SOUTH KOREA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,486	2	26,650	- 2,164
Stroke	2	22,831	3	25,596	- 2,765
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,235	1	28,043	- 6,808
HIV/AIDS	4	20,426	55	84	+ 20,341
Malaria	5	16,807	71	1	+ 16,806
Tuberculosis	6	15,380	24	1,950	+ 13,430
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,756	15	4,399	+ 7,357
Low Birth Weight	8	10,031	45	370	+ 9,660
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,845	35	929	+ 8,916
Birth Trauma	10	9,327	54	88	+ 9,238
Liver Disease	11	9,115	14	6,348	+ 2,766
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,928	13	6,812	+ 2,116
Kidney Disease	13	6,266	9	10,107	- 3,841
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,926	41	518	+ 5,408
Lung Disease	15	4,698	11	8,526	- 3,829
Meningitis	16	4,492	58	51	+ 4,441
Liver Cancer	17	4,293	7	11,589	- 7,296
Other Injuries	18	3,663	18	3,634	+ 29
Hypertension	19	3,359	17	3,711	- 352
Cervical Cancer	20	3,254	34	1,065	+ 2,189
Suicide	21	3,001	5	14,636	- 11,634
Maternal Conditions	22	2,998	61	34	+ 2,964
Asthma	23	2,980	32	1,150	+ 1,830
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,959	25	1,891	+ 1,068
Breast Cancer	25	2,917	21	2,880	+ 37
Malnutrition	26	2,813	53	88	+ 2,725
Violence	27	2,796	44	386	+ 2,410
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,431	31	1,325	+ 1,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,948	6	12,145	- 10,197
Falls	30	1,758	20	2,934	- 1,176
Prostate Cancer	31	1,552	22	2,316	- 764
Lymphomas	32	1,317	19	3,477	- 2,160
Stomach Cancer	33	1,310	10	8,625	- 7,315
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,209	8	10,180	- 8,972
Pertussis	35	1,121	67	6	+ 1,115
Drownings	36	1,115	42	501	+ 614
Fires	37	1,098	47	263	+ 835
Ovary Cancer	38	1,052	30	1,330	- 278
Drug Use	39	949	50	154	+ 795
Poisonings	40	785	52	115	+ 670
Syphilis	41	727	62	27	+ 700
Oral Cancer	42	727	29	1,457	- 730
Parkinson's Disease	43	582	16	3,951	- 3,369
Encephalitis	44	538	65	19	+ 519
Leukemia	45	512	23	2,140	- 1,628
Pancreas Cancer	46	503	12	6,994	- 6,490
Epilepsy	47	496	40	524	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	483	38	540	- 57
Oesophagus Cancer	49	430	28	1,733	- 1,303
Skin Disease	50	398	36	704	- 307
Schistosomiasis	51	387	72	1	+ 385
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	385	48	224	+ 161
Bladder Cancer	53	369	27	1,768	- 1,399
Alcohol	54	367	33	1,081	- 713
Lung Cancers	55	357	4	20,293	- 19,936
Tetanus	56	331	69	5	+ 327
Uterin Cancer	57	330	43	420	- 90
Skin Cancers	58	323	37	585	- 262
Appendicitis	59	219	57	54	+ 166
Measles	60	204	83	0	+ 204
Multiple Sclerosis	61	169	66	11	+ 159
Hepatitis B	62	152	39	526	- 374
Other Neoplasms	63	72	26	1,807	- 1,735
War	64	44	68	5	+ 39
Hepatitis C	65	42	49	168	- 126
Upper Respiratory	66	25	63	26	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	24	51	150	- 126
Ascariasis	68	19	74	0	+ 19
Diphtheria	69	6	73	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	5	84	0	+ 5
Dengue	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Ghana

South Korea

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.