COSTA RICA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,864	1	2,639	+ 1,224
Stroke	2	3,786	2	1,624	+ 2,162
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,356	7	836	+ 1,521
Kidney Disease	4	2,020	3	1,482	+ 538
Liver Cancer	5	1,799	17	382	+ 1,417
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,721	8	818	+ 903
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,689	9	746	+ 943
Lung Cancers	8	1,679	20	343	+ 1,336
Lung Disease	9	1,467	4	1,046	+ 420
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,414	5	953	+ 461
Liver Disease	11	1,325	18	370	+ 955
HIV/AIDS	12	1,048	25	192	+ 857
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	746	12	621	+ 126
Tuberculosis	14	719	50	32	+ 688
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	517	39	87	+ 430
Suicide	16	463	15	407	+ 56
Breast Cancer	17	456	16	384	+ 72
Falls	18	407	35	116	+ 291
Cervical Cancer	19	385	29	159	+ 226
Oral Cancer	20	374	38	96	+ 278
Other Injuries	21	367	13	571	- 204
Lymphomas	22	342	19	356	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	23	323	30	138	+ 185
Asthma	24	315	45	60	+ 254
Drownings	25	298	37	97	+ 201
Leukemia	26	294	24	262	+ 32
Stomach Cancer	27	260	10	661	- 401
Skin Disease	28	254	32	126	+ 128
Oesophagus Cancer	29	238	44	61	+ 177
Prostate Cancer	30	227	14	448	- 221
Violence	31	223	11	635	- 412
Inflammatory/Heart	32	217	26	191	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	33	179	22	294	- 114
Hypertension	34	164	6	863	- 699
Congenital Anomalies	35	159	21	315	- 157
Ovary Cancer	36	151	40	80	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	37	142	27	183	- 41
Bladder Cancer	38	135	36	100	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	126	42	74	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	40	117	28	178	- 61
Skin Cancers	41	85	31	137	- 51
Malnutrition	42	72	48	37	+ 36
Meningitis	43	70	54	18	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	44	65	41	80	- 15
Drug Use	45	60	43	63	- 3
Encephalitis	46	54	63	3	+ 52
Epilepsy	47	52	34	116	- 64
Fires	48	47	58	10	+ 36
Alcohol	49	41	33	126	- 85
Birth Trauma	50	40	47	48	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	33	49	32	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	52	17	55	17	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	15	46	55	- 40
Other Neoplasms	54	14	23	266	- 251
Dengue	55	13	70	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	56	12	59	7	+ 5
Poisonings	57	10	60	5	+ 5
Tetanus	58	9	74	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	59	9	52	22	- 13
War	60	7	68	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	6	57	11	- 4
Pertussis	62	6	69	0	+ 6
Measles	63	4	75	0	+ 4
Syphilis	64	3	65	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	1	62	3	- 2
Malaria	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	13	- 13
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	53	21	- 21
Anemia	85	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

Thailand

Costa Rica

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.