VIET NAM VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,849	2	91,939	- 90
Violence	2	41,094	36	1,785	+ 39,309
Stroke	3	35,345	1	159,032	- 123,687
Lung Disease	4	33,971	3	35,875	- 1,904
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	22,977	7	27,836	- 4,859
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,560	5	29,475	- 12,915
Kidney Disease	7	14,575	8	25,251	- 10,677
Hypertension	8	13,649	12	19,880	- 6,231
Stomach Cancer	9	13,035	14	15,134	- 2,099
Lung Cancers	10	11,197	11	21,294	- 10,097
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,724	4	33,860	- 23,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	9,322	16	8,258	+ 1,064
Breast Cancer	13	7,826	22	6,187	+ 1,638
Prostate Cancer	14	7,645	35	1,911	+ 5,733
Other Neoplasms	15	6,835	57	325	+ 6,510
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,318	21	7,064	- 745
HIV/AIDS	17	5,722	27	4,993	+ 730
Lymphomas	18	5,551	30	2,964	+ 2,587
Liver Disease	19	5,175	10	23,900	- 18,725
Cervical Cancer	20	4,833	31	2,391	+ 2,442
Leukemia	21	4,710	28	4,899	- 189
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,601	6	29,307	- 24,706
Low Birth Weight	23	4,469	19	7,132	- 2,663
Liver Cancer	24	4,404	9	24,995	- 20,591
Pancreas Cancer	25	4,313	44	929	+ 3,384
Suicide	26	4,191	18	7,249	- 3,059
Malnutrition	27	4,006	63	120	+ 3,885
Other Injuries	28	3,396	23	5,539	- 2,143
Falls	29	3,237	13	15,427	- 12,190
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,916	34	2,082	+ 834
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,835	24	5,357	- 2,521
Tuberculosis	32	2,712	15	9,446	- 6,733
Ovary Cancer	33	2,393	47	864	+ 1,530
Skin Disease	34	2,350	40	1,515	+ 835
Skin Cancers	35	2,193	54	467	+ 1,726
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,781	33	2,265	- 483
Oral Cancer	37	1,721	20	7,088	- 5,367
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,594	29	4,390	- 2,795
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,490	43	957	+ 533
Drownings	40	1,470	26	5,097	- 3,628
Birth Trauma	41	1,383	32	2,340	- 957
Bladder Cancer	42	1,299	45	896	+ 402
Epilepsy	43	1,274	53	583	+ 691
Drug Use	44	1,048	41	1,366	- 317
Uterin Cancer	45	902	42	1,159	- 256
Maternal Conditions	46	840	49	773	+ 67
Parkinson's Disease	47	817	25	5,338	- 4,521
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	710	84	0	+ 710
War	49	554	65	34	+ 520
Meningitis	50	520	51	624	- 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	516	59	224	+ 293
Appendicitis	52	454	60	201	+ 253
Chagas disease	53	434	76	0	+ 434
Asthma	54	408	17	8,150	- 7,742
Dengue	55	284	62	127	+ 158
Fires	56	270	52	595	- 325
Anemia	57	215	81	0	+ 215
Osteoarthritis	58	143	85	0	+ 143
Hepatitis C	59	138	64	78	+ 60
Multiple Sclerosis	60	133	61	135	- 2
Poisonings	61	130	48	832	- 702
Hepatitis B	62	108	55	379	- 271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	81	38	1,708	- 1,627
Encephalitis	64	81	39	1,558	- 1,478
Syphilis	65	64	56	328	- 264
Upper Respiratory	66	57	66	34	+ 23
Malaria	67	55	67	14	+ 41
Alcohol	68	49	46	867	- 818
Pertussis	69	39	50	705	- 666
Schizophrenia	70	37	82	0	+ 37
Tetanus	71	30	58	286	- 256
Leprosy	72	18	72	0	+ 18
Otitis Media	73	16	71	1	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	74	16	78	0	+ 16
Oral conditions	75	15	86	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	76	10	68	9	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	1	77	0	+ 1
Measles	78	1	37	1,780	- 1,779
Hookworm Disease	79	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	69	3	- 3
Chlamydia	81	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Colombia

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.