FINLAND VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,128	2	9,831	- 5,703
Stroke	2	4,045	3	4,115	- 70
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,518	21	436	+ 2,082
Kidney Disease	4	2,158	26	342	+ 1,816
Liver Cancer	5	1,922	16	545	+ 1,377
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,839	1	11,120	- 9,281
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,805	33	215	+ 1,590
Lung Cancers	8	1,794	4	2,312	- 518
Lung Disease	9	1,567	8	1,289	+ 278
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,511	22	418	+ 1,093
Liver Disease	11	1,416	10	1,068	+ 348
HIV/AIDS	12	1,120	59	6	+ 1,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	797	6	1,433	- 636
Tuberculosis	14	769	46	32	+ 737
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	552	52	15	+ 537
Suicide	16	495	15	846	- 351
Breast Cancer	17	487	12	948	- 461
Falls	18	435	7	1,325	- 890
Cervical Cancer	19	411	44	62	+ 349
Oral Cancer	20	399	34	207	+ 192
Other Injuries	21	392	20	437	- 45
Lymphomas	22	365	14	851	- 486
Parkinson's Disease	23	345	13	853	- 507
Asthma	24	337	40	85	+ 252
Drownings	25	318	37	106	+ 212
Leukemia	26	314	24	371	- 57
Stomach Cancer	27	278	19	447	- 169
Skin Disease	28	272	47	27	+ 244
Oesophagus Cancer	29	254	27	320	- 66
Prostate Cancer	30	242	11	970	- 728
Violence	31	239	43	64	+ 174
Inflammatory/Heart	32	232	17	518	- 286
Pancreas Cancer	33	192	9	1,247	- 1,055
Hypertension	34	175	5	2,030	- 1,855
Congenital Anomalies	35	170	35	192	- 22
Ovary Cancer	36	161	25	344	- 183
Endocrine Disorders	37	152	31	257	- 105
Bladder Cancer	38	145	28	308	- 164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	135	36	151	- 16
Low Birth Weight	40	125	48	26	+ 98
Skin Cancers	41	91	29	297	- 206
Malnutrition	42	77	57	7	+ 71
Meningitis	43	75	55	9	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	44	70	32	225	- 156
Drug Use	45	64	30	269	- 205
Encephalitis	46	58	66	0	+ 58
Epilepsy	47	55	38	104	- 49
Fires	48	50	45	62	- 12
Alcohol	49	44	18	464	- 420
Birth Trauma	50	43	56	8	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	35	50	19	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	52	18	64	2	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	16	41	83	- 67
Other Neoplasms	54	15	23	377	- 361
Dengue	55	14	82	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	56	12	63	2	+ 11
Poisonings	57	11	49	25	- 14
Tetanus	58	9	70	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	59	9	54	10	- 0
War	60	7	65	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	7	42	80	- 73
Pertussis	62	6	69	0	+ 6
Measles	63	4	72	0	+ 4
Syphilis	64	3	67	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	1	62	2	- 1
Malaria	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	60	5	- 4
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	17	- 17
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	39	93	- 93
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Thailand

Finland

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.