THAILAND VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,383	1	51,305	+ 60,077
Stroke	2	71,835	2	50,273	+ 21,561
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	47,533	6	22,851	+ 24,682
Lung Cancers	4	39,170	8	22,296	+ 16,873
Lung Disease	5	37,140	9	19,474	+ 17,665
Hypertension	6	34,328	34	2,179	+ 32,149
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,376	13	9,908	+ 14,467
Diabetes Mellitus	8	22,750	10	18,776	+ 3,974
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	18,739	3	31,289	- 12,551
Breast Cancer	10	15,906	17	6,053	+ 9,853
Kidney Disease	11	14,595	4	26,822	- 12,227
Other Injuries	12	13,892	21	4,869	+ 9,022
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,871	33	2,383	+ 11,488
Stomach Cancer	14	11,759	27	3,451	+ 8,308
Other Neoplasms	15	11,451	54	192	+ 11,259
Lymphomas	16	11,091	22	4,539	+ 6,552
Liver Cancer	17	11,033	5	23,883	- 12,849
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,669	37	1,888	+ 7,781
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,666	23	4,292	+ 5,373
Prostate Cancer	20	9,645	30	3,013	+ 6,632
Leukemia	21	7,717	26	3,902	+ 3,815
Bladder Cancer	22	7,696	38	1,798	+ 5,898
Liver Disease	23	6,376	11	17,596	- 11,220
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,343	32	2,879	+ 3,465
Falls	25	4,843	18	5,409	- 566
Suicide	26	4,636	16	6,147	- 1,511
Oral Cancer	27	3,834	20	4,961	- 1,126
Ovary Cancer	28	3,764	36	2,003	+ 1,760
Skin Cancers	29	3,715	41	1,133	+ 2,582
Road Traffic Accidents	30	3,694	7	22,428	- 18,734
Hepatitis C	31	2,811	67	7	+ 2,803
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,541	51	436	+ 2,106
Uterin Cancer	33	2,521	44	864	+ 1,657
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,346	29	3,156	- 810
Anemia	35	1,918	85	0	+ 1,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,860	15	6,863	- 5,003
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,655	35	2,107	- 452
Skin Disease	38	1,651	28	3,375	- 1,724
Epilepsy	39	1,533	47	689	+ 844
Cervical Cancer	40	1,323	19	5,110	- 3,787
Malnutrition	41	889	42	962	- 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	805	53	194	+ 610
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	791	39	1,679	- 887
Multiple Sclerosis	44	776	61	86	+ 690
Drug Use	45	750	45	794	- 44
HIV/AIDS	46	596	12	13,922	- 13,326
Asthma	47	566	24	4,182	- 3,616
Osteoarthritis	48	552	82	0	+ 552
Schizophrenia	49	486	84	0	+ 486
Violence	50	469	31	2,965	- 2,497
Low Birth Weight	51	410	40	1,548	- 1,138
Drownings	52	394	25	3,956	- 3,561
Tuberculosis	53	385	14	9,551	- 9,166
Hepatitis B	54	383	56	153	+ 230
Alcohol	55	318	49	548	- 230
Fires	56	311	48	617	- 307
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	276	81	0	+ 276
Poisonings	58	177	57	132	+ 45
Birth Trauma	59	161	50	533	- 373
Meningitis	60	147	43	931	- 784
Appendicitis	61	56	59	114	- 58
Oral conditions	62	54	80	0	+ 54
Tetanus	63	25	58	116	- 92
Upper Respiratory	64	23	65	18	+ 5
Otitis Media	65	18	68	7	+ 11
War	66	7	60	87	- 80
Maternal Conditions	67	7	52	227	- 220
Encephalitis	68	5	46	722	- 716
Syphilis	69	5	64	36	- 31
Leishmaniasis	70	4	72	1	+ 3
Measles	71	2	63	56	- 54
Chagas disease	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	1	62	77	- 77
Leprosy	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	66	13	- 13
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	81	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	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

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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.