UNITED KINGDOM VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,186	3	40,540	- 8,354
Stroke	2	30,011	4	37,626	- 7,616
Coronary Heart Disease	3	27,912	2	71,728	- 43,816
HIV/AIDS	4	26,848	55	188	+ 26,661
Malaria	5	22,092	76	0	+ 22,092
Tuberculosis	6	20,217	47	351	+ 19,865
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,453	33	2,169	+ 13,284
Low Birth Weight	8	13,185	40	1,313	+ 11,872
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,940	38	1,599	+ 11,341
Birth Trauma	10	12,259	54	190	+ 12,070
Liver Disease	11	11,981	14	7,666	+ 4,315
Diabetes Mellitus	12	11,735	17	5,842	+ 5,893
Kidney Disease	13	8,236	18	5,471	+ 2,765
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,789	35	2,127	+ 5,662
Lung Disease	15	6,175	6	32,896	- 26,721
Meningitis	16	5,905	52	232	+ 5,672
Liver Cancer	17	5,643	21	5,237	+ 406
Other Injuries	18	4,815	19	5,464	- 649
Hypertension	19	4,415	23	5,208	- 793
Cervical Cancer	20	4,277	43	1,099	+ 3,178
Suicide	21	3,945	20	5,325	- 1,380
Maternal Conditions	22	3,940	64	47	+ 3,894
Asthma	23	3,917	41	1,302	+ 2,615
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,889	28	3,297	+ 592
Breast Cancer	25	3,835	9	12,718	- 8,884
Malnutrition	26	3,698	58	116	+ 3,582
Violence	27	3,676	46	868	+ 2,808
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,196	29	3,126	+ 70
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,561	1	98,135	- 95,574
Falls	30	2,311	15	7,618	- 5,307
Prostate Cancer	31	2,040	8	13,289	- 11,249
Lymphomas	32	1,732	10	9,350	- 7,619
Stomach Cancer	33	1,722	24	4,999	- 3,277
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,589	7	18,446	- 16,857
Pertussis	35	1,474	69	3	+ 1,471
Drownings	36	1,465	49	301	+ 1,165
Fires	37	1,444	48	334	+ 1,109
Ovary Cancer	38	1,382	25	4,019	- 2,636
Drug Use	39	1,247	31	2,824	- 1,577
Poisonings	40	1,032	53	221	+ 812
Syphilis	41	956	62	49	+ 907
Oral Cancer	42	955	30	3,109	- 2,153
Parkinson's Disease	43	765	13	8,573	- 7,807
Encephalitis	44	707	68	6	+ 701
Leukemia	45	673	22	5,211	- 4,538
Pancreas Cancer	46	661	11	8,995	- 8,334
Epilepsy	47	652	42	1,193	- 542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	634	36	2,090	- 1,456
Oesophagus Cancer	49	565	12	8,727	- 8,162
Skin Disease	50	523	34	2,134	- 1,611
Schistosomiasis	51	508	78	0	+ 508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	506	45	876	- 370
Bladder Cancer	53	485	16	6,133	- 5,648
Alcohol	54	483	39	1,555	- 1,072
Lung Cancers	55	470	5	35,715	- 35,245
Tetanus	56	436	72	0	+ 435
Uterin Cancer	57	433	32	2,346	- 1,913
Skin Cancers	58	424	27	3,727	- 3,303
Appendicitis	59	288	59	105	+ 183
Measles	60	268	75	0	+ 268
Multiple Sclerosis	61	223	37	1,856	- 1,633
Hepatitis B	62	200	65	40	+ 160
Other Neoplasms	63	95	26	3,986	- 3,891
War	64	58	67	10	+ 48
Hepatitis C	65	55	51	267	- 212
Upper Respiratory	66	32	63	48	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	32	44	1,014	- 982
Ascariasis	68	24	80	0	+ 24
Diphtheria	69	8	74	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	6	79	0	+ 6
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Ghana

United Kingdom

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.