GHANA VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,052	3	14,103	+ 38,949
Stroke	2	36,797	2	15,163	+ 21,634
Lung Disease	3	12,618	15	3,120	+ 9,498
Liver Disease	4	9,345	11	6,053	+ 3,292
Lung Cancers	5	6,637	55	237	+ 6,400
Inflammatory/Heart	6	6,595	28	1,615	+ 4,980
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,923	1	16,262	- 10,339
Suicide	8	5,563	21	1,993	+ 3,570
Stomach Cancer	9	4,517	33	870	+ 3,646
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,105	29	1,294	+ 2,811
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,016	7	7,808	- 3,792
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,832	12	5,929	- 2,098
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,634	34	803	+ 2,831
Hypertension	14	3,134	19	2,231	+ 904
Breast Cancer	15	2,896	25	1,937	+ 959
Kidney Disease	16	2,799	13	4,161	- 1,362
Other Injuries	17	2,507	18	2,433	+ 74
Alcohol	18	2,237	54	244	+ 1,993
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,216	49	285	+ 1,931
Asthma	20	1,947	23	1,979	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,915	46	334	+ 1,581
Liver Cancer	22	1,741	17	2,851	- 1,110
Violence	23	1,621	27	1,857	- 236
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,615	14	3,935	- 2,321
Cervical Cancer	25	1,375	20	2,161	- 786
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,235	43	387	+ 848
Falls	27	1,198	30	1,168	+ 30
Low Birth Weight	28	1,197	8	6,662	- 5,465
Drug Use	29	1,181	39	630	+ 551
Drownings	30	1,162	36	740	+ 421
Oral Cancer	31	1,159	42	483	+ 676
Ovary Cancer	32	1,082	38	698	+ 383
Leukemia	33	1,045	45	340	+ 705
Prostate Cancer	34	908	31	1,031	- 123
Birth Trauma	35	749	10	6,194	- 5,445
Lymphomas	36	744	32	875	- 131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	642	48	321	+ 321
Uterin Cancer	38	626	57	219	+ 407
Poisonings	39	611	40	522	+ 90
Fires	40	605	37	729	- 124
Bladder Cancer	41	590	53	245	+ 345
HIV/AIDS	42	581	4	13,565	- 12,985
Endocrine Disorders	43	518	24	1,965	- 1,447
Epilepsy	44	504	47	329	+ 175
Tuberculosis	45	500	6	10,214	- 9,714
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	500	52	256	+ 244
Skin Cancers	47	489	58	214	+ 275
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	440	9	6,538	- 6,098
Encephalitis	49	243	44	357	- 115
Meningitis	50	152	16	2,983	- 2,832
Malnutrition	51	142	26	1,868	- 1,726
Multiple Sclerosis	52	81	61	113	- 32
Other Neoplasms	53	63	63	48	+ 15
Skin Disease	54	54	50	264	- 210
Maternal Conditions	55	50	22	1,991	- 1,941
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	43	67	16	+ 27
Appendicitis	57	32	59	146	- 113
Upper Respiratory	58	28	66	16	+ 12
Hepatitis B	59	25	62	101	- 76
War	60	12	64	29	- 17
Tetanus	61	6	56	220	- 214
Chlamydia	62	4	70	3	+ 1
Syphilis	63	3	41	483	- 480
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	28	- 26
Leishmaniasis	65	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	66	1	35	744	- 743
Ascariasis	67	0	68	12	- 12
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	70	0	60	135	- 135
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	76	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Kazakhstan

Ghana

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.