THAILAND VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,487	1	51,305	+ 26,182
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	56,749	6	22,851	+ 33,898
Stroke	3	27,003	2	50,273	- 23,270
Lung Cancers	4	25,774	8	22,296	+ 3,478
Lung Disease	5	24,720	9	19,474	+ 5,245
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,811	3	31,289	- 15,478
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,107	13	9,908	+ 4,198
Prostate Cancer	8	11,686	30	3,013	+ 8,673
Breast Cancer	9	10,247	17	6,053	+ 4,195
Parkinson's Disease	10	10,175	23	4,292	+ 5,883
Other Injuries	11	9,606	21	4,869	+ 4,737
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,318	33	2,383	+ 5,935
Suicide	13	7,729	16	6,147	+ 1,582
Lymphomas	14	7,061	22	4,539	+ 2,521
Kidney Disease	15	6,385	4	26,822	- 20,437
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,696	10	18,776	- 13,080
Hypertension	17	4,650	34	2,179	+ 2,471
Falls	18	4,549	18	5,409	- 860
Oesophagus Cancer	19	4,327	29	3,156	+ 1,171
Liver Cancer	20	4,297	5	23,883	- 19,586
Bladder Cancer	21	3,909	38	1,798	+ 2,110
Leukemia	22	3,629	26	3,902	- 273
Stomach Cancer	23	3,372	27	3,451	- 78
Drug Use	24	3,228	45	794	+ 2,434
Ovary Cancer	25	3,157	36	2,003	+ 1,153
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,001	32	2,879	+ 122
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,994	37	1,888	+ 1,106
Alcohol	28	2,716	49	548	+ 2,168
Skin Cancers	29	2,494	41	1,133	+ 1,362
Other Neoplasms	30	1,869	54	192	+ 1,677
Liver Disease	31	1,817	11	17,596	- 15,779
Cervical Cancer	32	1,765	19	5,110	- 3,345
Oral Cancer	33	1,640	20	4,961	- 3,320
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,432	35	2,107	- 676
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,334	7	22,428	- 21,094
Uterin Cancer	36	1,328	44	864	+ 463
Epilepsy	37	1,041	47	689	+ 352
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	813	53	194	+ 618
Violence	39	770	31	2,965	- 2,195
Anemia	40	704	85	0	+ 704
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	625	39	1,679	- 1,053
Poisonings	42	620	57	132	+ 488
Low Birth Weight	43	579	40	1,548	- 969
Multiple Sclerosis	44	530	61	86	+ 445
Skin Disease	45	506	28	3,375	- 2,869
Birth Trauma	46	478	50	533	- 56
Osteoarthritis	47	398	82	0	+ 398
Asthma	48	319	24	4,182	- 3,862
Schizophrenia	49	280	84	0	+ 280
Meningitis	50	246	43	931	- 685
Upper Respiratory	51	213	65	18	+ 195
Hepatitis C	52	212	67	7	+ 205
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	204	81	0	+ 204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	200	51	436	- 236
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	187	15	6,863	- 6,677
Drownings	56	175	25	3,956	- 3,781
Malnutrition	57	105	42	962	- 857
Fires	58	103	48	617	- 514
HIV/AIDS	59	90	12	13,922	- 13,833
Maternal Conditions	60	69	52	227	- 159
War	61	8	60	87	- 80
Pertussis	62	2	62	77	- 75
Hepatitis B	63	1	56	153	- 153
Otitis Media	64	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	63	56	- 56
Tetanus	68	0	58	116	- 116
Ascariasis	69	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	172	- 172
Malaria	73	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	46	722	- 722
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	64	36	- 36
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	14	9,551	- 9,551
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	59	114	- 114
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Iceland

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.