THAILAND VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NIGERIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	61,218	3	31,289	+ 29,929
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	42,743	15	6,863	+ 35,880
Tuberculosis	3	37,607	14	9,551	+ 28,056
Malaria	4	29,818	66	13	+ 29,805
Birth Trauma	5	29,589	50	533	+ 29,056
Low Birth Weight	6	28,341	40	1,548	+ 26,793
Coronary Heart Disease	7	18,126	1	51,305	- 33,179
Stroke	8	17,054	2	50,273	- 33,219
Congenital Anomalies	9	14,677	35	2,107	+ 12,570
HIV/AIDS	10	13,032	12	13,922	- 891
Meningitis	11	12,892	43	931	+ 11,961
Road Traffic Accidents	12	12,314	7	22,428	- 10,114
Liver Disease	13	11,319	11	17,596	- 6,277
Measles	14	8,694	63	56	+ 8,639
Maternal Conditions	15	6,952	52	227	+ 6,725
Pertussis	16	6,876	62	77	+ 6,799
Other Injuries	17	6,703	21	4,869	+ 1,834
Diabetes Mellitus	18	6,644	10	18,776	- 12,132
Violence	19	5,436	31	2,965	+ 2,471
Kidney Disease	20	5,372	4	26,822	- 21,450
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,666	37	1,888	+ 2,778
Lung Disease	22	3,712	9	19,474	- 15,763
Breast Cancer	23	3,510	17	6,053	- 2,543
Hypertension	24	3,158	34	2,179	+ 978
Cervical Cancer	25	3,123	19	5,110	- 1,987
Tetanus	26	2,467	58	116	+ 2,351
Asthma	27	2,419	24	4,182	- 1,762
Falls	28	2,223	18	5,409	- 3,186
Fires	29	2,106	48	617	+ 1,489
Suicide	30	2,073	16	6,147	- 4,074
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,004	6	22,851	- 20,847
Drownings	32	1,945	25	3,956	- 2,011
Poisonings	33	1,940	57	132	+ 1,808
Drug Use	34	1,853	45	794	+ 1,059
Prostate Cancer	35	1,747	30	3,013	- 1,266
Malnutrition	36	1,741	42	962	+ 780
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,727	39	1,679	+ 48
Syphilis	38	1,609	64	36	+ 1,573
Liver Cancer	39	1,562	5	23,883	- 22,321
Lymphomas	40	1,536	22	4,539	- 3,003
Epilepsy	41	1,477	47	689	+ 788
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,425	32	2,879	- 1,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,226	13	9,908	- 8,682
Diphtheria	44	1,122	71	1	+ 1,121
War	45	958	60	87	+ 871
Parkinson's Disease	46	730	23	4,292	- 3,562
Leukemia	47	667	26	3,902	- 3,236
Oral Cancer	48	661	20	4,961	- 4,300
Ovary Cancer	49	630	36	2,003	- 1,374
Stomach Cancer	50	629	27	3,451	- 2,822
Pancreas Cancer	51	583	33	2,383	- 1,800
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	575	51	436	+ 139
Skin Cancers	53	571	41	1,133	- 562
Schistosomiasis	54	445	75	0	+ 445
Hepatitis B	55	440	56	153	+ 286
Skin Disease	56	434	28	3,375	- 2,942
Lung Cancers	57	383	8	22,296	- 21,914
Alcohol	58	305	49	548	- 243
Encephalitis	59	277	46	722	- 445
Appendicitis	60	224	59	114	+ 110
Ascariasis	61	202	69	4	+ 199
Uterin Cancer	62	201	44	864	- 664
Bladder Cancer	63	198	38	1,798	- 1,601
Oesophagus Cancer	64	165	29	3,156	- 2,990
Hepatitis C	65	90	67	7	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	66	86	54	192	- 106
Upper Respiratory	67	76	65	18	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	68	53	61	86	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	49	53	194	- 146
Leishmaniasis	70	7	72	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	7	- 6
Dengue	73	1	55	172	- 171
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Nigeria

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.