GHANA VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,023	3	14,103	+ 32,920
Stroke	2	31,504	2	15,163	+ 16,342
Diabetes Mellitus	3	27,086	12	5,929	+ 21,157
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,332	1	16,262	+ 70
Prostate Cancer	5	14,639	31	1,031	+ 13,608
Kidney Disease	6	12,116	13	4,161	+ 7,955
Endocrine Disorders	7	8,448	24	1,965	+ 6,483
Hypertension	8	8,143	19	2,231	+ 5,912
Breast Cancer	9	7,523	25	1,937	+ 5,585
Other Injuries	10	6,471	18	2,433	+ 4,038
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	6,012	34	803	+ 5,210
Skin Disease	12	5,457	50	264	+ 5,193
Lung Disease	13	4,722	15	3,120	+ 1,602
Lung Cancers	14	4,533	55	237	+ 4,295
Uterin Cancer	15	3,649	57	219	+ 3,430
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,374	46	334	+ 3,040
Birth Trauma	17	3,248	10	6,194	- 2,946
Liver Disease	18	3,215	11	6,053	- 2,839
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,131	29	1,294	+ 1,837
Cervical Cancer	20	3,078	20	2,161	+ 917
Lymphomas	21	3,012	32	875	+ 2,137
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,691	7	7,808	- 5,116
Stomach Cancer	23	2,452	33	870	+ 1,582
Violence	24	2,230	27	1,857	+ 373
Liver Cancer	25	2,114	17	2,851	- 737
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,036	14	3,935	- 1,899
Low Birth Weight	27	2,035	8	6,662	- 4,626
Oral Cancer	28	1,998	42	483	+ 1,515
Other Neoplasms	29	1,963	63	48	+ 1,915
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,795	49	285	+ 1,510
Alcohol	31	1,764	54	244	+ 1,520
Anemia	32	1,670	83	0	+ 1,670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,416	48	321	+ 1,096
Falls	34	1,386	30	1,168	+ 219
Ovary Cancer	35	1,324	38	698	+ 626
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,302	28	1,615	- 313
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	1,283	85	0	+ 1,283
Leukemia	38	1,232	45	340	+ 892
Drownings	39	1,226	36	740	+ 486
Malnutrition	40	1,079	26	1,868	- 789
Bladder Cancer	41	1,078	53	245	+ 832
HIV/AIDS	42	1,009	4	13,565	- 12,556
Asthma	43	893	23	1,979	- 1,086
Parkinson's Disease	44	826	43	387	+ 439
Epilepsy	45	633	47	329	+ 303
Fires	46	559	37	729	- 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	525	52	256	+ 269
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	481	9	6,538	- 6,057
Drug Use	49	378	39	630	- 252
Osteoarthritis	50	315	84	0	+ 315
Tuberculosis	51	291	6	10,214	- 9,923
Suicide	52	221	21	1,993	- 1,772
Appendicitis	53	187	59	146	+ 41
Skin Cancers	54	187	58	214	- 28
Maternal Conditions	55	162	22	1,991	- 1,829
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	133	67	16	+ 117
Upper Respiratory	57	124	66	16	+ 107
Hepatitis B	58	92	62	101	- 9
Syphilis	59	87	41	483	- 396
Poisonings	60	26	40	522	- 496
War	61	4	64	29	- 25
Pertussis	62	0	35	744	- 744
Dengue	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	64	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	65	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	70	3	- 3
Meningitis	68	0	16	2,983	- 2,983
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	28	- 28
Encephalitis	70	0	44	357	- 357
Malaria	71	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	77	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	78	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	61	113	- 113
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.