THAILAND VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	116,622	3	31,289	+ 85,333
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	82,519	15	6,863	+ 75,656
Measles	3	62,177	63	56	+ 62,121
Tuberculosis	4	55,117	14	9,551	+ 45,566
Birth Trauma	5	51,422	50	533	+ 50,889
Stroke	6	46,170	2	50,273	- 4,104
Coronary Heart Disease	7	38,850	1	51,305	- 12,455
Low Birth Weight	8	33,572	40	1,548	+ 32,025
Meningitis	9	28,904	43	931	+ 27,974
Malnutrition	10	25,915	42	962	+ 24,953
Road Traffic Accidents	11	22,727	7	22,428	+ 299
Maternal Conditions	12	22,165	52	227	+ 21,938
Liver Disease	13	21,038	11	17,596	+ 3,442
Other Injuries	14	19,346	21	4,869	+ 14,477
Congenital Anomalies	15	18,317	35	2,107	+ 16,210
Diabetes Mellitus	16	15,512	10	18,776	- 3,264
Tetanus	17	14,224	58	116	+ 14,108
Hypertension	18	14,199	34	2,179	+ 12,020
Lung Disease	19	13,119	9	19,474	- 6,356
Pertussis	20	11,033	62	77	+ 10,956
Kidney Disease	21	11,017	4	26,822	- 15,806
Malaria	22	10,431	66	13	+ 10,418
Asthma	23	10,088	24	4,182	+ 5,907
War	24	7,080	60	87	+ 6,993
Drownings	25	6,830	25	3,956	+ 2,874
Breast Cancer	26	6,615	17	6,053	+ 562
Suicide	27	6,548	16	6,147	+ 401
Cervical Cancer	28	4,742	19	5,110	- 368
Violence	29	4,449	31	2,965	+ 1,484
Fires	30	4,353	48	617	+ 3,736
Poisonings	31	4,072	57	132	+ 3,940
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,477	6	22,851	- 19,374
HIV/AIDS	33	3,276	12	13,922	- 10,647
Lymphomas	34	3,247	22	4,539	- 1,292
Leukemia	35	3,016	26	3,902	- 886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,003	39	1,679	+ 1,324
Falls	37	2,942	18	5,409	- 2,467
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,934	13	9,908	- 6,974
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,799	32	2,879	- 80
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,773	29	3,156	- 383
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,395	51	436	+ 1,960
Schistosomiasis	42	2,339	75	0	+ 2,339
Epilepsy	43	2,249	47	689	+ 1,560
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,182	37	1,888	+ 294
Syphilis	45	2,028	64	36	+ 1,992
Oral Cancer	46	1,761	20	4,961	- 3,200
Upper Respiratory	47	1,750	65	18	+ 1,732
Hepatitis B	48	1,690	56	153	+ 1,537
Stomach Cancer	49	1,664	27	3,451	- 1,787
Ovary Cancer	50	1,584	36	2,003	- 419
Leishmaniasis	51	1,556	72	1	+ 1,555
Prostate Cancer	52	1,531	30	3,013	- 1,481
Liver Cancer	53	1,373	5	23,883	- 22,510
Lung Cancers	54	1,251	8	22,296	- 21,045
Appendicitis	55	1,009	59	114	+ 895
Parkinson's Disease	56	987	23	4,292	- 3,305
Skin Cancers	57	879	41	1,133	- 253
Skin Disease	58	812	28	3,375	- 2,563
Alcohol	59	811	49	548	+ 263
Diphtheria	60	804	71	1	+ 802
Bladder Cancer	61	802	38	1,798	- 997
Pancreas Cancer	62	578	33	2,383	- 1,805
Encephalitis	63	487	46	722	- 234
Uterin Cancer	64	418	44	864	- 446
Drug Use	65	292	45	794	- 502
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	189	53	194	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	184	67	7	+ 177
Otitis Media	68	169	68	7	+ 162
Ascariasis	69	159	69	4	+ 155
Other Neoplasms	70	66	54	192	- 125
Multiple Sclerosis	71	42	61	86	- 43
Chlamydia	72	26	70	3	+ 23
Dengue	73	4	55	172	- 168
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	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.