VIET NAM VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,572	2	91,939	+ 2,633
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	92,381	6	29,307	+ 63,074
Lung Disease	3	77,668	3	35,875	+ 41,793
Lung Cancers	4	65,887	11	21,294	+ 44,593
Stroke	5	64,844	1	159,032	- 94,189
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	39,724	7	27,836	+ 11,887
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	38,010	16	8,258	+ 29,752
Prostate Cancer	8	26,204	35	1,911	+ 24,292
Breast Cancer	9	22,998	22	6,187	+ 16,811
Diabetes Mellitus	10	22,731	4	33,860	- 11,129
Pancreas Cancer	11	19,404	44	929	+ 18,474
Kidney Disease	12	16,126	8	25,251	- 9,126
Lymphomas	13	12,919	30	2,964	+ 9,955
Liver Disease	14	12,254	10	23,900	- 11,646
Hypertension	15	11,376	12	19,880	- 8,504
Suicide	16	10,930	18	7,249	+ 3,681
Parkinson's Disease	17	10,624	25	5,338	+ 5,286
Alcohol	18	10,595	46	867	+ 9,728
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,173	34	2,082	+ 8,091
Leukemia	20	9,887	28	4,899	+ 4,988
Bladder Cancer	21	9,657	45	896	+ 8,761
Falls	22	9,574	13	15,427	- 5,853
Stomach Cancer	23	8,571	14	15,134	- 6,563
Oesophagus Cancer	24	8,438	33	2,265	+ 6,173
Liver Cancer	25	8,223	9	24,995	- 16,772
Skin Cancers	26	6,878	54	467	+ 6,411
Other Neoplasms	27	6,692	57	325	+ 6,367
Oral Cancer	28	6,563	20	7,088	- 525
Ovary Cancer	29	6,499	47	864	+ 5,636
Other Injuries	30	6,146	23	5,539	+ 607
Inflammatory/Heart	31	5,036	24	5,357	- 321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,829	43	957	+ 2,872
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,780	5	29,475	- 25,696
Drug Use	34	3,484	41	1,366	+ 2,119
Uterin Cancer	35	2,755	42	1,159	+ 1,597
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,711	21	7,064	- 4,353
Cervical Cancer	37	2,704	31	2,391	+ 313
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,560	29	4,390	- 1,830
Multiple Sclerosis	39	2,336	61	135	+ 2,201
Epilepsy	40	2,214	53	583	+ 1,631
Low Birth Weight	41	2,062	19	7,132	- 5,070
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,707	38	1,708	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,496	59	224	+ 1,272
Asthma	44	1,458	17	8,150	- 6,692
Skin Disease	45	1,397	40	1,515	- 118
Anemia	46	1,294	81	0	+ 1,294
Violence	47	1,116	36	1,785	- 670
Schizophrenia	48	1,005	82	0	+ 1,005
Fires	49	935	52	595	+ 341
Drownings	50	659	26	5,097	- 4,438
Osteoarthritis	51	450	85	0	+ 450
Meningitis	52	442	51	624	- 183
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	434	84	0	+ 434
Appendicitis	54	406	60	201	+ 205
HIV/AIDS	55	399	27	4,993	- 4,593
Birth Trauma	56	376	32	2,340	- 1,964
Tuberculosis	57	274	15	9,446	- 9,171
Upper Respiratory	58	271	66	34	+ 238
Malnutrition	59	248	63	120	+ 128
Hepatitis C	60	152	64	78	+ 73
Hepatitis B	61	107	55	379	- 272
Poisonings	62	98	48	832	- 733
Oral conditions	63	73	86	0	+ 73
Maternal Conditions	64	40	49	773	- 733
Otitis Media	65	31	71	1	+ 31
War	66	10	65	34	- 24
Encephalitis	67	10	39	1,558	- 1,548
Tetanus	68	7	58	286	- 279
Chlamydia	69	6	70	1	+ 5
Syphilis	70	6	56	328	- 322
Measles	71	6	37	1,780	- 1,774
Pertussis	72	0	50	705	- 705
Diphtheria	73	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	62	127	- 127
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	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

Denmark

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.