GUATEMALA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,395	1	9,825	+ 3,570
Stroke	2	13,125	6	4,849	+ 8,277
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,169	2	9,245	- 1,076
Kidney Disease	4	7,003	4	6,277	+ 726
Liver Cancer	5	6,235	15	1,765	+ 4,470
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,966	12	1,957	+ 4,009
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,856	8	4,026	+ 1,829
Lung Cancers	8	5,821	35	391	+ 5,430
Lung Disease	9	5,084	13	1,901	+ 3,183
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,902	3	6,932	- 2,030
Liver Disease	11	4,594	5	5,684	- 1,090
HIV/AIDS	12	3,635	21	1,173	+ 2,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,587	31	464	+ 2,123
Tuberculosis	14	2,494	37	301	+ 2,192
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,792	9	2,617	- 826
Suicide	16	1,605	22	1,039	+ 565
Breast Cancer	17	1,580	28	495	+ 1,085
Falls	18	1,412	20	1,371	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	19	1,334	25	808	+ 527
Oral Cancer	20	1,295	49	142	+ 1,153
Other Injuries	21	1,271	10	2,466	- 1,194
Lymphomas	22	1,185	43	229	+ 956
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,121	34	393	+ 728
Asthma	24	1,092	36	335	+ 757
Drownings	25	1,033	32	463	+ 569
Leukemia	26	1,019	27	601	+ 418
Stomach Cancer	27	901	17	1,570	- 670
Skin Disease	28	881	42	232	+ 649
Oesophagus Cancer	29	824	48	144	+ 680
Prostate Cancer	30	787	24	846	- 59
Violence	31	774	7	4,411	- 3,636
Inflammatory/Heart	32	752	44	225	+ 526
Pancreas Cancer	33	622	38	282	+ 340
Hypertension	34	569	26	679	- 110
Congenital Anomalies	35	550	18	1,517	- 966
Ovary Cancer	36	523	50	133	+ 390
Endocrine Disorders	37	493	29	486	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	38	470	55	57	+ 412
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	438	23	1,029	- 591
Low Birth Weight	40	404	16	1,658	- 1,254
Skin Cancers	41	296	46	195	+ 101
Malnutrition	42	251	11	1,981	- 1,729
Meningitis	43	243	41	271	- 28
Uterin Cancer	44	226	59	27	+ 198
Drug Use	45	207	40	272	- 64
Encephalitis	46	188	51	104	+ 85
Epilepsy	47	180	33	463	- 283
Fires	48	161	45	207	- 46
Alcohol	49	143	14	1,799	- 1,656
Birth Trauma	50	139	19	1,466	- 1,327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	114	54	62	+ 52
Maternal Conditions	52	59	30	468	- 409
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	51	52	82	- 31
Other Neoplasms	54	50	56	42	+ 8
Dengue	55	45	58	33	+ 12
Hepatitis B	56	40	65	2	+ 38
Poisonings	57	34	39	275	- 241
Tetanus	58	30	62	10	+ 21
Appendicitis	59	30	47	164	- 134
War	60	23	68	2	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	61	22	60	21	+ 2
Pertussis	62	20	53	70	- 50
Measles	63	15	72	0	+ 15
Syphilis	64	9	64	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	65	5	57	34	- 30
Malaria	66	3	74	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	2	66	2	- 0
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	63	7	- 6
Chlamydia	70	1	67	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	69	1	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.