SLOVAKIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,616	6	2,024	+ 592
Stroke	2	2,439	3	3,756	- 1,317
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,268	1	10,654	- 8,386
HIV/AIDS	4	2,182	65	2	+ 2,180
Malaria	5	1,795	77	0	+ 1,795
Tuberculosis	6	1,643	50	26	+ 1,616
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,256	27	331	+ 925
Low Birth Weight	8	1,072	39	97	+ 974
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,052	47	34	+ 1,018
Birth Trauma	10	996	52	15	+ 981
Liver Disease	11	974	7	1,425	- 452
Diabetes Mellitus	12	954	16	750	+ 204
Kidney Disease	13	669	14	830	- 161
Congenital Anomalies	14	633	36	167	+ 466
Lung Disease	15	502	9	1,121	- 620
Meningitis	16	480	51	25	+ 455
Liver Cancer	17	459	22	469	- 11
Other Injuries	18	391	20	554	- 162
Hypertension	19	359	11	1,034	- 675
Cervical Cancer	20	348	32	273	+ 75
Suicide	21	321	19	660	- 339
Maternal Conditions	22	320	63	3	+ 317
Asthma	23	318	44	47	+ 271
Endocrine Disorders	24	316	37	163	+ 153
Breast Cancer	25	312	10	1,071	- 759
Malnutrition	26	301	49	29	+ 272
Violence	27	299	42	59	+ 239
Inflammatory/Heart	28	260	25	339	- 79
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	208	2	4,482	- 4,274
Falls	30	188	8	1,277	- 1,090
Prostate Cancer	31	166	12	968	- 802
Lymphomas	32	141	17	736	- 595
Stomach Cancer	33	140	15	827	- 687
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	129	5	2,528	- 2,399
Pertussis	35	120	61	4	+ 116
Drownings	36	119	38	144	- 25
Fires	37	117	46	39	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	38	112	26	334	- 222
Drug Use	39	101	45	45	+ 57
Poisonings	40	84	48	30	+ 54
Syphilis	41	78	62	3	+ 74
Oral Cancer	42	78	18	716	- 638
Parkinson's Disease	43	62	29	310	- 248
Encephalitis	44	57	67	1	+ 57
Leukemia	45	55	23	448	- 394
Pancreas Cancer	46	54	13	876	- 822
Epilepsy	47	53	35	168	- 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	52	31	274	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	49	46	28	314	- 268
Skin Disease	50	42	34	170	- 128
Schistosomiasis	51	41	74	0	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	41	41	70	- 29
Bladder Cancer	53	39	21	489	- 449
Alcohol	54	39	33	219	- 180
Lung Cancers	55	38	4	2,562	- 2,524
Tetanus	56	35	71	0	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	57	35	30	280	- 245
Skin Cancers	58	34	24	357	- 323
Appendicitis	59	23	55	9	+ 14
Measles	60	22	72	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	43	55	- 37
Hepatitis B	62	16	56	8	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	63	8	40	93	- 85
War	64	5	68	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	4	54	12	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	3	58	6	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	3	53	15	- 12
Ascariasis	68	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	2	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	59	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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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.