GHANA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,017	3	14,103	+ 31,914
Stroke	2	34,202	2	15,163	+ 19,039
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,293	1	16,262	+ 14,031
Lung Cancers	4	22,373	55	237	+ 22,135
Lung Disease	5	21,946	15	3,120	+ 18,826
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,098	34	803	+ 15,296
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	15,985	29	1,294	+ 14,691
Stomach Cancer	8	14,159	33	870	+ 13,289
Kidney Disease	9	12,572	13	4,161	+ 8,410
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,395	46	334	+ 10,061
Liver Cancer	11	8,250	17	2,851	+ 5,399
Other Injuries	12	6,196	18	2,433	+ 3,763
Suicide	13	5,465	21	1,993	+ 3,472
Lymphomas	14	5,411	32	875	+ 4,536
Breast Cancer	15	4,437	25	1,937	+ 2,500
Other Neoplasms	16	4,245	63	48	+ 4,197
Liver Disease	17	3,985	11	6,053	- 2,068
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,933	43	387	+ 3,546
Prostate Cancer	19	3,794	31	1,031	+ 2,764
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,458	49	285	+ 3,172
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,225	24	1,965	+ 1,260
Bladder Cancer	22	2,790	53	245	+ 2,544
Falls	23	2,733	30	1,168	+ 1,566
Leukemia	24	2,697	45	340	+ 2,357
Drownings	25	2,361	36	740	+ 1,620
Oral Cancer	26	2,340	42	483	+ 1,857
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,311	28	1,615	+ 696
Hypertension	28	1,873	19	2,231	- 357
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,525	12	5,929	- 4,404
Ovary Cancer	30	1,421	38	698	+ 723
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,282	7	7,808	- 6,526
Cervical Cancer	32	1,067	20	2,161	- 1,094
Uterin Cancer	33	972	57	219	+ 753
Tuberculosis	34	971	6	10,214	- 9,243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	820	48	321	+ 500
Skin Disease	36	788	50	264	+ 524
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	767	9	6,538	- 5,771
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	735	67	16	+ 719
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	717	52	256	+ 462
Congenital Anomalies	40	694	14	3,935	- 3,241
Hepatitis C	41	623	65	28	+ 595
Asthma	42	540	23	1,979	- 1,440
Malnutrition	43	536	26	1,868	- 1,332
Skin Cancers	44	517	58	214	+ 303
Epilepsy	45	438	47	329	+ 108
Hepatitis B	46	399	62	101	+ 298
Schizophrenia	47	295	81	0	+ 295
Fires	48	283	37	729	- 447
Anemia	49	246	83	0	+ 246
Drug Use	50	205	39	630	- 425
Alcohol	51	162	54	244	- 82
Meningitis	52	86	16	2,983	- 2,897
Violence	53	75	27	1,857	- 1,782
Poisonings	54	71	40	522	- 450
Low Birth Weight	55	57	8	6,662	- 6,605
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	48	85	0	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	57	45	66	16	+ 28
Appendicitis	58	35	59	146	- 110
Multiple Sclerosis	59	30	61	113	- 82
Oral conditions	60	30	86	0	+ 30
Birth Trauma	61	29	10	6,194	- 6,165
Osteoarthritis	62	24	84	0	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	63	13	4	13,565	- 13,552
Maternal Conditions	64	11	22	1,991	- 1,980
Syphilis	65	4	41	483	- 478
War	66	4	64	29	- 25
Tetanus	67	3	56	220	- 217
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	1	44	357	- 356
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	35	744	- 744
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	257	- 257
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	60	135	- 135
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	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.