GHANA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,844	3	14,103	+ 4,741
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,019	29	1,294	+ 9,726
Kidney Disease	3	8,964	13	4,161	+ 4,803
Stroke	4	8,944	2	15,163	- 6,219
Lung Cancers	5	7,452	55	237	+ 7,215
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,038	12	5,929	+ 1,108
Lung Disease	7	5,688	15	3,120	+ 2,568
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,588	1	16,262	- 10,674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,556	34	803	+ 4,753
Breast Cancer	10	4,550	25	1,937	+ 2,613
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,762	46	334	+ 3,428
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,687	24	1,965	+ 1,722
Lymphomas	13	3,403	32	875	+ 2,529
Other Injuries	14	3,045	18	2,433	+ 613
Leukemia	15	2,250	45	340	+ 1,910
Stomach Cancer	16	2,079	33	870	+ 1,209
Prostate Cancer	17	1,918	31	1,031	+ 887
Bladder Cancer	18	1,826	53	245	+ 1,580
Suicide	19	1,668	21	1,993	- 325
Other Neoplasms	20	1,545	63	48	+ 1,497
Hypertension	21	1,473	19	2,231	- 758
Parkinson's Disease	22	1,464	43	387	+ 1,077
Skin Cancers	23	1,395	58	214	+ 1,180
Skin Disease	24	1,353	50	264	+ 1,089
Liver Cancer	25	1,269	17	2,851	- 1,582
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,225	7	7,808	- 6,583
Ovary Cancer	27	1,187	38	698	+ 488
Liver Disease	28	1,075	11	6,053	- 4,978
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,071	14	3,935	- 2,865
Inflammatory/Heart	30	789	28	1,615	- 826
Uterin Cancer	31	743	57	219	+ 524
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	611	9	6,538	- 5,927
Oral Cancer	33	553	42	483	+ 70
Anemia	34	549	83	0	+ 549
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	530	52	256	+ 274
Asthma	36	521	23	1,979	- 1,458
Oesophagus Cancer	37	507	49	285	+ 222
Cervical Cancer	38	489	20	2,161	- 1,672
Falls	39	454	30	1,168	- 714
Epilepsy	40	399	47	329	+ 70
Violence	41	383	27	1,857	- 1,474
Low Birth Weight	42	346	8	6,662	- 6,316
Drug Use	43	248	39	630	- 382
Schizophrenia	44	245	81	0	+ 245
Drownings	45	144	36	740	- 597
Hepatitis C	46	143	65	28	+ 115
Multiple Sclerosis	47	143	61	113	+ 30
Malnutrition	48	143	26	1,868	- 1,726
Alcohol	49	142	54	244	- 102
Birth Trauma	50	128	10	6,194	- 6,066
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	122	48	321	- 198
HIV/AIDS	52	93	4	13,565	- 13,472
Fires	53	89	37	729	- 640
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	85	67	16	+ 68
Meningitis	55	74	16	2,983	- 2,909
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	64	85	0	+ 64
Tuberculosis	57	59	6	10,214	- 10,155
Hepatitis B	58	58	62	101	- 43
Osteoarthritis	59	29	84	0	+ 29
War	60	27	64	29	- 2
Maternal Conditions	61	21	22	1,991	- 1,970
Upper Respiratory	62	20	66	16	+ 4
Poisonings	63	15	40	522	- 507
Appendicitis	64	14	59	146	- 132
Oral conditions	65	14	86	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	66	13	44	357	- 345
Otitis Media	67	3	72	0	+ 3
Leprosy	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	1	35	744	- 744
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	41	483	- 483
Diphtheria	72	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	73	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	74	0	60	135	- 135
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.