GHANA VS INDONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDONESIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	43,879	2	15,163	+ 28,716
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,854	3	14,103	+ 17,751
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,576	12	5,929	+ 7,647
Tuberculosis	4	11,066	6	10,214	+ 851
Liver Disease	5	11,005	11	6,053	+ 4,952
Lung Disease	6	9,617	15	3,120	+ 6,497
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,858	9	6,538	+ 1,320
Hypertension	8	6,745	19	2,231	+ 4,514
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,454	1	16,262	- 9,808
Kidney Disease	10	5,287	13	4,161	+ 1,126
HIV/AIDS	11	4,216	4	13,565	- 9,349
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,767	7	7,808	- 4,040
Lung Cancers	13	3,517	55	237	+ 3,280
Asthma	14	3,395	23	1,979	+ 1,416
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	3,323	29	1,294	+ 2,030
Breast Cancer	16	2,968	25	1,937	+ 1,031
Low Birth Weight	17	2,743	8	6,662	- 3,919
Malnutrition	18	2,454	26	1,868	+ 586
Liver Cancer	19	2,423	17	2,851	- 428
Cervical Cancer	20	2,372	20	2,161	+ 211
Falls	21	2,261	30	1,168	+ 1,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,219	34	803	+ 1,416
Oral Cancer	23	1,975	42	483	+ 1,493
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,830	14	3,935	- 2,105
Birth Trauma	25	1,783	10	6,194	- 4,411
Leukemia	26	1,440	45	340	+ 1,100
Violence	27	1,426	27	1,857	- 431
Lymphomas	28	1,382	32	875	+ 507
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,173	28	1,615	- 442
Other Injuries	30	1,167	18	2,433	- 1,266
Ovary Cancer	31	1,044	38	698	+ 346
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,043	43	387	+ 657
Dengue	33	975	71	0	+ 975
Suicide	34	804	21	1,993	- 1,189
Maternal Conditions	35	763	22	1,991	- 1,228
Prostate Cancer	36	701	31	1,031	- 330
Pancreas Cancer	37	665	46	334	+ 330
Drownings	38	555	36	740	- 185
Endocrine Disorders	39	495	24	1,965	- 1,470
Skin Cancers	40	461	58	214	+ 247
Skin Disease	41	459	50	264	+ 195
Bladder Cancer	42	457	53	245	+ 212
Meningitis	43	386	16	2,983	- 2,598
Hepatitis B	44	350	62	101	+ 249
Stomach Cancer	45	347	33	870	- 524
Tetanus	46	337	56	220	+ 117
Uterin Cancer	47	322	57	219	+ 104
Pertussis	48	270	35	744	- 474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	267	48	321	- 53
Syphilis	50	266	41	483	- 217
Encephalitis	51	190	44	357	- 167
Fires	52	171	37	729	- 559
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	154	52	256	- 102
Oesophagus Cancer	54	144	49	285	- 141
Malaria	55	142	5	11,162	- 11,020
Appendicitis	56	136	59	146	- 10
Drug Use	57	118	39	630	- 512
Poisonings	58	98	40	522	- 423
Epilepsy	59	87	47	329	- 243
Other Neoplasms	60	84	63	48	+ 36
Alcohol	61	72	54	244	- 172
Hepatitis C	62	68	65	28	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	52	67	16	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	64	31	61	113	- 82
Measles	65	26	60	135	- 109
War	66	20	64	29	- 9
Upper Respiratory	67	10	66	16	- 7
Ascariasis	68	4	68	12	- 9
Diphtheria	69	2	69	4	- 2
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 1
Schistosomiasis	71	1	51	257	- 255
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Indonesia

Ghana

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.