THAILAND VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,866	1	51,305	+ 5,560
Stroke	2	38,132	2	50,273	- 12,141
Hypertension	3	33,655	34	2,179	+ 31,476
Diabetes Mellitus	4	26,138	10	18,776	+ 7,362
Violence	5	25,268	31	2,965	+ 22,303
HIV/AIDS	6	22,849	12	13,922	+ 8,927
Kidney Disease	7	20,384	4	26,822	- 6,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	16,607	3	31,289	- 14,683
Breast Cancer	9	11,724	17	6,053	+ 5,671
Other Injuries	10	11,405	21	4,869	+ 6,536
Liver Disease	11	11,397	11	17,596	- 6,199
Prostate Cancer	12	11,136	30	3,013	+ 8,123
Endocrine Disorders	13	10,497	37	1,888	+ 8,609
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	9,091	6	22,851	- 13,760
Inflammatory/Heart	15	7,984	32	2,879	+ 5,106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,207	13	9,908	- 2,701
Lung Disease	17	5,654	9	19,474	- 13,821
Road Traffic Accidents	18	5,134	7	22,428	- 17,294
Lung Cancers	19	4,981	8	22,296	- 17,316
Skin Disease	20	4,511	28	3,375	+ 1,136
Drownings	21	4,420	25	3,956	+ 464
Lymphomas	22	4,234	22	4,539	- 305
Cervical Cancer	23	3,497	19	5,110	- 1,613
Alcohol	24	3,418	49	548	+ 2,869
Stomach Cancer	25	3,017	27	3,451	- 433
Falls	26	2,994	18	5,409	- 2,415
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,863	23	4,292	- 1,430
Low Birth Weight	28	2,805	40	1,548	+ 1,258
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,699	35	2,107	+ 592
Uterin Cancer	30	2,377	44	864	+ 1,513
Suicide	31	2,343	16	6,147	- 3,804
Liver Cancer	32	2,011	5	23,883	- 21,872
Fires	33	1,770	48	617	+ 1,153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,766	39	1,679	+ 87
Leukemia	35	1,717	26	3,902	- 2,185
Ovary Cancer	36	1,698	36	2,003	- 306
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,661	33	2,383	- 722
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,483	29	3,156	- 1,673
Asthma	39	1,452	24	4,182	- 2,729
Epilepsy	40	1,328	47	689	+ 639
Maternal Conditions	41	1,091	52	227	+ 863
Birth Trauma	42	1,056	50	533	+ 522
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	881	15	6,863	- 5,982
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	741	51	436	+ 305
Malnutrition	45	723	42	962	- 239
Oral Cancer	46	590	20	4,961	- 4,371
Other Neoplasms	47	558	54	192	+ 366
Drug Use	48	425	45	794	- 369
Meningitis	49	420	43	931	- 510
Bladder Cancer	50	358	38	1,798	- 1,440
Encephalitis	51	312	46	722	- 409
Appendicitis	52	305	59	114	+ 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	265	53	194	+ 70
Multiple Sclerosis	54	256	61	86	+ 170
Skin Cancers	55	140	41	1,133	- 993
Poisonings	56	111	57	132	- 21
War	57	111	60	87	+ 24
Tuberculosis	58	62	14	9,551	- 9,489
Dengue	59	44	55	172	- 128
Hepatitis B	60	37	56	153	- 117
Upper Respiratory	61	33	65	18	+ 15
Tetanus	62	13	58	116	- 103
Syphilis	63	13	64	36	- 23
Chlamydia	64	10	70	3	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	4	67	7	- 4
Otitis Media	66	2	68	7	- 5
Ascariasis	67	1	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	68	0	62	77	- 77
Measles	69	0	63	56	- 56
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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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.