PORTUGAL VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,490	1	12,878	- 5,388
Stroke	2	7,339	2	12,339	- 5,000
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,568	4	6,851	- 2,284
Kidney Disease	4	3,916	9	2,803	+ 1,112
Liver Cancer	5	3,486	18	1,270	+ 2,216
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,336	3	7,191	- 3,855
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,274	27	838	+ 2,436
Lung Cancers	8	3,255	5	4,406	- 1,151
Lung Disease	9	2,843	7	4,286	- 1,443
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,741	8	3,601	- 860
Liver Disease	11	2,569	22	1,126	+ 1,443
HIV/AIDS	12	2,032	35	320	+ 1,713
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,446	6	4,389	- 2,943
Tuberculosis	14	1,394	38	213	+ 1,181
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,002	36	231	+ 771
Suicide	16	897	19	1,172	- 275
Breast Cancer	17	884	12	1,997	- 1,113
Falls	18	790	23	1,033	- 243
Cervical Cancer	19	746	34	329	+ 417
Oral Cancer	20	724	25	912	- 188
Other Injuries	21	711	13	1,937	- 1,226
Lymphomas	22	663	16	1,608	- 945
Parkinson's Disease	23	627	21	1,139	- 513
Asthma	24	610	43	146	+ 464
Drownings	25	577	51	79	+ 498
Leukemia	26	570	24	1,015	- 446
Stomach Cancer	27	504	10	2,532	- 2,028
Skin Disease	28	493	39	202	+ 290
Oesophagus Cancer	29	461	29	623	- 162
Prostate Cancer	30	440	11	2,124	- 1,684
Violence	31	433	48	96	+ 336
Inflammatory/Heart	32	420	26	909	- 489
Pancreas Cancer	33	348	15	1,669	- 1,321
Hypertension	34	318	14	1,880	- 1,562
Congenital Anomalies	35	308	40	196	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	36	292	33	397	- 105
Endocrine Disorders	37	276	17	1,547	- 1,271
Bladder Cancer	38	263	20	1,171	- 908
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	245	37	229	+ 16
Low Birth Weight	40	226	52	79	+ 147
Skin Cancers	41	165	30	523	- 358
Malnutrition	42	140	53	79	+ 62
Meningitis	43	136	56	43	+ 93
Uterin Cancer	44	126	32	406	- 280
Drug Use	45	116	44	128	- 12
Encephalitis	46	105	67	1	+ 104
Epilepsy	47	101	31	415	- 315
Fires	48	90	46	108	- 18
Alcohol	49	80	45	111	- 31
Birth Trauma	50	78	60	24	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	64	41	169	- 105
Maternal Conditions	52	33	63	7	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	28	47	99	- 71
Other Neoplasms	54	28	28	652	- 624
Dengue	55	25	84	0	+ 25
Hepatitis B	56	22	59	26	- 4
Poisonings	57	19	57	29	- 10
Tetanus	58	17	73	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	59	17	61	21	- 4
War	60	13	69	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	61	12	54	56	- 44
Pertussis	62	11	72	0	+ 11
Measles	63	8	71	0	+ 8
Syphilis	64	5	64	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	3	62	15	- 12
Malaria	66	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	1	49	87	- 86
Otitis Media	68	1	66	2	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	29	- 29
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Thailand

Portugal

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.