GHANA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,064	3	14,103	+ 28,961
Stroke	2	28,778	2	15,163	+ 13,615
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	19,172	29	1,294	+ 17,878
Lung Disease	4	17,228	15	3,120	+ 14,108
Lung Cancers	5	14,770	55	237	+ 14,533
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,838	1	16,262	- 2,424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,571	34	803	+ 11,768
Kidney Disease	8	10,501	13	4,161	+ 6,339
Breast Cancer	9	8,563	25	1,937	+ 6,625
Other Injuries	10	7,815	18	2,433	+ 5,383
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,547	12	5,929	+ 1,617
Suicide	12	7,426	21	1,993	+ 5,433
Prostate Cancer	13	7,140	31	1,031	+ 6,110
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,619	46	334	+ 6,285
Hypertension	15	6,546	19	2,231	+ 4,316
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,166	7	7,808	- 2,642
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,919	24	1,965	+ 2,954
Stomach Cancer	18	4,849	33	870	+ 3,979
Other Neoplasms	19	4,682	63	48	+ 4,634
Lymphomas	20	4,618	32	875	+ 3,743
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,235	43	387	+ 2,848
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,173	28	1,615	+ 1,558
Violence	23	2,980	27	1,857	+ 1,122
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,891	49	285	+ 2,605
Leukemia	25	2,831	45	340	+ 2,491
Bladder Cancer	26	2,788	53	245	+ 2,543
Liver Disease	27	2,078	11	6,053	- 3,975
HIV/AIDS	28	1,971	4	13,565	- 11,594
Cervical Cancer	29	1,736	20	2,161	- 425
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,718	14	3,935	- 2,218
Oral Cancer	31	1,688	42	483	+ 1,206
Ovary Cancer	32	1,619	38	698	+ 921
Skin Cancers	33	1,505	58	214	+ 1,291
Liver Cancer	34	1,488	17	2,851	- 1,363
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,356	9	6,538	- 5,182
Skin Disease	36	1,312	50	264	+ 1,048
Asthma	37	1,282	23	1,979	- 697
Uterin Cancer	38	1,164	57	219	+ 945
Alcohol	39	1,055	54	244	+ 811
Epilepsy	40	867	47	329	+ 537
Tuberculosis	41	813	6	10,214	- 9,401
Low Birth Weight	42	742	8	6,662	- 5,920
Malnutrition	43	737	26	1,868	- 1,131
Anemia	44	713	83	0	+ 713
Drownings	45	654	36	740	- 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	574	48	321	+ 253
Falls	47	555	30	1,168	- 612
Fires	48	550	37	729	- 179
Drug Use	49	410	39	630	- 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	395	52	256	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	348	67	16	+ 332
Osteoarthritis	52	328	84	0	+ 328
Birth Trauma	53	224	10	6,194	- 5,970
Schizophrenia	54	181	81	0	+ 181
Poisonings	55	167	40	522	- 354
Multiple Sclerosis	56	132	61	113	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	125	85	0	+ 125
Meningitis	58	103	16	2,983	- 2,880
Appendicitis	59	91	59	146	- 54
Maternal Conditions	60	90	22	1,991	- 1,901
Chagas disease	61	50	76	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	62	50	66	16	+ 33
Hepatitis B	63	42	62	101	- 59
Encephalitis	64	39	44	357	- 318
Hepatitis C	65	35	65	28	+ 7
Syphilis	66	29	41	483	- 454
Otitis Media	67	16	72	0	+ 16
Oral conditions	68	12	86	0	+ 12
Leprosy	69	4	73	0	+ 4
War	70	4	64	29	- 25
Tetanus	71	4	56	220	- 217
Pertussis	72	2	35	744	- 742
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	74	0	60	135	- 135
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	257	- 257
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Ascariasis	80	0	68	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	71	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

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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.