SAUDI ARABIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,815	1	39,037	- 12,222
Stroke	2	26,275	2	16,793	+ 9,483
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,354	5	6,132	+ 10,222
Kidney Disease	4	14,019	4	9,051	+ 4,968
Liver Cancer	5	12,482	21	845	+ 11,637
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,943	11	2,442	+ 9,501
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,722	3	12,317	- 595
Lung Cancers	8	11,653	26	775	+ 10,878
Lung Disease	9	10,178	10	2,842	+ 7,336
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,813	9	3,890	+ 5,923
Liver Disease	11	9,197	7	4,931	+ 4,265
HIV/AIDS	12	7,277	47	192	+ 7,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,179	14	1,630	+ 3,549
Tuberculosis	14	4,992	27	752	+ 4,240
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	3,587	35	457	+ 3,130
Suicide	16	3,213	13	2,046	+ 1,167
Breast Cancer	17	3,164	20	908	+ 2,256
Falls	18	2,827	6	5,340	- 2,513
Cervical Cancer	19	2,671	49	157	+ 2,514
Oral Cancer	20	2,593	34	465	+ 2,128
Other Injuries	21	2,545	8	4,004	- 1,459
Lymphomas	22	2,372	28	716	+ 1,657
Parkinson's Disease	23	2,243	25	776	+ 1,467
Asthma	24	2,186	17	1,168	+ 1,018
Drownings	25	2,068	24	821	+ 1,246
Leukemia	26	2,039	19	925	+ 1,115
Stomach Cancer	27	1,804	36	389	+ 1,415
Skin Disease	28	1,764	32	516	+ 1,248
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,649	44	229	+ 1,420
Prostate Cancer	30	1,575	50	148	+ 1,426
Violence	31	1,550	30	646	+ 904
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,505	16	1,342	+ 163
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,245	31	526	+ 719
Hypertension	34	1,139	22	834	+ 305
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,101	12	2,307	- 1,206
Ovary Cancer	36	1,047	42	247	+ 800
Endocrine Disorders	37	987	15	1,447	- 460
Bladder Cancer	38	940	46	214	+ 726
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	877	41	275	+ 602
Low Birth Weight	40	809	18	989	- 180
Skin Cancers	41	592	55	55	+ 537
Malnutrition	42	503	52	79	+ 423
Meningitis	43	486	45	227	+ 260
Uterin Cancer	44	452	38	323	+ 129
Drug Use	45	415	33	491	- 76
Encephalitis	46	377	43	234	+ 143
Epilepsy	47	360	29	694	- 334
Fires	48	323	23	825	- 503
Alcohol	49	286	51	128	+ 158
Birth Trauma	50	279	37	343	- 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	228	39	280	- 52
Maternal Conditions	52	119	48	172	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	102	62	9	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	54	100	57	40	+ 60
Dengue	55	90	63	9	+ 81
Hepatitis B	56	80	53	57	+ 23
Poisonings	57	69	40	279	- 210
Tetanus	58	61	61	16	+ 45
Appendicitis	59	60	58	35	+ 25
War	60	46	65	3	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	61	45	56	49	- 4
Pertussis	62	40	54	56	- 16
Measles	63	29	68	1	+ 28
Syphilis	64	19	59	33	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	9	70	1	+ 9
Malaria	66	7	75	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	67	4	64	7	- 4
Otitis Media	68	4	72	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	2	66	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	69	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	1	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	60	25	- 25
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Thailand

Saudi Arabia

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.