GHANA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,380	3	14,103	+ 11,278
Stroke	2	24,870	2	15,163	+ 9,707
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,479	1	16,262	- 784
Kidney Disease	4	13,269	13	4,161	+ 9,107
Liver Cancer	5	11,814	17	2,851	+ 8,963
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,304	29	1,294	+ 10,010
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,095	7	7,808	+ 3,287
Lung Cancers	8	11,030	55	237	+ 10,792
Lung Disease	9	9,634	15	3,120	+ 6,514
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,288	12	5,929	+ 3,359
Liver Disease	11	8,705	11	6,053	+ 2,651
HIV/AIDS	12	6,887	4	13,565	- 6,678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,902	34	803	+ 4,099
Tuberculosis	14	4,725	6	10,214	- 5,490
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	3,395	9	6,538	- 3,143
Suicide	16	3,041	21	1,993	+ 1,048
Breast Cancer	17	2,994	25	1,937	+ 1,057
Falls	18	2,676	30	1,168	+ 1,508
Cervical Cancer	19	2,528	20	2,161	+ 367
Oral Cancer	20	2,454	42	483	+ 1,971
Other Injuries	21	2,409	18	2,433	- 24
Lymphomas	22	2,245	32	875	+ 1,371
Parkinson's Disease	23	2,123	43	387	+ 1,737
Asthma	24	2,069	23	1,979	+ 89
Drownings	25	1,957	36	740	+ 1,216
Leukemia	26	1,930	45	340	+ 1,590
Stomach Cancer	27	1,707	33	870	+ 837
Skin Disease	28	1,670	50	264	+ 1,406
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,561	49	285	+ 1,276
Prostate Cancer	30	1,490	31	1,031	+ 460
Violence	31	1,467	27	1,857	- 390
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,424	28	1,615	- 191
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,179	46	334	+ 845
Hypertension	34	1,078	19	2,231	- 1,153
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,042	14	3,935	- 2,893
Ovary Cancer	36	991	38	698	+ 293
Endocrine Disorders	37	934	24	1,965	- 1,031
Bladder Cancer	38	890	53	245	+ 644
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	830	48	321	+ 510
Low Birth Weight	40	766	8	6,662	- 5,896
Skin Cancers	41	560	58	214	+ 346
Malnutrition	42	476	26	1,868	- 1,392
Meningitis	43	460	16	2,983	- 2,523
Uterin Cancer	44	427	57	219	+ 209
Drug Use	45	393	39	630	- 237
Encephalitis	46	357	44	357	- 0
Epilepsy	47	341	47	329	+ 11
Fires	48	305	37	729	- 424
Alcohol	49	271	54	244	+ 27
Birth Trauma	50	264	10	6,194	- 5,930
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	216	52	256	- 40
Maternal Conditions	52	112	22	1,991	- 1,878
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	96	67	16	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	54	95	63	48	+ 47
Dengue	55	85	71	0	+ 85
Hepatitis B	56	76	62	101	- 25
Poisonings	57	65	40	522	- 456
Tetanus	58	58	56	220	- 162
Appendicitis	59	56	59	146	- 89
War	60	43	64	29	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	61	42	61	113	- 70
Pertussis	62	38	35	744	- 706
Measles	63	28	60	135	- 108
Syphilis	64	18	41	483	- 465
Upper Respiratory	65	9	66	16	- 8
Malaria	66	6	5	11,162	- 11,155
Hepatitis C	67	4	65	28	- 24
Otitis Media	68	3	72	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	68	12	- 10
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	1	69	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	257	- 257
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Thailand

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.