VIET NAM VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	CHINA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	152,600	1	159,032	- 6,433
Coronary Heart Disease	2	132,309	2	91,939	+ 40,370
Lung Disease	3	72,342	3	35,875	+ 36,467
Lung Cancers	4	53,349	11	21,294	+ 32,055
Stomach Cancer	5	29,758	14	15,134	+ 14,624
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	22,739	6	29,307	- 6,568
Hypertension	7	22,494	12	19,880	+ 2,615
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,692	5	29,475	- 10,783
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	18,551	16	8,258	+ 10,293
Oesophagus Cancer	10	18,141	33	2,265	+ 15,876
Kidney Disease	11	14,362	8	25,251	- 10,889
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	13,693	7	27,836	- 14,143
Liver Cancer	13	13,515	9	24,995	- 11,480
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,075	4	33,860	- 21,786
Liver Disease	15	10,875	10	23,900	- 13,025
Falls	16	10,372	13	15,427	- 5,054
Suicide	17	8,688	18	7,249	+ 1,439
Pancreas Cancer	18	8,330	44	929	+ 7,401
Breast Cancer	19	6,928	22	6,187	+ 740
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,280	25	5,338	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	4,881	38	1,708	+ 3,173
Leukemia	22	4,343	28	4,899	- 556
Lymphomas	23	4,320	30	2,964	+ 1,355
Oral Cancer	24	4,085	20	7,088	- 3,003
Other Injuries	25	4,040	23	5,539	- 1,499
Drownings	26	3,944	26	5,097	- 1,153
Cervical Cancer	27	3,858	31	2,391	+ 1,466
Prostate Cancer	28	3,813	35	1,911	+ 1,902
Bladder Cancer	29	2,829	45	896	+ 1,932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,817	43	957	+ 1,861
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,734	21	7,064	- 4,329
Tuberculosis	32	2,599	15	9,446	- 6,847
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,237	24	5,357	- 3,119
HIV/AIDS	34	2,147	27	4,993	- 2,846
Ovary Cancer	35	2,097	47	864	+ 1,233
Poisonings	36	1,924	48	832	+ 1,092
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,913	34	2,082	- 169
Drug Use	38	1,808	41	1,366	+ 443
Asthma	39	1,729	17	8,150	- 6,421
Low Birth Weight	40	1,616	19	7,132	- 5,516
Skin Cancers	41	1,469	54	467	+ 1,002
Alcohol	42	1,424	46	867	+ 558
Birth Trauma	43	1,318	32	2,340	- 1,022
Malnutrition	44	971	63	120	+ 850
Uterin Cancer	45	878	42	1,159	- 281
Epilepsy	46	849	53	583	+ 266
Violence	47	830	36	1,785	- 955
Fires	48	784	52	595	+ 190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	755	59	224	+ 531
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	651	29	4,390	- 3,738
Meningitis	51	426	51	624	- 198
Skin Disease	52	390	40	1,515	- 1,125
Other Neoplasms	53	327	57	325	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	54	269	49	773	- 504
Encephalitis	55	209	39	1,558	- 1,350
Hepatitis B	56	206	55	379	- 173
Upper Respiratory	57	199	66	34	+ 165
Syphilis	58	136	56	328	- 192
Multiple Sclerosis	59	130	61	135	- 6
Appendicitis	60	110	60	201	- 91
War	61	67	65	34	+ 33
Measles	62	42	37	1,780	- 1,738
Tetanus	63	37	58	286	- 250
Pertussis	64	36	50	705	- 669
Schistosomiasis	65	30	77	0	+ 30
Hepatitis C	66	6	64	78	- 72
Chlamydia	67	4	70	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	3	68	9	- 6
Otitis Media	69	1	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	70	1	62	127	- 126
Diphtheria	71	1	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

China

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.