AUSTRALIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,642	1	21,548	- 1,906
Stroke	2	19,247	3	10,331	+ 8,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,979	8	4,446	+ 7,533
Kidney Disease	4	10,269	12	3,139	+ 7,129
Liver Cancer	5	9,143	20	2,036	+ 7,107
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,748	2	15,588	- 6,840
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,586	29	1,245	+ 7,341
Lung Cancers	8	8,536	4	8,769	- 233
Lung Disease	9	7,456	5	8,487	- 1,032
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,188	7	4,471	+ 2,717
Liver Disease	11	6,736	26	1,421	+ 5,315
HIV/AIDS	12	5,330	57	50	+ 5,280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,793	6	6,209	- 2,415
Tuberculosis	14	3,657	56	53	+ 3,604
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,627	40	296	+ 2,332
Suicide	16	2,353	11	3,150	- 796
Breast Cancer	17	2,317	10	3,405	- 1,088
Falls	18	2,071	14	3,116	- 1,045
Cervical Cancer	19	1,956	39	342	+ 1,615
Oral Cancer	20	1,899	32	972	+ 927
Other Injuries	21	1,864	22	1,642	+ 222
Lymphomas	22	1,738	15	3,039	- 1,301
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,643	19	2,036	- 393
Asthma	24	1,601	36	455	+ 1,146
Drownings	25	1,514	47	177	+ 1,337
Leukemia	26	1,494	18	2,126	- 632
Stomach Cancer	27	1,321	27	1,288	+ 33
Skin Disease	28	1,292	34	594	+ 698
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,208	25	1,494	- 285
Prostate Cancer	30	1,153	9	3,766	- 2,613
Violence	31	1,135	44	243	+ 892
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,102	24	1,571	- 469
Pancreas Cancer	33	912	13	3,118	- 2,205
Hypertension	34	834	23	1,631	- 797
Congenital Anomalies	35	807	33	711	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	36	767	31	1,003	- 236
Endocrine Disorders	37	723	16	2,328	- 1,606
Bladder Cancer	38	689	30	1,187	- 499
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	643	42	276	+ 367
Low Birth Weight	40	592	43	248	+ 344
Skin Cancers	41	434	17	2,319	- 1,885
Malnutrition	42	368	51	117	+ 251
Meningitis	43	356	60	37	+ 319
Uterin Cancer	44	331	35	524	- 193
Drug Use	45	304	21	1,783	- 1,479
Encephalitis	46	276	68	3	+ 274
Epilepsy	47	264	41	285	- 21
Fires	48	236	55	55	+ 182
Alcohol	49	210	37	380	- 170
Birth Trauma	50	204	50	140	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	167	38	379	- 212
Maternal Conditions	52	87	63	20	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	74	45	229	- 154
Other Neoplasms	54	73	28	1,252	- 1,179
Dengue	55	66	72	0	+ 66
Hepatitis B	56	59	58	41	+ 18
Poisonings	57	51	61	35	+ 16
Tetanus	58	45	70	1	+ 43
Appendicitis	59	44	62	26	+ 17
War	60	33	65	8	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	61	33	46	188	- 155
Pertussis	62	30	69	1	+ 28
Measles	63	21	78	0	+ 21
Syphilis	64	14	67	3	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	65	7	64	17	- 10
Malaria	66	5	82	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	67	3	48	173	- 170
Otitis Media	68	3	66	6	- 3
Ascariasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	82	0	52	114	- 114
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.