GHANA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	201,747	3	14,103	+ 187,645
Stroke	2	74,268	2	15,163	+ 59,105
Lung Cancers	3	17,487	55	237	+ 17,250
Hypertension	4	16,965	19	2,231	+ 14,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	14,131	34	803	+ 13,328
Suicide	6	9,495	21	1,993	+ 7,502
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,609	1	16,262	- 7,653
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	8,541	29	1,294	+ 7,247
Liver Disease	9	8,469	11	6,053	+ 2,416
Stomach Cancer	10	8,412	33	870	+ 7,542
Breast Cancer	11	8,278	25	1,937	+ 6,340
Prostate Cancer	12	7,869	31	1,031	+ 6,838
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,606	46	334	+ 7,272
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,911	12	5,929	+ 982
Falls	15	6,818	30	1,168	+ 5,650
Lung Disease	16	6,751	15	3,120	+ 3,631
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,370	28	1,615	+ 4,755
Other Injuries	18	5,469	18	2,433	+ 3,036
Kidney Disease	19	4,894	13	4,161	+ 732
Oral Cancer	20	4,448	42	483	+ 3,965
Lymphomas	21	4,231	32	875	+ 3,356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	4,116	48	321	+ 3,795
Bladder Cancer	23	3,849	53	245	+ 3,603
Leukemia	24	3,735	45	340	+ 3,395
Liver Cancer	25	3,144	17	2,851	+ 293
Ovary Cancer	26	3,069	38	698	+ 2,370
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,955	7	7,808	- 4,852
Cervical Cancer	28	2,952	20	2,161	+ 791
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,926	43	387	+ 2,539
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,879	49	285	+ 2,594
Other Neoplasms	31	2,789	63	48	+ 2,741
Skin Cancers	32	2,587	58	214	+ 2,373
Alcohol	33	2,522	54	244	+ 2,278
Uterin Cancer	34	2,097	57	219	+ 1,878
Drownings	35	1,973	36	740	+ 1,233
Violence	36	1,731	27	1,857	- 126
Drug Use	37	1,609	39	630	+ 979
Tuberculosis	38	1,563	6	10,214	- 8,652
Endocrine Disorders	39	948	24	1,965	- 1,017
Epilepsy	40	817	47	329	+ 487
Congenital Anomalies	41	811	14	3,935	- 3,124
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	781	9	6,538	- 5,757
Fires	43	674	37	729	- 56
Skin Disease	44	630	50	264	+ 366
Poisonings	45	607	40	522	+ 86
Asthma	46	597	23	1,979	- 1,382
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	540	67	16	+ 524
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	384	52	256	+ 128
Multiple Sclerosis	49	379	61	113	+ 266
Hepatitis C	50	308	65	28	+ 280
HIV/AIDS	51	293	4	13,565	- 13,272
Meningitis	52	255	16	2,983	- 2,729
Birth Trauma	53	135	10	6,194	- 6,059
Appendicitis	54	128	59	146	- 17
Low Birth Weight	55	116	8	6,662	- 6,545
Schizophrenia	56	111	81	0	+ 111
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	105	85	0	+ 105
Malnutrition	58	93	26	1,868	- 1,775
Osteoarthritis	59	82	84	0	+ 82
Anemia	60	70	83	0	+ 70
Hepatitis B	61	62	62	101	- 39
Tetanus	62	32	56	220	- 188
Maternal Conditions	63	28	22	1,991	- 1,963
Oral conditions	64	26	86	0	+ 26
Encephalitis	65	21	44	357	- 336
Otitis Media	66	13	72	0	+ 13
War	67	4	64	29	- 25
Upper Respiratory	68	1	66	16	- 16
Pertussis	69	0	35	744	- 744
Syphilis	70	0	41	483	- 483
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Diphtheria	82	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	83	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.