THAILAND VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	64,728	3	31,289	+ 33,439
Tuberculosis	2	58,200	14	9,551	+ 48,649
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	57,954	15	6,863	+ 51,091
HIV/AIDS	4	46,432	12	13,922	+ 32,510
Stroke	5	40,631	2	50,273	- 9,642
Malaria	6	40,577	66	13	+ 40,564
Coronary Heart Disease	7	35,882	1	51,305	- 15,424
Low Birth Weight	8	27,565	40	1,548	+ 26,017
Birth Trauma	9	27,118	50	533	+ 26,584
Road Traffic Accidents	10	22,146	7	22,428	- 282
Measles	11	20,108	63	56	+ 20,052
Hypertension	12	15,494	34	2,179	+ 13,315
Maternal Conditions	13	14,531	52	227	+ 14,303
Liver Disease	14	14,270	11	17,596	- 3,326
Diabetes Mellitus	15	14,122	10	18,776	- 4,654
Meningitis	16	12,555	43	931	+ 11,625
Violence	17	12,479	31	2,965	+ 9,514
Lung Disease	18	11,830	9	19,474	- 7,645
Congenital Anomalies	19	9,596	35	2,107	+ 7,489
Asthma	20	9,413	24	4,182	+ 5,232
Kidney Disease	21	8,787	4	26,822	- 18,035
Malnutrition	22	8,546	42	962	+ 7,584
Other Injuries	23	7,678	21	4,869	+ 2,809
Suicide	24	7,238	16	6,147	+ 1,091
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,234	37	1,888	+ 3,346
Breast Cancer	26	4,259	17	6,053	- 1,794
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,924	39	1,679	+ 2,246
War	28	3,879	60	87	+ 3,792
Tetanus	29	3,468	58	116	+ 3,352
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,339	32	2,879	+ 460
Pertussis	31	3,281	62	77	+ 3,204
Cervical Cancer	32	2,847	19	5,110	- 2,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,523	6	22,851	- 20,328
Drownings	34	2,503	25	3,956	- 1,453
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,399	51	436	+ 1,963
Falls	36	2,243	18	5,409	- 3,166
Schistosomiasis	37	2,094	75	0	+ 2,094
Prostate Cancer	38	1,934	30	3,013	- 1,078
Fires	39	1,755	48	617	+ 1,137
Poisonings	40	1,658	57	132	+ 1,526
Syphilis	41	1,486	64	36	+ 1,450
Lymphomas	42	1,472	22	4,539	- 3,067
Epilepsy	43	1,470	47	689	+ 781
Liver Cancer	44	1,443	5	23,883	- 22,439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,441	13	9,908	- 8,468
Oral Cancer	46	1,127	20	4,961	- 3,834
Leukemia	47	1,091	26	3,902	- 2,812
Parkinson's Disease	48	832	23	4,292	- 3,461
Stomach Cancer	49	810	27	3,451	- 2,640
Ovary Cancer	50	792	36	2,003	- 1,211
Appendicitis	51	765	59	114	+ 651
Alcohol	52	764	49	548	+ 216
Oesophagus Cancer	53	596	29	3,156	- 2,560
Skin Disease	54	596	28	3,375	- 2,780
Lung Cancers	55	579	8	22,296	- 21,717
Leishmaniasis	56	563	72	1	+ 562
Drug Use	57	542	45	794	- 252
Skin Cancers	58	530	41	1,133	- 603
Trypanosomiasis	59	490	74	0	+ 490
Pancreas Cancer	60	453	33	2,383	- 1,930
Hepatitis B	61	408	56	153	+ 255
Encephalitis	62	346	46	722	- 375
Upper Respiratory	63	302	65	18	+ 284
Bladder Cancer	64	288	38	1,798	- 1,510
Uterin Cancer	65	242	44	864	- 622
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	186	53	194	- 9
Diphtheria	67	131	71	1	+ 130
Otitis Media	68	77	68	7	+ 70
Hepatitis C	69	69	67	7	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	70	60	54	192	- 132
Ascariasis	71	59	69	4	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	72	47	61	86	- 39
Chlamydia	73	23	70	3	+ 20
Dengue	74	0	55	172	- 171
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Central Africa

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.