BRAZIL VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	161,466	1	165,788	- 4,322
Stroke	2	158,217	2	123,207	+ 35,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	98,473	3	94,705	+ 3,768
Kidney Disease	4	84,413	7	37,690	+ 46,723
Liver Cancer	5	75,162	25	11,514	+ 63,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	71,916	10	30,717	+ 41,199
Road Traffic Accidents	7	70,584	8	33,871	+ 36,713
Lung Cancers	8	70,170	9	31,659	+ 38,511
Lung Disease	9	61,289	6	59,373	+ 1,916
Diabetes Mellitus	10	59,091	5	59,608	- 517
Liver Disease	11	55,377	13	21,422	+ 33,955
HIV/AIDS	12	43,816	22	12,558	+ 31,258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	31,183	12	23,161	+ 8,022
Tuberculosis	14	30,059	40	4,895	+ 25,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	21,599	35	5,659	+ 15,940
Suicide	16	19,345	20	14,540	+ 4,805
Breast Cancer	17	19,049	14	20,759	- 1,710
Falls	18	17,023	16	18,847	- 1,824
Cervical Cancer	19	16,082	29	9,511	+ 6,571
Oral Cancer	20	15,612	28	9,951	+ 5,661
Other Injuries	21	15,324	21	13,807	+ 1,518
Lymphomas	22	14,285	27	10,376	+ 3,909
Parkinson's Disease	23	13,509	41	4,770	+ 8,739
Asthma	24	13,161	48	2,595	+ 10,566
Drownings	25	12,450	39	4,937	+ 7,513
Leukemia	26	12,280	30	8,531	+ 3,749
Stomach Cancer	27	10,860	17	17,992	- 7,132
Skin Disease	28	10,623	31	7,179	+ 3,444
Oesophagus Cancer	29	9,931	26	10,466	- 534
Prostate Cancer	30	9,482	15	19,001	- 9,519
Violence	31	9,332	4	68,779	- 59,447
Inflammatory/Heart	32	9,060	18	17,508	- 8,448
Pancreas Cancer	33	7,500	24	11,999	- 4,499
Hypertension	34	6,858	11	28,822	- 21,964
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,632	23	12,317	- 5,685
Ovary Cancer	36	6,305	43	4,355	+ 1,950
Endocrine Disorders	37	5,942	19	16,927	- 10,985
Bladder Cancer	38	5,660	36	5,306	+ 354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	5,283	44	4,258	+ 1,025
Low Birth Weight	40	4,870	33	6,881	- 2,010
Skin Cancers	41	3,565	38	5,032	- 1,467
Malnutrition	42	3,027	34	6,695	- 3,668
Meningitis	43	2,928	54	1,359	+ 1,570
Uterin Cancer	44	2,720	47	2,780	- 61
Drug Use	45	2,499	49	2,467	+ 32
Encephalitis	46	2,271	72	65	+ 2,206
Epilepsy	47	2,168	46	3,263	- 1,095
Fires	48	1,943	58	1,028	+ 916
Alcohol	49	1,725	32	7,121	- 5,396
Birth Trauma	50	1,679	45	3,777	- 2,098
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,371	51	2,193	- 821
Maternal Conditions	52	715	53	1,507	- 792
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	612	61	596	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	54	603	42	4,665	- 4,062
Dengue	55	541	76	14	+ 527
Hepatitis B	56	482	59	775	- 293
Poisonings	57	415	66	317	+ 99
Tetanus	58	367	71	88	+ 279
Appendicitis	59	359	57	1,067	- 709
War	60	275	56	1,090	- 815
Multiple Sclerosis	61	269	64	356	- 86
Pertussis	62	244	75	30	+ 213
Measles	63	175	81	4	+ 172
Syphilis	64	114	68	223	- 109
Upper Respiratory	65	56	67	260	- 204
Malaria	66	41	74	44	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	24	52	1,955	- 1,931
Otitis Media	68	22	70	94	- 72
Ascariasis	69	12	78	7	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	11	80	5	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	3	79	7	- 3
Leishmaniasis	72	3	63	432	- 429
Chagas disease	73	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	593	- 593
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	77	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	69	173	- 173
Oral conditions	80	0	73	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	82	0	65	330	- 330
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.