VIET NAM VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	180,940	4	33,860	+ 147,080
Coronary Heart Disease	2	164,620	2	91,939	+ 72,681
Stroke	3	64,756	1	159,032	- 94,276
Kidney Disease	4	30,776	8	25,251	+ 5,524
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	25,391	7	27,836	- 2,446
Asthma	6	25,099	17	8,150	+ 16,949
Hypertension	7	18,898	12	19,880	- 982
Breast Cancer	8	18,054	22	6,187	+ 11,867
Lung Disease	9	15,631	3	35,875	- 20,244
Congenital Anomalies	10	14,383	21	7,064	+ 7,320
Road Traffic Accidents	11	13,367	5	29,475	- 16,108
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	10,708	29	4,390	+ 6,318
Cervical Cancer	13	9,598	31	2,391	+ 7,206
Low Birth Weight	14	9,549	19	7,132	+ 2,418
Liver Disease	15	9,081	10	23,900	- 14,819
Suicide	16	8,862	18	7,249	+ 1,613
Other Injuries	17	8,537	23	5,539	+ 2,998
Liver Cancer	18	7,567	9	24,995	- 17,428
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	6,988	6	29,307	- 22,319
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	6,889	38	1,708	+ 5,181
Drownings	21	6,615	26	5,097	+ 1,517
Lung Cancers	22	5,311	11	21,294	- 15,983
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,032	24	5,357	- 325
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,023	16	8,258	- 3,235
Prostate Cancer	25	4,503	35	1,911	+ 2,592
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,480	25	5,338	- 859
Tuberculosis	27	4,352	15	9,446	- 5,094
Birth Trauma	28	4,042	32	2,340	+ 1,703
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,743	43	957	+ 2,786
Leukemia	30	3,439	28	4,899	- 1,460
HIV/AIDS	31	3,334	27	4,993	- 1,659
Ovary Cancer	32	3,229	47	864	+ 2,366
Fires	33	3,076	52	595	+ 2,482
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,065	34	2,082	+ 983
Lymphomas	35	3,029	30	2,964	+ 65
Falls	36	2,970	13	15,427	- 12,456
Stomach Cancer	37	2,597	14	15,134	- 12,537
Pancreas Cancer	38	2,313	44	929	+ 1,384
Uterin Cancer	39	2,220	42	1,159	+ 1,061
Violence	40	2,161	36	1,785	+ 376
Skin Disease	41	2,125	40	1,515	+ 610
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,975	33	2,265	- 290
Meningitis	43	1,907	51	624	+ 1,283
Epilepsy	44	1,814	53	583	+ 1,231
Malnutrition	45	1,593	63	120	+ 1,473
Oral Cancer	46	1,390	20	7,088	- 5,698
Syphilis	47	1,230	56	328	+ 902
Pertussis	48	1,092	50	705	+ 387
Maternal Conditions	49	958	49	773	+ 185
Bladder Cancer	50	907	45	896	+ 10
Encephalitis	51	813	39	1,558	- 745
Drug Use	52	432	41	1,366	- 934
Other Neoplasms	53	367	57	325	+ 42
Appendicitis	54	310	60	201	+ 109
Dengue	55	293	62	127	+ 166
Poisonings	56	249	48	832	- 582
Alcohol	57	193	46	867	- 674
Tetanus	58	154	58	286	- 132
Hepatitis B	59	118	55	379	- 262
Multiple Sclerosis	60	89	61	135	- 46
Skin Cancers	61	71	54	467	- 396
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	38	59	224	- 186
Measles	63	28	37	1,780	- 1,752
Chlamydia	64	21	70	1	+ 20
Hepatitis C	65	15	64	78	- 64
War	66	12	65	34	- 22
Ascariasis	67	9	68	9	- 0
Diphtheria	68	5	69	3	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	69	1	66	34	- 32
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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

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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.