	123	- 4
Hepatitis C	65	114	66	2	+ 112
Upper Respiratory	66	66	58	158	- 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	66	50	750	- 684
Ascariasis	68	50	77	0	+ 50
Diphtheria	69	16	67	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	70	13	61	25	- 12
Dengue	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.