BELGIUM VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,789	1	15,281	- 6,492
Stroke	2	8,612	3	7,408	+ 1,204
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,360	6	5,677	- 317
Kidney Disease	4	4,595	8	2,952	+ 1,643
Liver Cancer	5	4,091	24	976	+ 3,115
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,914	2	9,416	- 5,502
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,842	29	666	+ 3,176
Lung Cancers	8	3,819	4	6,777	- 2,957
Lung Disease	9	3,336	5	6,438	- 3,102
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,216	20	1,269	+ 1,947
Liver Disease	11	3,014	17	1,433	+ 1,581
HIV/AIDS	12	2,385	57	36	+ 2,349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,697	7	3,329	- 1,631
Tuberculosis	14	1,636	54	46	+ 1,591
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,176	33	418	+ 758
Suicide	16	1,053	10	2,111	- 1,058
Breast Cancer	17	1,037	9	2,587	- 1,550
Falls	18	927	15	1,756	- 829
Cervical Cancer	19	875	41	243	+ 633
Oral Cancer	20	850	28	675	+ 175
Other Injuries	21	834	11	2,006	- 1,172
Lymphomas	22	778	16	1,552	- 775
Parkinson's Disease	23	735	19	1,378	- 642
Asthma	24	716	46	128	+ 589
Drownings	25	678	47	79	+ 599
Leukemia	26	668	21	1,199	- 531
Stomach Cancer	27	591	26	863	- 272
Skin Disease	28	578	35	380	+ 199
Oesophagus Cancer	29	541	25	898	- 358
Prostate Cancer	30	516	13	1,824	- 1,308
Violence	31	508	44	149	+ 358
Inflammatory/Heart	32	493	23	1,060	- 567
Pancreas Cancer	33	408	14	1,809	- 1,401
Hypertension	34	373	27	740	- 366
Congenital Anomalies	35	361	40	282	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	36	343	30	653	- 309
Endocrine Disorders	37	323	18	1,432	- 1,108
Bladder Cancer	38	308	22	1,078	- 770
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	288	42	213	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	40	265	50	70	+ 195
Skin Cancers	41	194	31	522	- 328
Malnutrition	42	165	38	291	- 126
Meningitis	43	159	58	28	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	44	148	34	384	- 236
Drug Use	45	136	39	287	- 151
Encephalitis	46	124	66	1	+ 122
Epilepsy	47	118	36	348	- 230
Fires	48	106	48	75	+ 31
Alcohol	49	94	32	500	- 406
Birth Trauma	50	91	53	47	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	75	37	293	- 218
Maternal Conditions	52	39	64	6	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	33	49	73	- 39
Other Neoplasms	54	33	12	1,828	- 1,795
Dengue	55	29	83	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	56	26	63	17	+ 10
Poisonings	57	23	55	41	- 19
Tetanus	58	20	78	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	59	20	62	17	+ 3
War	60	15	67	1	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	61	15	45	147	- 132
Pertussis	62	13	68	1	+ 12
Measles	63	10	79	0	+ 10
Syphilis	64	6	70	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	65	3	59	22	- 19
Malaria	66	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	1	52	53	- 52
Otitis Media	68	1	65	2	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	59	- 59
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Thailand

Belgium

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.