THAILAND VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,026	1	51,305	+ 17,720
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,071	6	22,851	+ 18,220
Stroke	3	32,219	2	50,273	- 18,054
Lung Cancers	4	25,380	8	22,296	+ 3,084
Lung Disease	5	24,586	9	19,474	+ 5,112
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,249	13	9,908	+ 10,341
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,464	3	31,289	- 18,825
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,412	10	18,776	- 8,364
Prostate Cancer	9	10,009	30	3,013	+ 6,997
Breast Cancer	10	9,981	17	6,053	+ 3,929
Falls	11	8,489	18	5,409	+ 3,080
Skin Cancers	12	8,285	41	1,133	+ 7,152
Lymphomas	13	8,239	22	4,539	+ 3,700
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,354	33	2,383	+ 4,971
Suicide	15	7,158	16	6,147	+ 1,011
Road Traffic Accidents	16	6,204	7	22,428	- 16,224
Kidney Disease	17	5,852	4	26,822	- 20,970
Leukemia	18	5,297	26	3,902	+ 1,395
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,783	23	4,292	+ 490
Hypertension	20	4,428	34	2,179	+ 2,248
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,397	37	1,888	+ 2,509
Stomach Cancer	22	4,373	27	3,451	+ 922
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,239	32	2,879	+ 1,361
Liver Cancer	24	3,900	5	23,883	- 19,983
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,780	29	3,156	+ 624
Bladder Cancer	26	3,614	38	1,798	+ 1,816
Other Neoplasms	27	3,318	54	192	+ 3,127
Other Injuries	28	2,954	21	4,869	- 1,915
Ovary Cancer	29	2,802	36	2,003	+ 799
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,378	35	2,107	+ 270
Oral Cancer	31	2,217	20	4,961	- 2,744
Liver Disease	32	2,135	11	17,596	- 15,461
Uterin Cancer	33	1,958	44	864	+ 1,094
Skin Disease	34	1,597	28	3,375	- 1,778
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,525	51	436	+ 1,090
Asthma	36	1,228	24	4,182	- 2,954
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,095	15	6,863	- 5,768
Low Birth Weight	38	1,062	40	1,548	- 485
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	951	39	1,679	- 727
Drug Use	40	936	45	794	+ 143
Cervical Cancer	41	823	19	5,110	- 4,287
Violence	42	776	31	2,965	- 2,189
Epilepsy	43	745	47	689	+ 56
Drownings	44	736	25	3,956	- 3,220
Alcohol	45	696	49	548	+ 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	637	53	194	+ 443
Multiple Sclerosis	47	588	61	86	+ 502
Hepatitis C	48	401	67	7	+ 394
Osteoarthritis	49	325	82	0	+ 325
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	300	81	0	+ 300
Anemia	51	237	85	0	+ 237
Tuberculosis	52	232	14	9,551	- 9,319
Fires	53	229	48	617	- 389
Birth Trauma	54	197	50	533	- 336
Malnutrition	55	191	42	962	- 771
Hepatitis B	56	188	56	153	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	57	141	12	13,922	- 13,782
Poisonings	58	126	57	132	- 6
Meningitis	59	122	43	931	- 809
Schizophrenia	60	109	84	0	+ 109
Oral conditions	61	105	80	0	+ 105
Appendicitis	62	79	59	114	- 35
Maternal Conditions	63	65	52	227	- 162
Upper Respiratory	64	50	65	18	+ 32
Pertussis	65	10	62	77	- 67
Encephalitis	66	9	46	722	- 712
Otitis Media	67	9	68	7	+ 2
War	68	8	60	87	- 79
Tetanus	69	5	58	116	- 112
Syphilis	70	5	64	36	- 31
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	172	- 172
Ascariasis	76	0	69	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	63	56	- 56
Diphtheria	83	0	71	1	- 1
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

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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.