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Thailand
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Thailand and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Thailand Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Thailand THAILAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    53.4
    57.0
    55.1
    77
    78
    77
     
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    57.4
    62.1
    59.7
    84
    84
    83
     
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    60.9
    67.1
    63.9
    89
    82
    85
     
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    63.6
    70.6
    67.0
    101
    88
    96
     
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    67.8
    74.6
    71.1
    83
    72
    79
     
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    70.9
    77.1
    73.9
    74
    68
    70
     
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    74.4
    81.0
    77.7
    56
    40
    47
     
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    81.0
    56
    40
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    75.1
    81.7
    57
    40
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    75.2
    81.8
    57
    40
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    75.4
    82.0
    56
    39
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    75.8
    82.1
    53
    38
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    76.3
    82.2
    50
    38
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    76.9
    82.4
    46
    38
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    77.6
    82.7
    44
    36
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    78.4
    83.0
    42
    36
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    79.2
    83.3
    41
    36
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    80.1
    83.7
    39
    36
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.2
    34
    37
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    82.1
    84.8
    32
    37
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.4
    85.7
    30
    36
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.7
    24
    33
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.8
    88.1
    13
    27
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    89.1
    89.8
    7
    14
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    91.6
    92.0
    6
    14
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    46.81
    134
    149.10
    25
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    46.80
    165
    301.71
    6
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.48
    47
    19.81
    76
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    85
    49.80
    62
    5. Kidney Disease
    25.13
    74
    46.10
    15
    6. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    4.22
    119
    7. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    6.90
    122
    8. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.33
    61
    22.34
    26
    9. Liver Disease
    17.93
    96
    27.20
    67
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    17.78
    112
    40.94
    58
    11. Lung Disease
    17.59
    122
    37.01
    32
    12. HIV/AIDS
    17.53
    46
    1.72
    110
    13. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    20.24
    48
    14. Tuberculosis
    9.62
    67
    41.14
    24
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    4.09
    169
    16. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    5.73
    117
    17. Suicide
    7.95
    100
    5.96
    129
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.97
    72
    9.72
    68
    19. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    4.49
    167
    20. Other Injuries
    5.93
    119
    13.02
    36
    21. Falls
    5.66
    91
    5.13
    99
    22. Drownings
    5.49
    22
    2.78
    78
    23. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    8.18
    9
    24. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    4.32
    108
    25. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    1.95
    154
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    4.31
    129
    6.42
    70
    27. Violence
    4.23
    97
    9.87
    52
    28. Asthma
    3.93
    96
    24.23
    13
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    4.07
    106
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3.82
    108
    5.98
    24
    31. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    10.39
    42
    32. Skin Disease
    3.15
    25
    0.77
    121
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    8.78
    13
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.98
    137
    3.32
    130
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.91
    127
    12.07
    17
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    1.54
    153
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    2.02
    150
    4.30
    80
    38. Hypertension
    1.97
    177
    65.86
    4
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    1.95
    98
    40. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    3.66
    32
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.54
    132
    10.64
    9
    42. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    1.03
    138
    43. Drug Use
    1.11
    103
    1.36
    77
    44. Meningitis
    1.08
    76
    5.20
    48
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.01
    122
    10.16
    24
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    35
    4.57
    1
    47. Epilepsy
    0.85
    147
    2.70
    37
    48. Malnutrition
    0.84
    106
    1.44
    89
    49. Fires
    0.73
    123
    1.60
    89
    50. Alcohol
    0.62
    135
    0.68
    133
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Thailand THAILAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    51,305
    11.53
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    50,273
    11.30
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    31,289
    7.03
    14,649
    6.32
    4. Kidney Disease
    26,822
    6.03
    6,590
    2.85
    5. Liver Cancer
    23,883
    5.37
    657
    0.28
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22,851
    5.13
    1,765
    0.76
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    22,428
    5.04
    6,033
    2.60
    8. Lung Cancers
    22,296
    5.01
    1,076
    0.46
    9. Lung Disease
    19,474
    4.38
    4,650
    2.01
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    18,776
    4.22
    5,750
    2.48
    11. Liver Disease
    17,596
    3.95
    4,600
    1.99
    12. HIV/AIDS
    13,922
    3.13
    464
    0.20
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,908
    2.23
    741
    0.32
    14. Tuberculosis
    9,551
    2.15
    9,839
    4.25
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,863
    1.54
    5,555
    2.40
    16. Suicide
    6,147
    1.38
    1,573
    0.68
    17. Breast Cancer
    6,053
    1.36
    1,822
    0.79
    18. Falls
    5,409
    1.22
    905
    0.39
    19. Cervical Cancer
    5,110
    1.15
    541
    0.23
    20. Oral Cancer
    4,961
    1.11
    1,467
    0.63
    21. Other Injuries
    4,869
    1.09
    3,241
    1.40
    22. Lymphomas
    4,539
    1.02
    946
    0.41
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4,292
    0.96
    628
    0.27
    24. Asthma
    4,182
    0.94
    3,403
    1.47
    25. Drownings
    3,956
    0.89
    996
    0.43
    26. Leukemia
    3,902
    0.88
    610
    0.26
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3,451
    0.78
    1,501
    0.65
    28. Skin Disease
    3,375
    0.76
    94
    0.04
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,156
    0.71
    1,314
    0.57
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3,013
    0.68
    258
    0.11
    31. Violence
    2,965
    0.67
    3,217
    1.39
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,879
    0.65
    527
    0.23
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    2,383
    0.54
    229
    0.10
    34. Hypertension
    2,179
    0.49
    7,995
    3.45
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,107
    0.47
    5,001
    2.16
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2,003
    0.45
    369
    0.16
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    1,888
    0.42
    1,364
    0.59
    38. Bladder Cancer
    1,798
    0.40
    272
    0.12
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,679
    0.38
    1,505
    0.65
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,548
    0.35
    12,631
    5.45
    41. Skin Cancers
    1,133
    0.25
    145
    0.06
    42. Malnutrition
    962
    0.22
    589
    0.25
    43. Meningitis
    931
    0.21
    2,626
    1.13
    44. Uterin Cancer
    864
    0.19
    289
    0.12
    45. Drug Use
    794
    0.18
    328
    0.14
    46. Encephalitis
    722
    0.16
    1,190
    0.51
    47. Epilepsy
    689
    0.15
    993
    0.43
    48. Fires
    617
    0.14
    348
    0.15
    49. Alcohol
    548
    0.12
    150
    0.06
    50. Birth Trauma
    533
    0.12
    10,723
    4.63
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Thailand THAILAND   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    23.18
    8
    4.22
    119
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.30
    47
    6.90
    122
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.63
    144
    20.24
    48
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.60
    81
    4.09
    169
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.60
    86
    5.73
    117
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.50
    150
    4.49
    167
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.94
    38
    8.18
    9
    8. Lymphomas
    4.61
    94
    4.32
    108
    9. Leukemia
    4.55
    40
    1.95
    154
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.83
    116
    4.07
    106
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.41
    141
    10.39
    42
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.06
    70
    8.78
    13
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.30
    135
    1.54
    153
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    114
    1.95
    98
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.54
    135
    3.66
    32
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.12
    133
    1.03
    138
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.