THAILAND VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	84,541	1	51,305	+ 33,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	56,756	6	22,851	+ 33,905
Stroke	3	30,915	2	50,273	- 19,359
Lung Cancers	4	27,773	8	22,296	+ 5,477
Lung Disease	5	22,901	9	19,474	+ 3,427
Hypertension	6	19,502	34	2,179	+ 17,323
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,740	13	9,908	+ 5,831
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,382	3	31,289	- 15,907
Falls	9	15,146	18	5,409	+ 9,737
Prostate Cancer	10	12,463	30	3,013	+ 9,450
Breast Cancer	11	12,444	17	6,053	+ 6,391
Pancreas Cancer	12	11,725	33	2,383	+ 9,342
Kidney Disease	13	9,952	4	26,822	- 16,871
Suicide	14	9,857	16	6,147	+ 3,710
Lymphomas	15	8,927	22	4,539	+ 4,388
Inflammatory/Heart	16	8,103	32	2,879	+ 5,224
Diabetes Mellitus	17	8,063	10	18,776	- 10,713
Parkinson's Disease	18	6,764	23	4,292	+ 2,471
Liver Cancer	19	6,352	5	23,883	- 17,531
Other Neoplasms	20	5,376	54	192	+ 5,185
Liver Disease	21	5,345	11	17,596	- 12,251
Leukemia	22	5,297	26	3,902	+ 1,395
Bladder Cancer	23	5,283	38	1,798	+ 3,485
Stomach Cancer	24	4,843	27	3,451	+ 1,392
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,678	37	1,888	+ 2,790
Oral Cancer	26	3,949	20	4,961	- 1,012
Skin Cancers	27	3,892	41	1,133	+ 2,759
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,873	29	3,156	+ 718
Ovary Cancer	29	3,608	36	2,003	+ 1,605
Other Injuries	30	3,232	21	4,869	- 1,637
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,408	35	2,107	+ 301
Alcohol	32	1,807	49	548	+ 1,258
Uterin Cancer	33	1,765	44	864	+ 901
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,523	7	22,428	- 20,905
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,466	15	6,863	- 5,397
Drug Use	36	1,389	45	794	+ 595
Osteoarthritis	37	1,339	82	0	+ 1,339
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,262	61	86	+ 1,176
Epilepsy	39	1,251	47	689	+ 562
Skin Disease	40	1,020	28	3,375	- 2,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	965	39	1,679	- 714
Cervical Cancer	42	829	19	5,110	- 4,281
Low Birth Weight	43	828	40	1,548	- 720
Anemia	44	802	85	0	+ 802
Schizophrenia	45	760	84	0	+ 760
Asthma	46	747	24	4,182	- 3,434
Malnutrition	47	664	42	962	- 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	614	51	436	+ 178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	535	53	194	+ 340
Drownings	50	389	25	3,956	- 3,567
Violence	51	334	31	2,965	- 2,631
Birth Trauma	52	252	50	533	- 281
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	251	81	0	+ 251
HIV/AIDS	54	229	12	13,922	- 13,693
Fires	55	168	48	617	- 449
Tuberculosis	56	168	14	9,551	- 9,383
Meningitis	57	157	43	931	- 773
Hepatitis C	58	119	67	7	+ 111
Appendicitis	59	115	59	114	+ 1
Poisonings	60	102	57	132	- 30
Upper Respiratory	61	86	65	18	+ 68
Oral conditions	62	64	80	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	63	36	56	153	- 118
Maternal Conditions	64	34	52	227	- 194
Syphilis	65	12	64	36	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	66	9	76	0	+ 9
War	67	7	60	87	- 80
Encephalitis	68	5	46	722	- 716
Otitis Media	69	3	68	7	- 4
Tetanus	70	3	58	116	- 113
Leishmaniasis	71	3	72	1	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	72	3	75	0	+ 3
Pertussis	73	0	62	77	- 77
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	63	56	- 56
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	172	- 172
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Switzerland

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.