THAILAND VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	73,033	12	13,922	+ 59,111
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	36,522	3	31,289	+ 5,232
Tuberculosis	3	35,321	14	9,551	+ 25,769
Stroke	4	33,242	2	50,273	- 17,031
Coronary Heart Disease	5	30,442	1	51,305	- 20,864
Road Traffic Accidents	6	21,655	7	22,428	- 773
Diabetes Mellitus	7	18,065	10	18,776	- 711
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	16,082	15	6,863	+ 9,219
Low Birth Weight	9	12,867	40	1,548	+ 11,320
Lung Disease	10	11,502	9	19,474	- 7,973
Violence	11	11,215	31	2,965	+ 8,250
Hypertension	12	10,672	34	2,179	+ 8,493
Birth Trauma	13	8,593	50	533	+ 8,060
Liver Disease	14	8,370	11	17,596	- 9,227
Kidney Disease	15	8,021	4	26,822	- 18,802
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,062	35	2,107	+ 4,954
Suicide	17	6,053	16	6,147	- 93
Malnutrition	18	5,575	42	962	+ 4,613
Other Injuries	19	5,155	21	4,869	+ 286
Asthma	20	5,000	24	4,182	+ 818
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,380	6	22,851	- 18,471
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,035	32	2,879	+ 1,156
Cervical Cancer	23	3,311	19	5,110	- 1,799
Breast Cancer	24	3,021	17	6,053	- 3,032
Maternal Conditions	25	2,746	52	227	+ 2,519
Drownings	26	2,734	25	3,956	- 1,222
Meningitis	27	2,712	43	931	+ 1,781
Fires	28	2,712	48	617	+ 2,094
Skin Cancers	29	2,687	41	1,133	+ 1,555
Oral Cancer	30	2,487	20	4,961	- 2,473
Prostate Cancer	31	2,351	30	3,013	- 662
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,889	39	1,679	+ 211
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,818	37	1,888	- 70
Falls	34	1,549	18	5,409	- 3,860
Lung Cancers	35	1,466	8	22,296	- 20,830
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,357	13	9,908	- 8,552
Pertussis	37	1,351	62	77	+ 1,273
Epilepsy	38	1,227	47	689	+ 538
Poisonings	39	1,155	57	132	+ 1,023
Lymphomas	40	1,143	22	4,539	- 3,396
Liver Cancer	41	1,121	5	23,883	- 22,762
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,082	23	4,292	- 3,210
Syphilis	43	867	64	36	+ 831
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	825	51	436	+ 389
Stomach Cancer	45	812	27	3,451	- 2,639
Drug Use	46	791	45	794	- 3
Skin Disease	47	771	28	3,375	- 2,604
Alcohol	48	701	49	548	+ 153
Leukemia	49	590	26	3,902	- 3,312
Ovary Cancer	50	580	36	2,003	- 1,423
Malaria	51	537	66	13	+ 524
Oesophagus Cancer	52	522	29	3,156	- 2,633
Pancreas Cancer	53	437	33	2,383	- 1,946
Bladder Cancer	54	391	38	1,798	- 1,408
Schistosomiasis	55	340	75	0	+ 340
Uterin Cancer	56	284	44	864	- 580
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	236	53	194	+ 41
Appendicitis	58	219	59	114	+ 105
Encephalitis	59	201	46	722	- 521
Other Neoplasms	60	192	54	192	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	159	65	18	+ 141
Tetanus	62	150	58	116	+ 33
Hepatitis B	63	112	56	153	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	64	57	61	86	- 29
Measles	65	51	63	56	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	14	67	7	+ 6
War	67	12	60	87	- 75
Chlamydia	68	8	70	3	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	7	69	4	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	7	68	7	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	5	71	1	+ 4
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Namibia

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.