GHANA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,847	3	14,103	+ 55,744
Stroke	2	46,546	2	15,163	+ 31,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,385	1	16,262	+ 11,123
Lung Cancers	4	24,320	55	237	+ 24,083
Lung Disease	5	18,272	15	3,120	+ 15,152
Kidney Disease	6	15,734	13	4,161	+ 11,572
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	13,026	29	1,294	+ 11,732
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	10,791	34	803	+ 9,988
Hypertension	9	9,663	19	2,231	+ 7,432
Parkinson's Disease	10	8,748	43	387	+ 8,362
Breast Cancer	11	8,333	25	1,937	+ 6,396
Prostate Cancer	12	6,690	31	1,031	+ 5,659
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,296	46	334	+ 5,962
Liver Cancer	14	5,176	17	2,851	+ 2,325
Bladder Cancer	15	5,127	53	245	+ 4,882
Stomach Cancer	16	5,077	33	870	+ 4,206
Other Injuries	17	4,805	18	2,433	+ 2,373
Leukemia	18	4,477	45	340	+ 4,137
Lymphomas	19	4,194	32	875	+ 3,319
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,184	12	5,929	- 1,745
Falls	21	4,117	30	1,168	+ 2,949
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,878	7	7,808	- 4,930
Liver Disease	23	2,676	11	6,053	- 3,378
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,397	28	1,615	+ 782
Other Neoplasms	25	2,243	63	48	+ 2,195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,019	48	321	+ 1,699
Ovary Cancer	27	1,842	38	698	+ 1,144
Suicide	28	1,761	21	1,993	- 232
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,739	24	1,965	- 226
Oral Cancer	30	1,455	42	483	+ 973
Skin Cancers	31	1,449	58	214	+ 1,234
Drownings	32	1,439	36	740	+ 699
Uterin Cancer	33	1,232	57	219	+ 1,013
Epilepsy	34	824	47	329	+ 494
Oesophagus Cancer	35	812	49	285	+ 527
Cervical Cancer	36	805	20	2,161	- 1,356
Drug Use	37	639	39	630	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	38	576	14	3,935	- 3,360
Fires	39	484	37	729	- 245
Multiple Sclerosis	40	447	61	113	+ 334
Low Birth Weight	41	421	8	6,662	- 6,241
Violence	42	344	27	1,857	- 1,513
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	331	52	256	+ 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	314	9	6,538	- 6,224
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	221	67	16	+ 205
Tuberculosis	46	220	6	10,214	- 9,995
Skin Disease	47	186	50	264	- 78
Hepatitis B	48	185	62	101	+ 84
Alcohol	49	167	54	244	- 77
HIV/AIDS	50	156	4	13,565	- 13,409
Anemia	51	155	83	0	+ 155
Hepatitis C	52	127	65	28	+ 99
Meningitis	53	110	16	2,983	- 2,873
Schizophrenia	54	91	81	0	+ 91
Asthma	55	91	23	1,979	- 1,888
Poisonings	56	64	40	522	- 457
Birth Trauma	57	56	10	6,194	- 6,138
Appendicitis	58	31	59	146	- 114
Upper Respiratory	59	26	66	16	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	60	12	77	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	7	22	1,991	- 1,984
Tetanus	62	6	56	220	- 214
Oral conditions	63	5	86	0	+ 5
War	64	4	64	29	- 25
Syphilis	65	3	41	483	- 479
Malnutrition	66	3	26	1,868	- 1,865
Encephalitis	67	2	44	357	- 355
Measles	68	1	60	135	- 134
Pertussis	69	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	70	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.