VIET NAM VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,012	2	91,939	- 5,927
Stroke	2	57,677	1	159,032	- 101,356
Hypertension	3	50,905	12	19,880	+ 31,025
Diabetes Mellitus	4	39,535	4	33,860	+ 5,675
Violence	5	38,220	36	1,785	+ 36,434
HIV/AIDS	6	34,560	27	4,993	+ 29,568
Kidney Disease	7	30,831	8	25,251	+ 5,580
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	25,119	7	27,836	- 2,718
Breast Cancer	9	17,733	22	6,187	+ 11,546
Other Injuries	10	17,251	23	5,539	+ 11,712
Liver Disease	11	17,239	10	23,900	- 6,661
Prostate Cancer	12	16,844	35	1,911	+ 14,932
Endocrine Disorders	13	15,877	34	2,082	+ 13,795
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	13,750	6	29,307	- 15,556
Inflammatory/Heart	15	12,077	24	5,357	+ 6,720
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	10,901	16	8,258	+ 2,643
Lung Disease	17	8,552	3	35,875	- 27,323
Road Traffic Accidents	18	7,765	5	29,475	- 21,710
Lung Cancers	19	7,534	11	21,294	- 13,761
Skin Disease	20	6,823	40	1,515	+ 5,308
Drownings	21	6,686	26	5,097	+ 1,589
Lymphomas	22	6,405	30	2,964	+ 3,440
Cervical Cancer	23	5,289	31	2,391	+ 2,897
Alcohol	24	5,169	46	867	+ 4,302
Stomach Cancer	25	4,564	14	15,134	- 10,570
Falls	26	4,529	13	15,427	- 10,898
Parkinson's Disease	27	4,330	25	5,338	- 1,008
Low Birth Weight	28	4,243	19	7,132	- 2,889
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,082	21	7,064	- 2,981
Uterin Cancer	30	3,595	42	1,159	+ 2,437
Suicide	31	3,544	18	7,249	- 3,705
Liver Cancer	32	3,042	9	24,995	- 21,953
Fires	33	2,678	52	595	+ 2,083
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,671	43	957	+ 1,714
Leukemia	35	2,598	28	4,899	- 2,301
Ovary Cancer	36	2,568	47	864	+ 1,704
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,513	44	929	+ 1,583
Oesophagus Cancer	38	2,243	33	2,265	- 22
Asthma	39	2,197	17	8,150	- 5,953
Epilepsy	40	2,009	53	583	+ 1,426
Maternal Conditions	41	1,650	49	773	+ 877
Birth Trauma	42	1,597	32	2,340	- 743
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,333	29	4,390	- 3,057
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,120	38	1,708	- 588
Malnutrition	45	1,093	63	120	+ 973
Oral Cancer	46	892	20	7,088	- 6,196
Other Neoplasms	47	844	57	325	+ 519
Drug Use	48	643	41	1,366	- 723
Meningitis	49	636	51	624	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	50	542	45	896	- 354
Encephalitis	51	472	39	1,558	- 1,086
Appendicitis	52	462	60	201	+ 261
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	401	59	224	+ 177
Multiple Sclerosis	54	387	61	135	+ 251
Skin Cancers	55	211	54	467	- 256
Poisonings	56	168	48	832	- 664
War	57	168	65	34	+ 134
Tuberculosis	58	93	15	9,446	- 9,352
Dengue	59	66	62	127	- 60
Hepatitis B	60	55	55	379	- 324
Upper Respiratory	61	50	66	34	+ 16
Tetanus	62	20	58	286	- 266
Syphilis	63	20	56	328	- 309
Chlamydia	64	15	70	1	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	6	64	78	- 73
Otitis Media	66	3	71	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	2	68	9	- 7
Pertussis	68	1	50	705	- 704
Measles	69	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Diphtheria	70	0	69	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Bahamas

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.