GHANA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	49,583	29	1,294	+ 48,289
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,241	3	14,103	+ 22,138
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,483	1	16,262	+ 4,221
Stroke	4	19,011	2	15,163	+ 3,848
Lung Cancers	5	18,045	55	237	+ 17,808
Lung Disease	6	16,621	15	3,120	+ 13,501
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,320	34	803	+ 8,517
Prostate Cancer	8	6,714	31	1,031	+ 5,684
Breast Cancer	9	6,426	25	1,937	+ 4,489
Lymphomas	10	4,724	32	875	+ 3,849
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,545	46	334	+ 4,211
Oesophagus Cancer	12	4,409	49	285	+ 4,124
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,331	43	387	+ 3,945
Liver Disease	14	3,873	11	6,053	- 2,180
Falls	15	3,849	30	1,168	+ 2,682
Bladder Cancer	16	3,099	53	245	+ 2,854
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,952	12	5,929	- 2,977
Kidney Disease	18	2,764	13	4,161	- 1,397
Other Injuries	19	2,761	18	2,433	+ 328
Suicide	20	2,690	21	1,993	+ 697
Liver Cancer	21	2,646	17	2,851	- 205
Leukemia	22	2,633	45	340	+ 2,293
Hypertension	23	2,631	19	2,231	+ 401
Stomach Cancer	24	2,526	33	870	+ 1,655
Ovary Cancer	25	2,030	38	698	+ 1,332
Other Neoplasms	26	2,014	63	48	+ 1,966
Skin Cancers	27	1,883	58	214	+ 1,669
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,666	24	1,965	- 299
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,580	28	1,615	- 35
Oral Cancer	30	1,571	42	483	+ 1,088
Drug Use	31	1,427	39	630	+ 797
Uterin Cancer	32	1,185	57	219	+ 967
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,096	7	7,808	- 6,712
Skin Disease	34	1,078	50	264	+ 814
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,074	14	3,935	- 2,861
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,056	48	321	+ 735
Multiple Sclerosis	37	938	61	113	+ 825
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	808	9	6,538	- 5,730
Alcohol	39	786	54	244	+ 541
Low Birth Weight	40	664	8	6,662	- 5,998
Asthma	41	658	23	1,979	- 1,321
Epilepsy	42	603	47	329	+ 274
Cervical Cancer	43	555	20	2,161	- 1,606
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	512	67	16	+ 496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	443	52	256	+ 187
Violence	46	438	27	1,857	- 1,419
Tuberculosis	47	177	6	10,214	- 10,037
Fires	48	169	37	729	- 560
Drownings	49	152	36	740	- 588
Anemia	50	140	83	0	+ 140
Hepatitis C	51	135	65	28	+ 107
Meningitis	52	117	16	2,983	- 2,866
Poisonings	53	111	40	522	- 410
Birth Trauma	54	96	10	6,194	- 6,098
HIV/AIDS	55	95	4	13,565	- 13,470
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	93	85	0	+ 93
Osteoarthritis	57	84	84	0	+ 84
Malnutrition	58	58	26	1,868	- 1,810
Appendicitis	59	53	59	146	- 93
Schizophrenia	60	51	81	0	+ 51
Oral conditions	61	27	86	0	+ 27
Syphilis	62	25	41	483	- 458
Upper Respiratory	63	24	66	16	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	24	22	1,991	- 1,967
Hepatitis B	65	20	62	101	- 81
Otitis Media	66	8	72	0	+ 8
War	67	5	64	29	- 24
Encephalitis	68	3	44	357	- 354
Pertussis	69	1	35	744	- 743
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	56	220	- 220
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	60	135	- 135
Malaria	76	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	257	- 257
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

United Kingdom

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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.