GHANA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,739	3	14,103	+ 19,636
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,351	29	1,294	+ 14,057
Lung Cancers	3	13,384	55	237	+ 13,147
Stroke	4	13,242	2	15,163	- 1,921
Lung Disease	5	12,489	15	3,120	+ 9,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,754	34	803	+ 5,952
Breast Cancer	7	5,836	25	1,937	+ 3,899
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,727	1	16,262	- 10,535
Kidney Disease	9	4,684	13	4,161	+ 523
Other Injuries	10	4,553	18	2,433	+ 2,120
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,214	46	334	+ 3,879
Liver Disease	12	3,866	11	6,053	- 2,188
Suicide	13	3,574	21	1,993	+ 1,581
Lymphomas	14	3,320	32	875	+ 2,445
Prostate Cancer	15	3,278	31	1,031	+ 2,247
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,188	43	387	+ 2,802
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,148	12	5,929	- 2,782
Falls	18	3,122	30	1,168	+ 1,955
Hypertension	19	2,763	19	2,231	+ 533
Leukemia	20	2,729	45	340	+ 2,388
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,718	24	1,965	+ 754
Stomach Cancer	22	2,635	33	870	+ 1,765
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,528	28	1,615	+ 913
Other Neoplasms	24	2,516	63	48	+ 2,468
Liver Cancer	25	2,499	17	2,851	- 352
Bladder Cancer	26	2,256	53	245	+ 2,010
Ovary Cancer	27	1,817	38	698	+ 1,119
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,638	49	285	+ 1,353
Alcohol	29	1,304	54	244	+ 1,060
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,293	7	7,808	- 6,515
Skin Cancers	31	1,113	58	214	+ 899
Malnutrition	32	1,002	26	1,868	- 866
Oral Cancer	33	979	42	483	+ 496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	974	52	256	+ 718
Epilepsy	35	867	47	329	+ 538
Uterin Cancer	36	806	57	219	+ 587
Congenital Anomalies	37	536	14	3,935	- 3,399
Cervical Cancer	38	494	20	2,161	- 1,667
Drug Use	39	479	39	630	- 151
Anemia	40	435	83	0	+ 435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	348	48	321	+ 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	318	9	6,538	- 6,220
Schizophrenia	43	299	81	0	+ 299
Skin Disease	44	277	50	264	+ 12
Asthma	45	238	23	1,979	- 1,741
Multiple Sclerosis	46	211	61	113	+ 99
Hepatitis C	47	191	65	28	+ 163
Violence	48	160	27	1,857	- 1,697
Low Birth Weight	49	158	8	6,662	- 6,504
Osteoarthritis	50	136	84	0	+ 136
Fires	51	130	37	729	- 599
HIV/AIDS	52	128	4	13,565	- 13,438
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	119	67	16	+ 103
Drownings	54	101	36	740	- 640
Tuberculosis	55	96	6	10,214	- 10,119
Poisonings	56	76	40	522	- 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	61	85	0	+ 61
Meningitis	58	35	16	2,983	- 2,948
Birth Trauma	59	31	10	6,194	- 6,163
Hepatitis B	60	28	62	101	- 73
Upper Respiratory	61	20	66	16	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	17	59	146	- 128
Maternal Conditions	63	17	22	1,991	- 1,974
Oral conditions	64	15	86	0	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	8	44	357	- 349
Syphilis	66	7	41	483	- 476
War	67	3	64	29	- 26
Pertussis	68	0	35	744	- 744
Tetanus	69	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	70	0	60	135	- 135
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	72	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	81	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	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.