GHANA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,437	3	14,103	+ 35,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,657	29	1,294	+ 34,363
Stroke	3	19,711	2	15,163	+ 4,548
Lung Disease	4	14,190	15	3,120	+ 11,070
Lung Cancers	5	12,158	55	237	+ 11,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,960	34	803	+ 9,157
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,684	1	16,262	- 7,578
Prostate Cancer	8	8,565	31	1,031	+ 7,534
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,038	46	334	+ 5,704
Hypertension	10	6,005	19	2,231	+ 3,774
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,992	12	5,929	+ 62
Kidney Disease	12	5,321	13	4,161	+ 1,159
Breast Cancer	13	5,168	25	1,937	+ 3,231
Suicide	14	4,832	21	1,993	+ 2,839
Other Injuries	15	4,486	18	2,433	+ 2,054
Lymphomas	16	4,431	32	875	+ 3,556
Falls	17	3,622	30	1,168	+ 2,455
Other Neoplasms	18	3,384	63	48	+ 3,336
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,080	43	387	+ 2,693
Leukemia	20	2,696	45	340	+ 2,356
Bladder Cancer	21	2,483	53	245	+ 2,238
Liver Cancer	22	2,456	17	2,851	- 396
Liver Disease	23	2,363	11	6,053	- 3,690
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,293	24	1,965	+ 328
Skin Cancers	25	2,124	58	214	+ 1,910
Stomach Cancer	26	2,000	33	870	+ 1,130
Ovary Cancer	27	1,805	38	698	+ 1,107
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,786	28	1,615	+ 172
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,758	49	285	+ 1,472
Drug Use	30	1,383	39	630	+ 753
Oral Cancer	31	1,239	42	483	+ 756
Alcohol	32	1,171	54	244	+ 927
Uterin Cancer	33	1,126	57	219	+ 907
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,029	7	7,808	- 6,778
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,005	14	3,935	- 2,930
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	945	9	6,538	- 5,593
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	905	48	321	+ 585
Cervical Cancer	38	743	20	2,161	- 1,418
Skin Disease	39	718	50	264	+ 454
Anemia	40	571	83	0	+ 571
Multiple Sclerosis	41	556	61	113	+ 444
Asthma	42	517	23	1,979	- 1,462
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	421	67	16	+ 405
Epilepsy	44	394	47	329	+ 64
Malnutrition	45	382	26	1,868	- 1,486
Drownings	46	374	36	740	- 367
Violence	47	369	27	1,857	- 1,488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	360	52	256	+ 105
Fires	49	211	37	729	- 518
Schizophrenia	50	207	81	0	+ 207
Low Birth Weight	51	164	8	6,662	- 6,497
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	150	85	0	+ 150
Hepatitis C	53	144	65	28	+ 116
Meningitis	54	115	16	2,983	- 2,869
Birth Trauma	55	110	10	6,194	- 6,084
Tuberculosis	56	78	6	10,214	- 10,136
Osteoarthritis	57	78	84	0	+ 78
Upper Respiratory	58	64	66	16	+ 47
Appendicitis	59	59	59	146	- 87
Poisonings	60	58	40	522	- 464
HIV/AIDS	61	41	4	13,565	- 13,524
Hepatitis B	62	31	62	101	- 70
Oral conditions	63	27	86	0	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	64	16	22	1,991	- 1,975
War	65	5	64	29	- 24
Otitis Media	66	2	72	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	2	35	744	- 743
Tetanus	68	1	56	220	- 219
Schistosomiasis	69	1	51	257	- 256
Diphtheria	70	1	69	4	- 3
Encephalitis	71	1	44	357	- 357
Syphilis	72	0	41	483	- 483
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	60	135	- 135
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Sweden

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.