UNITED KINGDOM VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,233	2	71,728	- 21,495
Stroke	2	49,222	4	37,626	+ 11,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,635	3	40,540	- 9,905
Kidney Disease	4	26,261	18	5,471	+ 20,791
Liver Cancer	5	23,383	21	5,237	+ 18,147
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	22,373	1	98,135	- 75,761
Road Traffic Accidents	7	21,959	33	2,169	+ 19,790
Lung Cancers	8	21,830	5	35,715	- 13,885
Lung Disease	9	19,067	6	32,896	- 13,829
Diabetes Mellitus	10	18,383	17	5,842	+ 12,541
Liver Disease	11	17,228	14	7,666	+ 9,563
HIV/AIDS	12	13,631	55	188	+ 13,443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,701	7	18,446	- 8,745
Tuberculosis	14	9,351	47	351	+ 9,000
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	6,720	38	1,599	+ 5,121
Suicide	16	6,018	20	5,325	+ 693
Breast Cancer	17	5,926	9	12,718	- 6,792
Falls	18	5,296	15	7,618	- 2,322
Cervical Cancer	19	5,003	43	1,099	+ 3,904
Oral Cancer	20	4,857	30	3,109	+ 1,748
Other Injuries	21	4,767	19	5,464	- 697
Lymphomas	22	4,444	10	9,350	- 4,906
Parkinson's Disease	23	4,203	13	8,573	- 4,370
Asthma	24	4,094	41	1,302	+ 2,792
Drownings	25	3,873	49	301	+ 3,572
Leukemia	26	3,821	22	5,211	- 1,390
Stomach Cancer	27	3,379	24	4,999	- 1,620
Skin Disease	28	3,305	34	2,134	+ 1,171
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,090	12	8,727	- 5,637
Prostate Cancer	30	2,950	8	13,289	- 10,340
Violence	31	2,903	46	868	+ 2,036
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,819	29	3,126	- 308
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,333	11	8,995	- 6,662
Hypertension	34	2,134	23	5,208	- 3,074
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,063	35	2,127	- 63
Ovary Cancer	36	1,961	25	4,019	- 2,057
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,849	28	3,297	- 1,448
Bladder Cancer	38	1,761	16	6,133	- 4,373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,643	36	2,090	- 446
Low Birth Weight	40	1,515	40	1,313	+ 202
Skin Cancers	41	1,109	27	3,727	- 2,618
Malnutrition	42	942	58	116	+ 826
Meningitis	43	911	52	232	+ 679
Uterin Cancer	44	846	32	2,346	- 1,500
Drug Use	45	777	31	2,824	- 2,047
Encephalitis	46	707	68	6	+ 701
Epilepsy	47	674	42	1,193	- 519
Fires	48	605	48	334	+ 270
Alcohol	49	537	39	1,555	- 1,018
Birth Trauma	50	522	54	190	+ 333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	427	45	876	- 449
Maternal Conditions	52	223	64	47	+ 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	190	44	1,014	- 823
Other Neoplasms	54	188	26	3,986	- 3,798
Dengue	55	168	73	0	+ 168
Hepatitis B	56	150	65	40	+ 110
Poisonings	57	129	53	221	- 91
Tetanus	58	114	72	0	+ 114
Appendicitis	59	112	59	105	+ 6
War	60	85	67	10	+ 76
Multiple Sclerosis	61	84	37	1,856	- 1,772
Pertussis	62	76	69	3	+ 73
Measles	63	55	75	0	+ 55
Syphilis	64	35	62	49	- 13
Upper Respiratory	65	17	63	48	- 31
Malaria	66	13	76	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	67	7	51	267	- 260
Otitis Media	68	7	66	16	- 9
Ascariasis	69	4	80	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	79	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	167	- 167
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.