THAILAND VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,525	1	51,305	+ 11,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	61,076	6	22,851	+ 38,225
Lung Disease	3	51,349	9	19,474	+ 31,875
Lung Cancers	4	43,560	8	22,296	+ 21,264
Stroke	5	42,871	2	50,273	- 7,403
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	26,263	3	31,289	- 5,027
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	25,130	13	9,908	+ 15,221
Prostate Cancer	8	17,324	30	3,013	+ 14,311
Breast Cancer	9	15,205	17	6,053	+ 9,152
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,029	10	18,776	- 3,747
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,829	33	2,383	+ 10,446
Kidney Disease	12	10,661	4	26,822	- 16,161
Lymphomas	13	8,541	22	4,539	+ 4,002
Liver Disease	14	8,102	11	17,596	- 9,495
Hypertension	15	7,521	34	2,179	+ 5,342
Suicide	16	7,226	16	6,147	+ 1,080
Parkinson's Disease	17	7,024	23	4,292	+ 2,731
Alcohol	18	7,005	49	548	+ 6,457
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,726	37	1,888	+ 4,838
Leukemia	20	6,537	26	3,902	+ 2,634
Bladder Cancer	21	6,385	38	1,798	+ 4,586
Falls	22	6,329	18	5,409	+ 920
Stomach Cancer	23	5,667	27	3,451	+ 2,216
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,578	29	3,156	+ 2,423
Liver Cancer	25	5,436	5	23,883	- 18,446
Skin Cancers	26	4,547	41	1,133	+ 3,415
Other Neoplasms	27	4,424	54	192	+ 4,233
Oral Cancer	28	4,339	20	4,961	- 622
Ovary Cancer	29	4,297	36	2,003	+ 2,294
Other Injuries	30	4,063	21	4,869	- 806
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,330	32	2,879	+ 451
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,531	39	1,679	+ 853
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,499	7	22,428	- 19,929
Drug Use	34	2,304	45	794	+ 1,510
Uterin Cancer	35	1,822	44	864	+ 957
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,792	35	2,107	- 315
Cervical Cancer	37	1,788	19	5,110	- 3,322
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,692	15	6,863	- 5,171
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,545	61	86	+ 1,459
Epilepsy	40	1,464	47	689	+ 775
Low Birth Weight	41	1,363	40	1,548	- 184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,129	51	436	+ 693
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	989	53	194	+ 794
Asthma	44	964	24	4,182	- 3,218
Skin Disease	45	923	28	3,375	- 2,452
Anemia	46	855	85	0	+ 855
Violence	47	738	31	2,965	- 2,228
Schizophrenia	48	664	84	0	+ 664
Fires	49	618	48	617	+ 1
Drownings	50	436	25	3,956	- 3,520
Osteoarthritis	51	297	82	0	+ 297
Meningitis	52	292	43	931	- 638
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	287	81	0	+ 287
Appendicitis	54	269	59	114	+ 155
HIV/AIDS	55	264	12	13,922	- 13,659
Birth Trauma	56	249	50	533	- 285
Tuberculosis	57	181	14	9,551	- 9,370
Upper Respiratory	58	179	65	18	+ 162
Malnutrition	59	164	42	962	- 798
Hepatitis C	60	100	67	7	+ 93
Hepatitis B	61	71	56	153	- 82
Poisonings	62	65	57	132	- 67
Oral conditions	63	48	80	0	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	64	26	52	227	- 201
Otitis Media	65	21	68	7	+ 14
War	66	7	60	87	- 80
Encephalitis	67	7	46	722	- 715
Tetanus	68	5	58	116	- 112
Chlamydia	69	4	70	3	+ 1
Syphilis	70	4	64	36	- 32
Measles	71	4	63	56	- 52
Pertussis	72	0	62	77	- 77
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	66	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.