
DisainaM
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Ein erstaunlicher Vergleich ergibt sich aufgrund der neuen Gesundheitszahlen aus dem CIA Jahresbuch 2000, und wird von Thais folgendermaßen gesehen :
From: Su Vathanaprida <suvathan@k...>
Date: Sat Nov 11, 2000 7:28am
Subject: Health - Thailand
Here are some interesting statistics from Dept. of Health, Thailand
and the CIA´s THE WORLD FACTBOOK, 2000.
http://www.cia.gov
There are about 61,230,874 Thais. Each earns about $6,700 a year.
Thai male likely die at age 65.29 but female will live till she is
71.97 years of age. For every 1,000 infant born 31.48 will die.
Thailand has more advanced medical tools than some developed
countries. The Department of Health reports that we have about 3.9
computer Scan X-ray for every 1 million people. France has only 2.8
while England has 2.3.
Thai doctors performed 15.2 % caesarian birth in 1990 and 22.4 % in
1996. In private hospitals this number is even higher - 51.5% to
75%!
(Note: Experts recommend that there should not be more than 10%
because of risks involved. Does this statistics suggest that Thai
doctors perform unnecessary caesarian?)
Alcohol assumption 10 years ago is 20 liters per capita; beer 6.5
liters. Now we consume 36 liters of alcohol and 41.5 liters of beers.
(Note: This should not be a surprise considering we love to have fun-
sanuk!)
Tobacco (1987)30,000 millions; (1997)48,000 millions.
(Note: While scientists have proved that smoking is dangerous to your
health and smoking is forbidden in most public places in the USA. the
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly is still one of the country´s most
profitable state enterprises, posting net profits of 5.8 billion baht
in fiscal 1999. Foreign manufacturers such as Philip Morris and
Japan Tobacco have been doubling their share of the local market each
year. Foreign brands now account for about 15% of all cigarettes
sold legally in Thailand.)
It is interesting to compare our statistics with that of Sri Lanka
(below)- with civil war and less income - people there live longer
and have less death at childbirth! All those fancy medical tools and
degrees from abroad might not be that important after all!!!!
Income $2,160
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.83 years
(Male: 69.33 years; female: 74.45 years)
Infant mortality rate: 16.51/1,000
Nachdem Thailand also ein fortschrittliches
Gesundheitswesen entwickelt hat, daß zum Teil manchen europäischen Staaten überlegen ist
( mehr Computertomographen als in England oder Frankreich)
ist die Sterblichkeitsquote trotzdem unter der von Sri Lanka, die ein völlig veraltetes Gesundheitswesen hat.
Damit soll zum Ausdruck gebracht werden, daß es aus der Sicht von manchen Thais überhaupt keine Rolle spielt, was der Mensch nun tut, um seine Zukunft zu planen, da es sowieso alles von höherer Seite vorbestimmt ist. (Vergleich Sri Lanka)
From: Su Vathanaprida <suvathan@k...>
Date: Sat Nov 11, 2000 7:28am
Subject: Health - Thailand
Here are some interesting statistics from Dept. of Health, Thailand
and the CIA´s THE WORLD FACTBOOK, 2000.
http://www.cia.gov
There are about 61,230,874 Thais. Each earns about $6,700 a year.
Thai male likely die at age 65.29 but female will live till she is
71.97 years of age. For every 1,000 infant born 31.48 will die.
Thailand has more advanced medical tools than some developed
countries. The Department of Health reports that we have about 3.9
computer Scan X-ray for every 1 million people. France has only 2.8
while England has 2.3.
Thai doctors performed 15.2 % caesarian birth in 1990 and 22.4 % in
1996. In private hospitals this number is even higher - 51.5% to
75%!
(Note: Experts recommend that there should not be more than 10%
because of risks involved. Does this statistics suggest that Thai
doctors perform unnecessary caesarian?)
Alcohol assumption 10 years ago is 20 liters per capita; beer 6.5
liters. Now we consume 36 liters of alcohol and 41.5 liters of beers.
(Note: This should not be a surprise considering we love to have fun-
sanuk!)
Tobacco (1987)30,000 millions; (1997)48,000 millions.
(Note: While scientists have proved that smoking is dangerous to your
health and smoking is forbidden in most public places in the USA. the
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly is still one of the country´s most
profitable state enterprises, posting net profits of 5.8 billion baht
in fiscal 1999. Foreign manufacturers such as Philip Morris and
Japan Tobacco have been doubling their share of the local market each
year. Foreign brands now account for about 15% of all cigarettes
sold legally in Thailand.)
It is interesting to compare our statistics with that of Sri Lanka
(below)- with civil war and less income - people there live longer
and have less death at childbirth! All those fancy medical tools and
degrees from abroad might not be that important after all!!!!

Income $2,160
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.83 years
(Male: 69.33 years; female: 74.45 years)
Infant mortality rate: 16.51/1,000
Nachdem Thailand also ein fortschrittliches
Gesundheitswesen entwickelt hat, daß zum Teil manchen europäischen Staaten überlegen ist
( mehr Computertomographen als in England oder Frankreich)
ist die Sterblichkeitsquote trotzdem unter der von Sri Lanka, die ein völlig veraltetes Gesundheitswesen hat.
Damit soll zum Ausdruck gebracht werden, daß es aus der Sicht von manchen Thais überhaupt keine Rolle spielt, was der Mensch nun tut, um seine Zukunft zu planen, da es sowieso alles von höherer Seite vorbestimmt ist. (Vergleich Sri Lanka)