THAILAND VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	100,230	6	22,851	+ 77,379
Coronary Heart Disease	2	73,260	1	51,305	+ 21,954
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	41,406	3	31,289	+ 10,116
Stroke	4	38,430	2	50,273	- 11,843
Lung Cancers	5	36,478	8	22,296	+ 14,181
Lung Disease	6	33,598	9	19,474	+ 14,124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,840	13	9,908	+ 8,931
Prostate Cancer	8	13,573	30	3,013	+ 10,560
Breast Cancer	9	12,990	17	6,053	+ 6,937
Lymphomas	10	9,550	22	4,539	+ 5,011
Pancreas Cancer	11	9,188	33	2,383	+ 6,805
Oesophagus Cancer	12	8,913	29	3,156	+ 5,757
Parkinson's Disease	13	8,756	23	4,292	+ 4,463
Liver Disease	14	7,829	11	17,596	- 9,767
Falls	15	7,781	18	5,409	+ 2,372
Bladder Cancer	16	6,264	38	1,798	+ 4,466
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,967	10	18,776	- 12,809
Kidney Disease	18	5,588	4	26,822	- 21,235
Other Injuries	19	5,581	21	4,869	+ 711
Suicide	20	5,439	16	6,147	- 708
Liver Cancer	21	5,348	5	23,883	- 18,534
Leukemia	22	5,322	26	3,902	+ 1,420
Hypertension	23	5,319	34	2,179	+ 3,140
Stomach Cancer	24	5,106	27	3,451	+ 1,655
Ovary Cancer	25	4,105	36	2,003	+ 2,101
Other Neoplasms	26	4,071	54	192	+ 3,879
Skin Cancers	27	3,807	41	1,133	+ 2,674
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,367	37	1,888	+ 1,479
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,193	32	2,879	+ 314
Oral Cancer	30	3,175	20	4,961	- 1,786
Drug Use	31	2,885	45	794	+ 2,091
Uterin Cancer	32	2,396	44	864	+ 1,532
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,215	7	22,428	- 20,213
Skin Disease	34	2,179	28	3,375	- 1,196
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,172	35	2,107	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,135	39	1,679	+ 456
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,895	61	86	+ 1,810
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,633	15	6,863	- 5,230
Alcohol	39	1,588	49	548	+ 1,040
Low Birth Weight	40	1,341	40	1,548	- 206
Asthma	41	1,330	24	4,182	- 2,852
Epilepsy	42	1,219	47	689	+ 530
Cervical Cancer	43	1,122	19	5,110	- 3,987
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,035	53	194	+ 841
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	895	51	436	+ 459
Violence	46	886	31	2,965	- 2,079
Tuberculosis	47	359	14	9,551	- 9,192
Fires	48	342	48	617	- 276
Drownings	49	307	25	3,956	- 3,649
Anemia	50	283	85	0	+ 283
Hepatitis C	51	273	67	7	+ 265
Meningitis	52	237	43	931	- 693
Poisonings	53	225	57	132	+ 93
Birth Trauma	54	194	50	533	- 340
HIV/AIDS	55	192	12	13,922	- 13,730
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	188	81	0	+ 188
Osteoarthritis	57	171	82	0	+ 171
Malnutrition	58	118	42	962	- 844
Appendicitis	59	107	59	114	- 7
Schizophrenia	60	104	84	0	+ 104
Oral conditions	61	55	80	0	+ 55
Syphilis	62	50	64	36	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	49	65	18	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	64	48	52	227	- 180
Hepatitis B	65	41	56	153	- 113
Otitis Media	66	16	68	7	+ 9
War	67	10	60	87	- 77
Encephalitis	68	6	46	722	- 716
Pertussis	69	3	62	77	- 74
Leishmaniasis	70	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	58	116	- 116
Dengue	73	0	55	172	- 172
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	63	56	- 56
Malaria	76	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

United Kingdom

Thailand

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.