VIET NAM VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	108,265	27	4,993	+ 103,272
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	53,747	7	27,836	+ 25,911
Malaria	3	39,311	67	14	+ 39,297
Low Birth Weight	4	26,906	19	7,132	+ 19,774
Birth Trauma	5	25,962	32	2,340	+ 23,623
Stroke	6	25,742	1	159,032	- 133,291
Coronary Heart Disease	7	24,667	2	91,939	- 67,272
Road Traffic Accidents	8	21,700	5	29,475	- 7,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	20,544	29	4,390	+ 16,154
Tuberculosis	10	18,896	15	9,446	+ 9,450
Diabetes Mellitus	11	17,618	4	33,860	- 16,242
Congenital Anomalies	12	14,680	21	7,064	+ 7,617
Liver Disease	13	11,735	10	23,900	- 12,165
Kidney Disease	14	11,684	8	25,251	- 13,568
Measles	15	10,660	37	1,780	+ 8,880
Hypertension	16	9,724	12	19,880	- 10,156
Maternal Conditions	17	8,168	49	773	+ 7,395
Syphilis	18	7,883	56	328	+ 7,555
Meningitis	19	7,481	51	624	+ 6,857
Lung Disease	20	7,094	3	35,875	- 28,780
Pertussis	21	6,420	50	705	+ 5,716
Suicide	22	6,310	18	7,249	- 940
Other Injuries	23	6,189	23	5,539	+ 650
Breast Cancer	24	4,964	22	6,187	- 1,224
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,305	34	2,082	+ 2,222
Asthma	26	3,839	17	8,150	- 4,311
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,715	24	5,357	- 1,641
Cervical Cancer	28	3,302	31	2,391	+ 910
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,267	6	29,307	- 26,039
Drug Use	30	2,962	41	1,366	+ 1,596
Malnutrition	31	2,832	63	120	+ 2,712
Falls	32	2,689	13	15,427	- 12,738
Violence	33	2,633	36	1,785	+ 848
Liver Cancer	34	2,534	9	24,995	- 22,461
Prostate Cancer	35	2,522	35	1,911	+ 610
Drownings	36	2,325	26	5,097	- 2,772
Oral Cancer	37	2,032	20	7,088	- 5,056
Epilepsy	38	1,901	53	583	+ 1,319
Fires	39	1,776	52	595	+ 1,181
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,685	16	8,258	- 6,574
Lung Cancers	41	1,574	11	21,294	- 19,720
Tetanus	42	1,371	58	286	+ 1,085
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,288	43	957	+ 331
Poisonings	44	1,239	48	832	+ 407
Lymphomas	45	1,140	30	2,964	- 1,825
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,037	25	5,338	- 4,302
Trypanosomiasis	47	971	79	0	+ 971
Skin Cancers	48	953	54	467	+ 485
Stomach Cancer	49	918	14	15,134	- 14,216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	836	38	1,708	- 872
Skin Disease	51	766	40	1,515	- 750
Ovary Cancer	52	755	47	864	- 109
Alcohol	53	701	46	867	- 166
Oesophagus Cancer	54	697	33	2,265	- 1,568
Pancreas Cancer	55	670	44	929	- 260
Bladder Cancer	56	501	45	896	- 396
Encephalitis	57	457	39	1,558	- 1,102
Uterin Cancer	58	453	42	1,159	- 705
Appendicitis	59	327	60	201	+ 126
Schistosomiasis	60	252	77	0	+ 252
Leukemia	61	221	28	4,899	- 4,678
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	216	59	224	- 8
Other Neoplasms	63	184	57	325	- 141
Diphtheria	64	182	69	3	+ 179
Hepatitis B	65	178	55	379	- 201
Upper Respiratory	66	98	66	34	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	67	84	61	135	- 51
Chlamydia	68	25	70	1	+ 25
Hepatitis C	69	17	64	78	- 62
Ascariasis	70	16	68	9	+ 7
War	71	10	65	34	- 24
Otitis Media	72	9	71	1	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Equ. Guinea

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.