UZBEKISTAN VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		UZBEKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,170	5	4,574	+ 12,597
Stroke	2	16,010	2	21,534	- 5,525
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,890	1	69,725	- 54,835
HIV/AIDS	4	14,323	28	716	+ 13,607
Malaria	5	11,785	79	0	+ 11,785
Tuberculosis	6	10,785	17	1,544	+ 9,241
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,244	6	3,853	+ 4,391
Low Birth Weight	8	7,034	10	2,375	+ 4,658
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,903	33	599	+ 6,304
Birth Trauma	10	6,540	16	1,764	+ 4,776
Liver Disease	11	6,391	3	9,568	- 3,177
Diabetes Mellitus	12	6,260	4	6,205	+ 55
Kidney Disease	13	4,394	7	3,133	+ 1,261
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,155	11	2,318	+ 1,837
Lung Disease	15	3,294	14	1,985	+ 1,309
Meningitis	16	3,150	51	131	+ 3,019
Liver Cancer	17	3,010	20	1,194	+ 1,816
Other Injuries	18	2,569	19	1,423	+ 1,146
Hypertension	19	2,355	8	2,789	- 434
Cervical Cancer	20	2,282	25	840	+ 1,442
Suicide	21	2,105	9	2,653	- 549
Maternal Conditions	22	2,102	48	215	+ 1,887
Asthma	23	2,090	24	922	+ 1,168
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,075	42	332	+ 1,743
Breast Cancer	25	2,046	15	1,821	+ 225
Malnutrition	26	1,973	60	13	+ 1,959
Violence	27	1,961	38	485	+ 1,475
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,705	39	424	+ 1,281
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,366	18	1,454	- 87
Falls	30	1,233	27	752	+ 481
Prostate Cancer	31	1,088	41	338	+ 751
Lymphomas	32	924	34	587	+ 337
Stomach Cancer	33	919	12	2,133	- 1,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	847	23	1,018	- 171
Pertussis	35	786	63	3	+ 784
Drownings	36	782	22	1,147	- 365
Fires	37	770	37	542	+ 228
Ovary Cancer	38	737	43	320	+ 418
Drug Use	39	665	46	269	+ 397
Poisonings	40	551	44	277	+ 274
Syphilis	41	510	67	1	+ 509
Oral Cancer	42	510	30	669	- 159
Parkinson's Disease	43	408	36	563	- 155
Encephalitis	44	377	40	415	- 37
Leukemia	45	359	35	566	- 207
Pancreas Cancer	46	353	29	670	- 317
Epilepsy	47	348	26	820	- 472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	338	32	615	- 277
Oesophagus Cancer	49	301	31	634	- 333
Skin Disease	50	279	55	37	+ 242
Schistosomiasis	51	271	76	0	+ 271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	270	21	1,176	- 906
Bladder Cancer	53	259	49	201	+ 58
Alcohol	54	258	52	108	+ 149
Lung Cancers	55	251	13	2,019	- 1,768
Tetanus	56	232	59	18	+ 215
Uterin Cancer	57	231	47	229	+ 2
Skin Cancers	58	226	50	164	+ 62
Appendicitis	59	154	56	30	+ 124
Measles	60	143	69	0	+ 143
Multiple Sclerosis	61	119	58	24	+ 95
Hepatitis B	62	107	54	91	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	63	51	57	28	+ 23
War	64	31	62	4	+ 27
Hepatitis C	65	29	66	1	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	66	17	45	276	- 259
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	53	96	- 79
Ascariasis	68	13	68	1	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	4	64	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	65	1	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	61	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UZBEKISTAN

Ghana

Uzbekistan

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.