GHANA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	270,325	3	14,103	+ 256,223
Stroke	2	77,480	2	15,163	+ 62,317
Liver Disease	3	14,740	11	6,053	+ 8,686
Lung Cancers	4	14,572	55	237	+ 14,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	13,769	29	1,294	+ 12,475
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,098	34	803	+ 12,296
Inflammatory/Heart	7	11,825	28	1,615	+ 10,210
Lung Disease	8	9,332	15	3,120	+ 6,212
Suicide	9	9,230	21	1,993	+ 7,237
Stomach Cancer	10	7,863	33	870	+ 6,992
Breast Cancer	11	7,862	25	1,937	+ 5,925
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	6,612	1	16,262	- 9,650
HIV/AIDS	13	5,698	4	13,565	- 7,868
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,636	46	334	+ 5,302
Alcohol	15	5,500	54	244	+ 5,256
Prostate Cancer	16	4,655	31	1,031	+ 3,624
Oral Cancer	17	4,384	42	483	+ 3,901
Road Traffic Accidents	18	4,352	7	7,808	- 3,455
Other Injuries	19	4,107	18	2,433	+ 1,674
Tuberculosis	20	3,098	6	10,214	- 7,116
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,008	43	387	+ 2,621
Falls	22	2,789	30	1,168	+ 1,621
Violence	23	2,682	27	1,857	+ 824
Lymphomas	24	2,556	32	875	+ 1,681
Ovary Cancer	25	2,543	38	698	+ 1,844
Leukemia	26	2,455	45	340	+ 2,115
Bladder Cancer	27	2,363	53	245	+ 2,117
Cervical Cancer	28	2,361	20	2,161	+ 200
Uterin Cancer	29	2,302	57	219	+ 2,083
Drownings	30	2,242	36	740	+ 1,502
Diabetes Mellitus	31	2,190	12	5,929	- 3,739
Liver Cancer	32	2,143	17	2,851	- 708
Kidney Disease	33	2,109	13	4,161	- 2,053
Skin Cancers	34	1,949	58	214	+ 1,735
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,926	49	285	+ 1,641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,608	48	321	+ 1,287
Fires	37	1,602	37	729	+ 873
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,347	14	3,935	- 2,589
Drug Use	39	1,107	39	630	+ 477
Poisonings	40	1,084	40	522	+ 562
Hypertension	41	941	19	2,231	- 1,289
Low Birth Weight	42	826	8	6,662	- 5,836
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	792	52	256	+ 537
Epilepsy	44	406	47	329	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	45	403	24	1,965	- 1,562
Encephalitis	46	383	44	357	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	47	333	61	113	+ 221
Skin Disease	48	304	50	264	+ 40
War	49	265	64	29	+ 236
Meningitis	50	249	16	2,983	- 2,734
Birth Trauma	51	235	10	6,194	- 5,959
Asthma	52	222	23	1,979	- 1,757
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	183	9	6,538	- 6,355
Other Neoplasms	54	133	63	48	+ 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	100	67	16	+ 84
Appendicitis	56	76	59	146	- 70
Maternal Conditions	57	53	22	1,991	- 1,938
Malnutrition	58	53	26	1,868	- 1,816
Hepatitis B	59	41	62	101	- 60
Measles	60	40	60	135	- 95
Upper Respiratory	61	30	66	16	+ 13
Hepatitis C	62	8	65	28	- 20
Chlamydia	63	5	70	3	+ 2
Syphilis	64	4	41	483	- 479
Tetanus	65	3	56	220	- 217
Pertussis	66	2	35	744	- 743
Diphtheria	67	1	69	4	- 3
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	68	12	- 12
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.