THAILAND VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	71,400	6	22,851	+ 48,549
Coronary Heart Disease	2	69,246	1	51,305	+ 17,940
Lung Cancers	3	43,196	8	22,296	+ 20,900
Stroke	4	38,190	2	50,273	- 12,084
Lung Disease	5	37,640	9	19,474	+ 18,166
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,934	13	9,908	+ 13,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,460	3	31,289	- 11,830
Falls	8	16,252	18	5,409	+ 10,842
Breast Cancer	9	13,907	17	6,053	+ 7,854
Prostate Cancer	10	12,845	30	3,013	+ 9,833
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,783	33	2,383	+ 9,400
Kidney Disease	12	9,955	4	26,822	- 16,868
Lymphomas	13	9,879	22	4,539	+ 5,340
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,387	10	18,776	- 9,389
Oesophagus Cancer	15	8,440	29	3,156	+ 5,284
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,339	23	4,292	+ 4,047
Suicide	17	7,967	16	6,147	+ 1,820
Other Neoplasms	18	7,204	54	192	+ 7,012
Other Injuries	19	6,485	21	4,869	+ 1,615
Leukemia	20	6,210	26	3,902	+ 2,308
Bladder Cancer	21	5,788	38	1,798	+ 3,990
Stomach Cancer	22	5,354	27	3,451	+ 1,903
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,724	32	2,879	+ 1,846
Liver Cancer	24	4,575	5	23,883	- 19,307
Ovary Cancer	25	4,197	36	2,003	+ 2,194
Endocrine Disorders	26	4,149	37	1,888	+ 2,261
Skin Cancers	27	4,029	41	1,133	+ 2,896
Liver Disease	28	3,681	11	17,596	- 13,915
Hypertension	29	3,219	34	2,179	+ 1,040
Oral Cancer	30	3,020	20	4,961	- 1,941
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,679	7	22,428	- 19,749
Alcohol	32	2,410	49	548	+ 1,862
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,297	15	6,863	- 4,566
Uterin Cancer	34	2,228	44	864	+ 1,364
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,140	35	2,107	+ 32
Skin Disease	36	1,162	28	3,375	- 2,213
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,160	61	86	+ 1,074
Epilepsy	38	1,137	47	689	+ 448
Cervical Cancer	39	1,047	19	5,110	- 4,063
Anemia	40	981	85	0	+ 981
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	934	51	436	+ 499
Drug Use	42	908	45	794	+ 114
Osteoarthritis	43	865	82	0	+ 865
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	843	53	194	+ 648
Low Birth Weight	45	659	40	1,548	- 889
Asthma	46	650	24	4,182	- 3,532
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	512	39	1,679	- 1,166
Violence	48	422	31	2,965	- 2,543
Drownings	49	385	25	3,956	- 3,571
Schizophrenia	50	377	84	0	+ 377
Meningitis	51	309	43	931	- 622
Birth Trauma	52	291	50	533	- 243
Fires	53	194	48	617	- 424
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	164	81	0	+ 164
HIV/AIDS	55	129	12	13,922	- 13,794
Tuberculosis	56	113	14	9,551	- 9,439
Upper Respiratory	57	110	65	18	+ 93
Appendicitis	58	100	59	114	- 14
Oral conditions	59	83	80	0	+ 83
Hepatitis C	60	80	67	7	+ 73
Poisonings	61	68	57	132	- 64
Hepatitis B	62	53	56	153	- 100
Malnutrition	63	48	42	962	- 914
Otitis Media	64	39	68	7	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	65	32	52	227	- 195
War	66	7	60	87	- 80
Pertussis	67	4	62	77	- 74
Encephalitis	68	4	46	722	- 718
Syphilis	69	3	64	36	- 33
Leishmaniasis	70	1	72	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	58	116	- 116
Measles	73	0	63	56	- 56
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	66	13	- 13
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	172	- 172
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Netherlands

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.