EL SALVADOR VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,864	1	5,814	- 950
Stroke	2	4,766	5	1,595	+ 3,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,966	4	2,418	+ 548
Kidney Disease	4	2,543	3	4,726	- 2,183
Liver Cancer	5	2,264	16	355	+ 1,909
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,166	18	320	+ 1,846
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,126	8	1,347	+ 779
Lung Cancers	8	2,114	23	290	+ 1,824
Lung Disease	9	1,846	6	1,493	+ 354
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,780	7	1,385	+ 395
Liver Disease	11	1,668	10	797	+ 871
HIV/AIDS	12	1,320	9	842	+ 478
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	939	20	315	+ 625
Tuberculosis	14	905	46	60	+ 845
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	651	27	199	+ 452
Suicide	16	583	15	391	+ 192
Breast Cancer	17	574	22	291	+ 282
Falls	18	513	24	243	+ 270
Cervical Cancer	19	484	13	451	+ 33
Oral Cancer	20	470	39	94	+ 376
Other Injuries	21	462	38	95	+ 366
Lymphomas	22	430	28	186	+ 244
Parkinson's Disease	23	407	44	70	+ 337
Asthma	24	396	35	122	+ 274
Drownings	25	375	33	137	+ 238
Leukemia	26	370	21	312	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	27	327	11	702	- 375
Skin Disease	28	320	36	121	+ 199
Oesophagus Cancer	29	299	41	80	+ 219
Prostate Cancer	30	286	17	328	- 43
Violence	31	281	2	5,485	- 5,204
Inflammatory/Heart	32	273	42	78	+ 195
Pancreas Cancer	33	226	29	161	+ 65
Hypertension	34	207	31	146	+ 61
Congenital Anomalies	35	200	14	449	- 249
Ovary Cancer	36	190	40	93	+ 97
Endocrine Disorders	37	179	25	223	- 44
Bladder Cancer	38	171	49	42	+ 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	159	30	157	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	40	147	19	317	- 170
Skin Cancers	41	107	47	60	+ 48
Malnutrition	42	91	26	214	- 123
Meningitis	43	88	51	36	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	44	82	50	39	+ 42
Drug Use	45	75	43	74	+ 2
Encephalitis	46	68	63	7	+ 61
Epilepsy	47	65	48	50	+ 15
Fires	48	59	54	21	+ 37
Alcohol	49	52	12	648	- 596
Birth Trauma	50	51	37	121	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	41	65	6	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	52	22	53	26	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	18	59	14	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	54	18	32	145	- 127
Dengue	55	16	61	9	+ 7
Hepatitis B	56	15	66	5	+ 10
Poisonings	57	13	57	15	- 2
Tetanus	58	11	60	11	- 0
Appendicitis	59	11	56	18	- 7
War	60	8	70	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	64	7	+ 1
Pertussis	62	7	52	32	- 25
Measles	63	5	76	0	+ 5
Syphilis	64	3	58	14	- 11
Upper Respiratory	65	2	62	9	- 7
Malaria	66	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	55	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	45	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	82	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	67	4	- 4
Anemia	85	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Thailand

El Salvador

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.