JAPAN VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,401	1	163,905	- 73,504
Stroke	2	88,582	2	121,823	- 33,241
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	55,133	3	107,899	- 52,766
Kidney Disease	4	47,261	9	44,779	+ 2,482
Liver Cancer	5	42,082	11	29,384	+ 12,697
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	40,264	7	56,937	- 16,673
Road Traffic Accidents	7	39,518	31	4,566	+ 34,953
Lung Cancers	8	39,286	4	79,688	- 40,402
Lung Disease	9	34,314	5	78,169	- 43,855
Diabetes Mellitus	10	33,084	29	5,433	+ 27,651
Liver Disease	11	31,005	17	14,195	+ 16,809
HIV/AIDS	12	24,532	63	48	+ 24,484
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	17,459	6	57,340	- 39,881
Tuberculosis	14	16,829	34	3,459	+ 13,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	12,093	37	2,731	+ 9,362
Suicide	16	10,831	13	19,466	- 8,635
Breast Cancer	17	10,665	15	15,805	- 5,140
Falls	18	9,531	23	9,736	- 205
Cervical Cancer	19	9,004	32	3,799	+ 5,205
Oral Cancer	20	8,741	26	8,333	+ 408
Other Injuries	21	8,580	12	22,068	- 13,488
Lymphomas	22	7,998	14	19,273	- 11,275
Parkinson's Disease	23	7,563	18	14,007	- 6,444
Asthma	24	7,368	42	1,922	+ 5,446
Drownings	25	6,970	25	8,409	- 1,439
Leukemia	26	6,876	24	9,607	- 2,731
Stomach Cancer	27	6,080	8	50,433	- 44,353
Skin Disease	28	5,947	36	2,806	+ 3,141
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,560	20	12,316	- 6,755
Prostate Cancer	30	5,309	19	13,515	- 8,207
Violence	31	5,225	53	266	+ 4,959
Inflammatory/Heart	32	5,072	27	8,232	- 3,160
Pancreas Cancer	33	4,199	10	37,027	- 32,828
Hypertension	34	3,840	28	6,673	- 2,833
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,713	40	2,473	+ 1,240
Ovary Cancer	36	3,530	30	5,061	- 1,531
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,327	21	11,486	- 8,159
Bladder Cancer	38	3,169	22	9,936	- 6,767
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,958	35	2,922	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	40	2,727	55	202	+ 2,525
Skin Cancers	41	1,996	44	1,843	+ 153
Malnutrition	42	1,695	43	1,910	- 215
Meningitis	43	1,640	52	308	+ 1,332
Uterin Cancer	44	1,523	33	3,461	- 1,938
Drug Use	45	1,399	50	732	+ 667
Encephalitis	46	1,272	69	5	+ 1,267
Epilepsy	47	1,214	45	1,558	- 345
Fires	48	1,088	48	1,007	+ 81
Alcohol	49	966	51	576	+ 390
Birth Trauma	50	940	61	104	+ 835
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	768	39	2,555	- 1,787
Maternal Conditions	52	400	64	39	+ 362
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	343	38	2,618	- 2,275
Other Neoplasms	54	338	16	15,120	- 14,782
Dengue	55	303	83	0	+ 303
Hepatitis B	56	270	46	1,423	- 1,153
Poisonings	57	233	54	255	- 22
Tetanus	58	205	67	9	+ 196
Appendicitis	59	201	58	126	+ 75
War	60	154	66	15	+ 139
Multiple Sclerosis	61	151	59	108	+ 43
Pertussis	62	136	71	1	+ 135
Measles	63	98	75	0	+ 98
Syphilis	64	64	65	16	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	65	31	57	159	- 128
Malaria	66	23	79	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	67	13	41	2,220	- 2,206
Otitis Media	68	12	68	8	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	6	80	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	82	0	62	86	- 86
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Thailand

Japan

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.