SOUTH KOREA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,216	1	28,043	+ 10,173
Stroke	2	37,447	3	25,596	+ 11,851
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,306	2	26,650	- 3,343
Kidney Disease	4	19,979	9	10,107	+ 9,872
Liver Cancer	5	17,789	7	11,589	+ 6,200
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	17,021	6	12,145	+ 4,876
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,706	15	4,399	+ 12,307
Lung Cancers	8	16,608	4	20,293	- 3,685
Lung Disease	9	14,506	11	8,526	+ 5,979
Diabetes Mellitus	10	13,986	13	6,812	+ 7,174
Liver Disease	11	13,107	14	6,348	+ 6,758
HIV/AIDS	12	10,370	55	84	+ 10,286
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,381	8	10,180	- 2,800
Tuberculosis	14	7,114	24	1,950	+ 5,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	5,112	35	929	+ 4,184
Suicide	16	4,579	5	14,636	- 10,057
Breast Cancer	17	4,509	21	2,880	+ 1,628
Falls	18	4,029	20	2,934	+ 1,095
Cervical Cancer	19	3,806	34	1,065	+ 2,741
Oral Cancer	20	3,695	29	1,457	+ 2,238
Other Injuries	21	3,627	18	3,634	- 7
Lymphomas	22	3,381	19	3,477	- 96
Parkinson's Disease	23	3,197	16	3,951	- 754
Asthma	24	3,115	32	1,150	+ 1,964
Drownings	25	2,947	42	501	+ 2,446
Leukemia	26	2,907	23	2,140	+ 766
Stomach Cancer	27	2,570	10	8,625	- 6,055
Skin Disease	28	2,514	36	704	+ 1,810
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,351	28	1,733	+ 618
Prostate Cancer	30	2,244	22	2,316	- 71
Violence	31	2,209	44	386	+ 1,822
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,144	31	1,325	+ 819
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,775	12	6,994	- 5,219
Hypertension	34	1,623	17	3,711	- 2,088
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,570	41	518	+ 1,052
Ovary Cancer	36	1,492	30	1,330	+ 162
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,406	25	1,891	- 484
Bladder Cancer	38	1,340	27	1,768	- 428
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,250	38	540	+ 711
Low Birth Weight	40	1,153	45	370	+ 782
Skin Cancers	41	844	37	585	+ 259
Malnutrition	42	716	53	88	+ 628
Meningitis	43	693	58	51	+ 642
Uterin Cancer	44	644	43	420	+ 224
Drug Use	45	591	50	154	+ 437
Encephalitis	46	538	65	19	+ 519
Epilepsy	47	513	40	524	- 11
Fires	48	460	47	263	+ 197
Alcohol	49	408	33	1,081	- 672
Birth Trauma	50	397	54	88	+ 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	325	48	224	+ 100
Maternal Conditions	52	169	61	34	+ 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	145	51	150	- 5
Other Neoplasms	54	143	26	1,807	- 1,664
Dengue	55	128	77	0	+ 128
Hepatitis B	56	114	39	526	- 412
Poisonings	57	98	52	115	- 17
Tetanus	58	87	69	5	+ 82
Appendicitis	59	85	57	54	+ 31
War	60	65	68	5	+ 60
Multiple Sclerosis	61	64	66	11	+ 53
Pertussis	62	58	67	6	+ 52
Measles	63	41	83	0	+ 41
Syphilis	64	27	62	27	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	13	63	26	- 13
Malaria	66	10	71	1	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	6	49	168	- 162
Otitis Media	68	5	70	5	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	82	0	60	41	- 41
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Thailand

South Korea

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.