VIET NAM VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105,952	2	91,939	+ 14,013
War	2	67,532	65	34	+ 67,498
Stroke	3	50,242	1	159,032	- 108,790
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	38,615	7	27,836	+ 10,779
Low Birth Weight	5	33,294	19	7,132	+ 26,162
Birth Trauma	6	28,265	32	2,340	+ 25,925
Tuberculosis	7	25,935	15	9,446	+ 16,490
Hypertension	8	21,074	12	19,880	+ 1,195
Maternal Conditions	9	20,579	49	773	+ 19,806
Kidney Disease	10	17,372	8	25,251	- 7,880
Road Traffic Accidents	11	15,903	5	29,475	- 13,572
Diabetes Mellitus	12	15,156	4	33,860	- 18,705
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	14,644	29	4,390	+ 10,254
Congenital Anomalies	14	13,182	21	7,064	+ 6,118
Lung Disease	15	12,257	3	35,875	- 23,618
Liver Disease	16	12,125	10	23,900	- 11,775
Asthma	17	8,970	17	8,150	+ 820
Other Injuries	18	8,544	23	5,539	+ 3,006
Violence	19	8,479	36	1,785	+ 6,694
Meningitis	20	6,921	51	624	+ 6,297
Pertussis	21	5,555	50	705	+ 4,850
Breast Cancer	22	4,803	22	6,187	- 1,384
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,652	6	29,307	- 24,655
Suicide	24	4,145	18	7,249	- 3,104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,967	43	957	+ 3,010
Stomach Cancer	26	3,955	14	15,134	- 11,178
Oral Cancer	27	3,868	20	7,088	- 3,220
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,595	34	2,082	+ 1,513
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,465	33	2,265	+ 1,200
Tetanus	30	3,306	58	286	+ 3,020
Encephalitis	31	3,137	39	1,558	+ 1,579
Lung Cancers	32	2,836	11	21,294	- 18,458
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,743	38	1,708	+ 1,035
Drownings	34	2,626	26	5,097	- 2,472
Epilepsy	35	2,617	53	583	+ 2,034
Lymphomas	36	2,494	30	2,964	- 471
Falls	37	2,386	13	15,427	- 13,040
Hepatitis B	38	2,276	55	379	+ 1,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,954	16	8,258	- 6,304
Liver Cancer	40	1,732	9	24,995	- 23,262
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,654	25	5,338	- 3,684
Leukemia	42	1,609	28	4,899	- 3,290
Malnutrition	43	1,553	63	120	+ 1,433
Cervical Cancer	44	1,425	31	2,391	- 966
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,389	24	5,357	- 3,968
HIV/AIDS	46	1,223	27	4,993	- 3,770
Poisonings	47	1,011	48	832	+ 179
Ovary Cancer	48	973	47	864	+ 110
Measles	49	924	37	1,780	- 856
Fires	50	917	52	595	+ 323
Drug Use	51	865	41	1,366	- 501
Appendicitis	52	787	60	201	+ 586
Uterin Cancer	53	760	42	1,159	- 398
Bladder Cancer	54	717	45	896	- 180
Prostate Cancer	55	680	35	1,911	- 1,232
Pancreas Cancer	56	604	44	929	- 325
Malaria	57	489	67	14	+ 475
Alcohol	58	395	46	867	- 472
Skin Cancers	59	382	54	467	- 85
Syphilis	60	248	56	328	- 80
Skin Disease	61	248	40	1,515	- 1,267
Multiple Sclerosis	62	221	61	135	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	63	76	57	325	- 249
Hepatitis C	64	73	64	78	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	67	59	224	- 156
Ascariasis	66	44	68	9	+ 36
Diphtheria	67	43	69	3	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	68	24	66	34	- 9
Chlamydia	69	4	70	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	70	4	78	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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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.