SOMALIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,552	7	7,233	+ 2,319
Stroke	2	9,359	6	8,595	+ 764
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,825	1	21,712	- 15,886
Kidney Disease	4	4,994	21	2,051	+ 2,943
Liver Cancer	5	4,446	53	256	+ 4,191
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,254	32	647	+ 3,607
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,175	11	4,231	- 56
Lung Cancers	8	4,151	54	233	+ 3,918
Lung Disease	9	3,626	19	2,442	+ 1,183
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,496	16	2,888	+ 608
Liver Disease	11	3,276	13	3,917	- 641
HIV/AIDS	12	2,592	33	610	+ 1,982
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,845	38	546	+ 1,298
Tuberculosis	14	1,778	4	10,261	- 8,483
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,278	2	15,363	- 14,085
Suicide	16	1,144	27	1,219	- 75
Breast Cancer	17	1,127	26	1,232	- 105
Falls	18	1,007	37	548	+ 459
Cervical Cancer	19	951	28	883	+ 68
Oral Cancer	20	924	46	328	+ 596
Other Injuries	21	907	14	3,602	- 2,695
Lymphomas	22	845	34	605	+ 240
Parkinson's Disease	23	799	56	184	+ 615
Asthma	24	779	23	1,878	- 1,100
Drownings	25	736	25	1,272	- 535
Leukemia	26	726	35	562	+ 165
Stomach Cancer	27	642	49	310	+ 333
Skin Disease	28	628	58	151	+ 477
Oesophagus Cancer	29	588	40	516	+ 71
Prostate Cancer	30	561	52	285	+ 276
Violence	31	552	29	828	- 276
Inflammatory/Heart	32	536	39	521	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	33	444	62	108	+ 336
Hypertension	34	406	18	2,643	- 2,238
Congenital Anomalies	35	392	15	3,410	- 3,018
Ovary Cancer	36	373	50	295	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	37	351	44	406	- 55
Bladder Cancer	38	335	61	149	+ 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	312	36	559	- 247
Low Birth Weight	40	288	8	6,250	- 5,962
Skin Cancers	41	211	57	164	+ 47
Malnutrition	42	179	10	4,825	- 4,646
Meningitis	43	173	9	5,381	- 5,208
Uterin Cancer	44	161	64	78	+ 83
Drug Use	45	148	65	54	+ 93
Encephalitis	46	134	63	91	+ 44
Epilepsy	47	128	43	419	- 290
Fires	48	115	30	810	- 695
Alcohol	49	102	59	151	- 49
Birth Trauma	50	99	5	9,573	- 9,474
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	81	41	446	- 365
Maternal Conditions	52	42	12	4,127	- 4,084
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	36	66	35	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	54	36	70	12	+ 23
Dengue	55	32	73	1	+ 31
Hepatitis B	56	29	48	315	- 286
Poisonings	57	25	31	758	- 733
Tetanus	58	22	17	2,648	- 2,626
Appendicitis	59	21	55	188	- 167
War	60	16	24	1,318	- 1,302
Multiple Sclerosis	61	16	71	8	+ 8
Pertussis	62	14	20	2,054	- 2,040
Measles	63	10	3	11,576	- 11,565
Syphilis	64	7	45	378	- 371
Upper Respiratory	65	3	47	326	- 322
Malaria	66	2	22	1,942	- 1,940
Hepatitis C	67	1	67	34	- 33
Otitis Media	68	1	68	32	- 30
Ascariasis	69	1	69	30	- 29
Chlamydia	70	1	72	5	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	60	150	- 149
Leishmaniasis	72	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	435	- 435
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.