THAILAND VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	100,889	2	50,273	+ 50,616
Coronary Heart Disease	2	87,474	1	51,305	+ 36,168
Lung Disease	3	47,828	9	19,474	+ 28,353
Lung Cancers	4	35,271	8	22,296	+ 12,975
Stomach Cancer	5	19,674	27	3,451	+ 16,223
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	15,033	6	22,851	- 7,818
Hypertension	7	14,872	34	2,179	+ 12,693
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,358	7	22,428	- 10,070
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	12,265	13	9,908	+ 2,356
Oesophagus Cancer	10	11,993	29	3,156	+ 8,838
Kidney Disease	11	9,495	4	26,822	- 17,327
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	9,053	3	31,289	- 22,236
Liver Cancer	13	8,935	5	23,883	- 14,948
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,983	10	18,776	- 10,793
Liver Disease	15	7,190	11	17,596	- 10,407
Falls	16	6,857	18	5,409	+ 1,448
Suicide	17	5,744	16	6,147	- 403
Pancreas Cancer	18	5,507	33	2,383	+ 3,124
Breast Cancer	19	4,580	17	6,053	- 1,473
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,491	23	4,292	- 802
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	3,227	51	436	+ 2,791
Leukemia	22	2,871	26	3,902	- 1,031
Lymphomas	23	2,856	22	4,539	- 1,683
Oral Cancer	24	2,701	20	4,961	- 2,260
Other Injuries	25	2,671	21	4,869	- 2,199
Drownings	26	2,607	25	3,956	- 1,348
Cervical Cancer	27	2,550	19	5,110	- 2,560
Prostate Cancer	28	2,521	30	3,013	- 492
Bladder Cancer	29	1,870	38	1,798	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,863	39	1,679	+ 184
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,808	35	2,107	- 299
Tuberculosis	32	1,718	14	9,551	- 7,833
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,479	32	2,879	- 1,400
HIV/AIDS	34	1,419	12	13,922	- 12,503
Ovary Cancer	35	1,386	36	2,003	- 617
Poisonings	36	1,272	57	132	+ 1,140
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,265	37	1,888	- 623
Drug Use	38	1,196	45	794	+ 402
Asthma	39	1,143	24	4,182	- 3,039
Low Birth Weight	40	1,068	40	1,548	- 479
Skin Cancers	41	971	41	1,133	- 161
Alcohol	42	942	49	548	+ 394
Birth Trauma	43	871	50	533	+ 338
Malnutrition	44	642	42	962	- 320
Uterin Cancer	45	580	44	864	- 284
Epilepsy	46	561	47	689	- 128
Violence	47	549	31	2,965	- 2,416
Fires	48	518	48	617	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	499	53	194	+ 305
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	431	15	6,863	- 6,433
Meningitis	51	282	43	931	- 649
Skin Disease	52	258	28	3,375	- 3,117
Other Neoplasms	53	216	54	192	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	54	178	52	227	- 50
Encephalitis	55	138	46	722	- 584
Hepatitis B	56	136	56	153	- 17
Upper Respiratory	57	131	65	18	+ 114
Syphilis	58	90	64	36	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	59	86	61	86	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	72	59	114	- 42
War	61	44	60	87	- 43
Measles	62	28	63	56	- 28
Tetanus	63	24	58	116	- 92
Pertussis	64	24	62	77	- 54
Schistosomiasis	65	20	75	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	66	4	67	7	- 3
Chlamydia	67	3	70	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	2	69	4	- 2
Otitis Media	69	1	68	7	- 6
Dengue	70	1	55	172	- 171
Diphtheria	71	1	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

China

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.