GHANA VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,229	3	14,103	+ 99,126
Stroke	2	84,446	2	15,163	+ 69,283
Inflammatory/Heart	3	79,418	28	1,615	+ 77,803
Lung Cancers	4	33,999	55	237	+ 33,761
Kidney Disease	5	21,677	13	4,161	+ 17,515
Lung Disease	6	20,032	15	3,120	+ 16,913
Diabetes Mellitus	7	18,775	12	5,929	+ 12,846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	17,831	34	803	+ 17,029
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	14,953	29	1,294	+ 13,659
Breast Cancer	10	11,878	25	1,937	+ 9,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	9,528	1	16,262	- 6,735
Hypertension	12	8,428	19	2,231	+ 6,197
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,289	46	334	+ 6,955
Prostate Cancer	14	6,849	31	1,031	+ 5,818
Stomach Cancer	15	6,254	33	870	+ 5,384
Suicide	16	5,181	21	1,993	+ 3,188
Liver Cancer	17	4,774	17	2,851	+ 1,923
Bladder Cancer	18	4,642	53	245	+ 4,397
Liver Disease	19	4,614	11	6,053	- 1,439
Lymphomas	20	4,322	32	875	+ 3,447
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,180	43	387	+ 3,793
Leukemia	22	3,694	45	340	+ 3,354
Oral Cancer	23	3,538	42	483	+ 3,056
Road Traffic Accidents	24	3,408	7	7,808	- 4,399
Cervical Cancer	25	3,320	20	2,161	+ 1,159
Skin Cancers	26	3,320	58	214	+ 3,105
Other Neoplasms	27	3,126	63	48	+ 3,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,091	48	321	+ 2,770
Ovary Cancer	29	2,887	38	698	+ 2,188
Other Injuries	30	2,113	18	2,433	- 320
Asthma	31	2,027	23	1,979	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	32	1,918	57	219	+ 1,699
Falls	33	1,880	30	1,168	+ 712
Alcohol	34	1,774	54	244	+ 1,530
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,724	49	285	+ 1,438
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,605	24	1,965	- 360
Epilepsy	37	1,159	47	329	+ 829
Low Birth Weight	38	974	8	6,662	- 5,688
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	868	9	6,538	- 5,670
Congenital Anomalies	40	841	14	3,935	- 3,094
Anemia	41	789	83	0	+ 789
Multiple Sclerosis	42	761	61	113	+ 649
Skin Disease	43	588	50	264	+ 324
Schizophrenia	44	565	81	0	+ 565
Violence	45	559	27	1,857	- 1,298
Tuberculosis	46	522	6	10,214	- 9,693
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	406	52	256	+ 150
Drownings	48	381	36	740	- 360
Drug Use	49	373	39	630	- 257
Fires	50	332	37	729	- 398
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	267	85	0	+ 267
Birth Trauma	52	235	10	6,194	- 5,959
Hepatitis B	53	187	62	101	+ 85
Meningitis	54	184	16	2,983	- 2,799
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	178	67	16	+ 161
HIV/AIDS	56	129	4	13,565	- 13,436
Poisonings	57	118	40	522	- 404
Appendicitis	58	83	59	146	- 63
Maternal Conditions	59	62	22	1,991	- 1,929
Hepatitis C	60	61	65	28	+ 33
Malnutrition	61	52	26	1,868	- 1,817
Osteoarthritis	62	37	84	0	+ 37
Pertussis	63	34	35	744	- 711
Upper Respiratory	64	13	66	16	- 3
Tetanus	65	13	56	220	- 207
Encephalitis	66	10	44	357	- 347
Syphilis	67	9	41	483	- 474
Otitis Media	68	7	72	0	+ 7
Oral conditions	69	6	86	0	+ 6
Iodine Deficiency	70	5	79	0	+ 5
War	71	4	64	29	- 25
Measles	72	3	60	135	- 132
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	2	82	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	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.