THAILAND VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,620	1	51,305	+ 12,315
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	42,876	6	22,851	+ 20,025
Lung Cancers	3	25,597	8	22,296	+ 3,301
Lung Disease	4	25,591	9	19,474	+ 6,117
Stroke	5	23,644	2	50,273	- 26,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,345	3	31,289	- 13,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,632	13	9,908	+ 4,723
Breast Cancer	8	10,150	17	6,053	+ 4,097
Prostate Cancer	9	7,815	30	3,013	+ 4,803
Kidney Disease	10	7,568	4	26,822	- 19,254
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,088	33	2,383	+ 4,705
Parkinson's Disease	12	7,076	23	4,292	+ 2,784
Lymphomas	13	6,851	22	4,539	+ 2,312
Suicide	14	6,278	16	6,147	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	15	5,592	29	3,156	+ 2,436
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,525	10	18,776	- 13,251
Stomach Cancer	17	4,765	27	3,451	+ 1,314
Liver Cancer	18	4,248	5	23,883	- 19,635
Liver Disease	19	3,732	11	17,596	- 13,864
Leukemia	20	3,658	26	3,902	- 244
Ovary Cancer	21	3,646	36	2,003	+ 1,642
Bladder Cancer	22	3,419	38	1,798	+ 1,621
Skin Cancers	23	3,363	41	1,133	+ 2,230
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,330	37	1,888	+ 1,442
Falls	25	3,298	18	5,409	- 2,111
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,204	32	2,879	+ 325
Other Neoplasms	27	2,911	54	192	+ 2,720
Oral Cancer	28	2,441	20	4,961	- 2,520
Hypertension	29	2,335	34	2,179	+ 156
Other Injuries	30	2,282	21	4,869	- 2,587
Drug Use	31	2,228	45	794	+ 1,434
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,044	35	2,107	- 63
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,044	7	22,428	- 20,384
Uterin Cancer	34	1,686	44	864	+ 821
Cervical Cancer	35	1,376	19	5,110	- 3,734
Epilepsy	36	1,136	47	689	+ 447
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,109	61	86	+ 1,023
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	893	39	1,679	- 785
Alcohol	39	857	49	548	+ 309
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	788	53	194	+ 593
Asthma	41	774	24	4,182	- 3,408
Skin Disease	42	771	28	3,375	- 2,604
Drownings	43	764	25	3,956	- 3,192
Low Birth Weight	44	745	40	1,548	- 802
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	703	15	6,863	- 6,161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	665	51	436	+ 229
Violence	47	510	31	2,965	- 2,455
Fires	48	401	48	617	- 217
Anemia	49	384	85	0	+ 384
Tuberculosis	50	308	14	9,551	- 9,243
Osteoarthritis	51	262	82	0	+ 262
Hepatitis C	52	257	67	7	+ 249
Poisonings	53	188	57	132	+ 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	183	81	0	+ 183
Schizophrenia	55	154	84	0	+ 154
Birth Trauma	56	134	50	533	- 399
HIV/AIDS	57	115	12	13,922	- 13,807
Meningitis	58	98	43	931	- 833
Hepatitis B	59	78	56	153	- 75
Appendicitis	60	45	59	114	- 69
Maternal Conditions	61	41	52	227	- 186
Oral conditions	62	30	80	0	+ 30
Malnutrition	63	23	42	962	- 939
Upper Respiratory	64	13	65	18	- 4
War	65	7	60	87	- 81
Encephalitis	66	2	46	722	- 719
Pertussis	67	0	62	77	- 77
Syphilis	68	0	64	36	- 36
Chlamydia	69	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	66	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	78	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	116	- 116
Diphtheria	82	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	63	56	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Ireland

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.