GHANA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	155,527	3	14,103	+ 141,425
Stroke	2	113,155	2	15,163	+ 97,992
Hypertension	3	22,923	19	2,231	+ 20,693
Lung Cancers	4	18,367	55	237	+ 18,129
Inflammatory/Heart	5	17,683	28	1,615	+ 16,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,866	34	803	+ 13,063
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,743	29	1,294	+ 11,449
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,166	12	5,929	+ 4,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,624	1	16,262	- 6,638
Breast Cancer	10	9,072	25	1,937	+ 7,134
Stomach Cancer	11	9,017	33	870	+ 8,146
Prostate Cancer	12	8,910	31	1,031	+ 7,879
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,376	46	334	+ 8,042
Suicide	14	7,369	21	1,993	+ 5,375
Liver Disease	15	7,004	11	6,053	+ 951
Other Injuries	16	6,958	18	2,433	+ 4,526
Kidney Disease	17	6,845	13	4,161	+ 2,683
Lung Disease	18	6,650	15	3,120	+ 3,530
Lymphomas	19	4,712	32	875	+ 3,838
Bladder Cancer	20	4,378	53	245	+ 4,133
Alcohol	21	4,366	54	244	+ 4,122
Oral Cancer	22	4,110	42	483	+ 3,627
Falls	23	3,867	30	1,168	+ 2,699
Ovary Cancer	24	3,772	38	698	+ 3,073
Leukemia	25	3,574	45	340	+ 3,234
Liver Cancer	26	3,009	17	2,851	+ 157
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,948	7	7,808	- 4,860
Other Neoplasms	28	2,931	63	48	+ 2,883
Uterin Cancer	29	2,836	57	219	+ 2,617
Skin Cancers	30	2,773	58	214	+ 2,559
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,724	48	321	+ 2,403
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,519	49	285	+ 2,233
Cervical Cancer	33	2,452	20	2,161	+ 291
Drownings	34	2,436	36	740	+ 1,695
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,409	43	387	+ 2,023
Fires	36	1,983	37	729	+ 1,254
Violence	37	1,814	27	1,857	- 43
Skin Disease	38	1,468	50	264	+ 1,204
HIV/AIDS	39	1,423	4	13,565	- 12,143
Tuberculosis	40	1,369	6	10,214	- 8,846
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,134	24	1,965	- 830
Hepatitis C	42	1,015	65	28	+ 987
Congenital Anomalies	43	892	14	3,935	- 3,043
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	873	85	0	+ 873
Epilepsy	45	850	47	329	+ 520
Asthma	46	800	23	1,979	- 1,179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	784	52	256	+ 528
Drug Use	48	783	39	630	+ 153
Poisonings	49	446	40	522	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	50	389	61	113	+ 277
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	381	67	16	+ 365
Meningitis	52	284	16	2,983	- 2,700
Anemia	53	271	83	0	+ 271
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	261	9	6,538	- 6,277
Birth Trauma	55	223	10	6,194	- 5,971
Low Birth Weight	56	217	8	6,662	- 6,445
Schizophrenia	57	144	81	0	+ 144
Osteoarthritis	58	132	84	0	+ 132
Appendicitis	59	91	59	146	- 55
Maternal Conditions	60	88	22	1,991	- 1,903
Oral conditions	61	69	86	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	62	68	66	16	+ 52
Hepatitis B	63	61	62	101	- 41
Malnutrition	64	37	26	1,868	- 1,832
Syphilis	65	25	41	483	- 458
Otitis Media	66	18	72	0	+ 18
Diphtheria	67	14	69	4	+ 10
War	68	4	64	29	- 25
Encephalitis	69	1	44	357	- 356
Pertussis	70	1	35	744	- 744
Tetanus	71	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	72	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	68	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Latvia

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.