NETHERLANDS VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,356	7	4,946	+ 3,409
Stroke	2	7,791	4	9,707	- 1,916
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,246	2	17,601	- 10,355
HIV/AIDS	4	6,970	55	33	+ 6,937
Malaria	5	5,735	77	0	+ 5,735
Tuberculosis	6	5,248	56	29	+ 5,220
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,012	31	681	+ 3,331
Low Birth Weight	8	3,423	45	167	+ 3,255
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,359	33	584	+ 2,775
Birth Trauma	10	3,183	52	74	+ 3,109
Liver Disease	11	3,110	28	936	+ 2,175
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,047	14	2,386	+ 661
Kidney Disease	13	2,138	12	2,530	- 392
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,022	35	544	+ 1,478
Lung Disease	15	1,603	5	9,567	- 7,964
Meningitis	16	1,533	51	78	+ 1,454
Liver Cancer	17	1,465	24	1,163	+ 302
Other Injuries	18	1,250	19	1,648	- 398
Hypertension	19	1,146	29	818	+ 328
Cervical Cancer	20	1,110	39	266	+ 844
Suicide	21	1,024	17	2,025	- 1,001
Maternal Conditions	22	1,023	65	8	+ 1,015
Asthma	23	1,017	46	165	+ 852
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,010	26	1,055	- 45
Breast Cancer	25	995	9	3,535	- 2,539
Malnutrition	26	960	63	12	+ 948
Violence	27	954	48	107	+ 847
Inflammatory/Heart	28	830	23	1,201	- 371
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	665	1	18,148	- 17,483
Falls	30	600	8	4,131	- 3,531
Prostate Cancer	31	530	10	3,265	- 2,735
Lymphomas	32	450	13	2,511	- 2,062
Stomach Cancer	33	447	22	1,361	- 914
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	412	6	5,829	- 5,417
Pertussis	35	383	67	1	+ 382
Drownings	36	380	49	98	+ 283
Fires	37	375	53	49	+ 326
Ovary Cancer	38	359	25	1,067	- 708
Drug Use	39	324	42	231	+ 93
Poisonings	40	268	61	17	+ 251
Syphilis	41	248	69	1	+ 247
Oral Cancer	42	248	30	768	- 520
Parkinson's Disease	43	199	16	2,120	- 1,921
Encephalitis	44	184	68	1	+ 183
Leukemia	45	175	20	1,578	- 1,404
Pancreas Cancer	46	172	11	2,995	- 2,823
Epilepsy	47	169	38	289	- 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	165	47	130	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	49	147	15	2,145	- 1,999
Skin Disease	50	136	36	295	- 160
Schistosomiasis	51	132	74	0	+ 132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	131	41	238	- 106
Bladder Cancer	53	126	21	1,471	- 1,345
Alcohol	54	125	32	612	- 487
Lung Cancers	55	122	3	10,980	- 10,858
Tetanus	56	113	72	0	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	57	112	34	566	- 454
Skin Cancers	58	110	27	1,024	- 914
Appendicitis	59	75	58	26	+ 49
Measles	60	70	73	0	+ 70
Multiple Sclerosis	61	58	37	295	- 237
Hepatitis B	62	52	62	14	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	63	25	18	1,831	- 1,806
War	64	15	66	2	+ 13
Hepatitis C	65	14	60	20	- 6
Upper Respiratory	66	8	57	28	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	8	44	214	- 206
Ascariasis	68	6	82	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Dengue	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Ghana

Netherlands

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.