THAILAND VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,935	1	51,305	+ 48,630
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	72,080	6	22,851	+ 49,229
Stroke	3	39,845	2	50,273	- 10,428
Lung Disease	4	28,684	9	19,474	+ 9,210
Lung Cancers	5	24,576	8	22,296	+ 2,280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,134	13	9,908	+ 10,226
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	17,555	3	31,289	- 13,735
Prostate Cancer	8	17,313	30	3,013	+ 14,300
Pancreas Cancer	9	12,206	33	2,383	+ 9,823
Hypertension	10	12,138	34	2,179	+ 9,959
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,112	10	18,776	- 6,664
Kidney Disease	12	10,756	4	26,822	- 16,066
Breast Cancer	13	10,448	17	6,053	+ 4,395
Suicide	14	9,768	16	6,147	+ 3,621
Other Injuries	15	9,069	21	4,869	+ 4,199
Lymphomas	16	8,957	22	4,539	+ 4,418
Falls	17	7,323	18	5,409	+ 1,914
Other Neoplasms	18	6,841	54	192	+ 6,649
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,226	23	4,292	+ 1,934
Leukemia	20	5,450	26	3,902	+ 1,548
Bladder Cancer	21	5,019	38	1,798	+ 3,221
Liver Cancer	22	4,964	5	23,883	- 18,919
Liver Disease	23	4,777	11	17,596	- 12,819
Endocrine Disorders	24	4,635	37	1,888	+ 2,747
Skin Cancers	25	4,294	41	1,133	+ 3,161
Stomach Cancer	26	4,044	27	3,451	+ 593
Ovary Cancer	27	3,649	36	2,003	+ 1,646
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,611	32	2,879	+ 732
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,553	29	3,156	+ 397
Drug Use	30	2,795	45	794	+ 2,001
Oral Cancer	31	2,504	20	4,961	- 2,457
Alcohol	32	2,368	49	548	+ 1,820
Uterin Cancer	33	2,276	44	864	+ 1,412
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,080	7	22,428	- 20,347
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,032	35	2,107	- 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,910	15	6,863	- 4,953
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,830	39	1,679	+ 151
Cervical Cancer	38	1,502	19	5,110	- 3,608
Skin Disease	39	1,452	28	3,375	- 1,923
Anemia	40	1,154	85	0	+ 1,154
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,124	61	86	+ 1,039
Asthma	42	1,045	24	4,182	- 3,136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	850	53	194	+ 656
Epilepsy	44	796	47	689	+ 107
Malnutrition	45	773	42	962	- 189
Drownings	46	756	25	3,956	- 3,200
Violence	47	746	31	2,965	- 2,220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	728	51	436	+ 293
Fires	49	427	48	617	- 191
Schizophrenia	50	419	84	0	+ 419
Low Birth Weight	51	332	40	1,548	- 1,215
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	303	81	0	+ 303
Hepatitis C	53	291	67	7	+ 284
Meningitis	54	232	43	931	- 699
Birth Trauma	55	222	50	533	- 312
Tuberculosis	56	158	14	9,551	- 9,393
Osteoarthritis	57	158	82	0	+ 158
Upper Respiratory	58	129	65	18	+ 111
Appendicitis	59	119	59	114	+ 5
Poisonings	60	117	57	132	- 15
HIV/AIDS	61	84	12	13,922	- 13,839
Hepatitis B	62	63	56	153	- 91
Oral conditions	63	55	80	0	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	64	33	52	227	- 194
War	65	11	60	87	- 76
Otitis Media	66	5	68	7	- 2
Pertussis	67	3	62	77	- 74
Tetanus	68	2	58	116	- 114
Schistosomiasis	69	2	75	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	71	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	46	722	- 720
Syphilis	72	0	64	36	- 36
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	66	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	55	172	- 172
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	56	- 56
Leprosy	84	0	79	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.