GHANA VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVENIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,634	3	14,103	+ 45,531
Stroke	2	32,599	2	15,163	+ 17,436
Lung Cancers	3	20,789	55	237	+ 20,552
Hypertension	4	14,522	19	2,231	+ 12,291
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,248	34	803	+ 11,446
Falls	6	11,665	30	1,168	+ 10,498
Lung Disease	7	11,123	15	3,120	+ 8,004
Alcohol	8	8,424	54	244	+ 8,180
Breast Cancer	9	7,979	25	1,937	+ 6,041
Prostate Cancer	10	7,850	31	1,031	+ 6,819
Lymphomas	11	7,667	32	875	+ 6,792
Liver Disease	12	7,077	11	6,053	+ 1,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	6,786	1	16,262	- 9,476
Suicide	14	6,780	21	1,993	+ 4,787
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,749	46	334	+ 6,415
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	6,190	29	1,294	+ 4,896
Stomach Cancer	17	5,616	33	870	+ 4,745
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,610	12	5,929	- 320
Liver Cancer	19	4,691	17	2,851	+ 1,840
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,943	28	1,615	+ 2,328
Leukemia	21	3,716	45	340	+ 3,376
Bladder Cancer	22	3,486	53	245	+ 3,241
Other Injuries	23	3,346	18	2,433	+ 914
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,237	43	387	+ 2,851
Skin Cancers	25	3,143	58	214	+ 2,929
Rheumatic Heart Disease	26	2,498	52	256	+ 2,242
Oral Cancer	27	2,388	42	483	+ 1,906
Kidney Disease	28	2,364	13	4,161	- 1,798
Ovary Cancer	29	2,018	38	698	+ 1,320
Uterin Cancer	30	1,740	57	219	+ 1,521
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,731	7	7,808	- 6,076
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,527	49	285	+ 1,242
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,526	24	1,965	- 439
Other Neoplasms	34	1,139	63	48	+ 1,091
Epilepsy	35	1,026	47	329	+ 697
Cervical Cancer	36	997	20	2,161	- 1,164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	899	48	321	+ 579
Congenital Anomalies	38	809	14	3,935	- 3,127
Multiple Sclerosis	39	573	61	113	+ 460
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	488	67	16	+ 472
Drug Use	41	396	39	630	- 234
Violence	42	310	27	1,857	- 1,547
Low Birth Weight	43	278	8	6,662	- 6,384
Drownings	44	277	36	740	- 464
Asthma	45	270	23	1,979	- 1,709
Tuberculosis	46	240	6	10,214	- 9,975
Schizophrenia	47	153	81	0	+ 153
Fires	48	133	37	729	- 596
Skin Disease	49	85	50	264	- 179
Meningitis	50	85	16	2,983	- 2,899
Poisonings	51	68	40	522	- 454
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	67	9	6,538	- 6,471
Oral conditions	53	50	86	0	+ 50
Appendicitis	54	35	59	146	- 110
Syphilis	55	33	41	483	- 450
Maternal Conditions	56	22	22	1,991	- 1,969
Birth Trauma	57	21	10	6,194	- 6,173
Hepatitis B	58	19	62	101	- 83
Tetanus	59	17	56	220	- 203
Anemia	60	17	83	0	+ 17
War	61	3	64	29	- 26
Leishmaniasis	62	1	77	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	66	16	- 16
Malnutrition	64	0	26	1,868	- 1,868
Encephalitis	65	0	44	357	- 357
Pertussis	66	0	35	744	- 744
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	28	- 28
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	60	135	- 135
Diphtheria	77	0	69	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	82	0	51	257	- 257
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.