TURKEY VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,549	9	12,845	+ 26,704
Stroke	2	36,876	2	44,006	- 7,130
Coronary Heart Disease	3	34,297	1	85,905	- 51,608
HIV/AIDS	4	32,990	53	204	+ 32,786
Malaria	5	27,145	75	0	+ 27,145
Tuberculosis	6	24,841	50	303	+ 24,538
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,988	16	5,573	+ 13,415
Low Birth Weight	8	16,201	24	3,478	+ 12,723
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	15,900	40	741	+ 15,160
Birth Trauma	10	15,064	41	720	+ 14,344
Liver Disease	11	14,722	13	6,340	+ 8,382
Diabetes Mellitus	12	14,420	5	17,900	- 3,480
Kidney Disease	13	10,120	7	17,021	- 6,900
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,571	17	4,966	+ 4,604
Lung Disease	15	7,587	4	25,088	- 17,501
Meningitis	16	7,255	51	274	+ 6,981
Liver Cancer	17	6,934	20	4,542	+ 2,392
Other Injuries	18	5,916	30	1,678	+ 4,238
Hypertension	19	5,425	8	14,763	- 9,338
Cervical Cancer	20	5,255	34	1,311	+ 3,944
Suicide	21	4,847	29	2,003	+ 2,844
Maternal Conditions	22	4,842	57	109	+ 4,733
Asthma	23	4,814	27	2,434	+ 2,379
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,779	26	2,612	+ 2,167
Breast Cancer	25	4,712	14	5,643	- 931
Malnutrition	26	4,543	43	588	+ 3,955
Violence	27	4,516	23	4,010	+ 506
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,927	31	1,632	+ 2,295
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,147	6	17,308	- 14,161
Falls	30	2,840	22	4,373	- 1,534
Prostate Cancer	31	2,507	15	5,608	- 3,101
Lymphomas	32	2,128	19	4,849	- 2,721
Stomach Cancer	33	2,116	11	10,333	- 8,216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,952	10	10,606	- 8,654
Pertussis	35	1,811	58	103	+ 1,708
Drownings	36	1,801	44	549	+ 1,252
Fires	37	1,774	47	343	+ 1,431
Ovary Cancer	38	1,699	28	2,287	- 588
Drug Use	39	1,532	38	972	+ 560
Poisonings	40	1,268	46	369	+ 899
Syphilis	41	1,174	61	50	+ 1,124
Oral Cancer	42	1,174	35	1,305	- 131
Parkinson's Disease	43	940	25	3,439	- 2,499
Encephalitis	44	869	54	184	+ 684
Leukemia	45	827	18	4,870	- 4,043
Pancreas Cancer	46	813	12	6,882	- 6,070
Epilepsy	47	801	36	1,147	- 346
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	779	39	789	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	49	694	33	1,321	- 627
Skin Disease	50	642	48	324	+ 318
Schistosomiasis	51	624	62	33	+ 591
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	622	45	452	+ 170
Bladder Cancer	53	597	21	4,485	- 3,889
Alcohol	54	593	55	182	+ 411
Lung Cancers	55	577	3	35,070	- 34,493
Tetanus	56	535	64	12	+ 523
Uterin Cancer	57	532	37	1,090	- 558
Skin Cancers	58	521	32	1,548	- 1,027
Appendicitis	59	354	59	93	+ 261
Measles	60	329	65	6	+ 323
Multiple Sclerosis	61	274	56	169	+ 105
Hepatitis B	62	246	60	72	+ 174
Other Neoplasms	63	117	42	646	- 530
War	64	71	49	318	- 248
Hepatitis C	65	68	63	19	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	66	40	66	5	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	39	52	237	- 198
Ascariasis	68	30	70	1	+ 29
Diphtheria	69	10	71	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	8	69	2	+ 6
Dengue	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 TURKEY

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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.