THAILAND VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,724	1	51,305	+ 9,419
Violence	2	27,169	31	2,965	+ 24,204
Stroke	3	23,368	2	50,273	- 26,905
Lung Disease	4	22,459	9	19,474	+ 2,985
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	15,191	3	31,289	- 16,099
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,948	7	22,428	- 11,479
Kidney Disease	7	9,636	4	26,822	- 17,186
Hypertension	8	9,024	34	2,179	+ 6,844
Stomach Cancer	9	8,618	27	3,451	+ 5,167
Lung Cancers	10	7,403	8	22,296	- 14,893
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,090	10	18,776	- 11,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,163	13	9,908	- 3,745
Breast Cancer	13	5,174	17	6,053	- 879
Prostate Cancer	14	5,054	30	3,013	+ 2,041
Other Neoplasms	15	4,519	54	192	+ 4,327
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,177	35	2,107	+ 2,070
HIV/AIDS	17	3,783	12	13,922	- 10,139
Lymphomas	18	3,670	22	4,539	- 869
Liver Disease	19	3,421	11	17,596	- 14,175
Cervical Cancer	20	3,195	19	5,110	- 1,915
Leukemia	21	3,114	26	3,902	- 788
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,042	6	22,851	- 19,809
Low Birth Weight	23	2,954	40	1,548	+ 1,407
Liver Cancer	24	2,912	5	23,883	- 20,971
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,852	33	2,383	+ 469
Suicide	26	2,771	16	6,147	- 3,376
Malnutrition	27	2,648	42	962	+ 1,686
Other Injuries	28	2,245	21	4,869	- 2,624
Falls	29	2,140	18	5,409	- 3,269
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,928	37	1,888	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,874	32	2,879	- 1,004
Tuberculosis	32	1,793	14	9,551	- 7,758
Ovary Cancer	33	1,582	36	2,003	- 421
Skin Disease	34	1,554	28	3,375	- 1,822
Skin Cancers	35	1,450	41	1,133	+ 317
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,178	29	3,156	- 1,978
Oral Cancer	37	1,138	20	4,961	- 3,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,054	15	6,863	- 5,809
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	985	39	1,679	- 694
Drownings	40	972	25	3,956	- 2,984
Birth Trauma	41	914	50	533	+ 381
Bladder Cancer	42	859	38	1,798	- 940
Epilepsy	43	842	47	689	+ 153
Drug Use	44	693	45	794	- 101
Uterin Cancer	45	596	44	864	- 268
Maternal Conditions	46	555	52	227	+ 328
Parkinson's Disease	47	540	23	4,292	- 3,752
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	469	81	0	+ 469
War	49	367	60	87	+ 279
Meningitis	50	344	43	931	- 587
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	341	53	194	+ 147
Appendicitis	52	300	59	114	+ 186
Chagas disease	53	287	73	0	+ 287
Asthma	54	270	24	4,182	- 3,912
Dengue	55	188	55	172	+ 16
Fires	56	178	48	617	- 439
Anemia	57	142	85	0	+ 142
Osteoarthritis	58	94	82	0	+ 94
Hepatitis C	59	92	67	7	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	60	88	61	86	+ 2
Poisonings	61	86	57	132	- 46
Hepatitis B	62	71	56	153	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	53	51	436	- 382
Encephalitis	64	53	46	722	- 668
Syphilis	65	43	64	36	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	38	65	18	+ 20
Malaria	67	36	66	13	+ 23
Alcohol	68	32	49	548	- 516
Pertussis	69	26	62	77	- 52
Schizophrenia	70	25	84	0	+ 25
Tetanus	71	20	58	116	- 97
Leprosy	72	12	79	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	73	10	68	7	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	74	10	72	1	+ 9
Oral conditions	75	10	80	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	76	7	69	4	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	77	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	78	0	63	56	- 55
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Colombia

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.