LIBERIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,990	7	1,885	+ 2,105
Stroke	2	3,909	11	1,578	+ 2,331
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,433	2	2,693	- 260
Kidney Disease	4	2,086	16	609	+ 1,477
Liver Cancer	5	1,857	20	439	+ 1,418
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,777	29	235	+ 1,542
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,744	5	1,920	- 176
Lung Cancers	8	1,734	44	66	+ 1,668
Lung Disease	9	1,514	26	294	+ 1,221
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,460	15	650	+ 810
Liver Disease	11	1,368	13	858	+ 510
HIV/AIDS	12	1,083	6	1,919	- 836
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	771	40	90	+ 681
Tuberculosis	14	743	1	2,766	- 2,024
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	534	10	1,592	- 1,058
Suicide	16	478	30	220	+ 258
Breast Cancer	17	471	27	246	+ 225
Falls	18	421	33	155	+ 265
Cervical Cancer	19	397	19	474	- 76
Oral Cancer	20	386	48	50	+ 336
Other Injuries	21	379	22	380	- 2
Lymphomas	22	353	39	93	+ 259
Parkinson's Disease	23	334	43	72	+ 262
Asthma	24	325	31	200	+ 126
Drownings	25	308	35	127	+ 181
Leukemia	26	303	58	23	+ 280
Stomach Cancer	27	268	37	122	+ 147
Skin Disease	28	262	51	41	+ 221
Oesophagus Cancer	29	245	60	16	+ 230
Prostate Cancer	30	234	25	297	- 63
Violence	31	231	18	477	- 246
Inflammatory/Heart	32	224	38	115	+ 109
Pancreas Cancer	33	185	53	38	+ 148
Hypertension	34	169	23	371	- 201
Congenital Anomalies	35	164	14	833	- 669
Ovary Cancer	36	156	47	50	+ 105
Endocrine Disorders	37	147	28	245	- 99
Bladder Cancer	38	140	59	19	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	131	36	126	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	40	120	8	1,652	- 1,532
Skin Cancers	41	88	46	51	+ 37
Malnutrition	42	75	24	353	- 279
Meningitis	43	72	17	552	- 480
Uterin Cancer	44	67	55	28	+ 39
Drug Use	45	62	50	42	+ 19
Encephalitis	46	56	56	27	+ 29
Epilepsy	47	54	42	81	- 27
Fires	48	48	34	153	- 105
Alcohol	49	43	57	25	+ 17
Birth Trauma	50	41	9	1,601	- 1,560
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	34	49	50	- 16
Maternal Conditions	52	18	12	870	- 852
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	15	64	4	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	54	15	62	6	+ 9
Dengue	55	13	72	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	56	12	52	39	- 27
Poisonings	57	10	41	82	- 72
Tetanus	58	9	54	31	- 22
Appendicitis	59	9	61	12	- 4
War	60	7	70	1	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	7	63	4	+ 2
Pertussis	62	6	32	197	- 191
Measles	63	4	3	2,554	- 2,550
Syphilis	64	3	21	394	- 391
Upper Respiratory	65	1	67	3	- 1
Malaria	66	1	4	2,428	- 2,427
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	4	- 3
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	4	- 3
Chlamydia	70	0	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	45	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	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 LIBERIA

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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.