THAILAND VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	56,878	3	31,289	+ 25,589
Malaria	2	52,312	66	13	+ 52,299
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	40,436	15	6,863	+ 33,573
Coronary Heart Disease	4	30,871	1	51,305	- 20,435
Stroke	5	28,892	2	50,273	- 21,381
Birth Trauma	6	22,140	50	533	+ 21,606
Low Birth Weight	7	21,395	40	1,548	+ 19,848
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,789	7	22,428	- 2,638
HIV/AIDS	9	19,516	12	13,922	+ 5,594
Tuberculosis	10	18,508	14	9,551	+ 8,957
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,746	35	2,107	+ 9,639
Meningitis	12	10,845	43	931	+ 9,915
Liver Disease	13	10,061	11	17,596	- 7,535
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,119	10	18,776	- 9,657
Kidney Disease	15	8,297	4	26,822	- 18,525
Other Injuries	16	7,975	21	4,869	+ 3,106
Malnutrition	17	7,081	42	962	+ 6,119
Maternal Conditions	18	6,745	52	227	+ 6,517
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,116	37	1,888	+ 4,228
Lung Disease	20	6,066	9	19,474	- 13,408
Hypertension	21	4,777	34	2,179	+ 2,598
Violence	22	4,735	31	2,965	+ 1,770
Breast Cancer	23	4,718	17	6,053	- 1,335
Asthma	24	4,699	24	4,182	+ 517
Suicide	25	3,996	16	6,147	- 2,151
Pertussis	26	3,592	62	77	+ 3,514
Liver Cancer	27	3,067	5	23,883	- 20,816
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,860	6	22,851	- 19,991
Drownings	29	2,808	25	3,956	- 1,148
Falls	30	2,482	18	5,409	- 2,927
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,361	39	1,679	+ 682
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,208	32	2,879	- 671
Fires	33	2,109	48	617	+ 1,492
Prostate Cancer	34	2,100	30	3,013	- 913
Cervical Cancer	35	2,021	19	5,110	- 3,089
Stomach Cancer	36	1,777	27	3,451	- 1,674
Epilepsy	37	1,766	47	689	+ 1,077
Poisonings	38	1,673	57	132	+ 1,541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,474	13	9,908	- 8,434
Drug Use	40	1,422	45	794	+ 628
Syphilis	41	1,379	64	36	+ 1,342
Lymphomas	42	1,012	22	4,539	- 3,527
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	971	51	436	+ 535
Parkinson's Disease	44	895	23	4,292	- 3,397
Tetanus	45	787	58	116	+ 670
Schistosomiasis	46	774	75	0	+ 774
Hepatitis B	47	703	56	153	+ 549
Skin Cancers	48	657	41	1,133	- 475
Lung Cancers	49	653	8	22,296	- 21,644
Oral Cancer	50	632	20	4,961	- 4,329
Skin Disease	51	617	28	3,375	- 2,758
Bladder Cancer	52	599	38	1,798	- 1,200
Ovary Cancer	53	590	36	2,003	- 1,414
Pancreas Cancer	54	472	33	2,383	- 1,911
Alcohol	55	399	49	548	- 149
Encephalitis	56	386	46	722	- 336
Oesophagus Cancer	57	284	29	3,156	- 2,872
Measles	58	283	63	56	+ 227
Leukemia	59	282	26	3,902	- 3,620
Uterin Cancer	60	236	44	864	- 628
Appendicitis	61	208	59	114	+ 94
Ascariasis	62	113	69	4	+ 109
Hepatitis C	63	103	67	7	+ 95
Upper Respiratory	64	80	65	18	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	65	80	61	86	- 6
Other Neoplasms	66	79	54	192	- 113
War	67	65	60	87	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	56	53	194	- 139
Diphtheria	69	28	71	1	+ 27
Chlamydia	70	10	70	3	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	1	68	7	- 6
Dengue	72	1	55	172	- 171
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Sierra Leone

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.