THAILAND VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	81,491	12	13,922	+ 67,569
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,947	3	31,289	+ 12,658
Coronary Heart Disease	3	34,625	1	51,305	- 16,680
Road Traffic Accidents	4	24,614	7	22,428	+ 2,186
Stroke	5	20,898	2	50,273	- 29,375
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	18,732	15	6,863	+ 11,869
Low Birth Weight	7	16,461	40	1,548	+ 14,914
Birth Trauma	8	13,884	50	533	+ 13,350
Diabetes Mellitus	9	13,632	10	18,776	- 5,144
Malnutrition	10	9,769	42	962	+ 8,807
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,040	35	2,107	+ 6,933
Kidney Disease	12	9,025	4	26,822	- 17,798
Suicide	13	8,433	16	6,147	+ 2,286
Cervical Cancer	14	8,247	19	5,110	+ 3,137
Malaria	15	8,166	66	13	+ 8,153
Tuberculosis	16	8,150	14	9,551	- 1,401
Liver Disease	17	7,914	11	17,596	- 9,682
Violence	18	7,812	31	2,965	+ 4,847
Maternal Conditions	19	7,131	52	227	+ 6,904
Other Injuries	20	6,750	21	4,869	+ 1,880
Asthma	21	6,240	24	4,182	+ 2,058
Meningitis	22	5,402	43	931	+ 4,472
Lung Disease	23	4,743	9	19,474	- 14,732
Hypertension	24	4,671	34	2,179	+ 2,492
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,270	32	2,879	+ 1,391
Lymphomas	26	3,913	22	4,539	- 626
Drownings	27	3,897	25	3,956	- 59
Breast Cancer	28	3,421	17	6,053	- 2,632
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,268	29	3,156	+ 112
Fires	30	3,231	48	617	+ 2,614
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,129	6	22,851	- 19,722
Prostate Cancer	32	2,560	30	3,013	- 453
Stomach Cancer	33	2,278	27	3,451	- 1,173
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,256	37	1,888	+ 368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,235	39	1,679	+ 556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	2,210	51	436	+ 1,774
Poisonings	37	2,100	57	132	+ 1,968
Liver Cancer	38	2,078	5	23,883	- 21,805
Epilepsy	39	2,070	47	689	+ 1,381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,059	13	9,908	- 7,849
Falls	41	1,895	18	5,409	- 3,514
Pertussis	42	1,707	62	77	+ 1,630
Lung Cancers	43	1,165	8	22,296	- 21,131
Skin Cancers	44	1,076	41	1,133	- 56
Leukemia	45	993	26	3,902	- 2,909
Parkinson's Disease	46	920	23	4,292	- 3,372
Pancreas Cancer	47	884	33	2,383	- 1,499
Drug Use	48	867	45	794	+ 73
Oral Cancer	49	847	20	4,961	- 4,114
Uterin Cancer	50	742	44	864	- 122
Ovary Cancer	51	707	36	2,003	- 1,296
Skin Disease	52	705	28	3,375	- 2,670
Schistosomiasis	53	701	75	0	+ 701
Bladder Cancer	54	509	38	1,798	- 1,290
Syphilis	55	508	64	36	+ 471
Encephalitis	56	479	46	722	- 243
Tetanus	57	415	58	116	+ 298
Appendicitis	58	270	59	114	+ 156
Upper Respiratory	59	265	65	18	+ 248
Hepatitis B	60	232	56	153	+ 78
Alcohol	61	197	49	548	- 352
Other Neoplasms	62	152	54	192	- 40
Measles	63	124	63	56	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	107	53	194	- 88
War	65	106	60	87	+ 19
Hepatitis C	66	58	67	7	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	67	57	61	86	- 28
Otitis Media	68	13	68	7	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	13	70	3	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	9	69	4	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	71	9	74	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	72	8	71	1	+ 7
Dengue	73	1	55	172	- 171
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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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.