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PHILIPPINES VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Thailand THAILAND PHILIPPINES Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 86,787 1 129,955 - 43,168
Stroke 2 85,041 3 74,167 + 10,875
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 52,929 2 93,807 - 40,878
Kidney Disease 4 45,372 4 39,380 + 5,992
Liver Cancer 5 40,400 19 7,663 + 32,736
Alzheimers & Dementia 6 38,654 39 2,010 + 36,644
Road Traffic Accidents 7 37,939 10 13,017 + 24,922
Lung Cancers 8 37,716 13 10,296 + 27,421
Lung Disease 9 32,943 6 32,559 + 383
Diabetes Mellitus 10 31,761 7 32,260 - 499
Liver Disease 11 29,765 20 7,076 + 22,689
HIV/AIDS 12 23,551 66 204 + 23,347
Colon-Rectum Cancers 13 16,761 16 8,063 + 8,698
Tuberculosis 14 16,157 8 27,061 - 10,904
Diarrhoeal diseases 15 11,609 22 6,189 + 5,421
Suicide 16 10,398 35 2,325 + 8,073
Breast Cancer 17 10,239 15 9,802 + 436
Falls 18 9,150 28 3,861 + 5,289
Cervical Cancer 19 8,644 33 3,076 + 5,568
Oral Cancer 20 8,391 34 2,916 + 5,475
Other Injuries 21 8,237 31 3,536 + 4,701
Lymphomas 22 7,678 36 2,279 + 5,399
Parkinson's Disease 23 7,261 55 594 + 6,667
Asthma 24 7,074 11 11,404 - 4,330
Drownings 25 6,692 27 3,881 + 2,811
Leukemia 26 6,601 29 3,596 + 3,005
Stomach Cancer 27 5,837 41 1,868 + 3,969
Skin Disease 28 5,710 25 4,229 + 1,480
Oesophagus Cancer 29 5,338 53 672 + 4,666
Prostate Cancer 30 5,096 26 4,149 + 947
Violence 31 5,016 9 14,835 - 9,819
Inflammatory/Heart 32 4,870 30 3,545 + 1,324
Pancreas Cancer 33 4,031 37 2,121 + 1,910
Hypertension 34 3,686 5 34,500 - 30,813
Congenital Anomalies 35 3,565 17 8,051 - 4,486
Ovary Cancer 36 3,389 40 1,994 + 1,395
Endocrine Disorders 37 3,194 12 10,464 - 7,270
Bladder Cancer 38 3,042 58 569 + 2,473
Peptic Ulcer Disease 39 2,839 21 6,865 - 4,026
Low Birth Weight 40 2,618 14 10,141 - 7,523
Skin Cancers 41 1,916 61 368 + 1,548
Malnutrition 42 1,627 24 4,311 - 2,684
Meningitis 43 1,574 47 1,041 + 533
Uterin Cancer 44 1,462 50 761 + 701
Drug Use 45 1,343 52 695 + 648
Encephalitis 46 1,221 67 185 + 1,036
Epilepsy 47 1,165 45 1,120 + 45
Fires 48 1,045 54 600 + 445
Alcohol 49 927 60 401 + 527
Birth Trauma 50 902 18 7,960 - 7,058
Rheumatic Heart Disease 51 737 42 1,807 - 1,070
Maternal Conditions 52 384 38 2,042 - 1,657
Rheumatoid Arthritis 53 329 62 323 + 6
Other Neoplasms 54 324 23 5,146 - 4,822
Dengue 55 291 46 1,060 - 769
Hepatitis B 56 259 56 590 - 330
Poisonings 57 223 65 226 - 3
Tetanus 58 197 59 521 - 324
Appendicitis 59 193 63 276 - 83
War 60 148 49 817 - 669
Multiple Sclerosis 61 145 72 31 + 114
Pertussis 62 131 43 1,760 - 1,629
Measles 63 94 48 894 - 800
Syphilis 64 61 44 1,157 - 1,096
Upper Respiratory 65 30 70 39 - 9
Malaria 66 22 69 94 - 72
Hepatitis C 67 13 81 0 + 12
Otitis Media 68 12 74 23 - 11
Ascariasis 69 6 76 13 - 7
Chlamydia 70 6 78 4 + 2
Diphtheria 71 2 75 14 - 12
Leishmaniasis 72 2 82 0 + 2
Chagas disease 73 0 79 2 - 2
Trypanosomiasis 74 0 83 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 75 0 64 233 - 233
Iodine Deficiency 76 0 77 4 - 4
Hookworm Disease 77 0 84 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 78 0 85 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 71 37 - 37
Oral conditions 80 0 73 28 - 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy 81 0 51 752 - 752
Osteoarthritis 82 0 57 570 - 570
Depression 83 0 86 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 84 0 68 127 - 127
Anemia 85 0 32 3,435 - 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency 86 0 80 2 - 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020