THAILAND VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,648	1	51,305	- 13,657
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	35,778	3	31,289	+ 4,489
Stroke	3	34,363	2	50,273	- 15,910
Lung Cancers	4	27,244	8	22,296	+ 4,948
Suicide	5	19,649	16	6,147	+ 13,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	16,305	6	22,851	- 6,546
Liver Cancer	7	15,559	5	23,883	- 8,324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	13,667	13	9,908	+ 3,759
Kidney Disease	9	13,569	4	26,822	- 13,253
Stomach Cancer	10	11,579	27	3,451	+ 8,128
Lung Disease	11	11,447	9	19,474	- 8,028
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,389	33	2,383	+ 7,006
Diabetes Mellitus	13	9,145	10	18,776	- 9,631
Liver Disease	14	8,523	11	17,596	- 9,073
Road Traffic Accidents	15	5,906	7	22,428	- 16,522
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,304	23	4,292	+ 1,012
Hypertension	17	4,982	34	2,179	+ 2,803
Other Injuries	18	4,879	21	4,869	+ 9
Lymphomas	19	4,668	22	4,539	+ 129
Falls	20	3,939	18	5,409	- 1,470
Breast Cancer	21	3,867	17	6,053	- 2,186
Prostate Cancer	22	3,109	30	3,013	+ 96
Leukemia	23	2,873	26	3,902	- 1,029
Tuberculosis	24	2,618	14	9,551	- 6,933
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,538	37	1,888	+ 650
Other Neoplasms	26	2,426	54	192	+ 2,234
Bladder Cancer	27	2,374	38	1,798	+ 575
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,326	29	3,156	- 830
Oral Cancer	29	1,956	20	4,961	- 3,005
Ovary Cancer	30	1,785	36	2,003	- 218
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,779	32	2,879	- 1,100
Asthma	32	1,545	24	4,182	- 2,637
Alcohol	33	1,451	49	548	+ 903
Cervical Cancer	34	1,430	19	5,110	- 3,680
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,247	15	6,863	- 5,617
Skin Disease	36	945	28	3,375	- 2,430
Skin Cancers	37	785	41	1,133	- 348
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	724	39	1,679	- 954
Hepatitis B	39	706	56	153	+ 553
Epilepsy	40	704	47	689	+ 15
Congenital Anomalies	41	695	35	2,107	- 1,412
Drownings	42	672	25	3,956	- 3,283
Uterin Cancer	43	564	44	864	- 301
Violence	44	519	31	2,965	- 2,447
Low Birth Weight	45	497	40	1,548	- 1,050
Anemia	46	442	85	0	+ 442
Fires	47	353	48	617	- 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	301	51	436	- 135
Hepatitis C	49	225	67	7	+ 217
Drug Use	50	207	45	794	- 587
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	201	53	194	+ 7
Poisonings	52	155	57	132	+ 23
Malnutrition	53	119	42	962	- 843
Birth Trauma	54	118	50	533	- 415
HIV/AIDS	55	113	12	13,922	- 13,809
Schizophrenia	56	104	84	0	+ 104
Appendicitis	57	72	59	114	- 42
Meningitis	58	68	43	931	- 863
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	66	81	0	+ 66
Osteoarthritis	60	55	82	0	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	61	46	52	227	- 182
Syphilis	62	36	64	36	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	34	65	18	+ 17
Oral conditions	64	28	80	0	+ 28
Encephalitis	65	26	46	722	- 696
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	61	86	- 71
Pertussis	67	8	62	77	- 69
War	68	7	60	87	- 81
Tetanus	69	6	58	116	- 110
Otitis Media	70	6	68	7	- 1
Malaria	71	2	66	13	- 11
Schistosomiasis	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	56	- 56
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.