GHANA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,323	3	14,103	+ 21,221
Stroke	2	18,095	2	15,163	+ 2,932
Lung Cancers	3	14,421	55	237	+ 14,183
Lung Disease	4	10,316	15	3,120	+ 7,196
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,360	12	5,929	+ 1,431
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,117	29	1,294	+ 5,823
Kidney Disease	7	6,999	13	4,161	+ 2,837
Hypertension	8	6,070	19	2,231	+ 3,840
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,282	1	16,262	- 10,980
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,361	34	803	+ 3,558
Stomach Cancer	11	4,249	33	870	+ 3,378
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,830	46	334	+ 2,496
Liver Disease	13	2,607	11	6,053	- 3,446
Breast Cancer	14	2,320	25	1,937	+ 383
Prostate Cancer	15	2,306	31	1,031	+ 1,275
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,292	7	7,808	- 5,516
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,042	14	3,935	- 1,893
Leukemia	18	2,003	45	340	+ 1,662
Lymphomas	19	1,994	32	875	+ 1,119
Liver Cancer	20	1,868	17	2,851	- 983
Bladder Cancer	21	1,844	53	245	+ 1,599
Falls	22	1,798	30	1,168	+ 631
Violence	23	1,649	27	1,857	- 208
Low Birth Weight	24	1,430	8	6,662	- 5,232
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,414	43	387	+ 1,028
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,074	24	1,965	- 891
Asthma	27	1,001	23	1,979	- 978
Ovary Cancer	28	940	38	698	+ 242
Suicide	29	824	21	1,993	- 1,169
Other Injuries	30	690	18	2,433	- 1,743
Inflammatory/Heart	31	671	28	1,615	- 944
Skin Cancers	32	637	58	214	+ 422
Oesophagus Cancer	33	543	49	285	+ 258
Cervical Cancer	34	539	20	2,161	- 1,622
Oral Cancer	35	537	42	483	+ 54
Epilepsy	36	472	47	329	+ 142
Uterin Cancer	37	448	57	219	+ 229
Drug Use	38	400	39	630	- 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	325	48	321	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	305	9	6,538	- 6,234
Birth Trauma	41	296	10	6,194	- 5,898
Other Neoplasms	42	266	63	48	+ 218
Malnutrition	43	242	26	1,868	- 1,626
Drownings	44	226	36	740	- 515
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	186	52	256	- 70
Poisonings	46	152	40	522	- 370
Fires	47	141	37	729	- 589
Skin Disease	48	133	50	264	- 131
War	49	131	64	29	+ 102
Tuberculosis	50	125	6	10,214	- 10,090
Meningitis	51	113	16	2,983	- 2,870
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	97	67	16	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	53	84	4	13,565	- 13,481
Encephalitis	54	76	44	357	- 281
Alcohol	55	75	54	244	- 169
Multiple Sclerosis	56	69	61	113	- 43
Maternal Conditions	57	45	22	1,991	- 1,946
Pertussis	58	42	35	744	- 702
Appendicitis	59	38	59	146	- 107
Hepatitis B	60	30	62	101	- 71
Syphilis	61	21	41	483	- 462
Schistosomiasis	62	14	51	257	- 243
Hepatitis C	63	8	65	28	- 20
Tetanus	64	5	56	220	- 215
Measles	65	3	60	135	- 133
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	16	- 14
Otitis Media	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 2
Ascariasis	70	0	68	12	- 12
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.