VIET NAM VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,134	2	91,939	- 6,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	61,588	6	29,307	+ 32,281
Stroke	3	40,817	1	159,032	- 118,216
Lung Cancers	4	34,643	11	21,294	+ 13,349
Lung Disease	5	33,532	3	35,875	- 2,342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,530	16	8,258	+ 16,272
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,665	4	33,860	- 16,195
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	17,566	7	27,836	- 10,270
Prostate Cancer	9	14,880	35	1,911	+ 12,968
Breast Cancer	10	13,454	22	6,187	+ 7,267
Suicide	11	12,444	18	7,249	+ 5,195
Kidney Disease	12	12,403	8	25,251	- 12,849
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,317	44	929	+ 11,387
Falls	14	12,310	13	15,427	- 3,117
Lymphomas	15	12,005	30	2,964	+ 9,041
Endocrine Disorders	16	9,199	34	2,082	+ 7,117
Skin Cancers	17	9,160	54	467	+ 8,693
Leukemia	18	8,400	28	4,899	+ 3,501
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,045	25	5,338	+ 2,706
Liver Cancer	20	8,044	9	24,995	- 16,950
Drug Use	21	7,043	41	1,366	+ 5,678
Other Injuries	22	6,489	23	5,539	+ 950
Hypertension	23	6,445	12	19,880	- 13,434
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,207	24	5,357	+ 850
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,901	33	2,265	+ 3,636
Liver Disease	26	5,616	10	23,900	- 18,284
Stomach Cancer	27	5,088	14	15,134	- 10,046
Other Neoplasms	28	4,947	57	325	+ 4,623
Road Traffic Accidents	29	4,918	5	29,475	- 24,557
Bladder Cancer	30	4,691	45	896	+ 3,795
Ovary Cancer	31	3,961	47	864	+ 3,097
Oral Cancer	32	3,841	20	7,088	- 3,247
Congenital Anomalies	33	2,808	21	7,064	- 4,256
Skin Disease	34	2,348	40	1,515	+ 833
Uterin Cancer	35	2,071	42	1,159	+ 912
Asthma	36	1,799	17	8,150	- 6,351
Alcohol	37	1,501	46	867	+ 634
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,497	38	1,708	- 211
Cervical Cancer	39	1,350	31	2,391	- 1,042
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,168	29	4,390	- 3,222
Epilepsy	41	1,124	53	583	+ 542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,090	43	957	+ 133
Low Birth Weight	43	980	19	7,132	- 6,152
Violence	44	962	36	1,785	- 823
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	904	59	224	+ 681
Multiple Sclerosis	46	742	61	135	+ 606
Drownings	47	700	26	5,097	- 4,397
Hepatitis C	48	683	64	78	+ 605
Anemia	49	621	81	0	+ 621
Birth Trauma	50	553	32	2,340	- 1,786
Malnutrition	51	462	63	120	+ 342
Osteoarthritis	52	450	85	0	+ 450
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	281	84	0	+ 281
Schizophrenia	54	252	82	0	+ 252
Fires	55	216	52	595	- 379
Tuberculosis	56	208	15	9,446	- 9,238
HIV/AIDS	57	198	27	4,993	- 4,795
Hepatitis B	58	162	55	379	- 217
Oral conditions	59	158	86	0	+ 158
Meningitis	60	147	51	624	- 478
Poisonings	61	137	48	832	- 695
Appendicitis	62	104	60	201	- 97
Maternal Conditions	63	80	49	773	- 693
Upper Respiratory	64	67	66	34	+ 33
War	65	31	65	34	- 3
Otitis Media	66	24	71	1	+ 23
Syphilis	67	11	56	328	- 317
Encephalitis	68	11	39	1,558	- 1,548
Pertussis	69	6	50	705	- 699
Tetanus	70	5	58	286	- 281
Diphtheria	71	1	69	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	9	- 9
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	78	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Australia

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.