SOUTH AFRICA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,351	3	32,739	+ 11,612
Stroke	2	43,458	4	30,693	+ 12,765
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,048	2	39,341	- 12,293
Kidney Disease	4	23,186	9	15,302	+ 7,884
Liver Cancer	5	20,645	33	2,383	+ 18,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	19,753	22	4,676	+ 15,077
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,388	11	13,014	+ 6,374
Lung Cancers	8	19,274	15	7,705	+ 11,569
Lung Disease	9	16,835	13	11,895	+ 4,940
Diabetes Mellitus	10	16,231	5	30,188	- 13,957
Liver Disease	11	15,211	14	9,013	+ 6,197
HIV/AIDS	12	12,035	1	71,996	- 59,961
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	8,565	28	3,587	+ 4,979
Tuberculosis	14	8,256	6	21,965	- 13,709
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	5,933	8	15,843	- 9,910
Suicide	16	5,314	10	13,774	- 8,460
Breast Cancer	17	5,232	23	4,533	+ 699
Falls	18	4,676	42	1,399	+ 3,277
Cervical Cancer	19	4,417	20	5,555	- 1,138
Oral Cancer	20	4,288	41	1,406	+ 2,882
Other Injuries	21	4,209	17	6,014	- 1,805
Lymphomas	22	3,924	31	2,818	+ 1,106
Parkinson's Disease	23	3,711	46	1,077	+ 2,633
Asthma	24	3,615	18	5,966	- 2,351
Drownings	25	3,420	32	2,403	+ 1,016
Leukemia	26	3,373	40	1,464	+ 1,910
Stomach Cancer	27	2,983	39	1,535	+ 1,448
Skin Disease	28	2,918	45	1,101	+ 1,816
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,728	29	3,486	- 758
Prostate Cancer	30	2,604	24	4,374	- 1,769
Violence	31	2,563	7	21,000	- 18,436
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,489	21	5,408	- 2,920
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,060	35	2,007	+ 53
Hypertension	34	1,884	12	12,789	- 10,905
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,822	25	4,351	- 2,529
Ovary Cancer	36	1,732	51	951	+ 781
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,632	19	5,890	- 4,258
Bladder Cancer	38	1,555	52	829	+ 726
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,451	36	1,894	- 443
Low Birth Weight	40	1,338	16	6,250	- 4,912
Skin Cancers	41	979	48	993	- 14
Malnutrition	42	831	34	2,381	- 1,549
Meningitis	43	804	26	3,660	- 2,856
Uterin Cancer	44	747	54	512	+ 235
Drug Use	45	686	53	770	- 83
Encephalitis	46	624	59	234	+ 390
Epilepsy	47	595	37	1,870	- 1,274
Fires	48	534	27	3,618	- 3,084
Alcohol	49	474	49	987	- 513
Birth Trauma	50	461	30	3,004	- 2,542
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	377	47	1,015	- 638
Maternal Conditions	52	196	38	1,700	- 1,503
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	168	55	376	- 208
Other Neoplasms	54	166	58	267	- 101
Dengue	55	149	73	0	+ 149
Hepatitis B	56	132	61	139	- 7
Poisonings	57	114	50	975	- 861
Tetanus	58	101	65	38	+ 63
Appendicitis	59	99	56	274	- 175
War	60	75	64	66	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	61	74	62	113	- 39
Pertussis	62	67	43	1,142	- 1,075
Measles	63	48	57	270	- 222
Syphilis	64	31	44	1,130	- 1,098
Upper Respiratory	65	15	60	223	- 208
Malaria	66	11	63	83	- 71
Hepatitis C	67	6	70	8	- 1
Otitis Media	68	6	67	19	- 13
Ascariasis	69	3	71	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	3	68	18	- 15
Diphtheria	71	1	69	16	- 15
Leishmaniasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.