VIET NAM VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,464	7	27,836	+ 25,628
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	39,574	29	4,390	+ 35,185
Stroke	3	35,115	1	159,032	- 123,918
Coronary Heart Disease	4	32,588	2	91,939	- 59,351
Road Traffic Accidents	5	28,159	5	29,475	- 1,317
Birth Trauma	6	27,751	32	2,340	+ 25,411
Low Birth Weight	7	24,997	19	7,132	+ 17,865
Liver Disease	8	24,328	10	23,900	+ 428
Tuberculosis	9	19,140	15	9,446	+ 9,694
Diabetes Mellitus	10	14,503	4	33,860	- 19,357
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,950	21	7,064	+ 6,887
Hypertension	12	12,017	12	19,880	- 7,863
Kidney Disease	13	10,797	8	25,251	- 14,454
Meningitis	14	10,722	51	624	+ 10,098
Lung Disease	15	10,589	3	35,875	- 25,285
Other Injuries	16	10,468	23	5,539	+ 4,930
HIV/AIDS	17	10,234	27	4,993	+ 5,241
Maternal Conditions	18	7,928	49	773	+ 7,155
Malnutrition	19	7,710	63	120	+ 7,590
Breast Cancer	20	7,570	22	6,187	+ 1,383
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	7,367	6	29,307	- 21,940
Violence	22	7,205	36	1,785	+ 5,419
Pertussis	23	6,152	50	705	+ 5,447
Measles	24	5,642	37	1,780	+ 3,862
Suicide	25	5,380	18	7,249	- 1,869
Malaria	26	5,019	67	14	+ 5,005
Cervical Cancer	27	4,477	31	2,391	+ 2,086
Falls	28	4,024	13	15,427	- 11,403
Asthma	29	4,000	17	8,150	- 4,150
Leukemia	30	3,767	28	4,899	- 1,132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,349	16	8,258	- 4,909
Poisonings	32	3,273	48	832	+ 2,441
Lymphomas	33	3,202	30	2,964	+ 238
Fires	34	2,904	52	595	+ 2,309
Drownings	35	2,795	26	5,097	- 2,302
Ovary Cancer	36	2,162	47	864	+ 1,299
Tetanus	37	1,965	58	286	+ 1,679
Lung Cancers	38	1,964	11	21,294	- 19,330
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,935	24	5,357	- 3,422
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,640	33	2,265	- 624
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,568	43	957	+ 612
Liver Cancer	42	1,543	9	24,995	- 23,451
Syphilis	43	1,516	56	328	+ 1,188
Epilepsy	44	1,450	53	583	+ 867
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,448	34	2,082	- 635
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,408	25	5,338	- 3,931
Stomach Cancer	47	1,355	14	15,134	- 13,779
Oral Cancer	48	1,317	20	7,088	- 5,771
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,195	38	1,708	- 513
Prostate Cancer	50	1,110	35	1,911	- 801
Bladder Cancer	51	963	45	896	+ 67
Skin Cancers	52	898	54	467	+ 431
Skin Disease	53	806	40	1,515	- 709
Schistosomiasis	54	749	77	0	+ 749
Alcohol	55	669	46	867	- 198
Hepatitis B	56	662	55	379	+ 283
Upper Respiratory	57	632	66	34	+ 599
Appendicitis	58	604	60	201	+ 403
Leishmaniasis	59	516	78	0	+ 516
Drug Use	60	458	41	1,366	- 908
Pancreas Cancer	61	435	44	929	- 494
Uterin Cancer	62	376	42	1,159	- 783
Encephalitis	63	344	39	1,558	- 1,214
War	64	250	65	34	+ 216
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	197	59	224	- 27
Other Neoplasms	66	132	57	325	- 193
Diphtheria	67	130	69	3	+ 127
Ascariasis	68	116	68	9	+ 107
Hepatitis C	69	102	64	78	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	70	54	61	135	- 81
Otitis Media	71	35	71	1	+ 34
Chlamydia	72	19	70	1	+ 18
Dengue	73	18	62	127	- 109
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	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.