DOMINICAN REP. VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,085	6	2,254	+ 2,831
Stroke	2	4,741	2	7,882	- 3,141
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,410	1	14,986	- 10,576
HIV/AIDS	4	4,242	8	1,931	+ 2,311
Malaria	5	3,490	65	4	+ 3,486
Tuberculosis	6	3,194	38	242	+ 2,952
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,441	3	6,937	- 4,495
Low Birth Weight	8	2,083	13	1,532	+ 551
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,044	26	504	+ 1,540
Birth Trauma	10	1,937	18	915	+ 1,022
Liver Disease	11	1,893	5	2,680	- 787
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,854	4	2,762	- 908
Kidney Disease	13	1,301	7	2,121	- 820
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,231	17	1,038	+ 192
Lung Disease	15	976	15	1,360	- 385
Meningitis	16	933	45	134	+ 799
Liver Cancer	17	892	21	664	+ 227
Other Injuries	18	761	19	890	- 129
Hypertension	19	698	10	1,894	- 1,197
Cervical Cancer	20	676	23	560	+ 115
Suicide	21	623	25	530	+ 94
Maternal Conditions	22	623	39	202	+ 420
Asthma	23	619	29	441	+ 178
Endocrine Disorders	24	614	22	602	+ 12
Breast Cancer	25	606	14	1,460	- 854
Malnutrition	26	584	34	372	+ 213
Violence	27	581	9	1,917	- 1,336
Inflammatory/Heart	28	505	35	312	+ 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	405	11	1,808	- 1,403
Falls	30	365	30	435	- 70
Prostate Cancer	31	322	12	1,655	- 1,332
Lymphomas	32	274	33	374	- 101
Stomach Cancer	33	272	24	547	- 275
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	251	20	851	- 600
Pertussis	35	233	47	121	+ 112
Drownings	36	232	37	248	- 16
Fires	37	228	44	139	+ 89
Ovary Cancer	38	218	50	89	+ 130
Drug Use	39	197	43	156	+ 41
Poisonings	40	163	55	47	+ 116
Syphilis	41	151	51	70	+ 81
Oral Cancer	42	151	31	434	- 283
Parkinson's Disease	43	121	28	446	- 325
Encephalitis	44	112	56	44	+ 67
Leukemia	45	106	32	409	- 302
Pancreas Cancer	46	104	27	456	- 351
Epilepsy	47	103	42	158	- 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	100	36	295	- 195
Oesophagus Cancer	49	89	40	200	- 111
Skin Disease	50	83	53	50	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	51	80	59	22	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	80	46	123	- 43
Bladder Cancer	53	77	49	92	- 16
Alcohol	54	76	48	120	- 44
Lung Cancers	55	74	16	1,244	- 1,169
Tetanus	56	69	61	17	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	57	68	57	43	+ 25
Skin Cancers	58	67	41	172	- 105
Appendicitis	59	46	52	67	- 21
Measles	60	42	79	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	61	35	62	13	+ 22
Hepatitis B	62	32	63	11	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	63	15	58	35	- 20
War	64	9	67	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	9	60	17	- 8
Upper Respiratory	66	5	68	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	54	48	- 43
Ascariasis	68	4	70	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	1	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	66	2	- 1
Dengue	71	0	64	5	- 5
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Ghana

Dominican Rep.

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.