NIGERIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	173,716	7	61,374	+ 112,343
Stroke	2	170,221	8	57,744	+ 112,477
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	105,944	1	207,281	- 101,337
Kidney Disease	4	90,818	20	18,189	+ 72,629
Liver Cancer	5	80,865	39	5,289	+ 75,576
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	77,372	31	6,786	+ 70,586
Road Traffic Accidents	7	75,939	12	41,693	+ 34,246
Lung Cancers	8	75,494	57	1,295	+ 74,198
Lung Disease	9	65,939	22	12,569	+ 53,371
Diabetes Mellitus	10	63,574	18	22,497	+ 41,078
Liver Disease	11	59,579	13	38,326	+ 21,253
HIV/AIDS	12	47,140	10	44,124	+ 3,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	33,549	43	4,152	+ 29,397
Tuberculosis	14	32,340	3	127,335	- 94,996
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	23,238	2	144,724	- 121,486
Suicide	16	20,813	30	7,019	+ 13,794
Breast Cancer	17	20,494	23	11,884	+ 8,610
Falls	18	18,315	28	7,528	+ 10,787
Cervical Cancer	19	17,302	25	10,574	+ 6,728
Oral Cancer	20	16,797	48	2,238	+ 14,558
Other Injuries	21	16,487	17	22,696	- 6,209
Lymphomas	22	15,369	40	5,202	+ 10,167
Parkinson's Disease	23	14,534	46	2,473	+ 12,061
Asthma	24	14,159	27	8,192	+ 5,967
Drownings	25	13,394	32	6,584	+ 6,810
Leukemia	26	13,212	47	2,257	+ 10,955
Stomach Cancer	27	11,684	50	2,129	+ 9,555
Skin Disease	28	11,429	56	1,468	+ 9,960
Oesophagus Cancer	29	10,685	64	560	+ 10,125
Prostate Cancer	30	10,201	35	5,914	+ 4,287
Violence	31	10,040	19	18,407	- 8,367
Inflammatory/Heart	32	9,747	42	4,826	+ 4,921
Pancreas Cancer	33	8,069	51	1,975	+ 6,094
Hypertension	34	7,379	24	10,692	- 3,313
Congenital Anomalies	35	7,135	9	49,696	- 42,561
Ovary Cancer	36	6,783	49	2,133	+ 4,651
Endocrine Disorders	37	6,393	21	15,799	- 9,406
Bladder Cancer	38	6,090	63	670	+ 5,420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	5,683	37	5,846	- 162
Low Birth Weight	40	5,240	6	95,959	- 90,719
Skin Cancers	41	3,835	53	1,933	+ 1,902
Malnutrition	42	3,257	36	5,896	- 2,639
Meningitis	43	3,151	11	43,651	- 40,501
Uterin Cancer	44	2,926	62	679	+ 2,247
Drug Use	45	2,688	34	6,273	- 3,585
Encephalitis	46	2,443	59	937	+ 1,507
Epilepsy	47	2,332	41	5,001	- 2,669
Fires	48	2,091	29	7,132	- 5,041
Alcohol	49	1,856	58	1,031	+ 824
Birth Trauma	50	1,806	5	100,186	- 98,380
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,475	52	1,946	- 470
Maternal Conditions	52	769	15	23,540	- 22,770
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	659	69	165	+ 494
Other Neoplasms	54	649	66	290	+ 359
Dengue	55	582	73	2	+ 580
Hepatitis B	56	519	55	1,488	- 969
Poisonings	57	447	33	6,570	- 6,123
Tetanus	58	394	26	8,355	- 7,960
Appendicitis	59	386	60	760	- 374
War	60	296	45	3,245	- 2,949
Multiple Sclerosis	61	290	68	179	+ 111
Pertussis	62	262	16	23,282	- 23,020
Measles	63	189	14	29,439	- 29,250
Syphilis	64	123	38	5,449	- 5,327
Upper Respiratory	65	60	67	259	- 199
Malaria	66	44	4	100,963	- 100,919
Hepatitis C	67	25	65	304	- 278
Otitis Media	68	23	72	3	+ 20
Ascariasis	69	13	61	685	- 672
Chlamydia	70	12	71	14	- 2
Diphtheria	71	4	44	3,800	- 3,796
Leishmaniasis	72	3	70	23	- 20
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	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	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Thailand

Nigeria

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.