GHANA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,071	3	14,103	+ 90,969
Stroke	2	29,185	2	15,163	+ 14,023
Lung Cancers	3	23,015	55	237	+ 22,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,853	1	16,262	+ 1,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,043	34	803	+ 12,240
Lung Disease	6	12,209	15	3,120	+ 9,089
Other Neoplasms	7	8,263	63	48	+ 8,215
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,987	12	5,929	+ 2,058
Breast Cancer	9	7,112	25	1,937	+ 5,175
Liver Disease	10	7,063	11	6,053	+ 1,010
Prostate Cancer	11	5,793	31	1,031	+ 4,762
Stomach Cancer	12	5,276	33	870	+ 4,406
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,847	46	334	+ 4,513
Alcohol	14	4,676	54	244	+ 4,432
Hypertension	15	4,407	19	2,231	+ 2,176
Falls	16	4,206	30	1,168	+ 3,038
Bladder Cancer	17	4,196	53	245	+ 3,951
Suicide	18	3,823	21	1,993	+ 1,829
Lymphomas	19	3,697	32	875	+ 2,822
Kidney Disease	20	3,629	13	4,161	- 533
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,304	29	1,294	+ 2,010
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,173	7	7,808	- 4,634
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,120	28	1,615	+ 1,505
Leukemia	24	3,085	45	340	+ 2,745
Oral Cancer	25	3,014	42	483	+ 2,532
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,759	48	321	+ 2,439
Ovary Cancer	27	2,615	38	698	+ 1,916
Other Injuries	28	2,256	18	2,433	- 177
Liver Cancer	29	2,044	17	2,851	- 807
Uterin Cancer	30	1,931	57	219	+ 1,712
Skin Cancers	31	1,924	58	214	+ 1,709
Cervical Cancer	32	1,702	20	2,161	- 459
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,609	49	285	+ 1,324
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,339	43	387	+ 953
Epilepsy	35	1,022	47	329	+ 693
Congenital Anomalies	36	818	14	3,935	- 3,117
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	749	9	6,538	- 5,789
Endocrine Disorders	38	742	24	1,965	- 1,223
Drownings	39	568	36	740	- 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	546	52	256	+ 290
Tuberculosis	41	533	6	10,214	- 9,682
Low Birth Weight	42	517	8	6,662	- 6,145
Asthma	43	482	23	1,979	- 1,497
Multiple Sclerosis	44	449	61	113	+ 336
Fires	45	423	37	729	- 306
Skin Disease	46	419	50	264	+ 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	329	67	16	+ 313
Drug Use	48	287	39	630	- 344
Violence	49	262	27	1,857	- 1,595
Malnutrition	50	259	26	1,868	- 1,609
Poisonings	51	183	40	522	- 339
Hepatitis C	52	168	65	28	+ 140
Meningitis	53	152	16	2,983	- 2,831
HIV/AIDS	54	103	4	13,565	- 13,463
Appendicitis	55	61	59	146	- 84
Hepatitis B	56	46	62	101	- 55
Birth Trauma	57	46	10	6,194	- 6,148
Schizophrenia	58	26	81	0	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	26	85	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	60	17	66	16	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	61	16	84	0	+ 16
Anemia	62	11	83	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	63	8	22	1,991	- 1,982
Encephalitis	64	6	44	357	- 351
Oral conditions	65	4	86	0	+ 4
War	66	3	64	29	- 26
Tetanus	67	1	56	220	- 219
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Syphilis	69	0	41	483	- 482
Diphtheria	70	0	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	71	0	35	744	- 744
Measles	72	0	60	135	- 135
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	71	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.