RWANDA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,996	4	3,605	+ 6,391
Stroke	2	9,795	2	5,060	+ 4,735
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,096	1	5,280	+ 817
Kidney Disease	4	5,226	15	1,206	+ 4,020
Liver Cancer	5	4,653	23	706	+ 3,947
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,452	25	657	+ 3,795
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,370	3	3,718	+ 651
Lung Cancers	8	4,344	39	234	+ 4,110
Lung Disease	9	3,794	13	1,555	+ 2,240
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,658	11	1,858	+ 1,800
Liver Disease	11	3,428	8	2,548	+ 880
HIV/AIDS	12	2,713	7	2,826	- 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,931	28	591	+ 1,339
Tuberculosis	14	1,861	26	625	+ 1,236
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,337	6	3,121	- 1,784
Suicide	16	1,198	24	704	+ 494
Breast Cancer	17	1,179	27	600	+ 580
Falls	18	1,054	31	412	+ 642
Cervical Cancer	19	996	18	941	+ 55
Oral Cancer	20	967	37	272	+ 695
Other Injuries	21	949	17	944	+ 5
Lymphomas	22	884	30	450	+ 435
Parkinson's Disease	23	836	47	146	+ 690
Asthma	24	815	22	717	+ 98
Drownings	25	771	36	285	+ 486
Leukemia	26	760	35	317	+ 443
Stomach Cancer	27	672	20	780	- 108
Skin Disease	28	658	52	103	+ 555
Oesophagus Cancer	29	615	44	213	+ 402
Prostate Cancer	30	587	32	396	+ 191
Violence	31	578	29	548	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	32	561	34	347	+ 214
Pancreas Cancer	33	464	43	214	+ 251
Hypertension	34	425	14	1,357	- 933
Congenital Anomalies	35	411	12	1,777	- 1,367
Ovary Cancer	36	390	53	92	+ 298
Endocrine Disorders	37	368	41	219	+ 148
Bladder Cancer	38	350	62	35	+ 315
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	327	33	362	- 35
Low Birth Weight	40	302	9	2,193	- 1,891
Skin Cancers	41	221	50	113	+ 108
Malnutrition	42	187	16	1,168	- 980
Meningitis	43	181	19	847	- 666
Uterin Cancer	44	168	56	58	+ 110
Drug Use	45	155	60	45	+ 110
Encephalitis	46	141	61	39	+ 102
Epilepsy	47	134	45	191	- 57
Fires	48	120	38	270	- 149
Alcohol	49	107	49	125	- 19
Birth Trauma	50	104	10	1,888	- 1,784
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	85	48	136	- 51
Maternal Conditions	52	44	21	722	- 678
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	38	63	23	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	54	37	64	16	+ 21
Dengue	55	33	72	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	56	30	55	68	- 38
Poisonings	57	26	40	220	- 194
Tetanus	58	23	58	53	- 30
Appendicitis	59	22	54	70	- 48
War	60	17	69	3	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	66	7	+ 9
Pertussis	62	15	42	218	- 203
Measles	63	11	59	51	- 41
Syphilis	64	7	46	173	- 166
Upper Respiratory	65	3	57	58	- 55
Malaria	66	3	5	3,298	- 3,295
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	12	- 11
Otitis Media	68	1	68	4	- 2
Ascariasis	69	1	67	5	- 4
Chlamydia	70	1	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	111	- 111
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Thailand

Rwanda

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.