GHANA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	136,865	3	14,103	+ 122,763
Stroke	2	94,739	2	15,163	+ 79,576
Hypertension	3	20,979	19	2,231	+ 18,748
Lung Cancers	4	19,275	55	237	+ 19,038
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	17,834	1	16,262	+ 1,572
Liver Disease	6	17,000	11	6,053	+ 10,947
Lung Disease	7	14,026	15	3,120	+ 10,906
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,027	34	803	+ 12,225
Kidney Disease	9	9,863	13	4,161	+ 5,701
Inflammatory/Heart	10	8,449	28	1,615	+ 6,834
Breast Cancer	11	7,339	25	1,937	+ 5,401
Stomach Cancer	12	6,589	33	870	+ 5,719
Liver Cancer	13	5,934	17	2,851	+ 3,083
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,594	46	334	+ 5,259
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	5,411	29	1,294	+ 4,117
Prostate Cancer	16	4,667	31	1,031	+ 3,637
Oral Cancer	17	4,364	42	483	+ 3,881
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,251	12	5,929	- 1,678
Other Injuries	19	4,077	18	2,433	+ 1,644
Road Traffic Accidents	20	3,797	7	7,808	- 4,011
Suicide	21	3,595	21	1,993	+ 1,602
Cervical Cancer	22	3,564	20	2,161	+ 1,403
Bladder Cancer	23	3,269	53	245	+ 3,023
Falls	24	2,867	30	1,168	+ 1,699
Lymphomas	25	2,639	32	875	+ 1,764
Leukemia	26	2,558	45	340	+ 2,218
Ovary Cancer	27	2,113	38	698	+ 1,415
Tuberculosis	28	1,935	6	10,214	- 8,279
Skin Cancers	29	1,912	58	214	+ 1,698
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,439	49	285	+ 1,153
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,412	43	387	+ 1,025
Drownings	32	1,136	36	740	+ 396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,012	48	321	+ 692
Uterin Cancer	34	995	57	219	+ 777
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	839	52	256	+ 584
Fires	36	803	37	729	+ 73
Alcohol	37	780	54	244	+ 536
Congenital Anomalies	38	699	14	3,935	- 3,236
Poisonings	39	698	40	522	+ 177
Drug Use	40	659	39	630	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	41	604	8	6,662	- 6,058
Epilepsy	42	599	47	329	+ 269
Other Neoplasms	43	550	63	48	+ 502
Violence	44	487	27	1,857	- 1,371
Asthma	45	429	23	1,979	- 1,550
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	426	9	6,538	- 6,112
HIV/AIDS	47	417	4	13,565	- 13,148
Endocrine Disorders	48	367	24	1,965	- 1,598
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	273	85	0	+ 273
Malnutrition	50	270	26	1,868	- 1,598
Schizophrenia	51	196	81	0	+ 196
Hepatitis C	52	188	65	28	+ 160
Skin Disease	53	186	50	264	- 78
Meningitis	54	146	16	2,983	- 2,837
Multiple Sclerosis	55	126	61	113	+ 14
Anemia	56	112	83	0	+ 112
Birth Trauma	57	73	10	6,194	- 6,121
Maternal Conditions	58	67	22	1,991	- 1,924
Hepatitis B	59	58	62	101	- 43
Appendicitis	60	40	59	146	- 106
Measles	61	14	60	135	- 121
Encephalitis	62	11	44	357	- 346
Upper Respiratory	63	5	66	16	- 11
Oral conditions	64	5	86	0	+ 5
War	65	4	64	29	- 25
Syphilis	66	3	41	483	- 480
Tetanus	67	3	56	220	- 217
Otitis Media	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	35	744	- 744
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	75	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	67	16	- 16
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	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.