JAMAICA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,072	3	1,726	+ 346
Stroke	2	2,030	1	2,415	- 384
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,264	15	393	+ 871
Kidney Disease	4	1,083	6	793	+ 290
Liver Cancer	5	964	29	101	+ 863
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	923	9	587	+ 336
Road Traffic Accidents	7	906	12	444	+ 462
Lung Cancers	8	900	10	472	+ 428
Lung Disease	9	786	11	452	+ 335
Diabetes Mellitus	10	758	2	2,077	- 1,319
Liver Disease	11	711	21	155	+ 556
HIV/AIDS	12	562	7	757	- 195
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	400	13	436	- 36
Tuberculosis	14	386	54	8	+ 378
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	277	42	35	+ 243
Suicide	16	248	35	70	+ 178
Breast Cancer	17	244	14	413	- 169
Falls	18	218	33	82	+ 136
Cervical Cancer	19	206	16	358	- 152
Oral Cancer	20	200	39	59	+ 142
Other Injuries	21	197	31	91	+ 106
Lymphomas	22	183	17	251	- 68
Parkinson's Disease	23	173	25	132	+ 41
Asthma	24	169	36	65	+ 104
Drownings	25	160	51	10	+ 150
Leukemia	26	158	26	129	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	27	139	19	231	- 91
Skin Disease	28	136	22	145	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	29	127	34	74	+ 54
Prostate Cancer	30	122	5	883	- 762
Violence	31	120	4	1,484	- 1,365
Inflammatory/Heart	32	116	24	133	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	33	96	27	119	- 22
Hypertension	34	88	8	651	- 563
Congenital Anomalies	35	85	23	139	- 54
Ovary Cancer	36	81	30	97	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	37	76	20	176	- 100
Bladder Cancer	38	73	38	60	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	68	32	82	- 15
Low Birth Weight	40	62	18	241	- 178
Skin Cancers	41	46	52	10	+ 36
Malnutrition	42	39	40	48	- 9
Meningitis	43	38	47	16	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	44	35	28	106	- 71
Drug Use	45	32	48	13	+ 19
Encephalitis	46	29	49	13	+ 16
Epilepsy	47	28	41	46	- 18
Fires	48	25	46	16	+ 9
Alcohol	49	22	55	7	+ 15
Birth Trauma	50	22	37	65	- 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	18	44	27	- 9
Maternal Conditions	52	9	43	35	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	8	50	11	- 3
Other Neoplasms	54	8	45	19	- 11
Dengue	55	7	58	1	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	6	59	1	+ 5
Poisonings	57	5	57	2	+ 3
Tetanus	58	5	63	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	5	53	9	- 4
War	60	4	61	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3	56	3	+ 0
Pertussis	62	3	67	0	+ 3
Measles	63	2	77	0	+ 2
Syphilis	64	1	60	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Malaria	66	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.