NIGER VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,329	6	8,229	+ 11,100
Stroke	2	18,940	5	8,717	+ 10,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,788	1	21,093	- 9,305
Kidney Disease	4	10,105	16	2,732	+ 7,373
Liver Cancer	5	8,998	35	745	+ 8,253
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,609	32	858	+ 7,751
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,450	8	5,946	+ 2,504
Lung Cancers	8	8,400	67	42	+ 8,358
Lung Disease	9	7,337	20	2,172	+ 5,165
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,074	17	2,630	+ 4,444
Liver Disease	11	6,629	11	4,116	+ 2,513
HIV/AIDS	12	5,245	30	1,048	+ 4,197
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,733	37	522	+ 3,211
Tuberculosis	14	3,598	13	3,703	- 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,586	3	16,030	- 13,445
Suicide	16	2,316	27	1,227	+ 1,089
Breast Cancer	17	2,280	29	1,075	+ 1,205
Falls	18	2,038	26	1,297	+ 740
Cervical Cancer	19	1,925	38	487	+ 1,438
Oral Cancer	20	1,869	49	242	+ 1,627
Other Injuries	21	1,835	12	3,826	- 1,991
Lymphomas	22	1,710	43	350	+ 1,360
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,617	47	275	+ 1,342
Asthma	24	1,576	22	1,902	- 327
Drownings	25	1,490	24	1,581	- 90
Leukemia	26	1,470	48	258	+ 1,213
Stomach Cancer	27	1,300	44	300	+ 1,000
Skin Disease	28	1,272	52	213	+ 1,059
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,189	55	132	+ 1,057
Prostate Cancer	30	1,135	57	128	+ 1,007
Violence	31	1,117	19	2,244	- 1,127
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,085	34	769	+ 316
Pancreas Cancer	33	898	54	138	+ 760
Hypertension	34	821	25	1,356	- 535
Congenital Anomalies	35	794	10	4,346	- 3,552
Ovary Cancer	36	755	40	425	+ 330
Endocrine Disorders	37	711	23	1,806	- 1,095
Bladder Cancer	38	678	53	161	+ 516
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	632	31	1,044	- 412
Low Birth Weight	40	583	4	9,560	- 8,977
Skin Cancers	41	427	45	287	+ 140
Malnutrition	42	362	21	2,170	- 1,808
Meningitis	43	351	9	5,237	- 4,887
Uterin Cancer	44	326	64	86	+ 239
Drug Use	45	299	58	126	+ 173
Encephalitis	46	272	61	112	+ 160
Epilepsy	47	259	36	676	- 417
Fires	48	233	28	1,120	- 888
Alcohol	49	206	60	120	+ 86
Birth Trauma	50	201	7	8,030	- 7,829
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	164	39	467	- 303
Maternal Conditions	52	86	14	3,317	- 3,232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	73	70	18	+ 56
Other Neoplasms	54	72	68	24	+ 48
Dengue	55	65	73	0	+ 65
Hepatitis B	56	58	46	279	- 221
Poisonings	57	50	33	771	- 722
Tetanus	58	44	42	372	- 329
Appendicitis	59	43	56	128	- 85
War	60	33	41	409	- 377
Multiple Sclerosis	61	32	69	22	+ 10
Pertussis	62	29	15	2,858	- 2,828
Measles	63	21	18	2,414	- 2,393
Syphilis	64	14	62	110	- 96
Upper Respiratory	65	7	63	94	- 87
Malaria	66	5	2	17,022	- 17,017
Hepatitis C	67	3	66	46	- 43
Otitis Media	68	3	72	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	59	125	- 123
Chlamydia	70	1	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	65	60	- 60
Leishmaniasis	72	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	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	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Thailand

Niger

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.