VIET NAM VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	212,934	2	91,939	+ 120,995
Stroke	2	103,436	1	159,032	- 55,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	82,594	7	27,836	+ 54,758
Lung Cancers	4	57,719	11	21,294	+ 36,425
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	56,336	6	29,307	+ 27,029
Lung Disease	6	52,969	3	35,875	+ 17,094
Hypertension	7	33,454	12	19,880	+ 13,575
Prostate Cancer	8	32,455	35	1,911	+ 30,544
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	28,524	16	8,258	+ 20,265
Falls	10	27,098	13	15,427	+ 11,672
Liver Disease	11	18,068	10	23,900	- 5,832
Other Injuries	12	18,028	23	5,539	+ 12,490
Diabetes Mellitus	13	17,273	4	33,860	- 16,587
Kidney Disease	14	16,396	8	25,251	- 8,855
Breast Cancer	15	16,133	22	6,187	+ 9,946
Suicide	16	15,795	18	7,249	+ 8,546
Inflammatory/Heart	17	11,152	24	5,357	+ 5,796
Lymphomas	18	10,507	30	2,964	+ 7,542
Road Traffic Accidents	19	9,716	5	29,475	- 19,759
Stomach Cancer	20	9,555	14	15,134	- 5,578
Pancreas Cancer	21	8,725	44	929	+ 7,796
Oesophagus Cancer	22	8,480	33	2,265	+ 6,215
Oral Cancer	23	8,451	20	7,088	+ 1,363
Liver Cancer	24	7,863	9	24,995	- 17,132
Other Neoplasms	25	7,412	57	325	+ 7,087
Bladder Cancer	26	7,080	45	896	+ 6,184
Parkinson's Disease	27	6,661	25	5,338	+ 1,323
Alcohol	28	6,513	46	867	+ 5,646
Cervical Cancer	29	6,420	31	2,391	+ 4,029
Leukemia	30	6,108	28	4,899	+ 1,209
Uterin Cancer	31	5,807	42	1,159	+ 4,648
Violence	32	5,629	36	1,785	+ 3,843
Skin Cancers	33	4,957	54	467	+ 4,490
HIV/AIDS	34	4,547	27	4,993	- 446
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,048	43	957	+ 3,091
Endocrine Disorders	36	3,977	34	2,082	+ 1,895
Congenital Anomalies	37	3,547	21	7,064	- 3,517
Osteoarthritis	38	3,147	85	0	+ 3,147
Ovary Cancer	39	3,114	47	864	+ 2,251
Asthma	40	2,906	17	8,150	- 5,244
Skin Disease	41	2,490	40	1,515	+ 975
Drownings	42	2,225	26	5,097	- 2,872
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,989	29	4,390	- 2,401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,560	38	1,708	- 148
Hepatitis C	45	1,081	64	78	+ 1,003
Epilepsy	46	1,044	53	583	+ 461
Appendicitis	47	1,002	60	201	+ 801
Low Birth Weight	48	948	19	7,132	- 6,184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	835	59	224	+ 612
Meningitis	50	797	51	624	+ 173
Drug Use	51	789	41	1,366	- 577
Anemia	52	745	81	0	+ 745
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	728	84	0	+ 728
Schizophrenia	54	656	82	0	+ 656
Malnutrition	55	613	63	120	+ 493
Hepatitis B	56	570	55	379	+ 191
Multiple Sclerosis	57	535	61	135	+ 399
Fires	58	530	52	595	- 64
Birth Trauma	59	469	32	2,340	- 1,871
Tuberculosis	60	432	15	9,446	- 9,014
Maternal Conditions	61	419	49	773	- 354
Poisonings	62	166	48	832	- 666
Otitis Media	63	104	71	1	+ 104
Oral conditions	64	60	86	0	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	65	55	66	34	+ 21
Encephalitis	66	55	39	1,558	- 1,504
Leprosy	67	17	72	0	+ 17
War	68	12	65	34	- 22
Syphilis	69	7	56	328	- 321
Ascariasis	70	7	68	9	- 2
Tetanus	71	6	58	286	- 280
Iodine Deficiency	72	4	75	0	+ 4
Pertussis	73	0	50	705	- 704
Dengue	74	0	62	127	- 127
Diphtheria	75	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	76	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.