UKRAINE VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	GHANA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,766	12	6,817	+ 9,949
Stroke	2	15,633	2	79,883	- 64,250
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,540	1	278,709	- 264,169
HIV/AIDS	4	13,986	13	5,874	+ 8,112
Malaria	5	11,508	76	0	+ 11,508
Tuberculosis	6	10,531	20	3,194	+ 7,337
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,050	18	4,487	+ 3,563
Low Birth Weight	8	6,868	42	851	+ 6,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,741	53	189	+ 6,552
Birth Trauma	10	6,386	51	242	+ 6,144
Liver Disease	11	6,241	3	15,197	- 8,956
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,113	31	2,258	+ 3,855
Kidney Disease	13	4,290	33	2,174	+ 2,116
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,057	38	1,388	+ 2,669
Lung Disease	15	3,217	8	9,621	- 6,405
Meningitis	16	3,076	50	257	+ 2,819
Liver Cancer	17	2,940	32	2,210	+ 730
Other Injuries	18	2,508	19	4,234	- 1,726
Hypertension	19	2,300	41	970	+ 1,329
Cervical Cancer	20	2,228	28	2,434	- 206
Suicide	21	2,055	9	9,517	- 7,462
Maternal Conditions	22	2,053	57	55	+ 1,998
Asthma	23	2,041	52	229	+ 1,812
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,026	45	415	+ 1,611
Breast Cancer	25	1,998	11	8,106	- 6,108
Malnutrition	26	1,926	58	54	+ 1,872
Violence	27	1,915	23	2,765	- 850
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,665	7	12,191	- 10,526
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,334	5	14,196	- 12,862
Falls	30	1,204	22	2,875	- 1,671
Prostate Cancer	31	1,063	16	4,800	- 3,737
Lymphomas	32	902	24	2,636	- 1,734
Stomach Cancer	33	897	10	8,106	- 7,209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	828	6	13,505	- 12,677
Pertussis	35	768	66	2	+ 766
Drownings	36	763	30	2,312	- 1,548
Fires	37	752	37	1,652	- 900
Ovary Cancer	38	720	25	2,621	- 1,901
Drug Use	39	650	39	1,141	- 491
Poisonings	40	538	40	1,117	- 579
Syphilis	41	498	64	4	+ 494
Oral Cancer	42	498	17	4,520	- 4,022
Parkinson's Disease	43	399	21	3,101	- 2,702
Encephalitis	44	368	46	395	- 27
Leukemia	45	351	26	2,531	- 2,180
Pancreas Cancer	46	345	14	5,811	- 5,466
Epilepsy	47	340	44	419	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	330	36	1,657	- 1,327
Oesophagus Cancer	49	294	35	1,986	- 1,691
Skin Disease	50	272	48	313	- 41
Schistosomiasis	51	265	78	0	+ 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	264	43	817	- 553
Bladder Cancer	53	253	27	2,436	- 2,183
Alcohol	54	252	15	5,670	- 5,419
Lung Cancers	55	245	4	15,024	- 14,779
Tetanus	56	227	65	3	+ 224
Uterin Cancer	57	226	29	2,373	- 2,148
Skin Cancers	58	221	34	2,010	- 1,789
Appendicitis	59	150	56	78	+ 72
Measles	60	140	60	41	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	61	116	47	344	- 228
Hepatitis B	62	104	59	42	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	63	49	54	137	- 87
War	64	30	49	273	- 243
Hepatitis C	65	29	62	8	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	66	17	61	31	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	55	103	- 86
Ascariasis	68	13	71	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	69	4	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	63	5	- 2
Dengue	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

Ghana

Ukraine

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.