THAILAND VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	83,286	12	13,922	+ 69,363
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	45,510	3	31,289	+ 14,221
Coronary Heart Disease	3	37,873	1	51,305	- 13,433
Stroke	4	35,507	2	50,273	- 14,766
Diabetes Mellitus	5	34,921	10	18,776	+ 16,145
Tuberculosis	6	25,410	14	9,551	+ 15,859
Violence	7	24,293	31	2,965	+ 21,327
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	18,328	15	6,863	+ 11,465
Kidney Disease	9	17,701	4	26,822	- 9,121
Suicide	10	15,934	16	6,147	+ 9,787
Road Traffic Accidents	11	15,055	7	22,428	- 7,373
Hypertension	12	14,794	34	2,179	+ 12,615
Lung Disease	13	13,760	9	19,474	- 5,714
Liver Disease	14	10,427	11	17,596	- 7,169
Lung Cancers	15	8,914	8	22,296	- 13,383
Low Birth Weight	16	7,230	40	1,548	+ 5,683
Other Injuries	17	6,957	21	4,869	+ 2,087
Asthma	18	6,901	24	4,182	+ 2,720
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,814	37	1,888	+ 4,926
Cervical Cancer	20	6,427	19	5,110	+ 1,317
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,256	32	2,879	+ 3,378
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,409	6	22,851	- 17,442
Breast Cancer	23	5,244	17	6,053	- 808
Prostate Cancer	24	5,060	30	3,013	+ 2,047
Congenital Anomalies	25	5,033	35	2,107	+ 2,926
Meningitis	26	4,234	43	931	+ 3,304
Fires	27	4,185	48	617	+ 3,567
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	4,149	13	9,908	- 5,759
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,032	29	3,156	+ 877
Birth Trauma	30	3,475	50	533	+ 2,941
Lymphomas	31	3,260	22	4,539	- 1,279
Drownings	32	2,780	25	3,956	- 1,176
Liver Cancer	33	2,757	5	23,883	- 21,126
Malnutrition	34	2,754	42	962	+ 1,792
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,322	33	2,383	- 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,191	39	1,679	+ 513
Epilepsy	37	2,163	47	689	+ 1,474
Maternal Conditions	38	1,966	52	227	+ 1,739
Stomach Cancer	39	1,775	27	3,451	- 1,675
Leukemia	40	1,693	26	3,902	- 2,209
Oral Cancer	41	1,626	20	4,961	- 3,335
Falls	42	1,619	18	5,409	- 3,791
Pertussis	43	1,321	62	77	+ 1,244
Syphilis	44	1,307	64	36	+ 1,271
Skin Disease	45	1,274	28	3,375	- 2,101
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,246	23	4,292	- 3,046
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,174	51	436	+ 738
Skin Cancers	48	1,148	41	1,133	+ 16
Alcohol	49	1,142	49	548	+ 594
Poisonings	50	1,128	57	132	+ 996
Ovary Cancer	51	1,100	36	2,003	- 904
Bladder Cancer	52	959	38	1,798	- 839
Drug Use	53	891	45	794	+ 97
Uterin Cancer	54	593	44	864	- 272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	435	53	194	+ 240
Appendicitis	56	317	59	114	+ 203
Measles	57	313	63	56	+ 257
Other Neoplasms	58	309	54	192	+ 117
Encephalitis	59	271	46	722	- 451
Upper Respiratory	60	258	65	18	+ 240
Hepatitis B	61	161	56	153	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	131	61	86	+ 45
Malaria	63	96	66	13	+ 83
War	64	76	60	87	- 11
Tetanus	65	44	58	116	- 73
Schistosomiasis	66	40	75	0	+ 40
Otitis Media	67	22	68	7	+ 15
Chlamydia	68	21	70	3	+ 18
Diphtheria	69	19	71	1	+ 18
Hepatitis C	70	9	67	7	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	3	69	4	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	172	- 172
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

South Africa

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.