THAILAND VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,237	1	51,305	+ 51,932
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	58,723	6	22,851	+ 35,872
Lung Disease	3	39,951	9	19,474	+ 20,476
Stroke	4	32,412	2	50,273	- 17,861
Lung Cancers	5	31,802	8	22,296	+ 9,505
Kidney Disease	6	17,556	4	26,822	- 9,266
Drug Use	7	15,220	45	794	+ 14,426
Hypertension	8	13,487	34	2,179	+ 11,308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	12,642	13	9,908	+ 2,733
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,558	10	18,776	- 6,218
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	12,333	3	31,289	- 18,956
Suicide	12	10,857	16	6,147	+ 4,710
Breast Cancer	13	9,952	17	6,053	+ 3,899
Endocrine Disorders	14	9,607	37	1,888	+ 7,719
Pancreas Cancer	15	9,056	33	2,383	+ 6,674
Liver Disease	16	8,874	11	17,596	- 8,722
Road Traffic Accidents	17	8,525	7	22,428	- 13,903
Falls	18	8,264	18	5,409	+ 2,855
Lymphomas	19	8,236	22	4,539	+ 3,697
Prostate Cancer	20	7,282	30	3,013	+ 4,269
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,052	23	4,292	+ 2,760
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,651	32	2,879	+ 3,772
Liver Cancer	23	5,534	5	23,883	- 18,349
Leukemia	24	5,514	26	3,902	+ 1,612
Other Injuries	25	5,316	21	4,869	+ 446
Bladder Cancer	26	4,012	38	1,798	+ 2,214
Violence	27	3,880	31	2,965	+ 915
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,646	29	3,156	+ 490
Other Neoplasms	29	3,628	54	192	+ 3,436
Alcohol	30	2,997	49	548	+ 2,449
Ovary Cancer	31	2,983	36	2,003	+ 980
Skin Cancers	32	2,926	41	1,133	+ 1,793
Stomach Cancer	33	2,674	27	3,451	- 777
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,405	35	2,107	+ 298
Oral Cancer	35	2,363	20	4,961	- 2,598
Uterin Cancer	36	2,058	44	864	+ 1,193
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,035	15	6,863	- 4,828
Cervical Cancer	38	1,428	19	5,110	- 3,682
Low Birth Weight	39	1,416	40	1,548	- 132
Malnutrition	40	1,383	42	962	+ 421
Hepatitis C	41	1,162	67	7	+ 1,155
HIV/AIDS	42	1,157	12	13,922	- 12,765
Skin Disease	43	1,106	28	3,375	- 2,269
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,034	61	86	+ 949
Drownings	45	832	25	3,956	- 3,124
Asthma	46	781	24	4,182	- 3,401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	745	51	436	+ 310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	708	39	1,679	- 971
Fires	49	651	48	617	+ 33
Epilepsy	50	647	47	689	- 42
Anemia	51	637	85	0	+ 637
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	503	53	194	+ 309
Poisonings	53	342	57	132	+ 210
Birth Trauma	54	252	50	533	- 281
War	55	245	60	87	+ 158
Maternal Conditions	56	159	52	227	- 68
Schizophrenia	57	148	84	0	+ 148
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	139	81	0	+ 139
Hepatitis B	59	124	56	153	- 29
Meningitis	60	124	43	931	- 807
Osteoarthritis	61	118	82	0	+ 118
Tuberculosis	62	112	14	9,551	- 9,439
Appendicitis	63	87	59	114	- 27
Oral conditions	64	58	80	0	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	65	47	65	18	+ 29
Syphilis	66	10	64	36	- 26
Otitis Media	67	7	68	7	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	5	46	722	- 716
Pertussis	69	3	62	77	- 74
Chagas disease	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	58	116	- 116
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	55	172	- 172
Malaria	77	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	63	56	- 56
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

United States

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.