SWEDEN VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,770	1	15,136	- 7,365
Stroke	2	7,614	3	6,035	+ 1,579
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,739	7	2,659	+ 2,080
Kidney Disease	4	4,062	12	1,629	+ 2,433
Liver Cancer	5	3,617	22	752	+ 2,865
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,461	2	10,917	- 7,456
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,397	34	315	+ 3,082
Lung Cancers	8	3,377	5	3,722	- 345
Lung Disease	9	2,949	4	4,344	- 1,395
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,844	11	1,834	+ 1,009
Liver Disease	11	2,665	23	723	+ 1,942
HIV/AIDS	12	2,109	61	13	+ 2,096
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,501	6	3,049	- 1,549
Tuberculosis	14	1,447	56	24	+ 1,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	1,039	36	289	+ 750
Suicide	16	931	14	1,479	- 548
Breast Cancer	17	917	13	1,582	- 666
Falls	18	819	17	1,109	- 290
Cervical Cancer	19	774	38	228	+ 546
Oral Cancer	20	751	31	379	+ 372
Other Injuries	21	737	15	1,374	- 636
Lymphomas	22	687	16	1,357	- 669
Parkinson's Disease	23	650	19	943	- 293
Asthma	24	633	42	158	+ 475
Drownings	25	599	46	114	+ 485
Leukemia	26	591	20	825	- 234
Stomach Cancer	27	523	26	612	- 90
Skin Disease	28	511	39	220	+ 291
Oesophagus Cancer	29	478	29	538	- 60
Prostate Cancer	30	456	8	2,622	- 2,166
Violence	31	449	47	113	+ 336
Inflammatory/Heart	32	436	28	547	- 111
Pancreas Cancer	33	361	9	1,849	- 1,488
Hypertension	34	330	10	1,838	- 1,508
Congenital Anomalies	35	319	35	308	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	36	303	27	553	- 249
Endocrine Disorders	37	286	24	702	- 416
Bladder Cancer	38	272	21	760	- 488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	254	37	277	- 23
Low Birth Weight	40	234	51	50	+ 184
Skin Cancers	41	172	25	650	- 479
Malnutrition	42	146	45	117	+ 29
Meningitis	43	141	54	35	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	44	131	33	345	- 214
Drug Use	45	120	30	423	- 303
Encephalitis	46	109	71	0	+ 109
Epilepsy	47	104	44	121	- 16
Fires	48	94	49	65	+ 29
Alcohol	49	83	32	359	- 276
Birth Trauma	50	81	55	34	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	66	48	110	- 44
Maternal Conditions	52	34	64	5	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	29	43	129	- 99
Other Neoplasms	54	29	18	1,036	- 1,007
Dengue	55	26	80	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	56	23	62	9	+ 14
Poisonings	57	20	60	18	+ 2
Tetanus	58	18	68	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	59	17	59	18	- 1
War	60	13	65	2	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	61	13	41	170	- 157
Pertussis	62	12	67	0	+ 11
Measles	63	8	83	0	+ 8
Syphilis	64	5	72	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	3	58	20	- 17
Malaria	66	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	1	53	44	- 43
Otitis Media	68	1	66	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	24	- 24
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Thailand

Sweden

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.