VIET NAM VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,679	2	91,939	- 12,260
Stroke	2	59,214	1	159,032	- 99,818
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	45,516	7	27,836	+ 17,680
Violence	4	33,056	36	1,785	+ 31,271
Diabetes Mellitus	5	28,648	4	33,860	- 5,212
Lung Disease	6	28,535	3	35,875	- 7,340
Kidney Disease	7	18,114	8	25,251	- 7,137
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,279	5	29,475	- 13,197
Lung Cancers	9	15,216	11	21,294	- 6,079
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	14,763	6	29,307	- 14,544
Hypertension	11	13,852	12	19,880	- 6,027
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	11,132	16	8,258	+ 2,873
Liver Disease	13	10,296	10	23,900	- 13,604
Breast Cancer	14	9,977	22	6,187	+ 3,790
Prostate Cancer	15	9,132	35	1,911	+ 7,220
Falls	16	9,058	13	15,427	- 6,369
Stomach Cancer	17	8,647	14	15,134	- 6,487
Inflammatory/Heart	18	8,414	24	5,357	+ 3,058
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,135	34	2,082	+ 6,053
Suicide	20	6,988	18	7,249	- 261
Other Injuries	21	6,636	23	5,539	+ 1,097
HIV/AIDS	22	6,036	27	4,993	+ 1,043
Congenital Anomalies	23	5,920	21	7,064	- 1,144
Pancreas Cancer	24	5,767	44	929	+ 4,837
Liver Cancer	25	5,534	9	24,995	- 19,461
Oesophagus Cancer	26	5,030	33	2,265	+ 2,765
Lymphomas	27	4,987	30	2,964	+ 2,022
Oral Cancer	28	4,783	20	7,088	- 2,305
Cervical Cancer	29	4,571	31	2,391	+ 2,180
Leukemia	30	4,100	28	4,899	- 799
Skin Disease	31	3,450	40	1,515	+ 1,935
Alcohol	32	3,422	46	867	+ 2,556
Low Birth Weight	33	3,307	19	7,132	- 3,825
Malnutrition	34	3,218	63	120	+ 3,098
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,720	29	4,390	- 1,670
Bladder Cancer	36	2,550	45	896	+ 1,654
Chagas disease	37	2,425	76	0	+ 2,425
Skin Cancers	38	2,418	54	467	+ 1,951
Drownings	39	2,373	26	5,097	- 2,724
Tuberculosis	40	2,353	15	9,446	- 7,093
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,293	25	5,338	- 3,046
Other Neoplasms	42	2,242	57	325	+ 1,917
Ovary Cancer	43	2,093	47	864	+ 1,230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,046	43	957	+ 1,090
Birth Trauma	45	1,815	32	2,340	- 524
Epilepsy	46	1,568	53	583	+ 986
Uterin Cancer	47	1,336	42	1,159	+ 178
Asthma	48	1,247	17	8,150	- 6,903
Drug Use	49	1,186	41	1,366	- 180
Anemia	50	1,162	81	0	+ 1,162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,054	38	1,708	- 654
Hepatitis C	52	940	64	78	+ 861
Maternal Conditions	53	724	49	773	- 49
Meningitis	54	653	51	624	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	527	84	0	+ 527
War	56	524	65	34	+ 490
Appendicitis	57	513	60	201	+ 312
Fires	58	494	52	595	- 101
Hepatitis B	59	372	55	379	- 7
Schizophrenia	60	318	82	0	+ 318
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	287	59	224	+ 63
Schistosomiasis	62	285	77	0	+ 285
Leishmaniasis	63	208	78	0	+ 208
Multiple Sclerosis	64	171	61	135	+ 36
Osteoarthritis	65	159	85	0	+ 159
Poisonings	66	152	48	832	- 680
Upper Respiratory	67	125	66	34	+ 91
Syphilis	68	107	56	328	- 221
Leprosy	69	83	72	0	+ 83
Otitis Media	70	45	71	1	+ 44
Tetanus	71	42	58	286	- 244
Encephalitis	72	31	39	1,558	- 1,527
Oral conditions	73	30	86	0	+ 30
Malaria	74	21	67	14	+ 7
Pertussis	75	15	50	705	- 690
Dengue	76	7	62	127	- 120
Iodine Deficiency	77	5	75	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	78	4	68	9	- 5
Diphtheria	79	3	69	3	- 0
Chlamydia	80	3	70	1	+ 2
Measles	81	2	37	1,780	- 1,778
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	80	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	74	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.