THAILAND VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,347	3	31,289	+ 4,058
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	26,164	15	6,863	+ 19,301
Stroke	3	23,215	2	50,273	- 27,058
Coronary Heart Disease	4	21,545	1	51,305	- 29,760
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,617	7	22,428	- 3,811
Birth Trauma	6	18,347	50	533	+ 17,813
Low Birth Weight	7	16,526	40	1,548	+ 14,979
Liver Disease	8	16,084	11	17,596	- 1,512
Tuberculosis	9	12,654	14	9,551	+ 3,103
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,589	10	18,776	- 9,187
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,223	35	2,107	+ 7,116
Hypertension	12	7,945	34	2,179	+ 5,765
Kidney Disease	13	7,138	4	26,822	- 19,684
Meningitis	14	7,089	43	931	+ 6,158
Lung Disease	15	7,001	9	19,474	- 12,473
Other Injuries	16	6,921	21	4,869	+ 2,052
HIV/AIDS	17	6,766	12	13,922	- 7,157
Maternal Conditions	18	5,241	52	227	+ 5,014
Malnutrition	19	5,098	42	962	+ 4,136
Breast Cancer	20	5,005	17	6,053	- 1,048
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,870	6	22,851	- 17,981
Violence	22	4,763	31	2,965	+ 1,798
Pertussis	23	4,067	62	77	+ 3,990
Measles	24	3,730	63	56	+ 3,674
Suicide	25	3,557	16	6,147	- 2,590
Malaria	26	3,318	66	13	+ 3,305
Cervical Cancer	27	2,960	19	5,110	- 2,150
Falls	28	2,660	18	5,409	- 2,749
Asthma	29	2,645	24	4,182	- 1,537
Leukemia	30	2,490	26	3,902	- 1,412
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,214	13	9,908	- 7,694
Poisonings	32	2,164	57	132	+ 2,032
Lymphomas	33	2,117	22	4,539	- 2,422
Fires	34	1,920	48	617	+ 1,302
Drownings	35	1,848	25	3,956	- 2,108
Ovary Cancer	36	1,430	36	2,003	- 574
Tetanus	37	1,299	58	116	+ 1,183
Lung Cancers	38	1,299	8	22,296	- 20,998
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,279	32	2,879	- 1,600
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,084	29	3,156	- 2,071
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,037	39	1,679	- 642
Liver Cancer	42	1,020	5	23,883	- 22,862
Syphilis	43	1,002	64	36	+ 966
Epilepsy	44	958	47	689	+ 270
Endocrine Disorders	45	957	37	1,888	- 931
Parkinson's Disease	46	931	23	4,292	- 3,362
Stomach Cancer	47	896	27	3,451	- 2,555
Oral Cancer	48	871	20	4,961	- 4,090
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	790	51	436	+ 354
Prostate Cancer	50	734	30	3,013	- 2,279
Bladder Cancer	51	637	38	1,798	- 1,162
Skin Cancers	52	594	41	1,133	- 539
Skin Disease	53	533	28	3,375	- 2,842
Schistosomiasis	54	495	75	0	+ 495
Alcohol	55	442	49	548	- 106
Hepatitis B	56	437	56	153	+ 284
Upper Respiratory	57	418	65	18	+ 401
Appendicitis	58	400	59	114	+ 286
Leishmaniasis	59	341	72	1	+ 340
Drug Use	60	303	45	794	- 491
Pancreas Cancer	61	288	33	2,383	- 2,095
Uterin Cancer	62	248	44	864	- 616
Encephalitis	63	227	46	722	- 494
War	64	165	60	87	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	130	53	194	- 64
Other Neoplasms	66	87	54	192	- 104
Diphtheria	67	86	71	1	+ 85
Ascariasis	68	76	69	4	+ 73
Hepatitis C	69	68	67	7	+ 60
Multiple Sclerosis	70	36	61	86	- 50
Otitis Media	71	23	68	7	+ 16
Chlamydia	72	12	70	3	+ 9
Dengue	73	12	55	172	- 160
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	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

Ethiopia

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.