ZAMBIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,262	10	4,432	+ 10,830
Stroke	2	14,955	3	7,948	+ 7,007
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,308	2	9,517	- 209
Kidney Disease	4	7,979	18	1,760	+ 6,218
Liver Cancer	5	7,104	46	177	+ 6,928
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,797	29	590	+ 6,208
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,672	11	3,654	+ 3,018
Lung Cancers	8	6,632	41	226	+ 6,407
Lung Disease	9	5,793	21	1,273	+ 4,520
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,585	14	2,395	+ 3,190
Liver Disease	11	5,234	9	4,501	+ 733
HIV/AIDS	12	4,141	1	17,234	- 13,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,947	43	203	+ 2,745
Tuberculosis	14	2,841	6	5,941	- 3,100
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,042	5	6,275	- 4,234
Suicide	16	1,828	20	1,303	+ 526
Breast Cancer	17	1,800	35	366	+ 1,435
Falls	18	1,609	28	596	+ 1,013
Cervical Cancer	19	1,520	17	1,799	- 279
Oral Cancer	20	1,476	48	155	+ 1,320
Other Injuries	21	1,448	19	1,729	- 280
Lymphomas	22	1,350	31	548	+ 802
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,277	47	164	+ 1,113
Asthma	24	1,244	26	741	+ 503
Drownings	25	1,177	27	689	+ 488
Leukemia	26	1,161	39	261	+ 900
Stomach Cancer	27	1,026	42	206	+ 820
Skin Disease	28	1,004	52	126	+ 878
Oesophagus Cancer	29	939	36	359	+ 580
Prostate Cancer	30	896	30	561	+ 335
Violence	31	882	23	1,153	- 271
Inflammatory/Heart	32	856	33	501	+ 355
Pancreas Cancer	33	709	62	42	+ 667
Hypertension	34	648	13	2,616	- 1,968
Congenital Anomalies	35	627	12	3,146	- 2,519
Ovary Cancer	36	596	57	82	+ 513
Endocrine Disorders	37	562	37	354	+ 208
Bladder Cancer	38	535	50	132	+ 403
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	499	40	246	+ 254
Low Birth Weight	40	460	8	4,857	- 4,397
Skin Cancers	41	337	54	108	+ 229
Malnutrition	42	286	15	2,303	- 2,017
Meningitis	43	277	16	1,976	- 1,699
Uterin Cancer	44	257	64	30	+ 227
Drug Use	45	236	53	122	+ 114
Encephalitis	46	215	59	70	+ 145
Epilepsy	47	205	38	332	- 127
Fires	48	184	32	546	- 363
Alcohol	49	163	49	140	+ 23
Birth Trauma	50	159	7	5,062	- 4,903
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	130	45	190	- 60
Maternal Conditions	52	68	22	1,188	- 1,120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	58	63	30	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	54	57	65	20	+ 37
Dengue	55	51	74	1	+ 50
Hepatitis B	56	46	55	104	- 59
Poisonings	57	39	34	456	- 417
Tetanus	58	35	44	190	- 155
Appendicitis	59	34	56	84	- 50
War	60	26	69	6	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	61	25	67	13	+ 12
Pertussis	62	23	25	743	- 720
Measles	63	17	61	48	- 32
Syphilis	64	11	24	885	- 874
Upper Respiratory	65	5	60	68	- 62
Malaria	66	4	4	7,882	- 7,878
Hepatitis C	67	2	66	18	- 15
Otitis Media	68	2	70	5	- 3
Ascariasis	69	1	68	9	- 7
Chlamydia	70	1	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	73	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	128	- 128
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Thailand

Zambia

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.