GHANA VS HUNGARY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HUNGARY		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	129,033	3	14,103	+ 114,930
Stroke	2	41,816	2	15,163	+ 26,653
Lung Cancers	3	29,400	55	237	+ 29,162
Hypertension	4	25,486	19	2,231	+ 23,255
Lung Disease	5	22,589	15	3,120	+ 19,469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,641	34	803	+ 16,838
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	16,127	29	1,294	+ 14,833
Liver Disease	8	10,738	11	6,053	+ 4,685
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,825	12	5,929	+ 2,896
Breast Cancer	10	7,926	25	1,937	+ 5,989
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,362	46	334	+ 7,028
Falls	12	6,128	30	1,168	+ 4,960
Inflammatory/Heart	13	5,709	28	1,615	+ 4,094
Suicide	14	5,659	21	1,993	+ 3,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,363	1	16,262	- 10,900
Stomach Cancer	16	4,772	33	870	+ 3,902
Oral Cancer	17	4,710	42	483	+ 4,228
Prostate Cancer	18	4,645	31	1,031	+ 3,614
Bladder Cancer	19	3,686	53	245	+ 3,441
Leukemia	20	3,187	45	340	+ 2,847
Lymphomas	21	3,175	32	875	+ 2,300
Kidney Disease	22	3,068	13	4,161	- 1,094
Liver Cancer	23	2,976	17	2,851	+ 125
Road Traffic Accidents	24	2,632	7	7,808	- 5,176
Other Injuries	25	2,466	18	2,433	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,409	48	321	+ 2,089
Ovary Cancer	27	2,303	38	698	+ 1,604
Other Neoplasms	28	2,157	63	48	+ 2,109
Skin Cancers	29	2,033	58	214	+ 1,819
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,993	24	1,965	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,985	49	285	+ 1,699
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,716	43	387	+ 1,329
Alcohol	33	1,697	54	244	+ 1,453
Cervical Cancer	34	1,637	20	2,161	- 524
Uterin Cancer	35	1,466	57	219	+ 1,247
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	986	9	6,538	- 5,552
Congenital Anomalies	37	892	14	3,935	- 3,044
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	851	52	256	+ 596
Violence	39	475	27	1,857	- 1,382
Skin Disease	40	467	50	264	+ 203
Asthma	41	428	23	1,979	- 1,551
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	423	85	0	+ 423
Low Birth Weight	43	398	8	6,662	- 6,263
Multiple Sclerosis	44	388	61	113	+ 275
Fires	45	361	37	729	- 369
Drownings	46	339	36	740	- 402
Epilepsy	47	326	47	329	- 3
Schizophrenia	48	279	81	0	+ 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	233	67	16	+ 217
Hepatitis C	50	226	65	28	+ 198
Osteoarthritis	51	221	84	0	+ 221
Tuberculosis	52	217	6	10,214	- 9,998
Drug Use	53	207	39	630	- 423
Poisonings	54	169	40	522	- 352
Anemia	55	139	83	0	+ 139
Hepatitis B	56	139	62	101	+ 37
Meningitis	57	139	16	2,983	- 2,845
Appendicitis	58	125	59	146	- 21
Malnutrition	59	74	26	1,868	- 1,795
Birth Trauma	60	70	10	6,194	- 6,124
HIV/AIDS	61	49	4	13,565	- 13,516
Maternal Conditions	62	38	22	1,991	- 1,953
Upper Respiratory	63	30	66	16	+ 13
Otitis Media	64	29	72	0	+ 29
Tetanus	65	14	56	220	- 206
Oral conditions	66	11	86	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	67	7	44	357	- 350
War	68	4	64	29	- 26
Measles	69	2	60	135	- 133
Pertussis	70	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	74	0	41	483	- 483
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.