THAILAND VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	138,194	6	22,851	+ 115,343
Coronary Heart Disease	2	122,172	1	51,305	+ 70,867
Stroke	3	51,138	2	50,273	+ 865
Lung Cancers	4	28,733	8	22,296	+ 6,437
Hypertension	5	25,228	34	2,179	+ 23,049
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,812	13	9,908	+ 7,903
Falls	7	16,468	18	5,409	+ 11,059
Lung Disease	8	16,023	9	19,474	- 3,452
Pancreas Cancer	9	15,498	33	2,383	+ 13,115
Liver Disease	10	13,273	11	17,596	- 4,323
Prostate Cancer	11	12,057	30	3,013	+ 9,044
Breast Cancer	12	11,784	17	6,053	+ 5,731
Parkinson's Disease	13	10,599	23	4,292	+ 6,306
Lymphomas	14	10,573	22	4,539	+ 6,034
Suicide	15	10,515	16	6,147	+ 4,368
Liver Cancer	16	6,774	5	23,883	- 17,109
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,438	32	2,879	+ 3,559
Alcohol	18	5,771	49	548	+ 5,223
Stomach Cancer	19	5,553	27	3,451	+ 2,102
Other Injuries	20	5,428	21	4,869	+ 558
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	5,421	3	31,289	- 25,868
Diabetes Mellitus	22	5,192	10	18,776	- 13,584
Other Neoplasms	23	4,684	54	192	+ 4,492
Leukemia	24	4,613	26	3,902	+ 710
Ovary Cancer	25	4,280	36	2,003	+ 2,276
Kidney Disease	26	4,248	4	26,822	- 22,574
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,974	29	3,156	+ 819
Bladder Cancer	28	3,833	38	1,798	+ 2,034
Skin Cancers	29	3,693	41	1,133	+ 2,560
Drug Use	30	3,345	45	794	+ 2,551
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,189	37	1,888	+ 1,301
Uterin Cancer	32	2,797	44	864	+ 1,933
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,672	7	22,428	- 19,756
Oral Cancer	34	2,574	20	4,961	- 2,387
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,385	35	2,107	+ 278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,882	39	1,679	+ 204
Drownings	37	1,317	25	3,956	- 2,639
Epilepsy	38	1,294	47	689	+ 605
Schizophrenia	39	1,155	84	0	+ 1,155
Asthma	40	1,053	24	4,182	- 3,129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,032	53	194	+ 837
Multiple Sclerosis	42	996	61	86	+ 911
Violence	43	799	31	2,965	- 2,166
Cervical Cancer	44	772	19	5,110	- 4,338
Fires	45	765	48	617	+ 148
Tuberculosis	46	398	14	9,551	- 9,153
Skin Disease	47	337	28	3,375	- 3,038
Low Birth Weight	48	325	40	1,548	- 1,222
Poisonings	49	308	57	132	+ 176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	236	51	436	- 200
Osteoarthritis	51	208	82	0	+ 208
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	190	15	6,863	- 6,673
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	135	81	0	+ 135
Appendicitis	54	118	59	114	+ 4
Meningitis	55	117	43	931	- 814
Birth Trauma	56	97	50	533	- 437
Malnutrition	57	82	42	962	- 880
Anemia	58	70	85	0	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	59	69	12	13,922	- 13,853
Hepatitis C	60	57	67	7	+ 49
Oral conditions	61	47	80	0	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	62	25	65	18	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	21	56	153	- 133
Maternal Conditions	64	19	52	227	- 208
War	65	7	60	87	- 80
Encephalitis	66	6	46	722	- 716
Syphilis	67	4	64	36	- 32
Otitis Media	68	4	68	7	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	62	77	- 77
Tetanus	70	0	58	116	- 116
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	63	56	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	66	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	82	0	55	172	- 172
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Finland

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.