SURINAME VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	475	1	650	- 176
Stroke	2	465	2	615	- 150
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	289	5	171	+ 119
Kidney Disease	4	248	4	281	- 33
Liver Cancer	5	221	21	45	+ 176
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	211	10	117	+ 94
Road Traffic Accidents	7	207	13	89	+ 118
Lung Cancers	8	206	11	102	+ 104
Lung Disease	9	180	12	93	+ 87
Diabetes Mellitus	10	174	3	286	- 113
Liver Disease	11	163	8	134	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	12	129	7	138	- 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	92	16	72	+ 19
Tuberculosis	14	88	37	17	+ 72
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	63	27	31	+ 32
Suicide	16	57	6	148	- 91
Breast Cancer	17	56	17	55	+ 1
Falls	18	50	25	34	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	19	47	20	48	- 1
Oral Cancer	20	46	40	16	+ 30
Other Injuries	21	45	15	73	- 28
Lymphomas	22	42	34	23	+ 19
Parkinson's Disease	23	40	31	28	+ 12
Asthma	24	39	39	16	+ 23
Drownings	25	37	29	28	+ 9
Leukemia	26	36	35	20	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	27	32	33	25	+ 7
Skin Disease	28	31	18	53	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	29	29	56	2	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	30	28	14	78	- 51
Violence	31	27	26	34	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	32	27	23	37	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	33	22	32	26	- 4
Hypertension	34	20	9	134	- 114
Congenital Anomalies	35	19	22	40	- 20
Ovary Cancer	36	19	42	14	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	37	17	24	37	- 20
Bladder Cancer	38	17	48	5	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	16	28	29	- 13
Low Birth Weight	40	14	19	51	- 37
Skin Cancers	41	10	60	1	+ 9
Malnutrition	42	9	43	13	- 4
Meningitis	43	9	50	5	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	44	8	49	5	+ 3
Drug Use	45	7	45	7	- 0
Encephalitis	46	7	51	4	+ 2
Epilepsy	47	6	36	18	- 12
Fires	48	6	44	13	- 7
Alcohol	49	5	38	16	- 11
Birth Trauma	50	5	30	28	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	4	47	6	- 2
Maternal Conditions	52	2	41	14	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	2	58	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	54	2	54	3	- 1
Dengue	55	2	46	7	- 5
Hepatitis B	56	1	63	1	+ 1
Poisonings	57	1	57	2	- 1
Tetanus	58	1	62	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	1	53	3	- 2
War	60	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	61	1	- 0
Pertussis	62	1	59	1	- 0
Measles	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Syphilis	64	0	52	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Malaria	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	55	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.