VIET NAM VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	67,400	7	27,836	+ 39,563
Tuberculosis	2	40,102	15	9,446	+ 30,657
Measles	3	38,723	37	1,780	+ 36,943
Malaria	4	38,319	67	14	+ 38,305
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	37,850	29	4,390	+ 33,460
Stroke	6	33,538	1	159,032	- 125,495
Coronary Heart Disease	7	31,812	2	91,939	- 60,127
Low Birth Weight	8	31,771	19	7,132	+ 24,639
Birth Trauma	9	30,311	32	2,340	+ 27,972
Road Traffic Accidents	10	27,728	5	29,475	- 1,747
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,898	21	7,064	+ 7,834
Hypertension	12	14,427	12	19,880	- 5,452
Liver Disease	13	13,787	10	23,900	- 10,113
Lung Disease	14	12,396	3	35,875	- 23,479
HIV/AIDS	15	12,176	27	4,993	+ 7,183
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,824	4	33,860	- 22,036
Meningitis	17	10,601	51	624	+ 9,977
Violence	18	10,191	36	1,785	+ 8,406
Maternal Conditions	19	9,634	49	773	+ 8,861
Kidney Disease	20	8,318	8	25,251	- 16,933
Malnutrition	21	8,166	63	120	+ 8,046
Other Injuries	22	7,581	23	5,539	+ 2,042
Pertussis	23	7,259	50	705	+ 6,554
Asthma	24	7,087	17	8,150	- 1,063
Endocrine Disorders	25	6,763	34	2,082	+ 4,681
Suicide	26	5,326	18	7,249	- 1,923
Cervical Cancer	27	4,419	31	2,391	+ 2,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,168	6	29,307	- 25,139
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,707	24	5,357	- 1,650
Prostate Cancer	30	3,619	35	1,911	+ 1,707
Liver Cancer	31	3,519	9	24,995	- 21,476
Syphilis	32	3,438	56	328	+ 3,110
Falls	33	3,192	13	15,427	- 12,235
Drownings	34	3,165	26	5,097	- 1,932
Breast Cancer	35	3,130	22	6,187	- 3,057
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,718	16	8,258	- 5,540
Stomach Cancer	37	2,364	14	15,134	- 12,770
Lymphomas	38	1,889	30	2,964	- 1,076
Fires	39	1,840	52	595	+ 1,245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,762	43	957	+ 805
Leukemia	41	1,715	28	4,899	- 3,184
Poisonings	42	1,584	48	832	+ 752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,583	38	1,708	- 125
Epilepsy	44	1,582	53	583	+ 1,000
War	45	1,520	65	34	+ 1,486
Tetanus	46	1,068	58	286	+ 782
Lung Cancers	47	1,061	11	21,294	- 20,233
Schistosomiasis	48	981	77	0	+ 981
Parkinson's Disease	49	948	25	5,338	- 4,390
Pancreas Cancer	50	932	44	929	+ 2
Oral Cancer	51	919	20	7,088	- 6,169
Leishmaniasis	52	796	78	0	+ 796
Oesophagus Cancer	53	724	33	2,265	- 1,541
Skin Disease	54	716	40	1,515	- 800
Skin Cancers	55	701	54	467	+ 234
Appendicitis	56	645	60	201	+ 443
Encephalitis	57	623	39	1,558	- 935
Ovary Cancer	58	601	47	864	- 263
Drug Use	59	585	41	1,366	- 781
Alcohol	60	582	46	867	- 285
Hepatitis B	61	418	55	379	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	62	339	66	34	+ 305
Uterin Cancer	63	323	42	1,159	- 836
Trypanosomiasis	64	318	79	0	+ 318
Bladder Cancer	65	247	45	896	- 649
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	199	59	224	- 24
Other Neoplasms	67	80	57	325	- 245
Ascariasis	68	73	68	9	+ 64
Hepatitis C	69	63	64	78	- 16
Diphtheria	70	43	69	3	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	71	40	61	135	- 95
Otitis Media	72	35	71	1	+ 34
Chlamydia	73	13	70	1	+ 12
Dengue	74	1	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	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.