VIET NAM VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	133,693	1	159,032	- 25,339
Coronary Heart Disease	2	124,390	2	91,939	+ 32,451
Diabetes Mellitus	3	90,402	4	33,860	+ 56,542
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	76,917	7	27,836	+ 49,081
Prostate Cancer	5	57,388	35	1,911	+ 55,477
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	39,990	16	8,258	+ 31,731
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	39,669	6	29,307	+ 10,362
Breast Cancer	8	33,057	22	6,187	+ 26,870
Endocrine Disorders	9	32,454	34	2,082	+ 30,371
Kidney Disease	10	32,087	8	25,251	+ 6,835
Other Injuries	11	27,300	23	5,539	+ 21,761
Lung Disease	12	25,672	3	35,875	- 10,202
Hypertension	13	25,029	12	19,880	+ 5,149
Skin Disease	14	21,702	40	1,515	+ 20,187
Lymphomas	15	17,651	30	2,964	+ 14,686
Lung Cancers	16	14,838	11	21,294	- 6,456
Inflammatory/Heart	17	13,562	24	5,357	+ 8,206
Pancreas Cancer	18	13,469	44	929	+ 12,540
Violence	19	11,245	36	1,785	+ 9,460
Leukemia	20	10,113	28	4,899	+ 5,214
HIV/AIDS	21	9,787	27	4,993	+ 4,795
Stomach Cancer	22	9,634	14	15,134	- 5,500
Cervical Cancer	23	9,578	31	2,391	+ 7,186
Other Neoplasms	24	8,981	57	325	+ 8,656
Road Traffic Accidents	25	8,159	5	29,475	- 21,316
Liver Disease	26	7,941	10	23,900	- 15,959
Uterin Cancer	27	7,367	42	1,159	+ 6,208
Oral Cancer	28	6,213	20	7,088	- 875
Congenital Anomalies	29	6,208	21	7,064	- 856
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	6,023	84	0	+ 6,023
Parkinson's Disease	31	5,695	25	5,338	+ 357
Ovary Cancer	32	5,398	47	864	+ 4,534
Liver Cancer	33	5,004	9	24,995	- 19,991
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	4,930	43	957	+ 3,973
Asthma	35	4,516	17	8,150	- 3,634
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,003	33	2,265	+ 1,738
Anemia	37	3,873	81	0	+ 3,873
Epilepsy	38	3,270	53	583	+ 2,687
Bladder Cancer	39	3,259	45	896	+ 2,363
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,376	29	4,390	- 2,014
Falls	41	2,296	13	15,427	- 13,130
Low Birth Weight	42	1,835	19	7,132	- 5,297
Birth Trauma	43	1,808	32	2,340	- 531
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,616	59	224	+ 1,392
Meningitis	45	1,501	51	624	+ 877
Alcohol	46	1,407	46	867	+ 540
Skin Cancers	47	1,370	54	467	+ 903
Poisonings	48	716	48	832	- 116
Malnutrition	49	687	63	120	+ 567
Osteoarthritis	50	681	85	0	+ 681
Suicide	51	617	18	7,249	- 6,633
Hepatitis B	52	563	55	379	+ 184
Drug Use	53	515	41	1,366	- 850
Dengue	54	473	62	127	+ 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	408	38	1,708	- 1,300
Maternal Conditions	56	400	49	773	- 373
Drownings	57	384	26	5,097	- 4,714
Upper Respiratory	58	362	66	34	+ 328
Schizophrenia	59	358	82	0	+ 358
Tuberculosis	60	353	15	9,446	- 9,093
Multiple Sclerosis	61	263	61	135	+ 127
Fires	62	195	52	595	- 399
Oral conditions	63	195	86	0	+ 195
Syphilis	64	135	56	328	- 194
Appendicitis	65	113	60	201	- 88
War	66	11	65	34	- 23
Pertussis	67	0	50	705	- 705
Measles	68	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Diphtheria	69	0	69	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	58	286	- 286
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	9	- 9
Malaria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	70	1	- 1
Encephalitis	82	0	39	1,558	- 1,558
Hepatitis C	83	0	64	78	- 78
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.