SINGAPORE VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,423	1	5,292	- 868
Stroke	2	4,334	3	1,559	+ 2,776
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,698	2	5,189	- 2,491
Kidney Disease	4	2,313	6	1,028	+ 1,284
Liver Cancer	5	2,059	7	746	+ 1,314
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,970	36	32	+ 1,938
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,934	26	121	+ 1,813
Lung Cancers	8	1,922	4	1,540	+ 382
Lung Disease	9	1,679	14	383	+ 1,296
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,619	28	108	+ 1,511
Liver Disease	11	1,517	20	209	+ 1,308
HIV/AIDS	12	1,200	45	18	+ 1,182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	854	5	1,203	- 348
Tuberculosis	14	823	40	26	+ 798
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	592	39	28	+ 564
Suicide	16	530	9	650	- 120
Breast Cancer	17	522	10	605	- 83
Falls	18	466	18	218	+ 249
Cervical Cancer	19	441	30	85	+ 356
Oral Cancer	20	428	15	317	+ 111
Other Injuries	21	420	32	79	+ 341
Lymphomas	22	391	13	397	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	23	370	29	90	+ 280
Asthma	24	361	35	37	+ 324
Drownings	25	341	38	29	+ 312
Leukemia	26	336	17	249	+ 87
Stomach Cancer	27	298	12	405	- 107
Skin Disease	28	291	25	136	+ 155
Oesophagus Cancer	29	272	24	137	+ 135
Prostate Cancer	30	260	16	303	- 43
Violence	31	256	46	15	+ 241
Inflammatory/Heart	32	248	19	215	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	33	205	11	537	- 332
Hypertension	34	188	8	732	- 544
Congenital Anomalies	35	182	31	80	+ 102
Ovary Cancer	36	173	21	204	- 31
Endocrine Disorders	37	163	37	30	+ 132
Bladder Cancer	38	155	27	120	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	145	33	69	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	40	133	41	25	+ 108
Skin Cancers	41	98	34	56	+ 42
Malnutrition	42	83	63	0	+ 83
Meningitis	43	80	48	8	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	44	75	23	147	- 73
Drug Use	45	68	44	19	+ 49
Encephalitis	46	62	61	0	+ 62
Epilepsy	47	59	42	25	+ 35
Fires	48	53	49	7	+ 46
Alcohol	49	47	47	10	+ 37
Birth Trauma	50	46	55	3	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	38	43	22	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	52	20	53	3	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	17	58	2	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	54	17	22	195	- 179
Dengue	55	15	66	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	56	13	52	4	+ 9
Poisonings	57	11	60	1	+ 10
Tetanus	58	10	73	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	10	50	6	+ 4
War	60	8	59	2	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	7	57	3	+ 5
Pertussis	62	7	62	0	+ 7
Measles	63	5	72	0	+ 5
Syphilis	64	3	65	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	2	54	3	- 2
Malaria	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	56	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	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 SINGAPORE

Thailand

Singapore

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.