GHANA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,811	3	14,103	+ 23,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,974	29	1,294	+ 29,680
Stroke	3	21,218	2	15,163	+ 6,055
Lung Cancers	4	16,190	55	237	+ 15,953
Lung Disease	5	13,846	15	3,120	+ 10,726
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,406	34	803	+ 11,603
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,035	1	16,262	- 6,227
Kidney Disease	8	7,114	13	4,161	+ 2,953
Hypertension	9	6,668	19	2,231	+ 4,437
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,687	12	5,929	- 242
Breast Cancer	11	5,170	25	1,937	+ 3,233
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,940	46	334	+ 4,606
Prostate Cancer	13	4,696	31	1,031	+ 3,666
Stomach Cancer	14	4,240	33	870	+ 3,370
Other Injuries	15	4,050	18	2,433	+ 1,617
Lymphomas	16	3,903	32	875	+ 3,028
Bladder Cancer	17	3,820	53	245	+ 3,575
Liver Cancer	18	3,730	17	2,851	+ 879
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,646	28	1,615	+ 2,031
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,616	43	387	+ 3,229
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,558	24	1,965	+ 1,593
Other Neoplasms	22	3,473	63	48	+ 3,426
Liver Disease	23	3,095	11	6,053	- 2,958
Leukemia	24	2,760	45	340	+ 2,420
Suicide	25	2,641	21	1,993	+ 647
Falls	26	2,375	30	1,168	+ 1,207
Oral Cancer	27	1,890	42	483	+ 1,407
Ovary Cancer	28	1,482	38	698	+ 784
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,471	49	285	+ 1,186
Skin Disease	30	1,346	50	264	+ 1,082
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,338	7	7,808	- 6,469
Skin Cancers	32	1,319	58	214	+ 1,105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,179	52	256	+ 924
Uterin Cancer	34	1,179	57	219	+ 960
Asthma	35	829	23	1,979	- 1,150
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	778	9	6,538	- 5,760
Anemia	37	669	83	0	+ 669
Congenital Anomalies	38	631	14	3,935	- 3,304
Cervical Cancer	39	625	20	2,161	- 1,535
Epilepsy	40	603	47	329	+ 273
Drug Use	41	568	39	630	- 62
Hepatitis C	42	477	65	28	+ 449
HIV/AIDS	43	394	4	13,565	- 13,171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	348	48	321	+ 27
Drownings	45	326	36	740	- 414
Alcohol	46	244	54	244	- 0
Malnutrition	47	221	26	1,868	- 1,647
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	215	67	16	+ 199
Multiple Sclerosis	49	210	61	113	+ 97
Tuberculosis	50	198	6	10,214	- 10,017
Violence	51	191	27	1,857	- 1,666
Low Birth Weight	52	185	8	6,662	- 6,477
Osteoarthritis	53	155	84	0	+ 155
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	150	85	0	+ 150
Fires	55	135	37	729	- 594
Schizophrenia	56	132	81	0	+ 132
Poisonings	57	125	40	522	- 397
Hepatitis B	58	119	62	101	+ 17
Meningitis	59	94	16	2,983	- 2,889
Birth Trauma	60	83	10	6,194	- 6,111
Appendicitis	61	58	59	146	- 88
Upper Respiratory	62	34	66	16	+ 18
Oral conditions	63	32	86	0	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	64	10	22	1,991	- 1,981
Leishmaniasis	65	8	77	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	7	72	0	+ 6
Syphilis	67	7	41	483	- 476
War	68	4	64	29	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	79	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	44	357	- 354
Chagas disease	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	56	220	- 219
Pertussis	73	1	35	744	- 743
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 256
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	60	135	- 135
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	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.