VIET NAM VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,985	2	91,939	- 7,954
Lung Disease	2	62,703	3	35,875	+ 26,828
Stroke	3	43,073	1	159,032	- 115,960
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,173	7	27,836	- 6,663
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,250	29	4,390	+ 15,860
Liver Disease	6	19,793	10	23,900	- 4,107
Diabetes Mellitus	7	19,601	4	33,860	- 14,259
Kidney Disease	8	17,770	8	25,251	- 7,482
Tuberculosis	9	16,471	15	9,446	+ 7,025
Road Traffic Accidents	10	14,763	5	29,475	- 14,713
Stomach Cancer	11	14,123	14	15,134	- 1,011
Falls	12	13,263	13	15,427	- 2,164
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	12,498	6	29,307	- 16,809
Low Birth Weight	14	9,473	19	7,132	+ 2,341
Asthma	15	9,296	17	8,150	+ 1,146
Hypertension	16	9,150	12	19,880	- 10,730
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	8,080	38	1,708	+ 6,372
HIV/AIDS	18	6,935	27	4,993	+ 1,942
Birth Trauma	19	6,129	32	2,340	+ 3,789
Congenital Anomalies	20	6,010	21	7,064	- 1,054
Lung Cancers	21	5,265	11	21,294	- 16,029
Oesophagus Cancer	22	5,231	33	2,265	+ 2,967
Oral Cancer	23	5,146	20	7,088	- 1,942
Other Injuries	24	5,095	23	5,539	- 443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,618	43	957	+ 3,661
Suicide	26	4,201	18	7,249	- 3,048
Liver Cancer	27	4,175	9	24,995	- 20,819
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,755	25	5,338	- 1,583
Cervical Cancer	29	3,644	31	2,391	+ 1,252
Encephalitis	30	3,351	39	1,558	+ 1,792
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,889	16	8,258	- 5,369
Drownings	32	2,428	26	5,097	- 2,669
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,386	44	929	+ 1,456
Leukemia	34	2,219	28	4,899	- 2,680
Violence	35	2,191	36	1,785	+ 405
Meningitis	36	2,059	51	624	+ 1,434
Ovary Cancer	37	1,704	47	864	+ 840
Epilepsy	38	1,650	53	583	+ 1,068
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,311	34	2,082	- 771
Syphilis	40	1,270	56	328	+ 942
Skin Cancers	41	1,104	54	467	+ 637
Maternal Conditions	42	1,094	49	773	+ 321
Breast Cancer	43	947	22	6,187	- 5,240
Fires	44	941	52	595	+ 346
Inflammatory/Heart	45	916	24	5,357	- 4,440
Skin Disease	46	869	40	1,515	- 646
Drug Use	47	820	41	1,366	- 546
Bladder Cancer	48	776	45	896	- 120
Alcohol	49	714	46	867	- 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	636	59	224	+ 412
Appendicitis	51	601	60	201	+ 400
Lymphomas	52	579	30	2,964	- 2,386
Hepatitis B	53	484	55	379	+ 105
Malnutrition	54	414	63	120	+ 294
Prostate Cancer	55	405	35	1,911	- 1,507
Dengue	56	397	62	127	+ 270
Other Neoplasms	57	257	57	325	- 68
Measles	58	245	37	1,780	- 1,535
Poisonings	59	227	48	832	- 605
Tetanus	60	165	58	286	- 121
Upper Respiratory	61	122	66	34	+ 88
Multiple Sclerosis	62	120	61	135	- 16
Pertussis	63	114	50	705	- 591
Hepatitis C	64	110	64	78	+ 32
Leishmaniasis	65	110	78	0	+ 110
Ascariasis	66	21	68	9	+ 12
Chlamydia	67	11	70	1	+ 10
War	68	10	65	34	- 24
Otitis Media	69	6	71	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	2	69	3	- 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	42	1,159	- 1,158
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Bhutan

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.