VIET NAM VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	97,904	7	27,836	+ 70,068
Tuberculosis	2	88,031	15	9,446	+ 78,585
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	87,659	29	4,390	+ 83,269
HIV/AIDS	4	70,231	27	4,993	+ 65,239
Stroke	5	61,457	1	159,032	- 97,575
Malaria	6	61,375	67	14	+ 61,361
Coronary Heart Disease	7	54,273	2	91,939	- 37,666
Low Birth Weight	8	41,693	19	7,132	+ 34,562
Birth Trauma	9	41,017	32	2,340	+ 38,677
Road Traffic Accidents	10	33,497	5	29,475	+ 4,022
Measles	11	30,414	37	1,780	+ 28,634
Hypertension	12	23,436	12	19,880	+ 3,556
Maternal Conditions	13	21,978	49	773	+ 21,205
Liver Disease	14	21,584	10	23,900	- 2,316
Diabetes Mellitus	15	21,360	4	33,860	- 12,500
Meningitis	16	18,990	51	624	+ 18,366
Violence	17	18,875	36	1,785	+ 17,090
Lung Disease	18	17,893	3	35,875	- 17,981
Congenital Anomalies	19	14,514	21	7,064	+ 7,451
Asthma	20	14,238	17	8,150	+ 6,088
Kidney Disease	21	13,291	8	25,251	- 11,960
Malnutrition	22	12,926	63	120	+ 12,806
Other Injuries	23	11,614	23	5,539	+ 6,075
Suicide	24	10,947	18	7,249	+ 3,698
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,916	34	2,082	+ 5,834
Breast Cancer	26	6,442	22	6,187	+ 255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	5,936	43	957	+ 4,979
War	28	5,868	65	34	+ 5,834
Tetanus	29	5,246	58	286	+ 4,960
Inflammatory/Heart	30	5,050	24	5,357	- 306
Pertussis	31	4,963	50	705	+ 4,258
Cervical Cancer	32	4,306	31	2,391	+ 1,915
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,816	6	29,307	- 25,491
Drownings	34	3,785	26	5,097	- 1,312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,629	38	1,708	+ 1,920
Falls	36	3,393	13	15,427	- 12,034
Schistosomiasis	37	3,167	77	0	+ 3,167
Prostate Cancer	38	2,926	35	1,911	+ 1,014
Fires	39	2,654	52	595	+ 2,059
Poisonings	40	2,508	48	832	+ 1,676
Syphilis	41	2,247	56	328	+ 1,919
Lymphomas	42	2,227	30	2,964	- 737
Epilepsy	43	2,223	53	583	+ 1,640
Liver Cancer	44	2,183	9	24,995	- 22,811
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	2,180	16	8,258	- 6,079
Oral Cancer	46	1,704	20	7,088	- 5,384
Leukemia	47	1,649	28	4,899	- 3,250
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,258	25	5,338	- 4,080
Stomach Cancer	49	1,226	14	15,134	- 13,908
Ovary Cancer	50	1,198	47	864	+ 334
Appendicitis	51	1,157	60	201	+ 956
Alcohol	52	1,155	46	867	+ 289
Oesophagus Cancer	53	901	33	2,265	- 1,363
Skin Disease	54	901	40	1,515	- 614
Lung Cancers	55	876	11	21,294	- 20,418
Leishmaniasis	56	852	78	0	+ 852
Drug Use	57	820	41	1,366	- 545
Skin Cancers	58	802	54	467	+ 334
Trypanosomiasis	59	742	79	0	+ 742
Pancreas Cancer	60	685	44	929	- 245
Hepatitis B	61	617	55	379	+ 238
Encephalitis	62	524	39	1,558	- 1,034
Upper Respiratory	63	456	66	34	+ 423
Bladder Cancer	64	436	45	896	- 460
Uterin Cancer	65	366	42	1,159	- 793
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	281	59	224	+ 58
Diphtheria	67	199	69	3	+ 195
Otitis Media	68	116	71	1	+ 115
Hepatitis C	69	105	64	78	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	70	90	57	325	- 235
Ascariasis	71	89	68	9	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	72	71	61	135	- 64
Chlamydia	73	35	70	1	+ 34
Dengue	74	1	62	127	- 126
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Central Africa

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.