GHANA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,332	3	14,103	+ 24,229
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,073	29	1,294	+ 26,779
Stroke	3	13,358	2	15,163	- 1,805
Lung Cancers	4	12,750	55	237	+ 12,513
Lung Disease	5	12,229	15	3,120	+ 9,109
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,822	1	16,262	- 8,441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,978	34	803	+ 6,176
Prostate Cancer	8	5,781	31	1,031	+ 4,750
Breast Cancer	9	5,069	25	1,937	+ 3,132
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,033	43	387	+ 4,647
Other Injuries	11	4,752	18	2,433	+ 2,319
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,115	46	334	+ 3,781
Suicide	13	3,823	21	1,993	+ 1,830
Lymphomas	14	3,493	32	875	+ 2,618
Kidney Disease	15	3,159	13	4,161	- 1,003
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,818	12	5,929	- 3,111
Hypertension	17	2,300	19	2,231	+ 70
Falls	18	2,250	30	1,168	+ 1,083
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,140	49	285	+ 1,855
Liver Cancer	20	2,126	17	2,851	- 726
Bladder Cancer	21	1,934	53	245	+ 1,688
Leukemia	22	1,795	45	340	+ 1,455
Stomach Cancer	23	1,668	33	870	+ 798
Drug Use	24	1,597	39	630	+ 967
Ovary Cancer	25	1,561	38	698	+ 863
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,484	28	1,615	- 130
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,481	24	1,965	- 484
Alcohol	28	1,344	54	244	+ 1,100
Skin Cancers	29	1,234	58	214	+ 1,020
Other Neoplasms	30	924	63	48	+ 876
Liver Disease	31	899	11	6,053	- 5,154
Cervical Cancer	32	873	20	2,161	- 1,288
Oral Cancer	33	812	42	483	+ 329
Congenital Anomalies	34	708	14	3,935	- 3,227
Road Traffic Accidents	35	660	7	7,808	- 7,148
Uterin Cancer	36	657	57	219	+ 438
Epilepsy	37	515	47	329	+ 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	402	67	16	+ 386
Violence	39	381	27	1,857	- 1,476
Anemia	40	348	83	0	+ 348
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	309	48	321	- 11
Poisonings	42	307	40	522	- 215
Low Birth Weight	43	286	8	6,662	- 6,375
Multiple Sclerosis	44	262	61	113	+ 150
Skin Disease	45	250	50	264	- 14
Birth Trauma	46	236	10	6,194	- 5,958
Osteoarthritis	47	197	84	0	+ 197
Asthma	48	158	23	1,979	- 1,821
Schizophrenia	49	138	81	0	+ 138
Meningitis	50	122	16	2,983	- 2,862
Upper Respiratory	51	105	66	16	+ 89
Hepatitis C	52	105	65	28	+ 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	101	85	0	+ 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	99	52	256	- 157
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	92	9	6,538	- 6,446
Drownings	56	87	36	740	- 654
Malnutrition	57	52	26	1,868	- 1,816
Fires	58	51	37	729	- 678
HIV/AIDS	59	44	4	13,565	- 13,521
Maternal Conditions	60	34	22	1,991	- 1,957
War	61	4	64	29	- 25
Pertussis	62	1	35	744	- 743
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	101	- 101
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	67	0	60	135	- 135
Tetanus	68	0	56	220	- 220
Ascariasis	69	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	44	357	- 357
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	41	483	- 483
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	6	10,214	- 10,214
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	59	146	- 146
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.