THAILAND VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,285	1	51,305	+ 4,980
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,718	6	22,851	+ 17,867
Stroke	3	26,985	2	50,273	- 23,288
Lung Cancers	4	22,904	8	22,296	+ 608
Lung Disease	5	22,170	9	19,474	+ 2,695
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,218	13	9,908	+ 6,309
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,679	10	18,776	- 7,097
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,614	3	31,289	- 19,676
Prostate Cancer	9	9,838	30	3,013	+ 6,825
Breast Cancer	10	8,895	17	6,053	+ 2,842
Suicide	11	8,227	16	6,147	+ 2,080
Kidney Disease	12	8,200	4	26,822	- 18,622
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,143	33	2,383	+ 5,760
Falls	14	8,139	18	5,409	+ 2,730
Lymphomas	15	7,937	22	4,539	+ 3,398
Endocrine Disorders	16	6,082	37	1,888	+ 4,194
Skin Cancers	17	6,056	41	1,133	+ 4,923
Leukemia	18	5,553	26	3,902	+ 1,651
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,319	23	4,292	+ 1,026
Liver Cancer	20	5,318	5	23,883	- 18,564
Drug Use	21	4,657	45	794	+ 3,863
Other Injuries	22	4,290	21	4,869	- 579
Hypertension	23	4,261	34	2,179	+ 2,082
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,103	32	2,879	+ 1,225
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,901	29	3,156	+ 746
Liver Disease	26	3,713	11	17,596	- 13,883
Stomach Cancer	27	3,364	27	3,451	- 87
Other Neoplasms	28	3,271	54	192	+ 3,079
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,252	7	22,428	- 19,176
Bladder Cancer	30	3,101	38	1,798	+ 1,303
Ovary Cancer	31	2,619	36	2,003	+ 615
Oral Cancer	32	2,539	20	4,961	- 2,421
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,856	35	2,107	- 251
Skin Disease	34	1,552	28	3,375	- 1,823
Uterin Cancer	35	1,369	44	864	+ 505
Asthma	36	1,189	24	4,182	- 2,992
Alcohol	37	992	49	548	+ 444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	990	51	436	+ 554
Cervical Cancer	39	892	19	5,110	- 4,218
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	772	15	6,863	- 6,091
Epilepsy	41	743	47	689	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	721	39	1,679	- 958
Low Birth Weight	43	648	40	1,548	- 900
Violence	44	636	31	2,965	- 2,329
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	598	53	194	+ 403
Multiple Sclerosis	46	490	61	86	+ 405
Drownings	47	463	25	3,956	- 3,493
Hepatitis C	48	452	67	7	+ 444
Anemia	49	411	85	0	+ 411
Birth Trauma	50	366	50	533	- 168
Malnutrition	51	305	42	962	- 657
Osteoarthritis	52	298	82	0	+ 298
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	186	81	0	+ 186
Schizophrenia	54	167	84	0	+ 167
Fires	55	143	48	617	- 475
Tuberculosis	56	137	14	9,551	- 9,414
HIV/AIDS	57	131	12	13,922	- 13,792
Hepatitis B	58	107	56	153	- 46
Oral conditions	59	104	80	0	+ 104
Meningitis	60	97	43	931	- 833
Poisonings	61	91	57	132	- 41
Appendicitis	62	69	59	114	- 45
Maternal Conditions	63	53	52	227	- 174
Upper Respiratory	64	44	65	18	+ 27
War	65	21	60	87	- 67
Otitis Media	66	16	68	7	+ 9
Syphilis	67	7	64	36	- 29
Encephalitis	68	7	46	722	- 715
Pertussis	69	4	62	77	- 74
Tetanus	70	4	58	116	- 113
Diphtheria	71	1	71	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	63	56	- 56
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	82	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Australia

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.