VIET NAM VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	266,558	2	91,939	+ 174,619
Hypertension	2	239,217	12	19,880	+ 219,337
Stroke	3	98,866	1	159,032	- 60,167
Lung Cancers	4	58,219	11	21,294	+ 36,925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	46,680	16	8,258	+ 38,421
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	30,897	7	27,836	+ 3,060
Liver Disease	7	29,100	10	23,900	+ 5,200
Prostate Cancer	8	26,442	35	1,911	+ 24,531
Stomach Cancer	9	25,673	14	15,134	+ 10,540
Pancreas Cancer	10	23,779	44	929	+ 22,849
Breast Cancer	11	23,028	22	6,187	+ 16,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	20,325	6	29,307	- 8,982
Lung Disease	13	20,264	3	35,875	- 15,611
Inflammatory/Heart	14	19,224	24	5,357	+ 13,868
Lymphomas	15	18,860	30	2,964	+ 15,895
Suicide	16	17,488	18	7,249	+ 10,239
Kidney Disease	17	15,631	8	25,251	- 9,620
Alcohol	18	13,146	46	867	+ 12,279
Diabetes Mellitus	19	12,941	4	33,860	- 20,920
Other Injuries	20	12,512	23	5,539	+ 6,973
Bladder Cancer	21	11,142	45	896	+ 10,246
Leukemia	22	11,128	28	4,899	+ 6,229
Other Neoplasms	23	10,927	57	325	+ 10,602
Falls	24	10,504	13	15,427	- 4,923
Oral Cancer	25	9,783	20	7,088	+ 2,695
Liver Cancer	26	9,498	9	24,995	- 15,496
Oesophagus Cancer	27	8,726	33	2,265	+ 6,462
Ovary Cancer	28	7,725	47	864	+ 6,862
Parkinson's Disease	29	7,261	25	5,338	+ 1,923
Skin Cancers	30	6,988	54	467	+ 6,520
Drug Use	31	6,644	41	1,366	+ 5,278
Cervical Cancer	32	5,985	31	2,391	+ 3,594
Endocrine Disorders	33	5,841	34	2,082	+ 3,758
Uterin Cancer	34	5,326	42	1,159	+ 4,167
Road Traffic Accidents	35	5,243	5	29,475	- 24,233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,874	43	957	+ 3,917
Epilepsy	37	3,943	53	583	+ 3,360
Fires	38	3,623	52	595	+ 3,029
HIV/AIDS	39	3,569	27	4,993	- 1,423
Drownings	40	2,655	26	5,097	- 2,442
Skin Disease	41	2,527	40	1,515	+ 1,011
Violence	42	2,525	36	1,785	+ 739
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,218	21	7,064	- 4,846
Asthma	44	2,133	17	8,150	- 6,017
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,908	38	1,708	+ 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,525	59	224	+ 1,302
Tuberculosis	47	1,458	15	9,446	- 7,988
Multiple Sclerosis	48	1,440	61	135	+ 1,304
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,076	84	0	+ 1,076
Osteoarthritis	50	900	85	0	+ 900
Anemia	51	811	81	0	+ 811
Poisonings	52	737	48	832	- 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	732	29	4,390	- 3,658
Meningitis	54	657	51	624	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	55	600	19	7,132	- 6,532
Schizophrenia	56	540	82	0	+ 540
Birth Trauma	57	444	32	2,340	- 1,896
Hepatitis C	58	359	64	78	+ 280
Appendicitis	59	180	60	201	- 21
Oral conditions	60	179	86	0	+ 179
Maternal Conditions	61	102	49	773	- 671
Syphilis	62	89	56	328	- 240
Encephalitis	63	17	39	1,558	- 1,541
War	64	12	65	34	- 22
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	379	- 379
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	34	- 34
Otitis Media	67	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Ascariasis	74	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	75	0	62	127	- 127
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	63	120	- 120
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	286	- 286
Diphtheria	82	0	69	3	- 3
Pertussis	83	0	50	705	- 705
Measles	84	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Estonia

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.