VIET NAM VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	78,212	27	4,993	+ 73,219
Tuberculosis	2	48,235	15	9,446	+ 38,789
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	44,681	7	27,836	+ 16,845
Coronary Heart Disease	4	43,262	2	91,939	- 48,677
Stroke	5	39,311	1	159,032	- 119,721
Malaria	6	34,289	67	14	+ 34,275
Road Traffic Accidents	7	27,721	5	29,475	- 1,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	22,620	29	4,390	+ 18,230
Low Birth Weight	9	22,253	19	7,132	+ 15,121
Diabetes Mellitus	10	18,204	4	33,860	- 15,656
Birth Trauma	11	17,299	32	2,340	+ 14,960
Hypertension	12	16,174	12	19,880	- 3,706
Liver Disease	13	16,139	10	23,900	- 7,761
Congenital Anomalies	14	12,643	21	7,064	+ 5,579
Kidney Disease	15	10,630	8	25,251	- 14,621
Maternal Conditions	16	10,018	49	773	+ 9,245
Lung Disease	17	9,380	3	35,875	- 26,495
Violence	18	9,344	36	1,785	+ 7,559
Suicide	19	6,048	18	7,249	- 1,201
Other Injuries	20	5,778	23	5,539	+ 239
Pertussis	21	5,709	50	705	+ 5,004
Meningitis	22	5,188	51	624	+ 4,564
Asthma	23	5,043	17	8,150	- 3,107
Malnutrition	24	4,713	63	120	+ 4,593
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,993	6	29,307	- 25,314
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,808	24	5,357	- 1,549
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,605	34	2,082	+ 1,522
Prostate Cancer	28	3,431	35	1,911	+ 1,519
Cervical Cancer	29	3,402	31	2,391	+ 1,011
Liver Cancer	30	2,940	9	24,995	- 22,055
Measles	31	2,764	37	1,780	+ 984
Breast Cancer	32	2,752	22	6,187	- 3,435
Falls	33	2,579	13	15,427	- 12,847
Syphilis	34	1,849	56	328	+ 1,521
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,823	43	957	+ 866
Drownings	36	1,801	26	5,097	- 3,296
Fires	37	1,566	52	595	+ 971
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,540	16	8,258	- 6,718
Stomach Cancer	39	1,526	14	15,134	- 13,608
Epilepsy	40	1,317	53	583	+ 735
Poisonings	41	1,223	48	832	+ 391
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,197	25	5,338	- 4,141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,154	38	1,708	- 554
Drug Use	44	1,135	41	1,366	- 231
Lymphomas	45	1,058	30	2,964	- 1,906
Leukemia	46	997	28	4,899	- 3,902
Lung Cancers	47	931	11	21,294	- 20,363
Ovary Cancer	48	857	47	864	- 6
Alcohol	49	798	46	867	- 69
Skin Disease	50	793	40	1,515	- 722
Schistosomiasis	51	777	77	0	+ 777
Pancreas Cancer	52	726	44	929	- 203
Skin Cancers	53	624	54	467	+ 157
Oral Cancer	54	567	20	7,088	- 6,521
Tetanus	55	400	58	286	+ 114
Encephalitis	56	344	39	1,558	- 1,215
Oesophagus Cancer	57	338	33	2,265	- 1,927
Appendicitis	58	320	60	201	+ 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	259	59	224	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	60	254	42	1,159	- 905
Bladder Cancer	61	253	45	896	- 644
Hepatitis B	62	251	55	379	- 128
Other Neoplasms	63	131	57	325	- 194
Upper Respiratory	64	117	66	34	+ 83
Trypanosomiasis	65	116	79	0	+ 116
Multiple Sclerosis	66	66	61	135	- 70
Hepatitis C	67	43	64	78	- 35
Diphtheria	68	33	69	3	+ 29
Ascariasis	69	18	68	9	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	18	70	1	+ 17
Otitis Media	71	11	71	1	+ 11
War	72	9	65	34	- 25
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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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.