THAILAND VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,873	3	31,289	+ 1,584
Stroke	2	30,651	2	50,273	- 19,622
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,508	1	51,305	- 22,797
HIV/AIDS	4	27,422	12	13,922	+ 13,499
Malaria	5	22,564	66	13	+ 22,551
Tuberculosis	6	20,648	14	9,551	+ 11,097
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,783	7	22,428	- 6,645
Low Birth Weight	8	13,467	40	1,548	+ 11,919
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	13,217	15	6,863	+ 6,354
Birth Trauma	10	12,521	50	533	+ 11,988
Liver Disease	11	12,237	11	17,596	- 5,359
Diabetes Mellitus	12	11,986	10	18,776	- 6,790
Kidney Disease	13	8,412	4	26,822	- 18,410
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,955	35	2,107	+ 5,848
Lung Disease	15	6,307	9	19,474	- 13,168
Meningitis	16	6,031	43	931	+ 5,100
Liver Cancer	17	5,764	5	23,883	- 18,119
Other Injuries	18	4,918	21	4,869	+ 48
Hypertension	19	4,509	34	2,179	+ 2,330
Cervical Cancer	20	4,368	19	5,110	- 742
Suicide	21	4,029	16	6,147	- 2,118
Maternal Conditions	22	4,025	52	227	+ 3,797
Asthma	23	4,001	24	4,182	- 181
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,972	37	1,888	+ 2,084
Breast Cancer	25	3,916	17	6,053	- 2,136
Malnutrition	26	3,777	42	962	+ 2,815
Violence	27	3,754	31	2,965	+ 789
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,264	32	2,879	+ 386
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,616	6	22,851	- 20,235
Falls	30	2,360	18	5,409	- 3,049
Prostate Cancer	31	2,084	30	3,013	- 929
Lymphomas	32	1,769	22	4,539	- 2,771
Stomach Cancer	33	1,759	27	3,451	- 1,691
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,623	13	9,908	- 8,286
Pertussis	35	1,505	62	77	+ 1,428
Drownings	36	1,497	25	3,956	- 2,459
Fires	37	1,474	48	617	+ 857
Ovary Cancer	38	1,412	36	2,003	- 592
Drug Use	39	1,274	45	794	+ 480
Poisonings	40	1,054	57	132	+ 922
Syphilis	41	976	64	36	+ 940
Oral Cancer	42	976	20	4,961	- 3,985
Parkinson's Disease	43	782	23	4,292	- 3,511
Encephalitis	44	722	46	722	+ 0
Leukemia	45	688	26	3,902	- 3,215
Pancreas Cancer	46	675	33	2,383	- 1,707
Epilepsy	47	666	47	689	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	648	39	1,679	- 1,031
Oesophagus Cancer	49	577	29	3,156	- 2,579
Skin Disease	50	534	28	3,375	- 2,842
Schistosomiasis	51	519	75	0	+ 519
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	517	51	436	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	53	496	38	1,798	- 1,303
Alcohol	54	493	49	548	- 55
Lung Cancers	55	480	8	22,296	- 21,816
Tetanus	56	445	58	116	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	57	442	44	864	- 422
Skin Cancers	58	433	41	1,133	- 699
Appendicitis	59	295	59	114	+ 181
Measles	60	274	63	56	+ 218
Multiple Sclerosis	61	227	61	86	+ 142
Hepatitis B	62	205	56	153	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	63	97	54	192	- 95
War	64	59	60	87	- 28
Hepatitis C	65	56	67	7	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	66	33	65	18	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	33	53	194	- 162
Ascariasis	68	25	69	4	+ 21
Diphtheria	69	8	71	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	7	70	3	+ 3
Dengue	71	0	55	172	- 172
Otitis Media	72	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Ghana

Thailand

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.