MALTA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	345	1	876	- 531
Stroke	2	338	2	291	+ 46
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	210	3	213	- 2
Kidney Disease	4	180	11	79	+ 101
Liver Cancer	5	160	18	34	+ 127
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	154	4	207	- 54
Road Traffic Accidents	7	151	31	18	+ 133
Lung Cancers	8	150	5	197	- 47
Lung Disease	9	131	8	127	+ 4
Diabetes Mellitus	10	126	6	163	- 36
Liver Disease	11	118	24	23	+ 95
HIV/AIDS	12	94	41	4	+ 90
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	67	7	147	- 81
Tuberculosis	14	64	52	2	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	46	55	1	+ 45
Suicide	16	41	22	27	+ 15
Breast Cancer	17	41	10	85	- 44
Falls	18	36	14	52	- 15
Cervical Cancer	19	34	39	4	+ 30
Oral Cancer	20	33	23	25	+ 8
Other Injuries	21	33	33	16	+ 16
Lymphomas	22	30	12	53	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	23	29	16	50	- 21
Asthma	24	28	36	8	+ 20
Drownings	25	27	48	2	+ 24
Leukemia	26	26	21	28	- 1
Stomach Cancer	27	23	15	50	- 27
Skin Disease	28	23	25	23	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	29	21	29	20	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	30	20	13	53	- 33
Violence	31	20	40	4	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	32	19	27	22	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	33	16	9	90	- 74
Hypertension	34	15	20	33	- 19
Congenital Anomalies	35	14	32	17	- 3
Ovary Cancer	36	13	17	34	- 21
Endocrine Disorders	37	13	30	19	- 6
Bladder Cancer	38	12	19	33	- 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	11	37	7	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	40	10	35	11	- 1
Skin Cancers	41	8	34	14	- 6
Malnutrition	42	6	60	0	+ 6
Meningitis	43	6	56	1	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	44	6	28	21	- 15
Drug Use	45	5	38	7	- 2
Encephalitis	46	5	65	0	+ 5
Epilepsy	47	5	43	3	+ 1
Fires	48	4	62	0	+ 4
Alcohol	49	4	47	3	+ 1
Birth Trauma	50	4	44	3	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	3	49	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	52	2	64	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	51	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	54	1	26	22	- 21
Dengue	55	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	61	0	+ 1
Poisonings	57	1	58	1	+ 0
Tetanus	58	1	74	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	63	0	+ 0
War	60	1	54	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	45	3	- 2
Pertussis	62	1	72	0	+ 1
Measles	63	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	59	0	- 0
Malaria	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	53	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	66	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	82	0	50	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	46	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

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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.