NEPAL VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,836	2	19,677	+ 3,160
Stroke	2	22,377	4	12,909	+ 9,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,927	6	6,237	+ 7,690
Kidney Disease	4	11,939	10	4,284	+ 7,655
Liver Cancer	5	10,630	46	256	+ 10,374
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,171	19	2,022	+ 8,149
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,983	9	4,654	+ 5,328
Lung Cancers	8	9,924	12	3,586	+ 6,338
Lung Disease	9	8,668	1	27,027	- 18,359
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,357	14	2,929	+ 5,428
Liver Disease	11	7,832	5	6,383	+ 1,449
HIV/AIDS	12	6,197	34	737	+ 5,460
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,410	26	1,167	+ 3,243
Tuberculosis	14	4,251	3	16,535	- 12,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	3,055	7	6,071	- 3,016
Suicide	16	2,736	16	2,571	+ 165
Breast Cancer	17	2,694	27	1,038	+ 1,656
Falls	18	2,408	13	3,321	- 914
Cervical Cancer	19	2,274	20	1,969	+ 305
Oral Cancer	20	2,208	24	1,389	+ 819
Other Injuries	21	2,167	22	1,655	+ 513
Lymphomas	22	2,020	32	768	+ 1,253
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,911	33	760	+ 1,151
Asthma	24	1,861	8	5,930	- 4,069
Drownings	25	1,761	23	1,505	+ 256
Leukemia	26	1,737	36	668	+ 1,069
Stomach Cancer	27	1,536	25	1,379	+ 157
Skin Disease	28	1,502	67	17	+ 1,485
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,405	38	491	+ 914
Prostate Cancer	30	1,341	58	85	+ 1,256
Violence	31	1,320	35	704	+ 616
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,281	48	217	+ 1,064
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,061	41	445	+ 615
Hypertension	34	970	18	2,092	- 1,122
Congenital Anomalies	35	938	21	1,949	- 1,011
Ovary Cancer	36	892	37	585	+ 307
Endocrine Disorders	37	840	45	257	+ 583
Bladder Cancer	38	801	44	325	+ 476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	747	49	191	+ 556
Low Birth Weight	40	689	11	3,822	- 3,134
Skin Cancers	41	504	42	400	+ 105
Malnutrition	42	428	31	845	- 417
Meningitis	43	414	43	377	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	44	385	60	56	+ 328
Drug Use	45	353	57	93	+ 260
Encephalitis	46	321	29	882	- 561
Epilepsy	47	307	30	874	- 567
Fires	48	275	50	184	+ 91
Alcohol	49	244	52	168	+ 76
Birth Trauma	50	237	15	2,676	- 2,438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	194	17	2,320	- 2,126
Maternal Conditions	52	101	28	977	- 876
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	87	51	173	- 86
Other Neoplasms	54	85	61	50	+ 36
Dengue	55	77	55	120	- 43
Hepatitis B	56	68	56	117	- 49
Poisonings	57	59	39	474	- 415
Tetanus	58	52	53	134	- 83
Appendicitis	59	51	47	220	- 170
War	60	39	65	24	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	63	38	- 0
Pertussis	62	34	40	453	- 418
Measles	63	25	59	60	- 35
Syphilis	64	16	54	134	- 118
Upper Respiratory	65	8	66	24	- 16
Malaria	66	6	72	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	3	64	29	- 25
Otitis Media	68	3	70	4	- 1
Ascariasis	69	2	69	4	- 2
Chlamydia	70	2	68	5	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	62	39	- 38
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Thailand

Nepal

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.