THAILAND VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,097	3	31,289	- 4,192
Stroke	2	25,971	2	50,273	- 24,302
Road Traffic Accidents	3	19,085	7	22,428	- 3,343
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,505	1	51,305	- 32,800
Malaria	5	16,927	66	13	+ 16,914
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	16,020	15	6,863	+ 9,157
HIV/AIDS	7	14,502	12	13,922	+ 580
Liver Disease	8	13,078	11	17,596	- 4,518
Low Birth Weight	9	11,254	40	1,548	+ 9,706
Birth Trauma	10	9,691	50	533	+ 9,158
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,538	10	18,776	- 9,238
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,122	35	2,107	+ 7,014
Lung Disease	13	7,979	9	19,474	- 11,496
Hypertension	14	6,967	34	2,179	+ 4,787
Kidney Disease	15	6,189	4	26,822	- 20,634
Malnutrition	16	5,994	42	962	+ 5,032
Other Injuries	17	4,846	21	4,869	- 24
Cervical Cancer	18	4,827	19	5,110	- 283
Meningitis	19	4,348	43	931	+ 3,418
Stomach Cancer	20	4,004	27	3,451	+ 553
Maternal Conditions	21	3,708	52	227	+ 3,481
Asthma	22	3,681	24	4,182	- 501
Liver Cancer	23	3,626	5	23,883	- 20,257
Suicide	24	3,611	16	6,147	- 2,536
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,374	6	22,851	- 19,477
Tuberculosis	26	3,207	14	9,551	- 6,344
Breast Cancer	27	3,078	17	6,053	- 2,975
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,034	13	9,908	- 6,875
Violence	29	2,812	31	2,965	- 153
Lymphomas	30	2,307	22	4,539	- 2,232
Falls	31	2,116	18	5,409	- 3,293
Prostate Cancer	32	2,033	30	3,013	- 980
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,859	39	1,679	+ 181
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,780	32	2,879	- 1,099
Leukemia	35	1,626	26	3,902	- 2,276
Drownings	36	1,461	25	3,956	- 2,495
Oral Cancer	37	1,396	20	4,961	- 3,565
Fires	38	1,384	48	617	+ 767
Lung Cancers	39	1,201	8	22,296	- 21,095
Poisonings	40	1,129	57	132	+ 997
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,127	37	1,888	- 761
Pertussis	42	1,117	62	77	+ 1,040
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,097	33	2,383	- 1,286
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,094	29	3,156	- 2,062
Epilepsy	45	982	47	689	+ 293
Syphilis	46	886	64	36	+ 850
Parkinson's Disease	47	750	23	4,292	- 3,543
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	698	51	436	+ 262
Alcohol	49	644	49	548	+ 96
Skin Cancers	50	579	41	1,133	- 554
Schistosomiasis	51	570	75	0	+ 570
Skin Disease	52	528	28	3,375	- 2,848
Ovary Cancer	53	473	36	2,003	- 1,531
Appendicitis	54	360	59	114	+ 246
Hepatitis B	55	350	56	153	+ 197
Uterin Cancer	56	299	44	864	- 565
Upper Respiratory	57	299	65	18	+ 281
Tetanus	58	271	58	116	+ 154
Measles	59	264	63	56	+ 209
Drug Use	60	229	45	794	- 565
Encephalitis	61	199	46	722	- 522
Bladder Cancer	62	181	38	1,798	- 1,618
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	119	53	194	- 76
Other Neoplasms	64	83	54	192	- 109
Hepatitis C	65	63	67	7	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	66	37	61	86	- 48
Ascariasis	67	24	69	4	+ 20
Otitis Media	68	19	68	7	+ 12
War	69	13	60	87	- 74
Chlamydia	70	12	70	3	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	6	71	1	+ 5
Dengue	72	2	55	172	- 170
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	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.