THAILAND VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	57,938	12	13,922	+ 44,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,993	3	31,289	+ 704
Stroke	3	26,719	2	50,273	- 23,554
Malaria	4	26,497	66	13	+ 26,484
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	21,096	15	6,863	+ 14,233
Tuberculosis	6	19,972	14	9,551	+ 10,421
Birth Trauma	7	17,016	50	533	+ 16,482
Low Birth Weight	8	16,328	40	1,548	+ 14,780
Liver Disease	9	15,130	11	17,596	- 2,466
Coronary Heart Disease	10	14,898	1	51,305	- 36,407
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,284	7	22,428	- 10,144
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,575	35	2,107	+ 8,468
Hypertension	13	8,795	34	2,179	+ 6,616
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,051	10	18,776	- 10,725
Malnutrition	15	7,741	42	962	+ 6,779
Meningitis	16	6,642	43	931	+ 5,712
Cervical Cancer	17	6,046	19	5,110	+ 936
Kidney Disease	18	5,918	4	26,822	- 20,904
Other Injuries	19	5,811	21	4,869	+ 942
Suicide	20	4,379	16	6,147	- 1,768
Lung Disease	21	4,278	9	19,474	- 15,197
Maternal Conditions	22	3,994	52	227	+ 3,766
Violence	23	3,877	31	2,965	+ 912
Syphilis	24	2,974	64	36	+ 2,938
Pertussis	25	2,497	62	77	+ 2,419
Asthma	26	2,490	24	4,182	- 1,691
Drownings	27	2,316	25	3,956	- 1,640
Falls	28	2,005	18	5,409	- 3,404
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,982	6	22,851	- 20,869
Prostate Cancer	30	1,888	30	3,013	- 1,125
Lymphomas	31	1,842	22	4,539	- 2,698
Fires	32	1,836	48	617	+ 1,219
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,685	32	2,879	- 1,194
Poisonings	34	1,534	57	132	+ 1,402
Breast Cancer	35	1,230	17	6,053	- 4,823
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,206	29	3,156	- 1,950
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,189	37	1,888	- 699
Epilepsy	38	1,116	47	689	+ 427
Leukemia	39	878	26	3,902	- 3,024
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	825	39	1,679	- 853
Lung Cancers	41	759	8	22,296	- 21,537
Stomach Cancer	42	694	27	3,451	- 2,757
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	681	13	9,908	- 9,227
Tetanus	44	638	58	116	+ 522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	638	51	436	+ 202
Liver Cancer	46	594	5	23,883	- 23,289
Parkinson's Disease	47	551	23	4,292	- 3,741
Oral Cancer	48	522	20	4,961	- 4,439
Alcohol	49	470	49	548	- 78
Bladder Cancer	50	443	38	1,798	- 1,356
Schistosomiasis	51	431	75	0	+ 431
Skin Disease	52	423	28	3,375	- 2,952
Drug Use	53	412	45	794	- 382
Skin Cancers	54	363	41	1,133	- 770
Hepatitis B	55	350	56	153	+ 197
Appendicitis	56	282	59	114	+ 168
Ovary Cancer	57	277	36	2,003	- 1,726
Leishmaniasis	58	243	72	1	+ 242
Encephalitis	59	236	46	722	- 486
Upper Respiratory	60	228	65	18	+ 210
Measles	61	162	63	56	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	62	142	33	2,383	- 2,241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	101	53	194	- 94
Uterin Cancer	64	100	44	864	- 764
Other Neoplasms	65	67	54	192	- 125
Hepatitis C	66	59	67	7	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	67	45	61	86	- 40
Ascariasis	68	29	69	4	+ 25
War	69	22	60	87	- 66
Otitis Media	70	17	68	7	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	12	70	3	+ 8
Trypanosomiasis	72	11	74	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	73	9	71	1	+ 8
Dengue	74	4	55	172	- 168
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Zambia

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.