VIET NAM VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	109,217	2	91,939	+ 17,278
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	84,427	6	29,307	+ 55,120
Lung Cancers	3	57,076	11	21,294	+ 35,782
Lung Disease	4	38,744	3	35,875	+ 2,869
Stroke	5	38,598	1	159,032	- 120,434
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	26,309	16	8,258	+ 18,051
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	20,259	7	27,836	- 7,577
Breast Cancer	8	16,112	22	6,187	+ 9,924
Diabetes Mellitus	9	15,587	4	33,860	- 18,273
Lymphomas	10	14,029	30	2,964	+ 11,065
Pancreas Cancer	11	13,787	44	929	+ 12,858
Falls	12	13,165	13	15,427	- 2,262
Prostate Cancer	13	12,842	35	1,911	+ 10,931
Kidney Disease	14	12,479	8	25,251	- 12,772
Suicide	15	12,040	18	7,249	+ 4,791
Drug Use	16	10,049	41	1,366	+ 8,683
Liver Disease	17	9,878	10	23,900	- 14,022
Parkinson's Disease	18	9,157	25	5,338	+ 3,818
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,812	34	2,082	+ 6,730
Liver Cancer	20	8,486	9	24,995	- 16,509
Leukemia	21	8,446	28	4,899	+ 3,547
Hypertension	22	6,986	12	19,880	- 12,894
Bladder Cancer	23	6,871	45	896	+ 5,975
Other Injuries	24	6,522	23	5,539	+ 983
Oesophagus Cancer	25	6,079	33	2,265	+ 3,814
Stomach Cancer	26	5,936	14	15,134	- 9,198
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,615	24	5,357	+ 259
Road Traffic Accidents	28	5,446	5	29,475	- 24,029
Ovary Cancer	29	5,185	47	864	+ 4,322
Skin Cancers	30	4,788	54	467	+ 4,321
Other Neoplasms	31	4,576	57	325	+ 4,251
Oral Cancer	32	4,340	20	7,088	- 2,748
Alcohol	33	4,064	46	867	+ 3,198
Uterin Cancer	34	3,225	42	1,159	+ 2,066
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,947	21	7,064	- 4,117
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,291	29	4,390	- 2,099
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,887	61	135	+ 1,752
Skin Disease	38	1,851	40	1,515	+ 336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,733	38	1,708	+ 25
Violence	40	1,649	36	1,785	- 136
Cervical Cancer	41	1,576	31	2,391	- 816
Low Birth Weight	42	1,509	19	7,132	- 5,623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,205	43	957	+ 248
Epilepsy	44	1,047	53	583	+ 464
Hepatitis C	45	990	64	78	+ 911
Anemia	46	934	81	0	+ 934
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	879	59	224	+ 655
Drownings	48	772	26	5,097	- 4,325
Asthma	49	715	17	8,150	- 7,435
Birth Trauma	50	526	32	2,340	- 1,814
Malnutrition	51	524	63	120	+ 404
Fires	52	524	52	595	- 70
HIV/AIDS	53	444	27	4,993	- 4,549
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	389	84	0	+ 389
Osteoarthritis	55	378	85	0	+ 378
Poisonings	56	331	48	832	- 501
Schizophrenia	57	323	82	0	+ 323
Tuberculosis	58	266	15	9,446	- 9,180
Meningitis	59	187	51	624	- 438
Hepatitis B	60	180	55	379	- 199
Oral conditions	61	138	86	0	+ 138
Appendicitis	62	135	60	201	- 67
Upper Respiratory	63	127	66	34	+ 94
Maternal Conditions	64	123	49	773	- 650
War	65	57	65	34	+ 23
Otitis Media	66	21	71	1	+ 20
Syphilis	67	14	56	328	- 314
Encephalitis	68	8	39	1,558	- 1,550
Pertussis	69	2	50	705	- 703
Chagas disease	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	58	286	- 285
Dengue	72	1	62	127	- 126
Diphtheria	73	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	74	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Chlamydia	83	0	70	1	- 1
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.