THAILAND VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	132,000	2	50,273	+ 81,727
Coronary Heart Disease	2	83,330	1	51,305	+ 32,024
Lung Disease	3	69,600	9	19,474	+ 50,125
Tuberculosis	4	46,307	14	9,551	+ 36,756
Lung Cancers	5	31,621	8	22,296	+ 9,325
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,565	3	31,289	- 14,724
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,510	7	22,428	- 5,917
Hypertension	8	14,272	34	2,179	+ 12,093
Liver Cancer	9	14,160	5	23,883	- 9,723
Liver Disease	10	11,981	11	17,596	- 5,615
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	11,538	6	22,851	- 11,313
Kidney Disease	12	10,525	4	26,822	- 16,297
Stomach Cancer	13	10,026	27	3,451	+ 6,575
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,759	10	18,776	- 9,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	8,592	13	9,908	- 1,316
Suicide	16	6,400	16	6,147	+ 253
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,564	51	436	+ 5,128
Falls	18	4,789	18	5,409	- 620
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	4,552	39	1,679	+ 2,874
Other Injuries	20	4,071	21	4,869	- 798
Pancreas Cancer	21	4,056	33	2,383	+ 1,673
Asthma	22	3,826	24	4,182	- 356
Breast Cancer	23	3,632	17	6,053	- 2,421
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,250	29	3,156	+ 94
Low Birth Weight	25	3,212	40	1,548	+ 1,665
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,070	23	4,292	- 1,222
Drownings	27	2,994	25	3,956	- 962
Violence	28	2,877	31	2,965	- 88
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,634	35	2,107	+ 527
Leukemia	30	2,566	26	3,902	- 1,336
HIV/AIDS	31	2,003	12	13,922	- 11,919
Birth Trauma	32	1,956	50	533	+ 1,423
Cervical Cancer	33	1,872	19	5,110	- 3,238
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,819	32	2,879	- 1,060
Lymphomas	35	1,488	22	4,539	- 3,051
Ovary Cancer	36	1,414	36	2,003	- 590
Oral Cancer	37	1,363	20	4,961	- 3,598
Bladder Cancer	38	1,328	38	1,798	- 470
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,201	37	1,888	- 687
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	996	15	6,863	- 5,868
Poisonings	41	974	57	132	+ 842
Drug Use	42	948	45	794	+ 154
Malnutrition	43	844	42	962	- 118
Alcohol	44	809	49	548	+ 261
Epilepsy	45	707	47	689	+ 18
Fires	46	674	48	617	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	47	669	52	227	+ 442
Prostate Cancer	48	582	30	3,013	- 2,431
Meningitis	49	550	43	931	- 380
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	528	53	194	+ 333
Skin Cancers	51	447	41	1,133	- 685
Skin Disease	52	421	28	3,375	- 2,954
Uterin Cancer	53	367	44	864	- 497
Encephalitis	54	311	46	722	- 411
Hepatitis B	55	182	56	153	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	56	177	65	18	+ 160
Appendicitis	57	151	59	114	+ 37
Syphilis	58	144	64	36	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	59	116	54	192	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	60	105	61	86	+ 20
Pertussis	61	91	62	77	+ 14
Tetanus	62	73	58	116	- 43
War	63	43	60	87	- 44
Hepatitis C	64	28	67	7	+ 20
Measles	65	10	63	56	- 46
Chlamydia	66	4	70	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	2	69	4	- 1
Diphtheria	68	1	71	1	+ 0
Malaria	69	1	66	13	- 12
Otitis Media	70	1	68	7	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	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.