THAILAND VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,433	1	51,305	+ 25,128
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	62,613	6	22,851	+ 39,762
Stroke	3	42,892	2	50,273	- 7,381
Lung Cancers	4	32,728	8	22,296	+ 10,432
Lung Disease	5	27,989	9	19,474	+ 8,515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,078	13	9,908	+ 15,169
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,285	3	31,289	- 11,004
Kidney Disease	8	14,381	4	26,822	- 12,441
Hypertension	9	13,479	34	2,179	+ 11,300
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,496	10	18,776	- 7,280
Breast Cancer	11	10,452	17	6,053	+ 4,399
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,986	33	2,383	+ 7,603
Prostate Cancer	13	9,494	30	3,013	+ 6,481
Stomach Cancer	14	8,572	27	3,451	+ 5,121
Other Injuries	15	8,187	21	4,869	+ 3,318
Lymphomas	16	7,889	22	4,539	+ 3,350
Bladder Cancer	17	7,723	38	1,798	+ 5,924
Liver Cancer	18	7,540	5	23,883	- 16,343
Inflammatory/Heart	19	7,371	32	2,879	+ 4,492
Parkinson's Disease	20	7,310	23	4,292	+ 3,017
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,192	37	1,888	+ 5,304
Other Neoplasms	22	7,022	54	192	+ 6,830
Liver Disease	23	6,257	11	17,596	- 11,339
Leukemia	24	5,579	26	3,902	+ 1,677
Suicide	25	5,338	16	6,147	- 809
Falls	26	4,801	18	5,409	- 608
Oral Cancer	27	3,820	20	4,961	- 1,141
Ovary Cancer	28	2,996	36	2,003	+ 992
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,974	29	3,156	- 181
Skin Disease	30	2,722	28	3,375	- 654
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,705	7	22,428	- 19,723
Skin Cancers	32	2,666	41	1,133	+ 1,534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,384	51	436	+ 1,948
Uterin Cancer	34	2,384	44	864	+ 1,520
Asthma	35	1,676	24	4,182	- 2,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,573	15	6,863	- 5,290
Anemia	37	1,352	85	0	+ 1,352
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,276	35	2,107	- 831
Cervical Cancer	39	1,264	19	5,110	- 3,846
Epilepsy	40	1,219	47	689	+ 530
Drug Use	41	1,148	45	794	+ 354
Hepatitis C	42	965	67	7	+ 957
HIV/AIDS	43	796	12	13,922	- 13,126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	703	39	1,679	- 976
Drownings	45	659	25	3,956	- 3,297
Alcohol	46	493	49	548	- 55
Malnutrition	47	447	42	962	- 515
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	434	53	194	+ 240
Multiple Sclerosis	49	424	61	86	+ 339
Tuberculosis	50	400	14	9,551	- 9,151
Violence	51	387	31	2,965	- 2,578
Low Birth Weight	52	374	40	1,548	- 1,174
Osteoarthritis	53	314	82	0	+ 314
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	302	81	0	+ 302
Fires	55	273	48	617	- 344
Schizophrenia	56	267	84	0	+ 267
Poisonings	57	252	57	132	+ 120
Hepatitis B	58	240	56	153	+ 86
Meningitis	59	190	43	931	- 740
Birth Trauma	60	167	50	533	- 367
Appendicitis	61	117	59	114	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	69	65	18	+ 51
Oral conditions	63	65	80	0	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	64	20	52	227	- 207
Leishmaniasis	65	16	72	1	+ 15
Otitis Media	66	13	68	7	+ 6
Syphilis	67	13	64	36	- 23
War	68	8	60	87	- 79
Iodine Deficiency	69	6	76	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	70	5	46	722	- 716
Chagas disease	71	5	73	0	+ 5
Tetanus	72	3	58	116	- 114
Pertussis	73	3	62	77	- 75
Schistosomiasis	74	1	75	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	55	172	- 172
Ascariasis	78	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	63	56	- 56
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
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.