GREECE VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,676	1	21,124	- 13,448
Stroke	2	7,522	2	14,077	- 6,556
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,681	3	8,282	- 3,601
Kidney Disease	4	4,013	6	4,759	- 746
Liver Cancer	5	3,573	14	1,566	+ 2,008
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,419	7	3,940	- 521
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,356	22	870	+ 2,485
Lung Cancers	8	3,336	4	7,355	- 4,020
Lung Disease	9	2,914	5	5,526	- 2,613
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,809	20	1,266	+ 1,544
Liver Disease	11	2,633	23	809	+ 1,823
HIV/AIDS	12	2,083	50	47	+ 2,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,482	8	3,264	- 1,781
Tuberculosis	14	1,429	46	66	+ 1,362
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,027	44	95	+ 932
Suicide	16	920	28	533	+ 387
Breast Cancer	17	906	11	2,520	- 1,615
Falls	18	809	21	1,245	- 436
Cervical Cancer	19	765	36	243	+ 521
Oral Cancer	20	742	30	440	+ 302
Other Injuries	21	729	17	1,453	- 725
Lymphomas	22	679	19	1,268	- 589
Parkinson's Disease	23	642	10	2,646	- 2,004
Asthma	24	626	55	27	+ 598
Drownings	25	592	32	435	+ 157
Leukemia	26	584	18	1,354	- 770
Stomach Cancer	27	516	16	1,535	- 1,019
Skin Disease	28	505	47	56	+ 449
Oesophagus Cancer	29	472	35	246	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	30	451	12	2,023	- 1,572
Violence	31	444	42	104	+ 340
Inflammatory/Heart	32	431	24	725	- 294
Pancreas Cancer	33	357	13	1,904	- 1,548
Hypertension	34	326	9	2,922	- 2,596
Congenital Anomalies	35	315	38	174	+ 141
Ovary Cancer	36	300	27	557	- 257
Endocrine Disorders	37	282	29	526	- 243
Bladder Cancer	38	269	15	1,551	- 1,282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	251	26	611	- 360
Low Birth Weight	40	232	41	127	+ 104
Skin Cancers	41	169	31	438	- 269
Malnutrition	42	144	66	1	+ 143
Meningitis	43	139	53	33	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	44	129	33	373	- 243
Drug Use	45	119	37	193	- 74
Encephalitis	46	108	67	1	+ 107
Epilepsy	47	103	34	249	- 146
Fires	48	92	39	146	- 54
Alcohol	49	82	49	50	+ 32
Birth Trauma	50	80	57	17	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	65	43	100	- 35
Maternal Conditions	52	34	61	2	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	29	45	67	- 38
Other Neoplasms	54	29	25	679	- 650
Dengue	55	26	71	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	56	23	48	56	- 33
Poisonings	57	20	56	19	+ 0
Tetanus	58	17	62	2	+ 16
Appendicitis	59	17	58	9	+ 8
War	60	13	64	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	61	13	40	135	- 122
Pertussis	62	12	69	0	+ 12
Measles	63	8	68	0	+ 8
Syphilis	64	5	65	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	65	3	59	8	- 5
Malaria	66	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	1	52	38	- 37
Otitis Media	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	60	4	- 3
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	85	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Thailand

Greece

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.