THAILAND VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	71,578	12	13,922	+ 57,655
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	35,534	3	31,289	+ 4,245
Malaria	3	25,990	66	13	+ 25,977
Low Birth Weight	4	17,789	40	1,548	+ 16,241
Birth Trauma	5	17,165	50	533	+ 16,631
Stroke	6	17,019	2	50,273	- 33,254
Coronary Heart Disease	7	16,308	1	51,305	- 34,997
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,347	7	22,428	- 8,081
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	13,582	15	6,863	+ 6,719
Tuberculosis	10	12,493	14	9,551	+ 2,942
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,648	10	18,776	- 7,128
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,706	35	2,107	+ 7,598
Liver Disease	13	7,759	11	17,596	- 9,837
Kidney Disease	14	7,725	4	26,822	- 19,098
Measles	15	7,048	63	56	+ 6,992
Hypertension	16	6,429	34	2,179	+ 4,250
Maternal Conditions	17	5,400	52	227	+ 5,173
Syphilis	18	5,212	64	36	+ 5,176
Meningitis	19	4,946	43	931	+ 4,015
Lung Disease	20	4,690	9	19,474	- 14,784
Pertussis	21	4,245	62	77	+ 4,167
Suicide	22	4,171	16	6,147	- 1,975
Other Injuries	23	4,092	21	4,869	- 777
Breast Cancer	24	3,282	17	6,053	- 2,771
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,846	37	1,888	+ 958
Asthma	26	2,538	24	4,182	- 1,643
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,456	32	2,879	- 422
Cervical Cancer	28	2,183	19	5,110	- 2,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,160	6	22,851	- 20,691
Drug Use	30	1,958	45	794	+ 1,164
Malnutrition	31	1,872	42	962	+ 910
Falls	32	1,778	18	5,409	- 3,631
Violence	33	1,741	31	2,965	- 1,224
Liver Cancer	34	1,675	5	23,883	- 22,207
Prostate Cancer	35	1,667	30	3,013	- 1,346
Drownings	36	1,537	25	3,956	- 2,419
Oral Cancer	37	1,343	20	4,961	- 3,617
Epilepsy	38	1,257	47	689	+ 568
Fires	39	1,174	48	617	+ 557
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,114	13	9,908	- 8,795
Lung Cancers	41	1,041	8	22,296	- 21,256
Tetanus	42	907	58	116	+ 790
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	852	39	1,679	- 827
Poisonings	44	819	57	132	+ 687
Lymphomas	45	754	22	4,539	- 3,785
Parkinson's Disease	46	685	23	4,292	- 3,607
Trypanosomiasis	47	642	74	0	+ 642
Skin Cancers	48	630	41	1,133	- 503
Stomach Cancer	49	607	27	3,451	- 2,844
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	553	51	436	+ 117
Skin Disease	51	506	28	3,375	- 2,869
Ovary Cancer	52	499	36	2,003	- 1,504
Alcohol	53	463	49	548	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	54	461	29	3,156	- 2,695
Pancreas Cancer	55	443	33	2,383	- 1,940
Bladder Cancer	56	331	38	1,798	- 1,467
Encephalitis	57	302	46	722	- 420
Uterin Cancer	58	300	44	864	- 564
Appendicitis	59	216	59	114	+ 102
Schistosomiasis	60	166	75	0	+ 166
Leukemia	61	146	26	3,902	- 3,756
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	143	53	194	- 52
Other Neoplasms	63	122	54	192	- 70
Diphtheria	64	120	71	1	+ 119
Hepatitis B	65	118	56	153	- 35
Upper Respiratory	66	65	65	18	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	67	56	61	86	- 30
Chlamydia	68	17	70	3	+ 13
Hepatitis C	69	11	67	7	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	10	69	4	+ 7
War	71	7	60	87	- 81
Otitis Media	72	6	68	7	- 1
Dengue	73	1	55	172	- 171
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Equ. Guinea

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.