VIET NAM VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,633	2	91,939	- 35,306
Kidney Disease	2	35,718	8	25,251	+ 10,467
Stroke	3	31,359	1	159,032	- 127,674
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	29,358	7	27,836	+ 1,522
Diabetes Mellitus	5	24,959	4	33,860	- 8,901
Road Traffic Accidents	6	20,160	5	29,475	- 9,315
Liver Disease	7	19,236	10	23,900	- 4,664
Lung Disease	8	14,881	3	35,875	- 20,994
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	14,814	6	29,307	- 14,492
Hypertension	10	14,480	12	19,880	- 5,400
Stomach Cancer	11	12,065	14	15,134	- 3,069
Prostate Cancer	12	7,866	35	1,911	+ 5,955
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,713	21	7,064	+ 649
Suicide	14	7,661	18	7,249	+ 411
Violence	15	6,987	36	1,785	+ 5,202
Low Birth Weight	16	6,769	19	7,132	- 363
Other Injuries	17	6,704	23	5,539	+ 1,166
Falls	18	6,435	13	15,427	- 8,992
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	6,407	16	8,258	- 1,851
Lung Cancers	20	6,206	11	21,294	- 15,088
Liver Cancer	21	5,508	9	24,995	- 19,486
Lymphomas	22	5,100	30	2,964	+ 2,136
Leukemia	23	5,092	28	4,899	+ 193
Cervical Cancer	24	4,850	31	2,391	+ 2,459
Breast Cancer	25	4,767	22	6,187	- 1,420
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,801	25	5,338	- 1,538
HIV/AIDS	27	3,520	27	4,993	- 1,473
Malnutrition	28	3,341	63	120	+ 3,221
Tuberculosis	29	3,314	15	9,446	- 6,132
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,244	44	929	+ 2,315
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,927	34	2,082	+ 845
Drownings	32	2,714	26	5,097	- 2,383
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,406	43	957	+ 1,450
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	2,371	29	4,390	- 2,019
Ovary Cancer	35	1,862	47	864	+ 998
Inflammatory/Heart	36	1,778	24	5,357	- 3,579
Skin Cancers	37	1,776	54	467	+ 1,309
Birth Trauma	38	1,747	32	2,340	- 593
Alcohol	39	1,617	46	867	+ 750
Epilepsy	40	1,575	53	583	+ 992
Drug Use	41	1,235	41	1,366	- 131
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,038	33	2,265	- 1,226
Fires	43	1,012	52	595	+ 417
Bladder Cancer	44	971	45	896	+ 75
Oral Cancer	45	958	20	7,088	- 6,130
Maternal Conditions	46	950	49	773	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	939	38	1,708	- 769
Uterin Cancer	48	744	42	1,159	- 415
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	714	59	224	+ 490
Appendicitis	50	638	60	201	+ 437
Skin Disease	51	593	40	1,515	- 923
Meningitis	52	517	51	624	- 107
Asthma	53	494	17	8,150	- 7,656
Syphilis	54	491	56	328	+ 163
Encephalitis	55	474	39	1,558	- 1,085
Pertussis	56	457	50	705	- 248
Other Neoplasms	57	370	57	325	+ 45
Poisonings	58	338	48	832	- 494
Chagas disease	59	121	76	0	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	60	104	61	135	- 32
Dengue	61	56	62	127	- 71
Tetanus	62	51	58	286	- 235
Upper Respiratory	63	48	66	34	+ 14
Hepatitis B	64	16	55	379	- 363
Ascariasis	65	11	68	9	+ 2
War	66	10	65	34	- 24
Hepatitis C	67	6	64	78	- 72
Chlamydia	68	5	70	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	3	69	3	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.