GHANA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,100	3	14,103	+ 40,997
Stroke	2	35,536	2	15,163	+ 20,373
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	23,514	29	1,294	+ 22,220
Lung Cancers	4	19,377	55	237	+ 19,139
Lung Disease	5	18,373	15	3,120	+ 15,253
Hypertension	6	16,982	19	2,231	+ 14,751
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,058	34	803	+ 11,256
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,254	12	5,929	+ 5,325
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,270	1	16,262	- 6,992
Breast Cancer	10	7,868	25	1,937	+ 5,931
Kidney Disease	11	7,220	13	4,161	+ 3,059
Other Injuries	12	6,872	18	2,433	+ 4,439
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,862	46	334	+ 6,528
Stomach Cancer	14	5,817	33	870	+ 4,947
Other Neoplasms	15	5,665	63	48	+ 5,617
Lymphomas	16	5,487	32	875	+ 4,612
Liver Cancer	17	5,458	17	2,851	+ 2,607
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,783	24	1,965	+ 2,818
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,782	43	387	+ 4,395
Prostate Cancer	20	4,771	31	1,031	+ 3,740
Leukemia	21	3,817	45	340	+ 3,477
Bladder Cancer	22	3,807	53	245	+ 3,562
Liver Disease	23	3,154	11	6,053	- 2,899
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,138	28	1,615	+ 1,523
Falls	25	2,396	30	1,168	+ 1,228
Suicide	26	2,293	21	1,993	+ 300
Oral Cancer	27	1,897	42	483	+ 1,414
Ovary Cancer	28	1,862	38	698	+ 1,163
Skin Cancers	29	1,838	58	214	+ 1,623
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,827	7	7,808	- 5,980
Hepatitis C	31	1,390	65	28	+ 1,362
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,257	52	256	+ 1,001
Uterin Cancer	33	1,247	57	219	+ 1,028
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,160	49	285	+ 875
Anemia	35	949	83	0	+ 949
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	920	9	6,538	- 5,618
Congenital Anomalies	37	819	14	3,935	- 3,117
Skin Disease	38	817	50	264	+ 553
Epilepsy	39	758	47	329	+ 429
Cervical Cancer	40	655	20	2,161	- 1,506
Malnutrition	41	440	26	1,868	- 1,428
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	398	67	16	+ 382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	391	48	321	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	44	384	61	113	+ 271
Drug Use	45	371	39	630	- 259
HIV/AIDS	46	295	4	13,565	- 13,270
Asthma	47	280	23	1,979	- 1,699
Osteoarthritis	48	273	84	0	+ 273
Schizophrenia	49	241	81	0	+ 241
Violence	50	232	27	1,857	- 1,625
Low Birth Weight	51	203	8	6,662	- 6,459
Drownings	52	195	36	740	- 545
Tuberculosis	53	191	6	10,214	- 10,024
Hepatitis B	54	189	62	101	+ 88
Alcohol	55	157	54	244	- 87
Fires	56	154	37	729	- 576
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	137	85	0	+ 137
Poisonings	58	87	40	522	- 434
Birth Trauma	59	80	10	6,194	- 6,114
Meningitis	60	72	16	2,983	- 2,911
Appendicitis	61	28	59	146	- 118
Oral conditions	62	27	86	0	+ 27
Tetanus	63	12	56	220	- 208
Upper Respiratory	64	11	66	16	- 5
Otitis Media	65	9	72	0	+ 9
War	66	4	64	29	- 26
Maternal Conditions	67	3	22	1,991	- 1,988
Encephalitis	68	3	44	357	- 355
Syphilis	69	2	41	483	- 480
Leishmaniasis	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Measles	71	1	60	135	- 135
Chagas disease	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	35	744	- 744
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Ascariasis	80	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
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.