GHANA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	35,321	29	1,294	+ 34,027
Coronary Heart Disease	2	34,255	3	14,103	+ 20,152
Lung Cancers	3	21,369	55	237	+ 21,131
Stroke	4	18,892	2	15,163	+ 3,729
Lung Disease	5	18,620	15	3,120	+ 15,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,345	34	803	+ 10,543
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,626	1	16,262	- 6,636
Falls	8	8,039	30	1,168	+ 6,872
Breast Cancer	9	6,880	25	1,937	+ 4,942
Prostate Cancer	10	6,354	31	1,031	+ 5,324
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,829	46	334	+ 5,495
Kidney Disease	12	4,924	13	4,161	+ 763
Lymphomas	13	4,887	32	875	+ 4,012
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,644	12	5,929	- 1,286
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,175	49	285	+ 3,890
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,125	43	387	+ 3,739
Suicide	17	3,941	21	1,993	+ 1,948
Other Neoplasms	18	3,564	63	48	+ 3,516
Other Injuries	19	3,208	18	2,433	+ 775
Leukemia	20	3,072	45	340	+ 2,732
Bladder Cancer	21	2,863	53	245	+ 2,618
Stomach Cancer	22	2,649	33	870	+ 1,778
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,337	28	1,615	+ 722
Liver Cancer	24	2,263	17	2,851	- 588
Ovary Cancer	25	2,076	38	698	+ 1,378
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,052	24	1,965	+ 88
Skin Cancers	27	1,993	58	214	+ 1,779
Liver Disease	28	1,821	11	6,053	- 4,232
Hypertension	29	1,592	19	2,231	- 638
Oral Cancer	30	1,494	42	483	+ 1,011
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,325	7	7,808	- 6,482
Alcohol	32	1,192	54	244	+ 948
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,136	9	6,538	- 5,402
Uterin Cancer	34	1,102	57	219	+ 883
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,058	14	3,935	- 2,877
Skin Disease	36	575	50	264	+ 311
Multiple Sclerosis	37	574	61	113	+ 461
Epilepsy	38	562	47	329	+ 233
Cervical Cancer	39	518	20	2,161	- 1,643
Anemia	40	485	83	0	+ 485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	462	52	256	+ 207
Drug Use	42	449	39	630	- 181
Osteoarthritis	43	428	84	0	+ 428
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	417	67	16	+ 401
Low Birth Weight	45	326	8	6,662	- 6,336
Asthma	46	321	23	1,979	- 1,658
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	253	48	321	- 67
Violence	48	209	27	1,857	- 1,648
Drownings	49	190	36	740	- 550
Schizophrenia	50	186	81	0	+ 186
Meningitis	51	153	16	2,983	- 2,830
Birth Trauma	52	144	10	6,194	- 6,050
Fires	53	96	37	729	- 634
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	81	85	0	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	55	64	4	13,565	- 13,502
Tuberculosis	56	56	6	10,214	- 10,159
Upper Respiratory	57	55	66	16	+ 38
Appendicitis	58	50	59	146	- 96
Oral conditions	59	41	86	0	+ 41
Hepatitis C	60	40	65	28	+ 12
Poisonings	61	34	40	522	- 488
Hepatitis B	62	26	62	101	- 75
Malnutrition	63	24	26	1,868	- 1,845
Otitis Media	64	19	72	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	65	16	22	1,991	- 1,975
War	66	3	64	29	- 26
Pertussis	67	2	35	744	- 743
Encephalitis	68	2	44	357	- 355
Syphilis	69	1	41	483	- 481
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	72	0	56	220	- 220
Measles	73	0	60	135	- 135
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Netherlands

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.