VIET NAM VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	54,625	7	27,836	+ 26,788
Stroke	2	42,744	1	159,032	- 116,288
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	38,211	29	4,390	+ 33,822
Coronary Heart Disease	4	35,904	2	91,939	- 56,034
Road Traffic Accidents	5	22,108	5	29,475	- 7,367
Liver Disease	6	20,251	10	23,900	- 3,649
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,745	4	33,860	- 18,116
Hypertension	8	15,432	12	19,880	- 4,448
Lung Disease	9	11,033	3	35,875	- 24,841
Malnutrition	10	10,997	63	120	+ 10,877
Birth Trauma	11	10,275	32	2,340	+ 7,935
Kidney Disease	12	9,630	8	25,251	- 15,621
Maternal Conditions	13	9,062	49	773	+ 8,289
Tuberculosis	14	9,060	15	9,446	- 386
Other Injuries	15	9,002	23	5,539	+ 3,464
Low Birth Weight	16	8,853	19	7,132	+ 1,721
Malaria	17	7,285	67	14	+ 7,271
Congenital Anomalies	18	7,202	21	7,064	+ 139
Meningitis	19	6,742	51	624	+ 6,118
Violence	20	6,406	36	1,785	+ 4,620
Suicide	21	6,363	18	7,249	- 886
Asthma	22	5,436	17	8,150	- 2,714
Breast Cancer	23	5,192	22	6,187	- 995
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	5,164	6	29,307	- 24,143
HIV/AIDS	25	5,127	27	4,993	+ 134
Falls	26	2,802	13	15,427	- 12,624
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,451	43	957	+ 1,494
Lymphomas	28	2,447	30	2,964	- 517
Leukemia	29	2,402	28	4,899	- 2,497
Cervical Cancer	30	2,208	31	2,391	- 183
Fires	31	2,198	52	595	+ 1,604
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,048	24	5,357	- 3,308
Drownings	33	1,962	26	5,097	- 3,135
Poisonings	34	1,904	48	832	+ 1,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,885	16	8,258	- 6,373
Pertussis	36	1,493	50	705	+ 788
Parkinson's Disease	37	1,413	25	5,338	- 3,925
Epilepsy	38	1,358	53	583	+ 776
Oesophagus Cancer	39	1,351	33	2,265	- 914
Ovary Cancer	40	1,325	47	864	+ 461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,279	38	1,708	- 429
Schistosomiasis	42	1,213	77	0	+ 1,213
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,188	34	2,082	- 895
Oral Cancer	44	1,184	20	7,088	- 5,904
Liver Cancer	45	1,154	9	24,995	- 23,841
Lung Cancers	46	1,028	11	21,294	- 20,266
Prostate Cancer	47	902	35	1,911	- 1,009
Stomach Cancer	48	805	14	15,134	- 14,329
Alcohol	49	758	46	867	- 109
Skin Disease	50	744	40	1,515	- 771
Bladder Cancer	51	700	45	896	- 197
Tetanus	52	625	58	286	+ 339
Drug Use	53	603	41	1,366	- 762
Syphilis	54	580	56	328	+ 252
Appendicitis	55	523	60	201	+ 321
Skin Cancers	56	497	54	467	+ 30
Hepatitis B	57	459	55	379	+ 80
Pancreas Cancer	58	326	44	929	- 603
Leishmaniasis	59	317	78	0	+ 317
Upper Respiratory	60	298	66	34	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	61	292	42	1,159	- 867
Encephalitis	62	259	39	1,558	- 1,299
Measles	63	211	37	1,780	- 1,569
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	198	59	224	- 25
Hepatitis C	65	107	64	78	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	66	101	57	325	- 224
Multiple Sclerosis	67	63	61	135	- 72
Ascariasis	68	30	68	9	+ 21
Otitis Media	69	29	71	1	+ 28
Chlamydia	70	17	70	1	+ 16
War	71	7	65	34	- 27
Diphtheria	72	5	69	3	+ 2
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 125
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
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
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

Eritrea

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.