GHANA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,028	3	14,103	+ 53,925
Stroke	2	20,089	2	15,163	+ 4,926
Lung Cancers	3	16,264	55	237	+ 16,027
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	16,100	29	1,294	+ 14,806
Lung Disease	5	15,839	15	3,120	+ 12,720
Hypertension	6	13,889	19	2,231	+ 11,658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,963	34	803	+ 8,161
Kidney Disease	8	8,668	13	4,161	+ 4,506
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,074	12	5,929	+ 2,145
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,333	46	334	+ 6,999
Breast Cancer	11	7,161	25	1,937	+ 5,224
Other Injuries	12	6,558	18	2,433	+ 4,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	6,030	1	16,262	- 10,232
Inflammatory/Heart	14	5,845	28	1,615	+ 4,230
Prostate Cancer	15	5,789	31	1,031	+ 4,758
Liver Disease	16	5,268	11	6,053	- 786
Suicide	17	5,042	21	1,993	+ 3,048
Lymphomas	18	4,500	32	875	+ 3,625
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,252	43	387	+ 3,866
Endocrine Disorders	20	4,155	24	1,965	+ 2,190
Falls	21	3,787	30	1,168	+ 2,620
Liver Cancer	22	3,555	17	2,851	+ 704
Leukemia	23	3,388	45	340	+ 3,048
Stomach Cancer	24	3,150	33	870	+ 2,280
Other Neoplasms	25	3,141	63	48	+ 3,093
Bladder Cancer	26	2,381	53	245	+ 2,136
Oral Cancer	27	2,369	42	483	+ 1,886
Skin Cancers	28	2,255	58	214	+ 2,040
Alcohol	29	2,076	54	244	+ 1,832
Ovary Cancer	30	1,981	38	698	+ 1,282
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,681	7	7,808	- 6,127
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,566	49	285	+ 1,281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,461	52	256	+ 1,205
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,260	14	3,935	- 2,675
Uterin Cancer	35	1,062	57	219	+ 843
Epilepsy	36	856	47	329	+ 527
Cervical Cancer	37	792	20	2,161	- 1,369
Multiple Sclerosis	38	655	61	113	+ 542
Drug Use	39	623	39	630	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	587	9	6,538	- 5,951
Hepatitis C	41	568	65	28	+ 540
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	547	48	321	+ 226
Skin Disease	43	383	50	264	+ 119
Anemia	44	381	83	0	+ 381
Asthma	45	312	23	1,979	- 1,667
Malnutrition	46	273	26	1,868	- 1,596
Violence	47	180	27	1,857	- 1,677
Drownings	48	163	36	740	- 578
HIV/AIDS	49	158	4	13,565	- 13,407
Tuberculosis	50	157	6	10,214	- 10,057
Low Birth Weight	51	154	8	6,662	- 6,508
Fires	52	138	37	729	- 591
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	135	67	16	+ 118
Birth Trauma	54	131	10	6,194	- 6,063
Upper Respiratory	55	100	66	16	+ 84
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	86	85	0	+ 86
Osteoarthritis	57	85	84	0	+ 85
Meningitis	58	84	16	2,983	- 2,899
Appendicitis	59	58	59	146	- 88
Poisonings	60	56	40	522	- 465
Oral conditions	61	32	86	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	62	32	62	101	- 69
Schizophrenia	63	17	81	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	16	22	1,991	- 1,975
Otitis Media	65	4	72	0	+ 4
Syphilis	66	4	41	483	- 479
War	67	4	64	29	- 26
Encephalitis	68	3	44	357	- 354
Leishmaniasis	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	72	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	73	0	60	135	- 135
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	75	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.