VIET NAM VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	122,682	2	91,939	+ 30,743
Stroke	2	52,613	1	159,032	- 106,420
Road Traffic Accidents	3	20,234	5	29,475	- 9,241
Hypertension	4	18,824	12	19,880	- 1,056
Kidney Disease	5	16,932	8	25,251	- 8,320
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,394	7	27,836	- 11,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,673	6	29,307	- 16,633
Low Birth Weight	8	12,238	19	7,132	+ 5,106
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,522	4	33,860	- 23,338
Lung Disease	10	10,499	3	35,875	- 25,376
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,800	21	7,064	+ 2,737
Lung Cancers	12	8,842	11	21,294	- 12,453
Birth Trauma	13	8,547	32	2,340	+ 6,207
Breast Cancer	14	7,793	22	6,187	+ 1,606
Liver Disease	15	7,792	10	23,900	- 16,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,061	16	8,258	- 1,197
Tuberculosis	17	6,388	15	9,446	- 3,057
Asthma	18	4,588	17	8,150	- 3,562
Stomach Cancer	19	4,571	14	15,134	- 10,563
Lymphomas	20	4,122	30	2,964	+ 1,157
Bladder Cancer	21	3,200	45	896	+ 2,304
Other Injuries	22	3,151	23	5,539	- 2,388
Falls	23	2,957	13	15,427	- 12,470
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,808	25	5,338	- 2,530
Leukemia	25	2,603	28	4,899	- 2,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,498	29	4,390	- 1,891
Cervical Cancer	27	2,447	31	2,391	+ 56
Suicide	28	2,411	18	7,249	- 4,838
Prostate Cancer	29	2,404	35	1,911	+ 493
Drug Use	30	2,212	41	1,366	+ 846
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,188	44	929	+ 1,259
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,082	34	2,082	- 1
Maternal Conditions	33	2,062	49	773	+ 1,289
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,856	24	5,357	- 3,501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,622	43	957	+ 665
Violence	36	1,604	36	1,785	- 181
Skin Cancers	37	1,600	54	467	+ 1,133
Oral Cancer	38	1,563	20	7,088	- 5,525
Fires	39	1,431	52	595	+ 837
Ovary Cancer	40	1,375	47	864	+ 512
Liver Cancer	41	1,239	9	24,995	- 23,756
Drownings	42	1,014	26	5,097	- 4,084
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	813	38	1,708	- 895
Epilepsy	44	798	53	583	+ 215
Meningitis	45	720	51	624	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	46	705	33	2,265	- 1,560
Poisonings	47	645	48	832	- 187
HIV/AIDS	48	434	27	4,993	- 4,559
Pertussis	49	380	50	705	- 324
Hepatitis B	50	371	55	379	- 8
Encephalitis	51	326	39	1,558	- 1,232
Skin Disease	52	249	40	1,515	- 1,266
Malnutrition	53	184	63	120	+ 64
Alcohol	54	183	46	867	- 684
Appendicitis	55	180	60	201	- 21
Uterin Cancer	56	169	42	1,159	- 989
Multiple Sclerosis	57	166	61	135	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	58	130	57	325	- 195
Measles	59	123	37	1,780	- 1,657
Tetanus	60	116	58	286	- 170
Syphilis	61	92	56	328	- 236
War	62	92	65	34	+ 58
Schistosomiasis	63	50	77	0	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	49	59	224	- 175
Hepatitis C	65	10	64	78	- 69
Leishmaniasis	66	8	78	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	67	5	68	9	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	4	66	34	- 29
Chlamydia	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	69	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Algeria

Viet Nam

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.