COLOMBIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,386	1	43,066	- 6,680
Stroke	2	35,654	3	16,573	+ 19,081
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	22,191	5	10,773	+ 11,417
Kidney Disease	4	19,022	7	6,834	+ 12,189
Liver Cancer	5	16,938	24	2,065	+ 14,873
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	16,206	22	2,157	+ 14,049
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,906	6	7,765	+ 8,141
Lung Cancers	8	15,813	10	5,250	+ 10,562
Lung Disease	9	13,811	4	15,928	- 2,117
Diabetes Mellitus	10	13,316	11	5,028	+ 8,288
Liver Disease	11	12,479	19	2,426	+ 10,053
HIV/AIDS	12	9,874	17	2,683	+ 7,191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,027	12	4,371	+ 2,656
Tuberculosis	14	6,774	32	1,272	+ 5,502
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	4,867	38	747	+ 4,120
Suicide	16	4,359	26	1,965	+ 2,395
Breast Cancer	17	4,293	13	3,669	+ 623
Falls	18	3,836	29	1,518	+ 2,318
Cervical Cancer	19	3,624	20	2,266	+ 1,358
Oral Cancer	20	3,518	37	807	+ 2,711
Other Injuries	21	3,453	28	1,592	+ 1,861
Lymphomas	22	3,219	18	2,603	+ 616
Parkinson's Disease	23	3,044	47	383	+ 2,661
Asthma	24	2,966	54	191	+ 2,774
Drownings	25	2,806	40	689	+ 2,116
Leukemia	26	2,767	21	2,208	+ 559
Stomach Cancer	27	2,447	9	6,112	- 3,665
Skin Disease	28	2,394	34	1,102	+ 1,292
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,238	36	835	+ 1,403
Prostate Cancer	30	2,137	14	3,584	- 1,448
Violence	31	2,103	2	19,268	- 17,165
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,042	31	1,329	+ 712
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,690	25	2,022	- 332
Hypertension	34	1,546	8	6,400	- 4,854
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,494	16	2,963	- 1,468
Ovary Cancer	36	1,421	33	1,122	+ 299
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,339	30	1,367	- 28
Bladder Cancer	38	1,276	42	609	+ 667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,190	39	698	+ 492
Low Birth Weight	40	1,098	23	2,095	- 998
Skin Cancers	41	803	35	1,028	- 225
Malnutrition	42	682	27	1,878	- 1,196
Meningitis	43	660	50	244	+ 416
Uterin Cancer	44	613	45	423	+ 190
Drug Use	45	563	44	492	+ 71
Encephalitis	46	512	64	38	+ 474
Epilepsy	47	488	43	597	- 109
Fires	48	438	56	127	+ 311
Alcohol	49	389	68	23	+ 366
Birth Trauma	50	378	41	648	- 270
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	309	63	38	+ 271
Maternal Conditions	52	161	46	394	- 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	138	51	242	- 104
Other Neoplasms	54	136	15	3,205	- 3,069
Dengue	55	122	55	133	- 11
Hepatitis B	56	109	62	50	+ 58
Poisonings	57	94	61	61	+ 33
Tetanus	58	83	71	14	+ 68
Appendicitis	59	81	52	213	- 132
War	60	62	49	260	- 198
Multiple Sclerosis	61	61	60	62	- 2
Pertussis	62	55	69	18	+ 37
Measles	63	40	78	0	+ 39
Syphilis	64	26	65	30	- 5
Upper Respiratory	65	13	66	27	- 14
Malaria	66	9	67	26	- 17
Hepatitis C	67	5	59	65	- 60
Otitis Media	68	5	73	7	- 2
Ascariasis	69	3	76	5	- 2
Chlamydia	70	2	81	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	1	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	73	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	67	- 67
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Thailand

Colombia

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.