VIET NAM VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	146,532	2	91,939	+ 54,593
Stroke	2	77,074	1	159,032	- 81,958
Road Traffic Accidents	3	67,830	5	29,475	+ 38,355
Diabetes Mellitus	4	27,009	4	33,860	- 6,852
Liver Disease	5	26,208	10	23,900	+ 2,308
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,044	7	27,836	- 5,792
Kidney Disease	7	20,737	8	25,251	- 4,514
HIV/AIDS	8	18,881	27	4,993	+ 13,888
Violence	9	18,741	36	1,785	+ 16,956
Hypertension	10	18,520	12	19,880	- 1,360
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	17,676	6	29,307	- 11,631
Prostate Cancer	12	16,178	35	1,911	+ 14,267
Low Birth Weight	13	14,983	19	7,132	+ 7,851
Breast Cancer	14	14,277	22	6,187	+ 8,090
Lung Disease	15	13,301	3	35,875	- 22,574
Lung Cancers	16	12,160	11	21,294	- 9,134
Congenital Anomalies	17	10,152	21	7,064	+ 3,088
Birth Trauma	18	8,944	32	2,340	+ 6,604
Other Injuries	19	8,704	23	5,539	+ 3,165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	8,320	16	8,258	+ 62
Liver Cancer	21	6,493	9	24,995	- 18,501
Endocrine Disorders	22	5,890	34	2,082	+ 3,808
Cervical Cancer	23	5,479	31	2,391	+ 3,088
Stomach Cancer	24	5,353	14	15,134	- 9,781
Suicide	25	5,178	18	7,249	- 2,071
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,931	29	4,390	+ 541
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,456	44	929	+ 3,527
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,364	25	5,338	- 974
Asthma	29	4,312	17	8,150	- 3,838
Falls	30	4,253	13	15,427	- 11,173
Oral Cancer	31	4,242	20	7,088	- 2,846
Leukemia	32	3,997	28	4,899	- 902
Lymphomas	33	3,659	30	2,964	+ 694
Malnutrition	34	3,633	63	120	+ 3,513
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,046	24	5,357	- 2,311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,884	43	957	+ 1,927
Drownings	37	2,423	26	5,097	- 2,674
Tuberculosis	38	2,366	15	9,446	- 7,079
Maternal Conditions	39	1,980	49	773	+ 1,207
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,960	33	2,265	- 304
Skin Cancers	41	1,683	54	467	+ 1,216
Epilepsy	42	1,548	53	583	+ 965
Drug Use	43	1,525	41	1,366	+ 160
Fires	44	1,361	52	595	+ 766
Meningitis	45	1,307	51	624	+ 683
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,200	38	1,708	- 508
Pertussis	47	1,179	50	705	+ 474
Alcohol	48	1,177	46	867	+ 310
Bladder Cancer	49	903	45	896	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	50	868	47	864	+ 5
Syphilis	51	687	56	328	+ 359
Appendicitis	52	652	60	201	+ 451
Skin Disease	53	487	40	1,515	- 1,028
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	473	59	224	+ 249
Poisonings	55	457	48	832	- 375
Encephalitis	56	435	39	1,558	- 1,124
Uterin Cancer	57	421	42	1,159	- 737
Other Neoplasms	58	346	57	325	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	59	214	77	0	+ 214
Hepatitis C	60	167	64	78	+ 89
Tetanus	61	167	58	286	- 119
Multiple Sclerosis	62	128	61	135	- 8
Hepatitis B	63	106	55	379	- 273
Dengue	64	46	62	127	- 81
Malaria	65	39	67	14	+ 25
Chlamydia	66	15	70	1	+ 14
War	67	12	65	34	- 22
Upper Respiratory	68	9	66	34	- 24
Diphtheria	69	7	69	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	6	68	9	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
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

Dominican Rep.

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.