THAILAND VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	51,709	12	13,922	+ 37,786
Tuberculosis	2	31,890	14	9,551	+ 22,338
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,540	3	31,289	- 1,749
Coronary Heart Disease	4	28,602	1	51,305	- 22,703
Stroke	5	25,990	2	50,273	- 24,283
Malaria	6	22,670	66	13	+ 22,657
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,327	7	22,428	- 4,101
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	14,955	15	6,863	+ 8,092
Low Birth Weight	9	14,712	40	1,548	+ 13,165
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,035	10	18,776	- 6,741
Birth Trauma	11	11,437	50	533	+ 10,904
Hypertension	12	10,693	34	2,179	+ 8,514
Liver Disease	13	10,670	11	17,596	- 6,926
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,359	35	2,107	+ 6,251
Kidney Disease	15	7,028	4	26,822	- 19,794
Maternal Conditions	16	6,623	52	227	+ 6,396
Lung Disease	17	6,202	9	19,474	- 13,273
Violence	18	6,178	31	2,965	+ 3,213
Suicide	19	3,998	16	6,147	- 2,149
Other Injuries	20	3,820	21	4,869	- 1,049
Pertussis	21	3,774	62	77	+ 3,697
Meningitis	22	3,430	43	931	+ 2,500
Asthma	23	3,334	24	4,182	- 848
Malnutrition	24	3,116	42	962	+ 2,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,640	6	22,851	- 20,211
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,518	32	2,879	- 361
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,383	37	1,888	+ 495
Prostate Cancer	28	2,268	30	3,013	- 745
Cervical Cancer	29	2,249	19	5,110	- 2,861
Liver Cancer	30	1,944	5	23,883	- 21,939
Measles	31	1,827	63	56	+ 1,771
Breast Cancer	32	1,820	17	6,053	- 4,233
Falls	33	1,705	18	5,409	- 3,704
Syphilis	34	1,222	64	36	+ 1,186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,205	39	1,679	- 474
Drownings	36	1,191	25	3,956	- 2,765
Fires	37	1,035	48	617	+ 418
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,018	13	9,908	- 8,890
Stomach Cancer	39	1,009	27	3,451	- 2,442
Epilepsy	40	871	47	689	+ 182
Poisonings	41	808	57	132	+ 676
Parkinson's Disease	42	791	23	4,292	- 3,501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	763	51	436	+ 327
Drug Use	44	750	45	794	- 44
Lymphomas	45	700	22	4,539	- 3,839
Leukemia	46	659	26	3,902	- 3,243
Lung Cancers	47	615	8	22,296	- 21,681
Ovary Cancer	48	567	36	2,003	- 1,437
Alcohol	49	528	49	548	- 20
Skin Disease	50	524	28	3,375	- 2,851
Schistosomiasis	51	514	75	0	+ 514
Pancreas Cancer	52	480	33	2,383	- 1,903
Skin Cancers	53	413	41	1,133	- 720
Oral Cancer	54	375	20	4,961	- 4,586
Tetanus	55	264	58	116	+ 148
Encephalitis	56	227	46	722	- 494
Oesophagus Cancer	57	223	29	3,156	- 2,932
Appendicitis	58	212	59	114	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	171	53	194	- 23
Uterin Cancer	60	168	44	864	- 696
Bladder Cancer	61	167	38	1,798	- 1,631
Hepatitis B	62	166	56	153	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	63	87	54	192	- 105
Upper Respiratory	64	77	65	18	+ 59
Trypanosomiasis	65	77	74	0	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	66	44	61	86	- 42
Hepatitis C	67	29	67	7	+ 21
Diphtheria	68	22	71	1	+ 21
Ascariasis	69	12	69	4	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	12	70	3	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	7	68	7	+ 1
War	72	6	60	87	- 81
Dengue	73	0	55	172	- 172
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Congo

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.