VIET NAM VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,544	2	91,939	- 31,395
Stroke	2	55,140	1	159,032	- 103,892
Kidney Disease	3	23,033	8	25,251	- 2,219
Lung Disease	4	23,019	3	35,875	- 12,856
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	22,664	6	29,307	- 6,643
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,211	7	27,836	- 5,626
Hypertension	7	21,626	12	19,880	+ 1,746
Stomach Cancer	8	20,572	14	15,134	+ 5,438
Lung Cancers	9	19,562	11	21,294	- 1,732
Diabetes Mellitus	10	17,999	4	33,860	- 15,861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	17,125	16	8,258	+ 8,867
Road Traffic Accidents	12	16,016	5	29,475	- 13,460
Liver Disease	13	15,001	10	23,900	- 8,899
Prostate Cancer	14	13,798	35	1,911	+ 11,887
Suicide	15	9,635	18	7,249	+ 2,385
Breast Cancer	16	9,568	22	6,187	+ 3,380
Pancreas Cancer	17	8,878	44	929	+ 7,949
Lymphomas	18	7,897	30	2,964	+ 4,933
Liver Cancer	19	7,758	9	24,995	- 17,237
Other Neoplasms	20	7,694	57	325	+ 7,369
Other Injuries	21	7,424	23	5,539	+ 1,885
Endocrine Disorders	22	7,289	34	2,082	+ 5,207
Falls	23	5,124	13	15,427	- 10,303
Leukemia	24	4,982	28	4,899	+ 83
Congenital Anomalies	25	4,860	21	7,064	- 2,203
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,477	25	5,338	- 862
Cervical Cancer	27	4,417	31	2,391	+ 2,026
Skin Disease	28	4,325	40	1,515	+ 2,810
Violence	29	4,214	36	1,785	+ 2,429
Oesophagus Cancer	30	4,091	33	2,265	+ 1,826
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,018	24	5,357	- 1,338
Bladder Cancer	32	3,633	45	896	+ 2,737
HIV/AIDS	33	3,056	27	4,993	- 1,936
Skin Cancers	34	2,979	54	467	+ 2,511
Ovary Cancer	35	2,914	47	864	+ 2,051
Low Birth Weight	36	2,478	19	7,132	- 4,654
Malnutrition	37	2,381	63	120	+ 2,260
Tuberculosis	38	2,324	15	9,446	- 7,122
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,894	29	4,390	- 2,495
Oral Cancer	40	1,739	20	7,088	- 5,349
Fires	41	1,674	52	595	+ 1,080
Asthma	42	1,669	17	8,150	- 6,481
Epilepsy	43	1,668	53	583	+ 1,085
Drownings	44	1,604	26	5,097	- 3,494
Uterin Cancer	45	1,557	42	1,159	+ 398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,265	43	957	+ 308
Alcohol	47	1,173	46	867	+ 306
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,057	59	224	+ 833
Anemia	49	1,018	81	0	+ 1,018
Drug Use	50	842	41	1,366	- 524
Osteoarthritis	51	744	85	0	+ 744
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	592	38	1,708	- 1,116
Meningitis	53	538	51	624	- 86
Birth Trauma	54	495	32	2,340	- 1,845
Chagas disease	55	445	76	0	+ 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	415	84	0	+ 415
Poisonings	57	387	48	832	- 445
Schizophrenia	58	215	82	0	+ 215
Appendicitis	59	208	60	201	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	169	55	379	- 210
Hepatitis C	61	151	64	78	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	62	150	61	135	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	63	134	49	773	- 639
War	64	77	65	34	+ 43
Oral conditions	65	30	86	0	+ 30
Syphilis	66	28	56	328	- 300
Upper Respiratory	67	25	66	34	- 9
Pertussis	68	15	50	705	- 690
Tetanus	69	10	58	286	- 276
Encephalitis	70	10	39	1,558	- 1,549
Otitis Media	71	9	71	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	72	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	73	0	62	127	- 127
Diphtheria	74	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	77	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

Chile

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.