CHINA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,039,040	2	1,771,525	- 732,486
Stroke	2	1,018,134	1	2,043,210	- 1,025,076
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	633,676	12	183,342	+ 450,334
Kidney Disease	4	543,205	11	192,302	+ 350,903
Liver Cancer	5	483,674	13	180,952	+ 302,722
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	462,781	6	304,455	+ 158,326
Road Traffic Accidents	7	454,211	8	250,272	+ 203,939
Lung Cancers	8	451,546	4	714,311	- 262,765
Lung Disease	9	394,398	3	968,607	- 574,208
Diabetes Mellitus	10	380,253	14	161,672	+ 218,580
Liver Disease	11	356,356	15	145,603	+ 210,753
HIV/AIDS	12	281,957	34	28,746	+ 253,212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	200,667	9	248,388	- 47,721
Tuberculosis	14	193,431	32	34,802	+ 158,629
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	138,992	50	8,719	+ 130,273
Suicide	16	124,488	17	116,324	+ 8,164
Breast Cancer	17	122,581	19	92,757	+ 29,824
Falls	18	109,545	16	138,878	- 29,333
Cervical Cancer	19	103,487	27	51,650	+ 51,837
Oral Cancer	20	100,465	24	54,695	+ 45,769
Other Injuries	21	98,613	25	54,087	+ 44,525
Lymphomas	22	91,925	23	57,838	+ 34,087
Parkinson's Disease	23	86,931	20	70,699	+ 16,232
Asthma	24	84,690	39	23,147	+ 61,543
Drownings	25	80,114	26	52,807	+ 27,307
Leukemia	26	79,026	22	58,145	+ 20,881
Stomach Cancer	27	69,884	5	398,439	- 328,555
Skin Disease	28	68,357	52	5,222	+ 63,135
Oesophagus Cancer	29	63,909	10	242,891	- 178,982
Prostate Cancer	30	61,015	28	51,056	+ 9,959
Violence	31	60,052	47	11,115	+ 48,937
Inflammatory/Heart	32	58,301	33	29,954	+ 28,347
Pancreas Cancer	33	48,260	18	111,537	- 63,277
Hypertension	34	44,133	7	301,183	- 257,049
Congenital Anomalies	35	42,677	31	36,613	+ 6,064
Ovary Cancer	36	40,572	35	28,078	+ 12,494
Endocrine Disorders	37	38,236	37	25,613	+ 12,624
Bladder Cancer	38	36,423	29	37,873	- 1,450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	33,994	30	37,723	- 3,729
Low Birth Weight	40	31,341	40	21,631	+ 9,709
Skin Cancers	41	22,939	41	19,669	+ 3,270
Malnutrition	42	19,479	44	12,995	+ 6,485
Meningitis	43	18,845	51	5,704	+ 13,141
Uterin Cancer	44	17,501	45	11,751	+ 5,750
Drug Use	45	16,079	38	24,214	- 8,135
Encephalitis	46	14,615	55	2,796	+ 11,818
Epilepsy	47	13,949	46	11,365	+ 2,584
Fires	48	12,505	48	10,498	+ 2,007
Alcohol	49	11,100	42	19,071	- 7,972
Birth Trauma	50	10,804	43	17,644	- 6,841
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	8,824	21	65,350	- 56,526
Maternal Conditions	52	4,602	54	3,596	+ 1,006
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	3,939	49	10,108	- 6,169
Other Neoplasms	54	3,882	53	4,374	- 492
Dengue	55	3,481	70	12	+ 3,469
Hepatitis B	56	3,104	56	2,757	+ 347
Poisonings	57	2,673	36	25,762	- 23,089
Tetanus	58	2,359	63	491	+ 1,868
Appendicitis	59	2,309	60	1,468	+ 841
War	60	1,768	61	900	+ 867
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1,733	59	1,734	- 1
Pertussis	62	1,567	64	484	+ 1,084
Measles	63	1,128	62	558	+ 570
Syphilis	64	733	58	1,824	- 1,091
Upper Respiratory	65	357	57	2,663	- 2,305
Malaria	66	263	75	0	+ 263
Hepatitis C	67	152	66	86	+ 66
Otitis Media	68	140	69	15	+ 125
Ascariasis	69	77	68	34	+ 43
Chlamydia	70	69	67	55	+ 14
Diphtheria	71	22	71	11	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	72	20	78	0	+ 20
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	65	400	- 400
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Thailand

China

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.