GHANA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	89,413	2	15,163	+ 74,250
Coronary Heart Disease	2	71,584	3	14,103	+ 57,481
Inflammatory/Heart	3	68,825	28	1,615	+ 67,210
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,873	12	5,929	+ 11,943
Lung Cancers	5	17,085	55	237	+ 16,848
Lung Disease	6	13,063	15	3,120	+ 9,944
Hypertension	7	10,163	19	2,231	+ 7,932
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,076	34	803	+ 8,273
Kidney Disease	9	8,350	13	4,161	+ 4,189
Stomach Cancer	10	7,370	33	870	+ 6,500
Breast Cancer	11	6,255	25	1,937	+ 4,318
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,317	46	334	+ 3,982
Liver Cancer	13	4,211	17	2,851	+ 1,360
Prostate Cancer	14	4,196	31	1,031	+ 3,165
Liver Disease	15	3,526	11	6,053	- 2,527
Suicide	16	3,170	21	1,993	+ 1,177
Other Injuries	17	2,964	18	2,433	+ 531
Bladder Cancer	18	2,632	53	245	+ 2,387
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	2,535	1	16,262	- 13,727
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,276	43	387	+ 1,890
Skin Cancers	21	2,041	58	214	+ 1,827
Leukemia	22	1,853	45	340	+ 1,513
Uterin Cancer	23	1,749	57	219	+ 1,530
Road Traffic Accidents	24	1,736	7	7,808	- 6,071
Lymphomas	25	1,552	32	875	+ 677
Ovary Cancer	26	1,513	38	698	+ 815
Falls	27	1,260	30	1,168	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	28	1,189	8	6,662	- 5,472
Oral Cancer	29	1,163	42	483	+ 681
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,148	29	1,294	- 146
Cervical Cancer	31	1,098	20	2,161	- 1,063
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	907	48	321	+ 586
Asthma	33	859	23	1,979	- 1,120
Oesophagus Cancer	34	734	49	285	+ 449
Tuberculosis	35	515	6	10,214	- 9,699
Violence	36	501	27	1,857	- 1,356
Congenital Anomalies	37	464	14	3,935	- 3,471
Epilepsy	38	374	47	329	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	39	343	61	113	+ 230
Other Neoplasms	40	306	63	48	+ 258
Drownings	41	289	36	740	- 452
Alcohol	42	223	54	244	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	208	52	256	- 48
Endocrine Disorders	44	197	24	1,965	- 1,768
Poisonings	45	182	40	522	- 340
Fires	46	177	37	729	- 553
Drug Use	47	146	39	630	- 484
Birth Trauma	48	116	10	6,194	- 6,078
Hepatitis B	49	116	62	101	+ 15
Pertussis	50	59	35	744	- 685
Meningitis	51	58	16	2,983	- 2,925
Anemia	52	56	83	0	+ 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	45	85	0	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	54	31	22	1,991	- 1,960
Appendicitis	55	23	59	146	- 123
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	17	9	6,538	- 6,521
Skin Disease	57	17	50	264	- 247
Malnutrition	58	10	26	1,868	- 1,859
Encephalitis	59	8	44	357	- 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	67	16	- 9
HIV/AIDS	61	5	4	13,565	- 13,560
Syphilis	62	4	41	483	- 478
War	63	4	64	29	- 26
Leishmaniasis	64	2	77	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	16	- 16
Diphtheria	66	0	69	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	28	- 28
Chlamydia	68	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	60	135	- 135
Tetanus	75	0	56	220	- 220
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	79	0	51	257	- 257
Otitis Media	80	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

No Macedonia

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.