GHANA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,403	3	14,103	+ 19,301
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,026	29	1,294	+ 26,732
Lung Disease	3	17,094	15	3,120	+ 13,974
Stroke	4	15,540	2	15,163	+ 377
Lung Cancers	5	14,564	55	237	+ 14,326
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,279	1	16,262	- 4,983
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,216	34	803	+ 10,413
Prostate Cancer	8	7,359	31	1,031	+ 6,328
Falls	9	4,881	30	1,168	+ 3,713
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,834	46	334	+ 4,500
Breast Cancer	11	4,382	25	1,937	+ 2,445
Lymphomas	12	4,053	32	875	+ 3,179
Suicide	13	3,976	21	1,993	+ 1,983
Kidney Disease	14	3,834	13	4,161	- 327
Other Injuries	15	3,660	18	2,433	+ 1,227
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,513	12	5,929	- 2,417
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,479	43	387	+ 3,092
Skin Cancers	18	2,558	58	214	+ 2,343
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,253	24	1,965	+ 288
Bladder Cancer	20	2,236	53	245	+ 1,990
Leukemia	21	2,221	45	340	+ 1,881
Stomach Cancer	22	2,156	33	870	+ 1,285
Other Neoplasms	23	2,036	63	48	+ 1,988
Ovary Cancer	24	1,939	38	698	+ 1,241
Drug Use	25	1,655	39	630	+ 1,025
Liver Cancer	26	1,627	17	2,851	- 1,224
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,556	49	285	+ 1,271
Hypertension	28	1,443	19	2,231	- 788
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,387	28	1,615	- 228
Liver Disease	30	1,341	11	6,053	- 4,712
Alcohol	31	1,284	54	244	+ 1,040
Oral Cancer	32	1,053	42	483	+ 570
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,002	48	321	+ 682
Congenital Anomalies	34	856	14	3,935	- 3,080
Malnutrition	35	848	26	1,868	- 1,020
Uterin Cancer	36	842	57	219	+ 623
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	802	9	6,538	- 5,736
Skin Disease	38	801	50	264	+ 537
Cervical Cancer	39	785	20	2,161	- 1,376
Epilepsy	40	749	47	329	+ 419
Multiple Sclerosis	41	748	61	113	+ 635
Road Traffic Accidents	42	717	7	7,808	- 7,091
Asthma	43	531	23	1,979	- 1,449
Anemia	44	468	83	0	+ 468
Drownings	45	406	36	740	- 335
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	385	52	256	+ 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	379	67	16	+ 363
Fires	48	280	37	729	- 449
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	203	85	0	+ 203
Violence	50	200	27	1,857	- 1,657
Osteoarthritis	51	171	84	0	+ 171
Low Birth Weight	52	147	8	6,662	- 6,515
Schizophrenia	53	143	81	0	+ 143
Birth Trauma	54	110	10	6,194	- 6,084
Hepatitis C	55	106	65	28	+ 78
Tuberculosis	56	94	6	10,214	- 10,121
Poisonings	57	90	40	522	- 431
Meningitis	58	85	16	2,983	- 2,898
Appendicitis	59	76	59	146	- 70
Upper Respiratory	60	73	66	16	+ 57
HIV/AIDS	61	65	4	13,565	- 13,500
Oral conditions	62	54	86	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	63	21	62	101	- 80
Pertussis	64	8	35	744	- 737
Otitis Media	65	7	72	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	66	7	22	1,991	- 1,984
Syphilis	67	5	41	483	- 478
War	68	3	64	29	- 26
Tetanus	69	2	56	220	- 218
Encephalitis	70	1	44	357	- 356
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	60	135	- 135
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	12	- 12
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	84	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
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.