THAILAND VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	89,202	1	51,305	+ 37,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,967	6	22,851	+ 32,116
Stroke	3	43,242	2	50,273	- 7,031
Lung Cancers	4	39,561	8	22,296	+ 17,264
Lung Disease	5	37,583	9	19,474	+ 18,108
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,142	3	31,289	+ 1,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	19,432	13	9,908	+ 9,523
Kidney Disease	8	17,231	4	26,822	- 9,591
Breast Cancer	9	15,101	17	6,053	+ 9,048
Suicide	10	12,324	16	6,147	+ 6,177
Other Injuries	11	11,712	21	4,869	+ 6,843
Other Neoplasms	12	10,669	54	192	+ 10,477
Prostate Cancer	13	10,650	30	3,013	+ 7,637
Pancreas Cancer	14	10,563	33	2,383	+ 8,180
Falls	15	10,248	18	5,409	+ 4,839
Lymphomas	16	9,062	22	4,539	+ 4,523
Liver Disease	17	8,364	11	17,596	- 9,232
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,358	37	1,888	+ 6,470
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,042	23	4,292	+ 3,749
Diabetes Mellitus	20	7,410	10	18,776	- 11,366
Leukemia	21	7,001	26	3,902	+ 3,099
Bladder Cancer	22	6,296	38	1,798	+ 4,497
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,191	32	2,879	+ 3,312
Liver Cancer	24	5,696	5	23,883	- 18,187
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,243	29	3,156	+ 2,088
Stomach Cancer	26	5,038	27	3,451	+ 1,588
Hypertension	27	4,317	34	2,179	+ 2,138
Oral Cancer	28	3,938	20	4,961	- 1,022
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,888	7	22,428	- 18,540
Ovary Cancer	30	3,809	36	2,003	+ 1,806
Skin Cancers	31	3,049	41	1,133	+ 1,916
Alcohol	32	2,917	49	548	+ 2,368
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,438	15	6,863	- 4,425
Uterin Cancer	34	2,242	44	864	+ 1,378
Skin Disease	35	2,216	28	3,375	- 1,160
Epilepsy	36	2,030	47	689	+ 1,341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,709	51	436	+ 1,273
Malnutrition	38	1,697	42	962	+ 735
Drug Use	39	1,678	45	794	+ 884
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,645	35	2,107	- 462
Cervical Cancer	41	1,417	19	5,110	- 3,693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,241	39	1,679	- 438
Anemia	43	1,161	85	0	+ 1,161
Violence	44	873	31	2,965	- 2,093
Multiple Sclerosis	45	858	61	86	+ 772
Asthma	46	745	24	4,182	- 3,437
Drownings	47	459	25	3,956	- 3,497
Fires	48	437	48	617	- 180
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	424	53	194	+ 229
Low Birth Weight	50	407	40	1,548	- 1,141
Osteoarthritis	51	342	82	0	+ 342
Hepatitis C	52	310	67	7	+ 302
Birth Trauma	53	274	50	533	- 259
Tuberculosis	54	266	14	9,551	- 9,285
Poisonings	55	240	57	132	+ 108
Schizophrenia	56	231	84	0	+ 231
HIV/AIDS	57	211	12	13,922	- 13,712
Meningitis	58	166	43	931	- 764
Upper Respiratory	59	128	65	18	+ 111
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	117	81	0	+ 117
Oral conditions	61	111	80	0	+ 111
Appendicitis	62	97	59	114	- 17
Hepatitis B	63	97	56	153	- 57
Maternal Conditions	64	35	52	227	- 192
Otitis Media	65	11	68	7	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	7	46	722	- 714
War	67	7	60	87	- 80
Pertussis	68	5	62	77	- 72
Diphtheria	69	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	64	36	- 36
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	66	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	58	116	- 116
Measles	79	0	63	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	83	0	55	172	- 172
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

Belgium

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.