GHANA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,624	3	14,103	+ 4,522
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,699	1	16,262	+ 1,437
Stroke	3	16,999	2	15,163	+ 1,836
Lung Cancers	4	13,477	55	237	+ 13,240
Suicide	5	9,720	21	1,993	+ 7,727
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,066	29	1,294	+ 6,772
Liver Cancer	7	7,697	17	2,851	+ 4,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,761	34	803	+ 5,958
Kidney Disease	9	6,712	13	4,161	+ 2,551
Stomach Cancer	10	5,728	33	870	+ 4,858
Lung Disease	11	5,663	15	3,120	+ 2,543
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,645	46	334	+ 4,310
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,524	12	5,929	- 1,405
Liver Disease	14	4,216	11	6,053	- 1,837
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,921	7	7,808	- 4,886
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,624	43	387	+ 2,237
Hypertension	17	2,464	19	2,231	+ 234
Other Injuries	18	2,413	18	2,433	- 19
Lymphomas	19	2,309	32	875	+ 1,434
Falls	20	1,949	30	1,168	+ 781
Breast Cancer	21	1,913	25	1,937	- 25
Prostate Cancer	22	1,538	31	1,031	+ 507
Leukemia	23	1,421	45	340	+ 1,081
Tuberculosis	24	1,295	6	10,214	- 8,919
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,256	24	1,965	- 709
Other Neoplasms	26	1,200	63	48	+ 1,152
Bladder Cancer	27	1,174	53	245	+ 929
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,151	49	285	+ 865
Oral Cancer	29	968	42	483	+ 485
Ovary Cancer	30	883	38	698	+ 185
Inflammatory/Heart	31	880	28	1,615	- 735
Asthma	32	764	23	1,979	- 1,215
Alcohol	33	718	54	244	+ 474
Cervical Cancer	34	707	20	2,161	- 1,454
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	617	9	6,538	- 5,921
Skin Disease	36	468	50	264	+ 204
Skin Cancers	37	388	58	214	+ 174
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	358	48	321	+ 38
Hepatitis B	39	349	62	101	+ 248
Epilepsy	40	348	47	329	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	41	344	14	3,935	- 3,591
Drownings	42	333	36	740	- 408
Uterin Cancer	43	279	57	219	+ 60
Violence	44	257	27	1,857	- 1,601
Low Birth Weight	45	246	8	6,662	- 6,416
Anemia	46	219	83	0	+ 219
Fires	47	175	37	729	- 555
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	149	52	256	- 107
Hepatitis C	49	111	65	28	+ 83
Drug Use	50	102	39	630	- 528
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	100	67	16	+ 83
Poisonings	52	76	40	522	- 445
Malnutrition	53	59	26	1,868	- 1,809
Birth Trauma	54	59	10	6,194	- 6,135
HIV/AIDS	55	56	4	13,565	- 13,509
Schizophrenia	56	51	81	0	+ 51
Appendicitis	57	36	59	146	- 110
Meningitis	58	34	16	2,983	- 2,950
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	33	85	0	+ 33
Osteoarthritis	60	27	84	0	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	61	23	22	1,991	- 1,968
Syphilis	62	18	41	483	- 465
Upper Respiratory	63	17	66	16	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	14	86	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	13	44	357	- 345
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	61	113	- 105
Pertussis	67	4	35	744	- 740
War	68	3	64	29	- 26
Tetanus	69	3	56	220	- 217
Otitis Media	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	5	11,162	- 11,161
Schistosomiasis	72	1	51	257	- 256
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Ascariasis	74	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	60	135	- 135
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

South Korea

Ghana

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.