USA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	250,920	1	504,904	- 253,984
Stroke	2	245,871	4	158,520	+ 87,352
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	153,028	11	60,317	+ 92,710
Kidney Disease	4	131,180	6	85,861	+ 45,319
Liver Cancer	5	116,803	23	27,064	+ 89,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	111,758	2	287,198	- 175,441
Road Traffic Accidents	7	109,688	17	41,694	+ 67,994
Lung Cancers	8	109,045	5	155,533	- 46,488
Lung Disease	9	95,244	3	195,387	- 100,143
Diabetes Mellitus	10	91,828	10	61,418	+ 30,410
Liver Disease	11	86,057	16	43,402	+ 42,655
HIV/AIDS	12	68,091	42	5,660	+ 62,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	48,460	9	61,827	- 13,368
Tuberculosis	14	46,712	62	546	+ 46,166
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	33,565	37	9,955	+ 23,611
Suicide	16	30,063	12	53,099	- 23,036
Breast Cancer	17	29,602	13	48,671	- 19,068
Falls	18	26,454	18	40,418	- 13,964
Cervical Cancer	19	24,991	38	6,984	+ 18,007
Oral Cancer	20	24,261	35	11,555	+ 12,706
Other Injuries	21	23,814	25	25,997	- 2,183
Lymphomas	22	22,199	19	40,281	- 18,082
Parkinson's Disease	23	20,993	21	34,491	- 13,498
Asthma	24	20,452	46	3,818	+ 16,634
Drownings	25	19,347	45	4,070	+ 15,277
Leukemia	26	19,084	24	26,966	- 7,881
Stomach Cancer	27	16,876	33	13,077	+ 3,800
Skin Disease	28	16,508	43	5,409	+ 11,099
Oesophagus Cancer	29	15,434	28	17,829	- 2,396
Prostate Cancer	30	14,735	20	35,612	- 20,878
Violence	31	14,502	27	18,976	- 4,474
Inflammatory/Heart	32	14,079	22	32,529	- 18,450
Pancreas Cancer	33	11,654	15	44,293	- 32,638
Hypertension	34	10,658	8	65,960	- 55,303
Congenital Anomalies	35	10,306	34	11,762	- 1,455
Ovary Cancer	36	9,798	31	14,591	- 4,794
Endocrine Disorders	37	9,234	14	46,985	- 37,751
Bladder Cancer	38	8,796	26	19,622	- 10,826
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	8,209	48	3,461	+ 4,748
Low Birth Weight	40	7,569	39	6,924	+ 645
Skin Cancers	41	5,540	32	14,311	- 8,771
Malnutrition	42	4,704	40	6,762	- 2,058
Meningitis	43	4,551	60	606	+ 3,945
Uterin Cancer	44	4,226	36	10,063	- 5,837
Drug Use	45	3,883	7	74,435	- 70,552
Encephalitis	46	3,529	68	25	+ 3,504
Epilepsy	47	3,369	50	3,162	+ 206
Fires	48	3,020	49	3,183	- 163
Alcohol	49	2,681	30	14,659	- 11,979
Birth Trauma	50	2,609	54	1,233	+ 1,376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	2,131	47	3,646	- 1,515
Maternal Conditions	52	1,111	56	779	+ 333
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	951	52	2,461	- 1,509
Other Neoplasms	54	938	29	17,743	- 16,806
Dengue	55	841	76	0	+ 840
Hepatitis B	56	750	59	608	+ 142
Poisonings	57	646	53	1,674	- 1,029
Tetanus	58	570	71	2	+ 568
Appendicitis	59	558	63	424	+ 133
War	60	427	55	1,198	- 771
Multiple Sclerosis	61	419	44	5,059	- 4,640
Pertussis	62	378	69	16	+ 363
Measles	63	272	80	0	+ 272
Syphilis	64	177	66	49	+ 128
Upper Respiratory	65	86	65	229	- 143
Malaria	66	64	77	0	+ 63
Hepatitis C	67	37	41	5,684	- 5,647
Otitis Media	68	34	67	34	- 0
Ascariasis	69	19	82	0	+ 19
Chlamydia	70	17	84	0	+ 17
Diphtheria	71	5	75	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	72	5	79	0	+ 5
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	579	- 579
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.