ITALY VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,734	1	97,116	- 52,382
Stroke	2	43,834	2	62,633	- 18,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,282	9	16,339	+ 10,943
Kidney Disease	4	23,387	11	12,726	+ 10,661
Liver Cancer	5	20,824	17	9,620	+ 11,203
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	19,924	3	41,445	- 21,521
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,555	30	3,221	+ 16,334
Lung Cancers	8	19,440	4	34,152	- 14,712
Lung Disease	9	16,980	5	32,382	- 15,402
Diabetes Mellitus	10	16,371	8	19,836	- 3,465
Liver Disease	11	15,342	23	5,559	+ 9,783
HIV/AIDS	12	12,139	46	520	+ 11,619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	8,639	7	21,254	- 12,614
Tuberculosis	14	8,328	53	336	+ 7,992
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	5,984	36	1,622	+ 4,362
Suicide	16	5,360	26	4,042	+ 1,318
Breast Cancer	17	5,277	10	13,868	- 8,591
Falls	18	4,716	25	4,222	+ 494
Cervical Cancer	19	4,455	40	1,154	+ 3,302
Oral Cancer	20	4,325	27	3,343	+ 982
Other Injuries	21	4,246	12	12,112	- 7,867
Lymphomas	22	3,958	16	9,670	- 5,713
Parkinson's Disease	23	3,743	19	8,428	- 4,685
Asthma	24	3,646	47	494	+ 3,153
Drownings	25	3,449	52	344	+ 3,105
Leukemia	26	3,402	21	6,728	- 3,326
Stomach Cancer	27	3,009	14	10,252	- 7,244
Skin Disease	28	2,943	38	1,440	+ 1,503
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,751	34	2,045	+ 706
Prostate Cancer	30	2,627	20	8,409	- 5,782
Violence	31	2,585	50	409	+ 2,177
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,510	24	5,531	- 3,021
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,078	13	12,095	- 10,017
Hypertension	34	1,900	6	29,931	- 28,031
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,837	37	1,443	+ 394
Ovary Cancer	36	1,747	28	3,282	- 1,535
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,646	18	8,431	- 6,785
Bladder Cancer	38	1,568	22	6,711	- 5,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,464	43	690	+ 774
Low Birth Weight	40	1,349	51	357	+ 992
Skin Cancers	41	988	29	3,239	- 2,251
Malnutrition	42	839	41	775	+ 63
Meningitis	43	811	60	128	+ 684
Uterin Cancer	44	753	33	2,198	- 1,444
Drug Use	45	692	45	654	+ 38
Encephalitis	46	629	68	5	+ 625
Epilepsy	47	601	39	1,337	- 736
Fires	48	538	56	271	+ 267
Alcohol	49	478	55	277	+ 201
Birth Trauma	50	465	59	140	+ 325
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	380	32	2,216	- 1,836
Maternal Conditions	52	198	67	6	+ 192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	170	42	701	- 532
Other Neoplasms	54	167	15	9,984	- 9,817
Dengue	55	150	81	0	+ 150
Hepatitis B	56	134	54	334	- 200
Poisonings	57	115	58	154	- 39
Tetanus	58	102	63	22	+ 80
Appendicitis	59	99	61	49	+ 51
War	60	76	66	6	+ 70
Multiple Sclerosis	61	75	44	677	- 602
Pertussis	62	67	73	1	+ 67
Measles	63	49	71	1	+ 47
Syphilis	64	32	69	4	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	65	15	64	20	- 5
Malaria	66	11	79	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	7	31	2,451	- 2,444
Otitis Media	68	6	65	16	- 10
Ascariasis	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	70	3	- 2
Chagas disease	73	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	82	0	48	481	- 481
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	85	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.