THAILAND VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,193	1	51,305	+ 89,888
Stroke	2	94,093	2	50,273	+ 43,819
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	55,358	3	31,289	+ 24,069
Lung Cancers	4	49,163	8	22,296	+ 26,867
Lung Disease	5	36,936	9	19,474	+ 17,462
Kidney Disease	6	31,806	4	26,822	+ 4,983
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	26,332	6	22,851	+ 3,481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	21,814	13	9,908	+ 11,905
Hypertension	9	19,533	34	2,179	+ 17,353
Parkinson's Disease	10	17,685	23	4,292	+ 13,392
Breast Cancer	11	16,846	17	6,053	+ 10,793
Prostate Cancer	12	13,523	30	3,013	+ 10,510
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,728	33	2,383	+ 10,345
Liver Cancer	14	10,464	5	23,883	- 13,419
Bladder Cancer	15	10,365	38	1,798	+ 8,566
Stomach Cancer	16	10,262	27	3,451	+ 6,812
Other Injuries	17	9,714	21	4,869	+ 4,845
Leukemia	18	9,050	26	3,902	+ 5,147
Lymphomas	19	8,478	22	4,539	+ 3,939
Diabetes Mellitus	20	8,459	10	18,776	- 10,317
Falls	21	8,322	18	5,409	+ 2,913
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,817	7	22,428	- 16,611
Liver Disease	23	5,409	11	17,596	- 12,187
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,845	32	2,879	+ 1,966
Other Neoplasms	25	4,535	54	192	+ 4,343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,082	39	1,679	+ 2,403
Ovary Cancer	27	3,724	36	2,003	+ 1,721
Suicide	28	3,560	16	6,147	- 2,587
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,515	37	1,888	+ 1,627
Oral Cancer	30	2,942	20	4,961	- 2,019
Skin Cancers	31	2,929	41	1,133	+ 1,796
Drownings	32	2,910	25	3,956	- 1,046
Uterin Cancer	33	2,490	44	864	+ 1,626
Epilepsy	34	1,665	47	689	+ 976
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,641	29	3,156	- 1,514
Cervical Cancer	36	1,626	19	5,110	- 3,484
Drug Use	37	1,292	45	794	+ 498
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,164	35	2,107	- 944
Fires	39	978	48	617	+ 361
Multiple Sclerosis	40	903	61	86	+ 818
Low Birth Weight	41	850	40	1,548	- 697
Violence	42	695	31	2,965	- 2,270
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	669	51	436	+ 233
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	634	15	6,863	- 6,229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	446	53	194	+ 252
Tuberculosis	46	444	14	9,551	- 9,107
Skin Disease	47	376	28	3,375	- 2,999
Hepatitis B	48	374	56	153	+ 220
Alcohol	49	337	49	548	- 211
HIV/AIDS	50	316	12	13,922	- 13,607
Anemia	51	313	85	0	+ 313
Hepatitis C	52	257	67	7	+ 250
Meningitis	53	223	43	931	- 708
Schizophrenia	54	184	84	0	+ 184
Asthma	55	184	24	4,182	- 3,998
Poisonings	56	130	57	132	- 2
Birth Trauma	57	113	50	533	- 421
Appendicitis	58	63	59	114	- 51
Upper Respiratory	59	53	65	18	+ 35
Leishmaniasis	60	24	72	1	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	61	15	52	227	- 213
Tetanus	62	12	58	116	- 105
Oral conditions	63	11	80	0	+ 11
War	64	7	60	87	- 80
Syphilis	65	7	64	36	- 29
Malnutrition	66	6	42	962	- 956
Encephalitis	67	4	46	722	- 717
Measles	68	2	63	56	- 54
Pertussis	69	0	62	77	- 77
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	66	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Greece

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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.