VIET NAM VS EGYPT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EGYPT		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	165,293	2	91,939	+ 73,355
Liver Disease	2	57,156	10	23,900	+ 33,256
Stroke	3	41,676	1	159,032	- 117,356
Liver Cancer	4	23,303	9	24,995	- 1,692
Hypertension	5	20,054	12	19,880	+ 174
Kidney Disease	6	20,047	8	25,251	- 5,204
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,674	7	27,836	- 8,163
Diabetes Mellitus	8	18,187	4	33,860	- 15,673
Lung Disease	9	12,732	3	35,875	- 23,143
Congenital Anomalies	10	11,563	21	7,064	+ 4,499
Low Birth Weight	11	10,829	19	7,132	+ 3,697
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,640	5	29,475	- 19,835
Breast Cancer	13	8,727	22	6,187	+ 2,540
Lymphomas	14	7,167	30	2,964	+ 4,202
Asthma	15	6,753	17	8,150	- 1,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	6,631	6	29,307	- 22,676
Birth Trauma	17	5,808	32	2,340	+ 3,468
Lung Cancers	18	5,397	11	21,294	- 15,897
Bladder Cancer	19	4,879	45	896	+ 3,983
Violence	20	3,959	36	1,785	+ 2,174
Other Injuries	21	3,631	23	5,539	- 1,908
Leukemia	22	3,577	28	4,899	- 1,322
Diarrhoeal diseases	23	3,510	29	4,390	- 880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,931	16	8,258	- 5,327
Suicide	25	2,873	18	7,249	- 4,376
Pancreas Cancer	26	2,763	44	929	+ 1,833
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,366	24	5,357	- 2,990
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,273	25	5,338	- 3,065
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,255	34	2,082	+ 173
Falls	30	1,919	13	15,427	- 13,507
Ovary Cancer	31	1,848	47	864	+ 984
Stomach Cancer	32	1,753	14	15,134	- 13,381
Fires	33	1,491	52	595	+ 896
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,273	43	957	+ 316
Prostate Cancer	35	1,219	35	1,911	- 692
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,186	38	1,708	- 522
Drownings	37	1,067	26	5,097	- 4,030
Encephalitis	38	994	39	1,558	- 564
Skin Cancers	39	963	54	467	+ 496
Hepatitis B	40	940	55	379	+ 561
Oesophagus Cancer	41	904	33	2,265	- 1,361
Pertussis	42	862	50	705	+ 157
Meningitis	43	786	51	624	+ 162
Maternal Conditions	44	756	49	773	- 17
Oral Cancer	45	754	20	7,088	- 6,334
Malnutrition	46	721	63	120	+ 601
War	47	678	65	34	+ 644
Cervical Cancer	48	594	31	2,391	- 1,797
Tetanus	49	514	58	286	+ 227
Epilepsy	50	429	53	583	- 154
Tuberculosis	51	410	15	9,446	- 9,035
Uterin Cancer	52	401	42	1,159	- 757
HIV/AIDS	53	377	27	4,993	- 4,615
Schistosomiasis	54	209	77	0	+ 209
Skin Disease	55	209	40	1,515	- 1,307
Multiple Sclerosis	56	202	61	135	+ 67
Poisonings	57	185	48	832	- 647
Syphilis	58	151	56	328	- 177
Appendicitis	59	135	60	201	- 66
Alcohol	60	134	46	867	- 733
Other Neoplasms	61	111	57	325	- 214
Drug Use	62	110	41	1,366	- 1,255
Hepatitis C	63	92	64	78	+ 13
Measles	64	41	37	1,780	- 1,739
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	25	59	224	- 199
Leishmaniasis	66	13	78	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	67	5	68	9	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	5	66	34	- 29
Dengue	69	5	62	127	- 122
Diphtheria	70	3	69	3	- 0
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	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
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Egypt

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.