SPAIN VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,229	7	13,717	+ 8,512
Stroke	2	20,726	3	29,004	- 8,277
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,277	1	51,684	- 32,407
HIV/AIDS	4	18,543	43	538	+ 18,004
Malaria	5	15,257	83	0	+ 15,257
Tuberculosis	6	13,962	50	270	+ 13,692
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,672	31	1,829	+ 8,843
Low Birth Weight	8	9,106	52	253	+ 8,853
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,937	36	1,064	+ 7,873
Birth Trauma	10	8,467	60	113	+ 8,354
Liver Disease	11	8,275	23	4,231	+ 4,043
Diabetes Mellitus	12	8,105	10	7,773	+ 331
Kidney Disease	13	5,688	8	9,725	- 4,036
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,379	38	863	+ 4,516
Lung Disease	15	4,265	5	18,926	- 14,662
Meningitis	16	4,078	59	129	+ 3,949
Liver Cancer	17	3,897	18	5,098	- 1,201
Other Injuries	18	3,325	15	5,536	- 2,211
Hypertension	19	3,049	9	9,115	- 6,065
Cervical Cancer	20	2,954	39	855	+ 2,099
Suicide	21	2,725	25	3,609	- 885
Maternal Conditions	22	2,721	64	14	+ 2,708
Asthma	23	2,705	35	1,133	+ 1,572
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,686	21	4,863	- 2,177
Breast Cancer	25	2,648	11	7,067	- 4,419
Malnutrition	26	2,554	47	302	+ 2,251
Violence	27	2,539	51	262	+ 2,277
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,207	19	4,984	- 2,777
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,769	2	42,339	- 40,570
Falls	30	1,596	26	3,246	- 1,650
Prostate Cancer	31	1,409	13	6,420	- 5,011
Lymphomas	32	1,196	16	5,335	- 4,139
Stomach Cancer	33	1,190	14	5,796	- 4,607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,097	6	16,957	- 15,860
Pertussis	35	1,018	73	2	+ 1,016
Drownings	36	1,012	45	446	+ 566
Fires	37	997	55	185	+ 812
Ovary Cancer	38	955	28	2,026	- 1,071
Drug Use	39	861	41	776	+ 85
Poisonings	40	713	57	170	+ 542
Syphilis	41	660	67	9	+ 651
Oral Cancer	42	660	27	2,583	- 1,923
Parkinson's Disease	43	529	20	4,943	- 4,414
Encephalitis	44	488	70	4	+ 485
Leukemia	45	465	24	3,772	- 3,307
Pancreas Cancer	46	457	12	6,752	- 6,295
Epilepsy	47	450	40	824	- 374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	438	44	475	- 37
Oesophagus Cancer	49	390	29	2,011	- 1,621
Skin Disease	50	361	30	1,840	- 1,480
Schistosomiasis	51	351	74	0	+ 351
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	349	33	1,612	- 1,263
Bladder Cancer	53	335	17	5,222	- 4,887
Alcohol	54	334	46	333	+ 0
Lung Cancers	55	325	4	22,131	- 21,806
Tetanus	56	301	72	2	+ 299
Uterin Cancer	57	299	34	1,612	- 1,313
Skin Cancers	58	293	32	1,803	- 1,510
Appendicitis	59	199	61	79	+ 120
Measles	60	185	81	0	+ 185
Multiple Sclerosis	61	154	49	287	- 133
Hepatitis B	62	138	58	162	- 24
Other Neoplasms	63	66	22	4,748	- 4,682
War	64	40	68	6	+ 34
Hepatitis C	65	38	42	652	- 614
Upper Respiratory	66	22	62	47	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	22	48	294	- 272
Ascariasis	68	17	78	0	+ 17
Diphtheria	69	6	76	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Dengue	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.