VIET NAM VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	134,923	2	91,939	+ 42,984
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	83,140	6	29,307	+ 53,833
Stroke	3	65,406	1	159,032	- 93,626
Lung Cancers	4	59,838	11	21,294	+ 38,543
Lung Disease	5	56,846	3	35,875	+ 20,971
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	50,129	7	27,836	+ 22,292
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	29,391	16	8,258	+ 21,133
Kidney Disease	8	26,063	8	25,251	+ 812
Breast Cancer	9	22,840	22	6,187	+ 16,653
Suicide	10	18,640	18	7,249	+ 11,391
Other Injuries	11	17,715	23	5,539	+ 12,176
Other Neoplasms	12	16,137	57	325	+ 15,812
Prostate Cancer	13	16,109	35	1,911	+ 14,197
Pancreas Cancer	14	15,977	44	929	+ 15,047
Falls	15	15,501	13	15,427	+ 74
Lymphomas	16	13,706	30	2,964	+ 10,742
Liver Disease	17	12,651	10	23,900	- 11,249
Endocrine Disorders	18	12,641	34	2,082	+ 10,559
Parkinson's Disease	19	12,164	25	5,338	+ 6,825
Diabetes Mellitus	20	11,208	4	33,860	- 22,652
Leukemia	21	10,590	28	4,899	+ 5,691
Bladder Cancer	22	9,523	45	896	+ 8,626
Inflammatory/Heart	23	9,364	24	5,357	+ 4,007
Liver Cancer	24	8,615	9	24,995	- 16,379
Oesophagus Cancer	25	7,931	33	2,265	+ 5,666
Stomach Cancer	26	7,621	14	15,134	- 7,513
Hypertension	27	6,530	12	19,880	- 13,349
Oral Cancer	28	5,957	20	7,088	- 1,131
Road Traffic Accidents	29	5,881	5	29,475	- 23,595
Ovary Cancer	30	5,762	47	864	+ 4,898
Skin Cancers	31	4,611	54	467	+ 4,144
Alcohol	32	4,411	46	867	+ 3,545
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,688	29	4,390	- 702
Uterin Cancer	34	3,392	42	1,159	+ 2,233
Skin Disease	35	3,351	40	1,515	+ 1,836
Epilepsy	36	3,071	53	583	+ 2,488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	2,585	38	1,708	+ 877
Malnutrition	38	2,567	63	120	+ 2,447
Drug Use	39	2,538	41	1,366	+ 1,172
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,489	21	7,064	- 4,575
Cervical Cancer	41	2,144	31	2,391	- 248
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,877	43	957	+ 920
Anemia	43	1,756	81	0	+ 1,756
Violence	44	1,320	36	1,785	- 465
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,297	61	135	+ 1,162
Asthma	46	1,127	17	8,150	- 7,023
Drownings	47	695	26	5,097	- 4,403
Fires	48	662	52	595	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	641	59	224	+ 417
Low Birth Weight	50	615	19	7,132	- 6,517
Osteoarthritis	51	517	85	0	+ 517
Hepatitis C	52	468	64	78	+ 390
Birth Trauma	53	414	32	2,340	- 1,925
Tuberculosis	54	403	15	9,446	- 9,043
Poisonings	55	363	48	832	- 469
Schizophrenia	56	349	82	0	+ 349
HIV/AIDS	57	319	27	4,993	- 4,674
Meningitis	58	252	51	624	- 373
Upper Respiratory	59	194	66	34	+ 161
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	177	84	0	+ 177
Oral conditions	61	167	86	0	+ 167
Appendicitis	62	147	60	201	- 54
Hepatitis B	63	146	55	379	- 233
Maternal Conditions	64	53	49	773	- 720
Otitis Media	65	16	71	1	+ 15
Encephalitis	66	11	39	1,558	- 1,547
War	67	11	65	34	- 23
Pertussis	68	8	50	705	- 697
Diphtheria	69	0	69	3	- 3
Syphilis	70	0	56	328	- 328
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	58	286	- 286
Measles	79	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	83	0	62	127	- 127
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

Belgium

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.