THAILAND VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	142,144	12	13,922	+ 128,222
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	56,560	3	31,289	+ 25,271
Diabetes Mellitus	3	54,800	10	18,776	+ 36,024
Stroke	4	49,177	2	50,273	- 1,096
Coronary Heart Disease	5	46,382	1	51,305	- 4,924
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	31,773	15	6,863	+ 24,910
Road Traffic Accidents	7	23,609	7	22,428	+ 1,181
Kidney Disease	8	23,419	4	26,822	- 3,403
Suicide	9	20,738	16	6,147	+ 14,591
Hypertension	10	17,945	34	2,179	+ 15,766
Liver Disease	11	16,812	11	17,596	- 784
Lung Disease	12	16,248	9	19,474	- 3,226
Tuberculosis	13	15,716	14	9,551	+ 6,165
Low Birth Weight	14	14,315	40	1,548	+ 12,768
Cervical Cancer	15	13,204	19	5,110	+ 8,094
Violence	16	13,042	31	2,965	+ 10,077
Other Injuries	17	11,680	21	4,869	+ 6,811
Birth Trauma	18	10,227	50	533	+ 9,694
Congenital Anomalies	19	9,856	35	2,107	+ 7,749
Asthma	20	9,186	24	4,182	+ 5,004
Maternal Conditions	21	7,115	52	227	+ 6,887
Malnutrition	22	6,500	42	962	+ 5,538
Meningitis	23	5,985	43	931	+ 5,055
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,757	32	2,879	+ 2,878
Drownings	25	5,342	25	3,956	+ 1,386
Fires	26	5,139	48	617	+ 4,521
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	4,704	6	22,851	- 18,147
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,556	37	1,888	+ 2,667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,123	39	1,679	+ 1,444
Epilepsy	30	2,807	47	689	+ 2,118
Prostate Cancer	31	2,760	30	3,013	- 253
Falls	32	2,533	18	5,409	- 2,877
Pertussis	33	2,382	62	77	+ 2,305
Poisonings	34	2,303	57	132	+ 2,171
Breast Cancer	35	2,266	17	6,053	- 3,787
Lymphomas	36	1,908	22	4,539	- 2,631
Liver Cancer	37	1,801	5	23,883	- 22,081
Drug Use	38	1,648	45	794	+ 854
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,609	51	436	+ 1,173
Skin Disease	40	1,552	28	3,375	- 1,823
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,465	23	4,292	- 2,827
Skin Cancers	42	1,221	41	1,133	+ 89
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,146	13	9,908	- 8,763
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,135	29	3,156	- 2,020
Syphilis	45	1,070	64	36	+ 1,034
Lung Cancers	46	1,020	8	22,296	- 21,276
Leukemia	47	1,002	26	3,902	- 2,900
Alcohol	48	985	49	548	+ 437
Schistosomiasis	49	787	75	0	+ 787
Uterin Cancer	50	703	44	864	- 161
Oral Cancer	51	628	20	4,961	- 4,333
Ovary Cancer	52	609	36	2,003	- 1,394
Stomach Cancer	53	419	27	3,451	- 3,031
Appendicitis	54	406	59	114	+ 292
Bladder Cancer	55	371	38	1,798	- 1,427
Pancreas Cancer	56	371	33	2,383	- 2,012
Hepatitis B	57	363	56	153	+ 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	302	53	194	+ 107
Encephalitis	59	296	46	722	- 425
Upper Respiratory	60	255	65	18	+ 237
Other Neoplasms	61	242	54	192	+ 50
Tetanus	62	226	58	116	+ 110
Multiple Sclerosis	63	92	61	86	+ 6
Measles	64	39	63	56	- 17
Hepatitis C	65	22	67	7	+ 15
Ascariasis	66	18	69	4	+ 14
Malaria	67	17	66	13	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	16	68	7	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	12	70	3	+ 8
Diphtheria	70	11	71	1	+ 10
War	71	10	60	87	- 77
Dengue	72	2	55	172	- 170
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Swaziland

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.