THAILAND VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	93,021	1	51,305	+ 41,716
Stroke	2	69,138	2	50,273	+ 18,865
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	61,236	3	31,289	+ 29,946
Lung Cancers	4	45,226	8	22,296	+ 22,929
Lung Disease	5	44,364	9	19,474	+ 24,889
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	32,542	13	9,908	+ 22,634
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	32,314	6	22,851	+ 9,463
Stomach Cancer	8	28,622	27	3,451	+ 25,172
Kidney Disease	9	25,413	4	26,822	- 1,409
Pancreas Cancer	10	21,014	33	2,383	+ 18,631
Liver Cancer	11	16,677	5	23,883	- 7,206
Other Injuries	12	12,524	21	4,869	+ 7,655
Suicide	13	11,048	16	6,147	+ 4,901
Lymphomas	14	10,938	22	4,539	+ 6,399
Breast Cancer	15	8,970	17	6,053	+ 2,917
Other Neoplasms	16	8,581	54	192	+ 8,389
Liver Disease	17	8,056	11	17,596	- 9,540
Parkinson's Disease	18	7,950	23	4,292	+ 3,657
Prostate Cancer	19	7,670	30	3,013	+ 4,658
Oesophagus Cancer	20	6,990	29	3,156	+ 3,834
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,519	37	1,888	+ 4,631
Bladder Cancer	22	5,639	38	1,798	+ 3,841
Falls	23	5,525	18	5,409	+ 116
Leukemia	24	5,452	26	3,902	+ 1,550
Drownings	25	4,772	25	3,956	+ 816
Oral Cancer	26	4,729	20	4,961	- 231
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,672	32	2,879	+ 1,793
Hypertension	28	3,787	34	2,179	+ 1,608
Diabetes Mellitus	29	3,083	10	18,776	- 15,693
Ovary Cancer	30	2,872	36	2,003	+ 869
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,591	7	22,428	- 19,837
Cervical Cancer	32	2,156	19	5,110	- 2,954
Uterin Cancer	33	1,964	44	864	+ 1,100
Tuberculosis	34	1,963	14	9,551	- 7,588
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,658	39	1,679	- 20
Skin Disease	36	1,592	28	3,375	- 1,783
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,550	15	6,863	- 5,313
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,486	53	194	+ 1,291
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,450	51	436	+ 1,014
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,403	35	2,107	- 704
Hepatitis C	41	1,260	67	7	+ 1,252
Asthma	42	1,091	24	4,182	- 3,091
Malnutrition	43	1,084	42	962	+ 122
Skin Cancers	44	1,046	41	1,133	- 87
Epilepsy	45	884	47	689	+ 196
Hepatitis B	46	807	56	153	+ 654
Schizophrenia	47	597	84	0	+ 597
Fires	48	571	48	617	- 46
Anemia	49	497	85	0	+ 497
Drug Use	50	415	45	794	- 379
Alcohol	51	327	49	548	- 221
Meningitis	52	175	43	931	- 756
Violence	53	151	31	2,965	- 2,814
Poisonings	54	144	57	132	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	55	115	40	1,548	- 1,433
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	97	81	0	+ 97
Upper Respiratory	57	90	65	18	+ 73
Appendicitis	58	71	59	114	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	59	61	61	86	- 24
Oral conditions	60	60	80	0	+ 60
Birth Trauma	61	59	50	533	- 474
Osteoarthritis	62	49	82	0	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	63	27	12	13,922	- 13,895
Maternal Conditions	64	22	52	227	- 205
Syphilis	65	9	64	36	- 27
War	66	8	60	87	- 79
Tetanus	67	5	58	116	- 111
Otitis Media	68	4	68	7	- 3
Encephalitis	69	3	46	722	- 719
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	62	77	- 77
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	63	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	66	13	- 13
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	83	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	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.