MADAGASCAR VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,611	3	12,388	+ 9,223
Stroke	2	21,176	1	17,964	+ 3,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,180	2	14,605	- 1,425
Kidney Disease	4	11,298	22	2,202	+ 9,096
Liver Cancer	5	10,060	30	933	+ 9,127
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,626	26	1,120	+ 8,505
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,447	7	7,880	+ 1,567
Lung Cancers	8	9,392	55	147	+ 9,245
Lung Disease	9	8,203	14	3,957	+ 4,246
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,909	16	3,278	+ 4,631
Liver Disease	11	7,412	12	4,803	+ 2,609
HIV/AIDS	12	5,865	25	1,341	+ 4,523
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,174	39	606	+ 3,568
Tuberculosis	14	4,023	4	11,606	- 7,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,891	5	11,085	- 8,194
Suicide	16	2,589	24	1,476	+ 1,114
Breast Cancer	17	2,550	37	629	+ 1,921
Falls	18	2,278	36	653	+ 1,625
Cervical Cancer	19	2,152	17	3,028	- 875
Oral Cancer	20	2,090	32	697	+ 1,393
Other Injuries	21	2,051	21	2,359	- 308
Lymphomas	22	1,912	34	675	+ 1,237
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,808	49	266	+ 1,542
Asthma	24	1,761	19	2,507	- 746
Drownings	25	1,666	31	825	+ 842
Leukemia	26	1,644	45	401	+ 1,243
Stomach Cancer	27	1,454	47	368	+ 1,086
Skin Disease	28	1,422	51	187	+ 1,235
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,329	27	1,080	+ 249
Prostate Cancer	30	1,269	29	996	+ 273
Violence	31	1,249	23	1,749	- 500
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,213	28	1,046	+ 166
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,004	61	80	+ 923
Hypertension	34	918	8	6,208	- 5,290
Congenital Anomalies	35	888	15	3,380	- 2,493
Ovary Cancer	36	844	57	135	+ 709
Endocrine Disorders	37	795	44	463	+ 332
Bladder Cancer	38	758	48	286	+ 472
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	707	42	495	+ 212
Low Birth Weight	40	652	10	5,353	- 4,701
Skin Cancers	41	477	43	467	+ 10
Malnutrition	42	405	13	4,236	- 3,831
Meningitis	43	392	20	2,391	- 1,999
Uterin Cancer	44	364	59	95	+ 269
Drug Use	45	334	62	58	+ 276
Encephalitis	46	304	60	94	+ 210
Epilepsy	47	290	46	385	- 94
Fires	48	260	35	661	- 401
Alcohol	49	231	53	161	+ 70
Birth Trauma	50	225	11	5,347	- 5,122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	184	38	627	- 444
Maternal Conditions	52	96	18	2,776	- 2,680
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	82	64	47	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	54	81	65	24	+ 57
Dengue	55	72	72	0	+ 72
Hepatitis B	56	65	58	98	- 34
Poisonings	57	56	40	571	- 515
Tetanus	58	49	52	186	- 137
Appendicitis	59	48	56	147	- 99
War	60	37	54	155	- 118
Multiple Sclerosis	61	36	66	18	+ 18
Pertussis	62	33	41	519	- 486
Measles	63	23	6	9,172	- 9,148
Syphilis	64	15	33	680	- 665
Upper Respiratory	65	7	63	49	- 41
Malaria	66	5	9	5,507	- 5,501
Hepatitis C	67	3	67	16	- 13
Otitis Media	68	3	68	10	- 7
Ascariasis	69	2	70	5	- 4
Chlamydia	70	1	69	7	- 5
Diphtheria	71	0	71	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	260	- 260
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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.