VIET NAM VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	69,841	7	27,836	+ 42,005
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	42,680	29	4,390	+ 38,290
Stroke	3	41,784	1	159,032	- 117,248
Coronary Heart Disease	4	40,961	2	91,939	- 50,978
Low Birth Weight	5	38,575	19	7,132	+ 31,443
Road Traffic Accidents	6	26,565	5	29,475	- 2,910
Birth Trauma	7	24,769	32	2,340	+ 22,429
Liver Disease	8	18,760	10	23,900	- 5,140
Diabetes Mellitus	9	16,013	4	33,860	- 17,848
Congenital Anomalies	10	15,355	21	7,064	+ 8,291
Meningitis	11	13,569	51	624	+ 12,944
Hypertension	12	13,521	12	19,880	- 6,359
Cervical Cancer	13	12,273	31	2,391	+ 9,882
Kidney Disease	14	11,910	8	25,251	- 13,342
Malnutrition	15	11,265	63	120	+ 11,145
Other Injuries	16	10,597	23	5,539	+ 5,058
Lung Disease	17	9,809	3	35,875	- 26,065
Pertussis	18	9,399	50	705	+ 8,694
Tuberculosis	19	9,265	15	9,446	- 181
Violence	20	7,428	36	1,785	+ 5,642
Asthma	21	5,744	17	8,150	- 2,406
Maternal Conditions	22	5,516	49	773	+ 4,743
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5,456	6	29,307	- 23,851
Suicide	24	5,383	18	7,249	- 1,867
Drownings	25	4,082	26	5,097	- 1,015
Oesophagus Cancer	26	3,953	33	2,265	+ 1,689
Prostate Cancer	27	3,857	35	1,911	+ 1,945
Liver Cancer	28	3,415	9	24,995	- 21,579
Malaria	29	3,407	67	14	+ 3,393
Fires	30	3,176	52	595	+ 2,581
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,085	24	5,357	- 2,271
Falls	32	3,079	13	15,427	- 12,347
Breast Cancer	33	2,652	22	6,187	- 3,535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,468	43	957	+ 1,511
Poisonings	35	2,359	48	832	+ 1,528
Endocrine Disorders	36	2,289	34	2,082	+ 207
Lymphomas	37	2,264	30	2,964	- 700
Syphilis	38	2,248	56	328	+ 1,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,193	16	8,258	- 6,065
Epilepsy	40	2,035	53	583	+ 1,452
Oral Cancer	41	1,816	20	7,088	- 5,272
Skin Cancers	42	1,461	54	467	+ 994
Tetanus	43	1,397	58	286	+ 1,111
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,347	25	5,338	- 3,991
Stomach Cancer	45	1,321	14	15,134	- 13,813
Bladder Cancer	46	1,206	45	896	+ 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,195	38	1,708	- 513
Skin Disease	48	1,083	40	1,515	- 432
Drug Use	49	784	41	1,366	- 582
Appendicitis	50	688	60	201	+ 487
Alcohol	51	679	46	867	- 187
Hepatitis B	52	603	55	379	+ 224
Upper Respiratory	53	495	66	34	+ 461
Encephalitis	54	489	39	1,558	- 1,070
Uterin Cancer	55	366	42	1,159	- 793
Ovary Cancer	56	363	47	864	- 500
Leukemia	57	359	28	4,899	- 4,540
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	196	59	224	- 27
Other Neoplasms	59	129	57	325	- 196
Lung Cancers	60	120	11	21,294	- 21,174
Hepatitis C	61	115	64	78	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	62	85	61	135	- 51
Ascariasis	63	41	68	9	+ 32
Otitis Media	64	38	71	1	+ 37
Diphtheria	65	29	69	3	+ 25
Chlamydia	66	28	70	1	+ 27
War	67	12	65	34	- 22
Dengue	68	4	62	127	- 122
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	27	4,993	- 4,993
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	44	929	- 929
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Comoros

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.