THAILAND VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,524	1	51,305	+ 16,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	56,653	6	22,851	+ 33,802
Lung Disease	3	34,555	9	19,474	+ 15,081
Stroke	4	31,414	2	50,273	- 18,859
Lung Cancers	5	29,440	8	22,296	+ 7,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,800	3	31,289	- 8,490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	22,673	13	9,908	+ 12,764
Prostate Cancer	8	14,876	30	3,013	+ 11,863
Falls	9	9,866	18	5,409	+ 4,457
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,772	33	2,383	+ 7,389
Breast Cancer	11	8,858	17	6,053	+ 2,805
Lymphomas	12	8,194	22	4,539	+ 3,655
Suicide	13	8,038	16	6,147	+ 1,891
Kidney Disease	14	7,751	4	26,822	- 19,071
Other Injuries	15	7,398	21	4,869	+ 2,529
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,101	10	18,776	- 11,675
Parkinson's Disease	17	7,032	23	4,292	+ 2,740
Skin Cancers	18	5,170	41	1,133	+ 4,038
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,554	37	1,888	+ 2,666
Bladder Cancer	20	4,519	38	1,798	+ 2,721
Leukemia	21	4,489	26	3,902	+ 587
Stomach Cancer	22	4,357	27	3,451	+ 907
Other Neoplasms	23	4,116	54	192	+ 3,925
Ovary Cancer	24	3,921	36	2,003	+ 1,917
Drug Use	25	3,345	45	794	+ 2,551
Liver Cancer	26	3,289	5	23,883	- 20,593
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,145	29	3,156	- 10
Hypertension	28	2,917	34	2,179	+ 738
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,804	32	2,879	- 75
Liver Disease	30	2,711	11	17,596	- 14,885
Alcohol	31	2,596	49	548	+ 2,048
Oral Cancer	32	2,128	20	4,961	- 2,833
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,026	39	1,679	+ 348
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,729	35	2,107	- 378
Malnutrition	35	1,715	42	962	+ 753
Uterin Cancer	36	1,702	44	864	+ 838
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,622	15	6,863	- 5,241
Skin Disease	38	1,620	28	3,375	- 1,755
Cervical Cancer	39	1,586	19	5,110	- 3,524
Epilepsy	40	1,514	47	689	+ 825
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,511	61	86	+ 1,426
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,449	7	22,428	- 20,979
Asthma	43	1,073	24	4,182	- 3,109
Anemia	44	947	85	0	+ 947
Drownings	45	820	25	3,956	- 3,135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	779	51	436	+ 343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	767	53	194	+ 572
Fires	48	566	48	617	- 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	411	81	0	+ 411
Violence	50	405	31	2,965	- 2,560
Osteoarthritis	51	346	82	0	+ 346
Low Birth Weight	52	297	40	1,548	- 1,250
Schizophrenia	53	289	84	0	+ 289
Birth Trauma	54	221	50	533	- 312
Hepatitis C	55	214	67	7	+ 206
Tuberculosis	56	190	14	9,551	- 9,361
Poisonings	57	182	57	132	+ 50
Meningitis	58	173	43	931	- 758
Appendicitis	59	153	59	114	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	60	147	65	18	+ 130
HIV/AIDS	61	131	12	13,922	- 13,791
Oral conditions	62	110	80	0	+ 110
Hepatitis B	63	43	56	153	- 110
Pertussis	64	16	62	77	- 62
Otitis Media	65	15	68	7	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	66	15	52	227	- 213
Syphilis	67	11	64	36	- 26
War	68	7	60	87	- 80
Tetanus	69	5	58	116	- 112
Encephalitis	70	2	46	722	- 719
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	63	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	55	172	- 172
Ascariasis	76	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	66	13	- 13
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.