MALAYSIA VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,251	2	23,477	- 7,227
Stroke	2	15,152	3	21,592	- 6,440
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,093	1	36,729	- 22,636
HIV/AIDS	4	13,556	13	2,679	+ 10,877
Malaria	5	11,154	76	0	+ 11,154
Tuberculosis	6	10,207	26	1,227	+ 8,980
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,802	4	7,181	+ 621
Low Birth Weight	8	6,657	29	1,020	+ 5,637
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,534	20	1,773	+ 4,761
Birth Trauma	10	6,190	42	359	+ 5,831
Liver Disease	11	6,049	7	5,125	+ 924
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,925	9	4,107	+ 1,818
Kidney Disease	13	4,158	6	6,629	- 2,471
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,933	24	1,403	+ 2,530
Lung Disease	15	3,118	5	6,633	- 3,515
Meningitis	16	2,981	46	301	+ 2,680
Liver Cancer	17	2,849	16	1,984	+ 865
Other Injuries	18	2,431	14	2,222	+ 209
Hypertension	19	2,229	38	649	+ 1,580
Cervical Cancer	20	2,159	31	1,010	+ 1,149
Suicide	21	1,992	19	1,823	+ 169
Maternal Conditions	22	1,990	56	167	+ 1,823
Asthma	23	1,978	30	1,013	+ 965
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,964	37	809	+ 1,154
Breast Cancer	25	1,936	12	3,071	- 1,135
Malnutrition	26	1,867	49	249	+ 1,618
Violence	27	1,856	34	869	+ 987
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,614	27	1,214	+ 400
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,293	10	3,996	- 2,703
Falls	30	1,167	18	1,855	- 688
Prostate Cancer	31	1,030	33	903	+ 127
Lymphomas	32	874	25	1,321	- 447
Stomach Cancer	33	870	21	1,441	- 572
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	802	11	3,832	- 3,030
Pertussis	35	744	57	80	+ 664
Drownings	36	740	36	820	- 80
Fires	37	729	44	336	+ 393
Ovary Cancer	38	698	35	827	- 130
Drug Use	39	630	45	322	+ 308
Poisonings	40	521	53	211	+ 310
Syphilis	41	482	62	19	+ 464
Oral Cancer	42	482	17	1,865	- 1,382
Parkinson's Disease	43	386	28	1,106	- 719
Encephalitis	44	357	40	452	- 95
Leukemia	45	340	23	1,412	- 1,072
Pancreas Cancer	46	334	32	994	- 660
Epilepsy	47	329	52	226	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	320	22	1,424	- 1,104
Oesophagus Cancer	49	285	41	435	- 149
Skin Disease	50	264	15	2,066	- 1,802
Schistosomiasis	51	257	75	0	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	255	51	246	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	53	245	39	467	- 222
Alcohol	54	244	55	181	+ 63
Lung Cancers	55	237	8	4,319	- 4,082
Tetanus	56	220	61	21	+ 199
Uterin Cancer	57	219	43	352	- 133
Skin Cancers	58	214	50	247	- 33
Appendicitis	59	146	58	71	+ 74
Measles	60	135	70	0	+ 135
Multiple Sclerosis	61	112	59	30	+ 82
Hepatitis B	62	101	54	206	- 104
Other Neoplasms	63	48	48	265	- 217
War	64	29	63	11	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	28	64	6	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	66	16	65	5	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	16	60	27	- 11
Ascariasis	68	12	67	2	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	4	69	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	68	2	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	47	280	- 280
Otitis Media	72	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Ghana

Malaysia

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.