NICARAGUA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,899	1	5,843	- 944
Stroke	2	4,801	3	2,225	+ 2,576
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,988	7	1,152	+ 1,836
Kidney Disease	4	2,561	2	3,533	- 972
Liver Cancer	5	2,281	12	509	+ 1,772
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,182	33	149	+ 2,033
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,142	8	1,109	+ 1,033
Lung Cancers	8	2,129	23	274	+ 1,855
Lung Disease	9	1,860	5	1,570	+ 290
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,793	4	2,068	- 275
Liver Disease	11	1,680	6	1,203	+ 477
HIV/AIDS	12	1,329	35	139	+ 1,190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	946	18	315	+ 631
Tuberculosis	14	912	37	115	+ 797
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	655	36	122	+ 533
Suicide	16	587	19	285	+ 302
Breast Cancer	17	578	20	283	+ 295
Falls	18	517	22	276	+ 240
Cervical Cancer	19	488	16	374	+ 114
Oral Cancer	20	474	43	64	+ 409
Other Injuries	21	465	17	358	+ 107
Lymphomas	22	433	29	164	+ 270
Parkinson's Disease	23	410	42	67	+ 343
Asthma	24	399	38	105	+ 294
Drownings	25	378	32	157	+ 221
Leukemia	26	373	24	227	+ 146
Stomach Cancer	27	330	14	478	- 148
Skin Disease	28	322	31	162	+ 161
Oesophagus Cancer	29	301	47	42	+ 260
Prostate Cancer	30	288	15	386	- 98
Violence	31	283	10	619	- 335
Inflammatory/Heart	32	275	34	139	+ 135
Pancreas Cancer	33	228	27	178	+ 50
Hypertension	34	208	9	1,103	- 895
Congenital Anomalies	35	201	11	571	- 370
Ovary Cancer	36	191	44	61	+ 130
Endocrine Disorders	37	180	28	164	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	38	172	52	28	+ 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	160	40	85	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	40	148	13	490	- 342
Skin Cancers	41	108	45	59	+ 49
Malnutrition	42	92	30	163	- 71
Meningitis	43	89	51	29	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	44	83	48	39	+ 44
Drug Use	45	76	46	50	+ 25
Encephalitis	46	69	58	10	+ 59
Epilepsy	47	66	41	74	- 8
Fires	48	59	57	16	+ 43
Alcohol	49	52	21	279	- 226
Birth Trauma	50	51	25	198	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	42	54	20	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	52	22	39	88	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	19	50	31	- 12
Other Neoplasms	54	18	26	192	- 174
Dengue	55	16	64	4	+ 12
Hepatitis B	56	15	62	5	+ 9
Poisonings	57	13	55	18	- 5
Tetanus	58	11	79	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	11	49	32	- 21
War	60	8	70	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	61	7	+ 1
Pertussis	62	7	67	3	+ 4
Measles	63	5	78	0	+ 5
Syphilis	64	3	60	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	2	72	1	+ 1
Malaria	66	1	83	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	1	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	69	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	63	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	82	0	59	10	- 10
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Thailand

Nicaragua

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.