GHANA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,146	3	14,103	+ 20,044
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,318	29	1,294	+ 19,024
Stroke	3	15,939	2	15,163	+ 776
Lung Cancers	4	12,555	55	237	+ 12,318
Lung Disease	5	12,163	15	3,120	+ 9,043
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,017	34	803	+ 9,214
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,166	1	16,262	- 10,096
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,151	12	5,929	- 779
Prostate Cancer	9	4,952	31	1,031	+ 3,921
Breast Cancer	10	4,938	25	1,937	+ 3,000
Falls	11	4,200	30	1,168	+ 3,032
Skin Cancers	12	4,098	58	214	+ 3,884
Lymphomas	13	4,076	32	875	+ 3,201
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,638	46	334	+ 3,304
Suicide	15	3,541	21	1,993	+ 1,548
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,069	7	7,808	- 4,739
Kidney Disease	17	2,895	13	4,161	- 1,266
Leukemia	18	2,620	45	340	+ 2,280
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,366	43	387	+ 1,979
Hypertension	20	2,190	19	2,231	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,175	24	1,965	+ 210
Stomach Cancer	22	2,163	33	870	+ 1,293
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,097	28	1,615	+ 482
Liver Cancer	24	1,929	17	2,851	- 922
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,870	49	285	+ 1,584
Bladder Cancer	26	1,788	53	245	+ 1,543
Other Neoplasms	27	1,642	63	48	+ 1,594
Other Injuries	28	1,462	18	2,433	- 971
Ovary Cancer	29	1,386	38	698	+ 688
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,176	14	3,935	- 2,759
Oral Cancer	31	1,097	42	483	+ 614
Liver Disease	32	1,056	11	6,053	- 4,997
Uterin Cancer	33	968	57	219	+ 750
Skin Disease	34	790	50	264	+ 526
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	755	52	256	+ 499
Asthma	36	607	23	1,979	- 1,372
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	542	9	6,538	- 5,996
Low Birth Weight	38	525	8	6,662	- 6,136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	471	48	321	+ 150
Drug Use	40	463	39	630	- 167
Cervical Cancer	41	407	20	2,161	- 1,754
Violence	42	384	27	1,857	- 1,473
Epilepsy	43	368	47	329	+ 39
Drownings	44	364	36	740	- 376
Alcohol	45	344	54	244	+ 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	315	67	16	+ 299
Multiple Sclerosis	47	291	61	113	+ 178
Hepatitis C	48	198	65	28	+ 170
Osteoarthritis	49	161	84	0	+ 161
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	148	85	0	+ 148
Anemia	51	117	83	0	+ 117
Tuberculosis	52	115	6	10,214	- 10,100
Fires	53	113	37	729	- 616
Birth Trauma	54	98	10	6,194	- 6,096
Malnutrition	55	94	26	1,868	- 1,774
Hepatitis B	56	93	62	101	- 8
HIV/AIDS	57	70	4	13,565	- 13,496
Poisonings	58	62	40	522	- 459
Meningitis	59	60	16	2,983	- 2,923
Schizophrenia	60	54	81	0	+ 54
Oral conditions	61	52	86	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	62	39	59	146	- 107
Maternal Conditions	63	32	22	1,991	- 1,959
Upper Respiratory	64	25	66	16	+ 8
Pertussis	65	5	35	744	- 739
Encephalitis	66	5	44	357	- 353
Otitis Media	67	5	72	0	+ 4
War	68	4	64	29	- 25
Tetanus	69	2	56	220	- 218
Syphilis	70	2	41	483	- 480
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	12	- 12
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	78	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	60	135	- 135
Diphtheria	83	0	69	4	- 4
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.