INDONESIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	132,377	9	52,539	+ 79,838
Stroke	2	123,429	1	357,183	- 233,754
Coronary Heart Disease	3	114,798	2	259,297	- 144,499
HIV/AIDS	4	110,424	11	34,321	+ 76,104
Malaria	5	90,860	55	1,156	+ 89,704
Tuberculosis	6	83,148	4	90,077	- 6,929
Road Traffic Accidents	7	63,556	12	30,668	+ 32,888
Low Birth Weight	8	54,228	17	22,326	+ 31,902
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	53,222	7	63,966	- 10,744
Birth Trauma	10	50,421	25	14,511	+ 35,909
Liver Disease	11	49,276	5	89,583	- 40,307
Diabetes Mellitus	12	48,266	3	110,513	- 62,247
Kidney Disease	13	33,875	10	43,039	- 9,164
Congenital Anomalies	14	32,035	24	14,900	+ 17,135
Lung Disease	15	25,396	6	78,285	- 52,889
Meningitis	16	24,284	43	3,140	+ 21,144
Liver Cancer	17	23,209	19	19,721	+ 3,488
Other Injuries	18	19,802	30	9,499	+ 10,303
Hypertension	19	18,158	8	54,904	- 36,746
Cervical Cancer	20	17,591	20	19,306	- 1,715
Suicide	21	16,225	34	6,544	+ 9,682
Maternal Conditions	22	16,206	35	6,214	+ 9,993
Asthma	23	16,112	14	27,635	- 11,523
Endocrine Disorders	24	15,995	39	4,027	+ 11,968
Breast Cancer	25	15,771	16	24,160	- 8,389
Malnutrition	26	15,208	18	19,978	- 4,770
Violence	27	15,117	27	11,606	+ 3,511
Inflammatory/Heart	28	13,145	29	9,548	+ 3,597
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10,533	15	27,054	- 16,521
Falls	30	9,505	21	18,404	- 8,900
Prostate Cancer	31	8,390	36	5,707	+ 2,683
Lymphomas	32	7,122	28	11,251	- 4,129
Stomach Cancer	33	7,084	45	2,821	+ 4,264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	6,534	22	18,064	- 11,530
Pertussis	35	6,060	48	2,200	+ 3,860
Drownings	36	6,027	38	4,518	+ 1,509
Fires	37	5,938	52	1,388	+ 4,549
Ovary Cancer	38	5,685	31	8,499	- 2,814
Drug Use	39	5,129	57	959	+ 4,169
Poisonings	40	4,245	58	800	+ 3,446
Syphilis	41	3,930	50	2,166	+ 1,764
Oral Cancer	42	3,929	23	16,080	- 12,150
Parkinson's Disease	43	3,148	32	8,492	- 5,344
Encephalitis	44	2,907	51	1,549	+ 1,359
Leukemia	45	2,769	26	11,719	- 8,950
Pancreas Cancer	46	2,720	37	5,410	- 2,690
Epilepsy	47	2,681	59	706	+ 1,975
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	2,609	49	2,174	+ 435
Oesophagus Cancer	49	2,323	54	1,175	+ 1,148
Skin Disease	50	2,150	41	3,734	- 1,584
Schistosomiasis	51	2,090	71	10	+ 2,080
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	2,081	53	1,251	+ 830
Bladder Cancer	53	1,997	42	3,720	- 1,723
Alcohol	54	1,986	61	589	+ 1,397
Lung Cancers	55	1,933	13	28,633	- 26,700
Tetanus	56	1,791	46	2,742	- 951
Uterin Cancer	57	1,782	47	2,625	- 843
Skin Cancers	58	1,745	40	3,756	- 2,011
Appendicitis	59	1,186	56	1,109	+ 78
Measles	60	1,103	65	215	+ 887
Multiple Sclerosis	61	916	64	250	+ 666
Hepatitis B	62	824	44	2,853	- 2,029
Other Neoplasms	63	390	60	681	- 290
War	64	237	66	163	+ 74
Hepatitis C	65	227	62	550	- 323
Upper Respiratory	66	133	67	78	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	132	63	421	- 290
Ascariasis	68	100	68	29	+ 72
Diphtheria	69	33	69	18	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	26	70	15	+ 11
Dengue	71	1	33	7,938	- 7,937
Otitis Media	72	1	72	3	- 2
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

Ghana

Indonesia

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.