THAILAND VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,234	1	51,305	+ 70,929
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	42,532	6	22,851	+ 19,681
Stroke	3	41,389	2	50,273	- 8,884
Lung Cancers	4	38,701	8	22,296	+ 16,405
Lung Disease	5	35,573	9	19,474	+ 16,099
Hypertension	6	22,273	34	2,179	+ 20,094
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,633	13	9,908	+ 11,725
Kidney Disease	8	18,927	4	26,822	- 7,895
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	17,216	3	31,289	- 14,073
Breast Cancer	10	15,662	17	6,053	+ 9,609
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,938	33	2,383	+ 12,555
Prostate Cancer	12	13,704	30	3,013	+ 10,692
Diabetes Mellitus	13	12,934	10	18,776	- 5,842
Falls	14	12,738	18	5,409	+ 7,329
Liver Disease	15	12,629	11	17,596	- 4,967
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,468	23	4,292	+ 6,176
Lymphomas	17	10,181	22	4,539	+ 5,642
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,875	37	1,888	+ 6,987
Suicide	19	8,548	16	6,147	+ 2,401
Stomach Cancer	20	8,028	27	3,451	+ 4,577
Inflammatory/Heart	21	7,391	32	2,879	+ 4,512
Leukemia	22	7,262	26	3,902	+ 3,360
Other Injuries	23	6,856	21	4,869	+ 1,987
Other Neoplasms	24	6,783	54	192	+ 6,592
Liver Cancer	25	6,697	5	23,883	- 17,185
Alcohol	26	5,201	49	548	+ 4,653
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,164	29	3,156	+ 2,008
Bladder Cancer	28	5,148	38	1,798	+ 3,349
Oral Cancer	29	5,006	20	4,961	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	30	4,316	36	2,003	+ 2,313
Skin Cancers	31	3,371	41	1,133	+ 2,238
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	3,184	15	6,863	- 3,679
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,005	51	436	+ 2,570
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,627	7	22,428	- 19,801
Epilepsy	35	2,569	47	689	+ 1,881
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,905	35	2,107	- 203
Uterin Cancer	37	1,854	44	864	+ 990
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,800	39	1,679	+ 122
Cervical Cancer	39	1,772	19	5,110	- 3,338
Drug Use	40	1,604	45	794	+ 810
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,306	61	86	+ 1,220
Skin Disease	42	1,282	28	3,375	- 2,093
Anemia	43	826	85	0	+ 826
Asthma	44	768	24	4,182	- 3,413
Low Birth Weight	45	640	40	1,548	- 907
Violence	46	639	31	2,965	- 2,326
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	451	53	194	+ 257
Hepatitis C	48	421	67	7	+ 414
Drownings	49	381	25	3,956	- 3,575
Malnutrition	50	374	42	962	- 588
Schizophrenia	51	325	84	0	+ 325
Osteoarthritis	52	302	82	0	+ 302
Fires	53	298	48	617	- 319
HIV/AIDS	54	287	12	13,922	- 13,635
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	242	81	0	+ 242
Tuberculosis	56	233	14	9,551	- 9,318
Birth Trauma	57	199	50	533	- 335
Poisonings	58	180	57	132	+ 48
Hepatitis B	59	151	56	153	- 2
Meningitis	60	139	43	931	- 791
Upper Respiratory	61	115	65	18	+ 97
Appendicitis	62	107	59	114	- 7
Oral conditions	63	52	80	0	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	64	32	52	227	- 196
Otitis Media	65	13	68	7	+ 6
War	66	9	60	87	- 79
Encephalitis	67	6	46	722	- 715
Syphilis	68	5	64	36	- 32
Pertussis	69	2	62	77	- 75
Measles	70	2	63	56	- 54
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	72	1	72	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	0	58	116	- 116
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	66	13	- 13
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	172	- 172
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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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.