SWITZERLAND VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,502	1	10,713	- 4,212
Stroke	2	6,371	3	3,918	+ 2,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,965	8	1,949	+ 2,016
Kidney Disease	4	3,399	13	1,261	+ 2,138
Liver Cancer	5	3,026	19	805	+ 2,222
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,896	2	7,192	- 4,297
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,842	34	193	+ 2,649
Lung Cancers	8	2,825	4	3,520	- 694
Lung Disease	9	2,468	5	2,902	- 434
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,379	17	1,022	+ 1,358
Liver Disease	11	2,230	21	677	+ 1,553
HIV/AIDS	12	1,764	54	29	+ 1,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,256	7	1,995	- 739
Tuberculosis	14	1,210	56	21	+ 1,189
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	870	35	186	+ 684
Suicide	16	779	14	1,249	- 470
Breast Cancer	17	767	11	1,577	- 810
Falls	18	685	9	1,919	- 1,234
Cervical Cancer	19	648	42	105	+ 542
Oral Cancer	20	629	26	500	+ 128
Other Injuries	21	617	30	410	+ 207
Lymphomas	22	575	15	1,131	- 556
Parkinson's Disease	23	544	18	857	- 313
Asthma	24	530	46	95	+ 435
Drownings	25	501	50	49	+ 452
Leukemia	26	494	22	671	- 177
Stomach Cancer	27	437	24	614	- 176
Skin Disease	28	428	40	129	+ 298
Oesophagus Cancer	29	400	28	491	- 91
Prostate Cancer	30	382	10	1,579	- 1,198
Violence	31	376	51	42	+ 333
Inflammatory/Heart	32	365	16	1,027	- 662
Pancreas Cancer	33	302	12	1,486	- 1,184
Hypertension	34	276	6	2,471	- 2,195
Congenital Anomalies	35	267	31	305	- 38
Ovary Cancer	36	254	29	457	- 203
Endocrine Disorders	37	239	25	593	- 354
Bladder Cancer	38	228	23	669	- 442
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	213	41	122	+ 90
Low Birth Weight	40	196	43	105	+ 91
Skin Cancers	41	144	27	493	- 350
Malnutrition	42	122	47	84	+ 38
Meningitis	43	118	57	20	+ 98
Uterin Cancer	44	110	33	224	- 114
Drug Use	45	101	36	176	- 75
Encephalitis	46	91	68	1	+ 91
Epilepsy	47	87	39	159	- 71
Fires	48	78	55	21	+ 57
Alcohol	49	69	32	229	- 159
Birth Trauma	50	68	52	32	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	55	48	78	- 23
Maternal Conditions	52	29	64	4	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	25	49	68	- 43
Other Neoplasms	54	24	20	681	- 657
Dengue	55	22	81	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	56	19	63	5	+ 15
Poisonings	57	17	60	13	+ 4
Tetanus	58	15	70	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	59	14	59	15	- 0
War	60	11	67	1	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	61	11	38	160	- 149
Pertussis	62	10	73	0	+ 10
Measles	63	7	75	0	+ 7
Syphilis	64	5	65	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	2	61	11	- 9
Malaria	66	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	1	58	15	- 14
Otitis Media	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	82	0	37	170	- 170
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Thailand

Switzerland

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.