SPAIN VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,693	1	51,684	- 16,991
Stroke	2	33,995	3	29,004	+ 4,991
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,158	7	13,717	+ 7,441
Kidney Disease	4	18,137	8	9,725	+ 8,412
Liver Cancer	5	16,149	18	5,098	+ 11,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	15,452	2	42,339	- 26,887
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,166	31	1,829	+ 13,336
Lung Cancers	8	15,077	4	22,131	- 7,054
Lung Disease	9	13,169	5	18,926	- 5,758
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,696	10	7,773	+ 4,923
Liver Disease	11	11,898	23	4,231	+ 7,667
HIV/AIDS	12	9,414	43	538	+ 8,876
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,700	6	16,957	- 10,257
Tuberculosis	14	6,458	50	270	+ 6,188
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	4,641	36	1,064	+ 3,577
Suicide	16	4,157	25	3,609	+ 547
Breast Cancer	17	4,093	11	7,067	- 2,975
Falls	18	3,658	26	3,246	+ 411
Cervical Cancer	19	3,455	39	855	+ 2,600
Oral Cancer	20	3,354	27	2,583	+ 771
Other Injuries	21	3,293	15	5,536	- 2,243
Lymphomas	22	3,069	16	5,335	- 2,265
Parkinson's Disease	23	2,903	20	4,943	- 2,040
Asthma	24	2,828	35	1,133	+ 1,695
Drownings	25	2,675	45	446	+ 2,229
Leukemia	26	2,639	24	3,772	- 1,134
Stomach Cancer	27	2,333	14	5,796	- 3,463
Skin Disease	28	2,282	30	1,840	+ 442
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,134	29	2,011	+ 123
Prostate Cancer	30	2,037	13	6,420	- 4,382
Violence	31	2,005	51	262	+ 1,744
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,947	19	4,984	- 3,037
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,611	12	6,752	- 5,141
Hypertension	34	1,474	9	9,115	- 7,641
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,425	38	863	+ 562
Ovary Cancer	36	1,355	28	2,026	- 671
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,277	21	4,863	- 3,587
Bladder Cancer	38	1,216	17	5,222	- 4,006
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,135	44	475	+ 660
Low Birth Weight	40	1,046	52	253	+ 794
Skin Cancers	41	766	32	1,803	- 1,037
Malnutrition	42	650	47	302	+ 348
Meningitis	43	629	59	129	+ 501
Uterin Cancer	44	584	34	1,612	- 1,028
Drug Use	45	537	41	776	- 239
Encephalitis	46	488	70	4	+ 484
Epilepsy	47	466	40	824	- 358
Fires	48	418	55	185	+ 233
Alcohol	49	371	46	333	+ 37
Birth Trauma	50	361	60	113	+ 248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	295	33	1,612	- 1,317
Maternal Conditions	52	154	64	14	+ 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	132	48	294	- 162
Other Neoplasms	54	130	22	4,748	- 4,618
Dengue	55	116	77	0	+ 116
Hepatitis B	56	104	58	162	- 58
Poisonings	57	89	57	170	- 81
Tetanus	58	79	72	2	+ 77
Appendicitis	59	77	61	79	- 2
War	60	59	68	6	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	61	58	49	287	- 229
Pertussis	62	52	73	2	+ 51
Measles	63	38	81	0	+ 38
Syphilis	64	24	67	9	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	65	12	62	47	- 35
Malaria	66	9	83	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	67	5	42	652	- 647
Otitis Media	68	5	66	9	- 4
Ascariasis	69	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	1	65	11	- 10
Chagas disease	73	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	44	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	82	0	53	212	- 212
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Thailand

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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.