GHANA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	138,216	3	14,103	+ 124,113
Stroke	2	80,368	2	15,163	+ 65,205
Lung Cancers	3	13,352	55	237	+ 13,115
Inflammatory/Heart	4	13,278	28	1,615	+ 11,664
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	11,918	29	1,294	+ 10,624
Liver Disease	6	11,167	11	6,053	+ 5,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,472	34	803	+ 9,669
Suicide	8	8,996	21	1,993	+ 7,003
Lung Disease	9	8,990	15	3,120	+ 5,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	7,959	1	16,262	- 8,303
Stomach Cancer	11	7,218	33	870	+ 6,348
Alcohol	12	6,874	54	244	+ 6,630
Breast Cancer	13	5,709	25	1,937	+ 3,771
Other Injuries	14	5,531	18	2,433	+ 3,098
HIV/AIDS	15	5,222	4	13,565	- 8,343
Pancreas Cancer	16	4,982	46	334	+ 4,648
Hypertension	17	4,507	19	2,231	+ 2,276
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,506	12	5,929	- 1,423
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,300	7	7,808	- 3,507
Prostate Cancer	20	3,465	31	1,031	+ 2,434
Falls	21	2,875	30	1,168	+ 1,707
Kidney Disease	22	2,845	13	4,161	- 1,317
Violence	23	2,812	27	1,857	+ 955
Liver Cancer	24	2,742	17	2,851	- 109
Oral Cancer	25	2,672	42	483	+ 2,190
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,302	43	387	+ 1,915
Drug Use	27	2,238	39	630	+ 1,608
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,195	48	321	+ 1,875
Lymphomas	29	2,191	32	875	+ 1,316
Tuberculosis	30	2,069	6	10,214	- 8,146
Leukemia	31	2,023	45	340	+ 1,683
Ovary Cancer	32	1,995	38	698	+ 1,297
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,825	49	285	+ 1,540
Cervical Cancer	34	1,823	20	2,161	- 338
Uterin Cancer	35	1,687	57	219	+ 1,468
Drownings	36	1,628	36	740	+ 888
Fires	37	1,569	37	729	+ 839
Bladder Cancer	38	1,549	53	245	+ 1,304
Skin Cancers	39	1,378	58	214	+ 1,164
Poisonings	40	1,367	40	522	+ 845
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,032	14	3,935	- 2,903
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	680	52	256	+ 425
Skin Disease	43	672	50	264	+ 408
Low Birth Weight	44	529	8	6,662	- 6,133
Endocrine Disorders	45	492	24	1,965	- 1,473
Asthma	46	433	23	1,979	- 1,546
Encephalitis	47	264	44	357	- 93
Meningitis	48	255	16	2,983	- 2,728
Multiple Sclerosis	49	203	61	113	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	184	67	16	+ 168
Other Neoplasms	51	179	63	48	+ 131
Epilepsy	52	176	47	329	- 153
Birth Trauma	53	175	10	6,194	- 6,019
Appendicitis	54	100	59	146	- 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	99	9	6,538	- 6,439
Maternal Conditions	56	66	22	1,991	- 1,925
Malnutrition	57	60	26	1,868	- 1,809
Upper Respiratory	58	39	66	16	+ 23
War	59	30	64	29	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	11	62	101	- 91
Chlamydia	61	6	70	3	+ 3
Syphilis	62	5	41	483	- 478
Tetanus	63	1	56	220	- 219
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	35	744	- 744
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	28	- 27
Diphtheria	67	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	60	135	- 135
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	257	- 257
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.