THAILAND VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	88,216	1	51,305	+ 36,911
Stroke	2	84,527	2	50,273	+ 34,254
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	49,260	6	22,851	+ 26,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	46,934	3	31,289	+ 15,644
Lung Cancers	5	30,182	8	22,296	+ 7,886
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,069	13	9,908	+ 20,160
Lung Disease	7	29,360	9	19,474	+ 9,885
Diabetes Mellitus	8	24,670	10	18,776	+ 5,894
Kidney Disease	9	19,203	4	26,822	- 7,619
Stomach Cancer	10	17,345	27	3,451	+ 13,894
Prostate Cancer	11	14,549	30	3,013	+ 11,536
Breast Cancer	12	13,679	17	6,053	+ 7,627
Other Injuries	13	13,269	21	4,869	+ 8,400
Hypertension	14	12,877	34	2,179	+ 10,698
Pancreas Cancer	15	11,434	33	2,383	+ 9,051
Lymphomas	16	11,012	22	4,539	+ 6,473
Endocrine Disorders	17	10,595	37	1,888	+ 8,707
Liver Cancer	18	8,703	5	23,883	- 15,180
Suicide	19	8,028	16	6,147	+ 1,881
Bladder Cancer	20	8,019	38	1,798	+ 6,220
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,805	23	4,292	+ 3,513
Liver Disease	22	7,711	11	17,596	- 9,885
Falls	23	7,074	18	5,409	+ 1,665
Leukemia	24	6,956	26	3,902	+ 3,054
Oral Cancer	25	6,247	20	4,961	+ 1,287
Inflammatory/Heart	26	6,225	32	2,879	+ 3,346
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,742	7	22,428	- 16,686
Other Neoplasms	28	4,467	54	192	+ 4,275
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,266	29	3,156	+ 1,110
Skin Cancers	30	3,586	41	1,133	+ 2,453
Epilepsy	31	2,844	47	689	+ 2,155
Uterin Cancer	32	2,781	44	864	+ 1,916
Ovary Cancer	33	2,722	36	2,003	+ 718
Cervical Cancer	34	2,252	19	5,110	- 2,858
HIV/AIDS	35	2,190	12	13,922	- 11,733
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,580	15	6,863	- 5,283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,566	39	1,679	- 113
Tuberculosis	38	1,459	14	9,551	- 8,093
Skin Disease	39	1,386	28	3,375	- 1,989
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,345	35	2,107	- 762
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,156	51	436	+ 721
Anemia	42	1,033	85	0	+ 1,033
Asthma	43	1,003	24	4,182	- 3,179
Drug Use	44	879	45	794	+ 86
Alcohol	45	761	49	548	+ 213
Fires	46	742	48	617	+ 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	678	53	194	+ 483
Violence	48	660	31	2,965	- 2,305
Hepatitis C	49	595	67	7	+ 587
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	565	81	0	+ 565
Drownings	51	543	25	3,956	- 3,413
Low Birth Weight	52	540	40	1,548	- 1,008
Malnutrition	53	539	42	962	- 423
Multiple Sclerosis	54	385	61	86	+ 300
Schizophrenia	55	336	84	0	+ 336
Meningitis	56	292	43	931	- 638
Poisonings	57	201	57	132	+ 69
Osteoarthritis	58	196	82	0	+ 196
Hepatitis B	59	178	56	153	+ 25
Birth Trauma	60	163	50	533	- 370
Appendicitis	61	143	59	114	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	62	101	65	18	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	63	49	52	227	- 178
Syphilis	64	21	64	36	- 15
Oral conditions	65	20	80	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	66	17	68	7	+ 10
Encephalitis	67	9	46	722	- 713
Leishmaniasis	68	8	72	1	+ 7
War	69	7	60	87	- 80
Leprosy	70	2	79	0	+ 2
Measles	71	2	63	56	- 54
Pertussis	72	1	62	77	- 77
Tetanus	73	0	58	116	- 116
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	84	0	55	172	- 172
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Portugal

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.