AFGHANISTAN VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,440	1	40,195	- 10,755
Stroke	2	28,847	3	19,060	+ 9,787
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,954	4	14,649	+ 3,305
Kidney Disease	4	15,391	10	6,590	+ 8,801
Liver Cancer	5	13,704	40	657	+ 13,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	13,112	23	1,765	+ 11,347
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,869	11	6,033	+ 6,836
Lung Cancers	8	12,794	32	1,076	+ 11,718
Lung Disease	9	11,175	15	4,650	+ 6,525
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,774	12	5,750	+ 5,024
Liver Disease	11	10,097	16	4,600	+ 5,497
HIV/AIDS	12	7,989	46	464	+ 7,525
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,686	39	741	+ 4,944
Tuberculosis	14	5,481	7	9,839	- 4,358
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	3,938	13	5,555	- 1,617
Suicide	16	3,527	24	1,573	+ 1,955
Breast Cancer	17	3,473	22	1,822	+ 1,651
Falls	18	3,104	37	905	+ 2,198
Cervical Cancer	19	2,932	44	541	+ 2,391
Oral Cancer	20	2,847	27	1,467	+ 1,379
Other Injuries	21	2,794	18	3,241	- 447
Lymphomas	22	2,605	36	946	+ 1,659
Parkinson's Disease	23	2,463	41	628	+ 1,836
Asthma	24	2,400	17	3,403	- 1,003
Drownings	25	2,270	34	996	+ 1,274
Leukemia	26	2,239	42	610	+ 1,629
Stomach Cancer	27	1,980	26	1,501	+ 479
Skin Disease	28	1,937	61	94	+ 1,843
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,811	29	1,314	+ 496
Prostate Cancer	30	1,729	55	258	+ 1,471
Violence	31	1,701	19	3,217	- 1,515
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,652	45	527	+ 1,125
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,367	56	229	+ 1,138
Hypertension	34	1,250	8	7,995	- 6,745
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,209	14	5,001	- 3,792
Ovary Cancer	36	1,150	48	369	+ 780
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,083	28	1,364	- 281
Bladder Cancer	38	1,032	54	272	+ 760
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	963	25	1,505	- 542
Low Birth Weight	40	888	5	12,631	- 11,743
Skin Cancers	41	650	59	145	+ 505
Malnutrition	42	552	43	589	- 37
Meningitis	43	534	20	2,626	- 2,092
Uterin Cancer	44	496	53	289	+ 207
Drug Use	45	456	51	328	+ 127
Encephalitis	46	414	31	1,190	- 776
Epilepsy	47	395	35	993	- 597
Fires	48	354	50	348	+ 6
Alcohol	49	314	58	150	+ 165
Birth Trauma	50	306	6	10,723	- 10,417
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	250	33	1,041	- 791
Maternal Conditions	52	130	9	7,807	- 7,676
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	112	65	25	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	54	110	63	29	+ 81
Dengue	55	99	72	0	+ 99
Hepatitis B	56	88	38	863	- 776
Poisonings	57	76	47	384	- 308
Tetanus	58	67	30	1,254	- 1,187
Appendicitis	59	65	52	298	- 233
War	60	50	2	25,620	- 25,569
Multiple Sclerosis	61	49	62	84	- 35
Pertussis	62	44	21	2,107	- 2,063
Measles	63	32	49	350	- 318
Syphilis	64	21	60	94	- 73
Upper Respiratory	65	10	68	9	+ 1
Malaria	66	7	57	185	- 178
Hepatitis C	67	4	64	28	- 24
Otitis Media	68	4	71	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	66	17	- 15
Chlamydia	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	67	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	72	1	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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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.