GHANA VS MONTENEGRO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONTENEGRO		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	127,295	2	15,163	+ 112,132
Coronary Heart Disease	2	100,775	3	14,103	+ 86,672
Lung Cancers	3	19,588	55	237	+ 19,351
Inflammatory/Heart	4	17,950	28	1,615	+ 16,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	13,069	29	1,294	+ 11,775
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,036	12	5,929	+ 4,107
Kidney Disease	7	8,499	13	4,161	+ 4,338
Suicide	8	7,587	21	1,993	+ 5,594
Breast Cancer	9	7,305	25	1,937	+ 5,367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	6,530	34	803	+ 5,727
Lung Disease	11	5,206	15	3,120	+ 2,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,671	1	16,262	- 11,591
Prostate Cancer	13	4,352	31	1,031	+ 3,322
Falls	14	3,863	30	1,168	+ 2,695
Parkinson's Disease	15	3,814	43	387	+ 3,427
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,670	46	334	+ 3,336
Liver Disease	17	3,274	11	6,053	- 2,780
Hypertension	18	3,199	19	2,231	+ 969
Stomach Cancer	19	2,911	33	870	+ 2,041
Liver Cancer	20	2,906	17	2,851	+ 55
Road Traffic Accidents	21	2,768	7	7,808	- 5,040
Bladder Cancer	22	2,022	53	245	+ 1,777
Other Injuries	23	1,659	18	2,433	- 773
Lymphomas	24	1,548	32	875	+ 673
Leukemia	25	1,352	45	340	+ 1,012
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,184	48	321	+ 864
Cervical Cancer	27	1,182	20	2,161	- 979
Ovary Cancer	28	1,091	38	698	+ 393
Violence	29	1,010	27	1,857	- 847
Oesophagus Cancer	30	975	49	285	+ 690
Drug Use	31	812	39	630	+ 182
Fires	32	798	37	729	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	33	793	57	219	+ 574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	767	52	256	+ 511
Skin Cancers	35	674	58	214	+ 460
Drownings	36	616	36	740	- 124
Oral Cancer	37	561	42	483	+ 79
Alcohol	38	536	54	244	+ 292
Multiple Sclerosis	39	439	61	113	+ 327
Endocrine Disorders	40	385	24	1,965	- 1,580
Birth Trauma	41	345	10	6,194	- 5,849
Epilepsy	42	338	47	329	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	43	297	8	6,662	- 6,364
Poisonings	44	218	40	522	- 303
Congenital Anomalies	45	211	14	3,935	- 3,724
Asthma	46	208	23	1,979	- 1,771
Other Neoplasms	47	128	63	48	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	124	67	16	+ 108
Meningitis	49	83	16	2,983	- 2,900
Encephalitis	50	80	44	357	- 277
Tuberculosis	51	72	6	10,214	- 10,142
Appendicitis	52	51	59	146	- 94
Malnutrition	53	49	26	1,868	- 1,819
Skin Disease	54	46	50	264	- 218
Pertussis	55	43	35	744	- 701
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	33	9	6,538	- 6,505
Leishmaniasis	57	32	77	0	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	58	29	22	1,991	- 1,962
Syphilis	59	10	41	483	- 472
Upper Respiratory	60	7	66	16	- 9
Hepatitis B	61	6	62	101	- 95
Tetanus	62	4	56	220	- 216
War	63	4	64	29	- 25
Chlamydia	64	1	70	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	28	- 27
Diphtheria	66	1	69	4	- 3
Measles	67	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	70	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	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.