GHANA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,755	3	14,103	+ 22,652
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,494	1	16,262	+ 7,232
Stroke	3	21,607	2	15,163	+ 6,444
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,187	7	7,808	- 621
Lung Disease	5	6,637	15	3,120	+ 3,517
Kidney Disease	6	6,634	13	4,161	+ 2,472
Liver Disease	7	5,129	11	6,053	- 924
Lung Cancers	8	4,322	55	237	+ 4,085
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,110	12	5,929	- 1,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,999	29	1,294	+ 2,705
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	3,835	34	803	+ 3,033
Breast Cancer	12	3,074	25	1,937	+ 1,136
HIV/AIDS	13	2,681	4	13,565	- 10,885
Other Injuries	14	2,224	18	2,433	- 209
Skin Disease	15	2,067	50	264	+ 1,803
Liver Cancer	16	1,985	17	2,851	- 866
Oral Cancer	17	1,866	42	483	+ 1,383
Falls	18	1,856	30	1,168	+ 689
Suicide	19	1,825	21	1,993	- 169
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,774	9	6,538	- 4,764
Stomach Cancer	21	1,443	33	870	+ 572
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,425	48	321	+ 1,105
Leukemia	23	1,413	45	340	+ 1,073
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,404	14	3,935	- 2,531
Lymphomas	25	1,322	32	875	+ 447
Tuberculosis	26	1,228	6	10,214	- 8,987
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,215	28	1,615	- 400
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,107	43	387	+ 720
Low Birth Weight	29	1,021	8	6,662	- 5,641
Asthma	30	1,014	23	1,979	- 965
Cervical Cancer	31	1,011	20	2,161	- 1,150
Pancreas Cancer	32	995	46	334	+ 661
Prostate Cancer	33	904	31	1,031	- 127
Violence	34	869	27	1,857	- 988
Ovary Cancer	35	828	38	698	+ 130
Drownings	36	820	36	740	+ 80
Endocrine Disorders	37	810	24	1,965	- 1,155
Hypertension	38	650	19	2,231	- 1,581
Bladder Cancer	39	468	53	245	+ 222
Encephalitis	40	453	44	357	+ 95
Oesophagus Cancer	41	435	49	285	+ 149
Birth Trauma	42	359	10	6,194	- 5,835
Uterin Cancer	43	352	57	219	+ 134
Fires	44	336	37	729	- 393
Drug Use	45	322	39	630	- 308
Meningitis	46	301	16	2,983	- 2,682
Dengue	47	280	71	0	+ 280
Other Neoplasms	48	265	63	48	+ 217
Malnutrition	49	249	26	1,868	- 1,619
Skin Cancers	50	247	58	214	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	246	52	256	- 9
Epilepsy	52	226	47	329	- 104
Poisonings	53	211	40	522	- 311
Hepatitis B	54	206	62	101	+ 104
Alcohol	55	181	54	244	- 63
Maternal Conditions	56	167	22	1,991	- 1,824
Pertussis	57	80	35	744	- 664
Appendicitis	58	71	59	146	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	59	30	61	113	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	27	67	16	+ 11
Tetanus	61	21	56	220	- 199
Syphilis	62	19	41	483	- 464
War	63	11	64	29	- 19
Hepatitis C	64	6	65	28	- 22
Upper Respiratory	65	5	66	16	- 12
Otitis Media	66	3	72	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	68	12	- 10
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	70	0	60	135	- 135
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Malaria	76	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Malaysia

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.