GHANA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,070	3	14,103	+ 36,968
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,050	29	1,294	+ 27,756
Lung Disease	3	19,763	15	3,120	+ 16,643
Stroke	4	16,034	2	15,163	+ 871
Lung Cancers	5	15,732	55	237	+ 15,494
Kidney Disease	6	8,685	13	4,161	+ 4,523
Drug Use	7	7,529	39	630	+ 6,899
Hypertension	8	6,672	19	2,231	+ 4,441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,254	34	803	+ 5,451
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,212	12	5,929	+ 283
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	6,101	1	16,262	- 10,161
Suicide	12	5,371	21	1,993	+ 3,378
Breast Cancer	13	4,923	25	1,937	+ 2,986
Endocrine Disorders	14	4,752	24	1,965	+ 2,788
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,480	46	334	+ 4,146
Liver Disease	16	4,390	11	6,053	- 1,663
Road Traffic Accidents	17	4,217	7	7,808	- 3,590
Falls	18	4,088	30	1,168	+ 2,921
Lymphomas	19	4,074	32	875	+ 3,199
Prostate Cancer	20	3,602	31	1,031	+ 2,571
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,489	43	387	+ 3,102
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,290	28	1,615	+ 1,675
Liver Cancer	23	2,738	17	2,851	- 114
Leukemia	24	2,728	45	340	+ 2,387
Other Injuries	25	2,630	18	2,433	+ 197
Bladder Cancer	26	1,985	53	245	+ 1,739
Violence	27	1,919	27	1,857	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,803	49	285	+ 1,518
Other Neoplasms	29	1,795	63	48	+ 1,747
Alcohol	30	1,483	54	244	+ 1,239
Ovary Cancer	31	1,476	38	698	+ 777
Skin Cancers	32	1,448	58	214	+ 1,233
Stomach Cancer	33	1,323	33	870	+ 452
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,190	14	3,935	- 2,746
Oral Cancer	35	1,169	42	483	+ 686
Uterin Cancer	36	1,018	57	219	+ 799
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,007	9	6,538	- 5,531
Cervical Cancer	38	706	20	2,161	- 1,455
Low Birth Weight	39	700	8	6,662	- 5,961
Malnutrition	40	684	26	1,868	- 1,184
Hepatitis C	41	575	65	28	+ 547
HIV/AIDS	42	573	4	13,565	- 12,993
Skin Disease	43	547	50	264	+ 283
Multiple Sclerosis	44	512	61	113	+ 399
Drownings	45	412	36	740	- 329
Asthma	46	386	23	1,979	- 1,593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	369	52	256	+ 113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	350	48	321	+ 30
Fires	49	322	37	729	- 407
Epilepsy	50	320	47	329	- 9
Anemia	51	315	83	0	+ 315
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	249	67	16	+ 233
Poisonings	53	169	40	522	- 352
Birth Trauma	54	125	10	6,194	- 6,069
War	55	121	64	29	+ 92
Maternal Conditions	56	79	22	1,991	- 1,912
Schizophrenia	57	73	81	0	+ 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	69	85	0	+ 69
Hepatitis B	59	61	62	101	- 40
Meningitis	60	61	16	2,983	- 2,922
Osteoarthritis	61	59	84	0	+ 59
Tuberculosis	62	55	6	10,214	- 10,159
Appendicitis	63	43	59	146	- 103
Oral conditions	64	29	86	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	65	23	66	16	+ 7
Syphilis	66	5	41	483	- 478
Otitis Media	67	3	72	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	3	44	357	- 355
Pertussis	69	2	35	744	- 743
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	56	220	- 220
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	257	- 257
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	60	135	- 135
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
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.