VIET NAM VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	209,026	6	29,307	+ 179,719
Coronary Heart Disease	2	184,792	2	91,939	+ 92,853
Stroke	3	77,349	1	159,032	- 81,684
Lung Cancers	4	43,460	11	21,294	+ 22,166
Hypertension	5	38,158	12	19,880	+ 18,279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	26,941	16	8,258	+ 18,683
Falls	7	24,909	13	15,427	+ 9,482
Lung Disease	8	24,235	3	35,875	- 11,639
Pancreas Cancer	9	23,441	44	929	+ 22,512
Liver Disease	10	20,076	10	23,900	- 3,824
Prostate Cancer	11	18,236	35	1,911	+ 16,325
Breast Cancer	12	17,823	22	6,187	+ 11,636
Parkinson's Disease	13	16,031	25	5,338	+ 10,693
Lymphomas	14	15,993	30	2,964	+ 13,028
Suicide	15	15,904	18	7,249	+ 8,655
Liver Cancer	16	10,246	9	24,995	- 14,748
Inflammatory/Heart	17	9,737	24	5,357	+ 4,381
Alcohol	18	8,729	46	867	+ 7,862
Stomach Cancer	19	8,399	14	15,134	- 6,735
Other Injuries	20	8,209	23	5,539	+ 2,671
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	8,200	7	27,836	- 19,637
Diabetes Mellitus	22	7,853	4	33,860	- 26,007
Other Neoplasms	23	7,084	57	325	+ 6,759
Leukemia	24	6,977	28	4,899	+ 2,078
Ovary Cancer	25	6,473	47	864	+ 5,609
Kidney Disease	26	6,425	8	25,251	- 18,826
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,011	33	2,265	+ 3,746
Bladder Cancer	28	5,797	45	896	+ 4,901
Skin Cancers	29	5,585	54	467	+ 5,118
Drug Use	30	5,059	41	1,366	+ 3,694
Endocrine Disorders	31	4,824	34	2,082	+ 2,742
Uterin Cancer	32	4,231	42	1,159	+ 3,072
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,041	5	29,475	- 25,434
Oral Cancer	34	3,893	20	7,088	- 3,195
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,608	21	7,064	- 3,456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,847	43	957	+ 1,891
Drownings	37	1,992	26	5,097	- 3,105
Epilepsy	38	1,957	53	583	+ 1,375
Schizophrenia	39	1,748	82	0	+ 1,748
Asthma	40	1,592	17	8,150	- 6,558
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	1,561	59	224	+ 1,337
Multiple Sclerosis	42	1,507	61	135	+ 1,372
Violence	43	1,208	36	1,785	- 577
Cervical Cancer	44	1,167	31	2,391	- 1,224
Fires	45	1,158	52	595	+ 563
Tuberculosis	46	602	15	9,446	- 8,844
Skin Disease	47	510	40	1,515	- 1,005
Low Birth Weight	48	492	19	7,132	- 6,640
Poisonings	49	466	48	832	- 366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	357	38	1,708	- 1,351
Osteoarthritis	51	314	85	0	+ 314
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	288	29	4,390	- 4,102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	204	84	0	+ 204
Appendicitis	54	179	60	201	- 22
Meningitis	55	177	51	624	- 447
Birth Trauma	56	146	32	2,340	- 2,194
Malnutrition	57	124	63	120	+ 4
Anemia	58	106	81	0	+ 106
HIV/AIDS	59	105	27	4,993	- 4,888
Hepatitis C	60	86	64	78	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	71	86	0	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	62	37	66	34	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	31	55	379	- 348
Maternal Conditions	64	29	49	773	- 745
War	65	10	65	34	- 24
Encephalitis	66	9	39	1,558	- 1,549
Syphilis	67	7	56	328	- 322
Otitis Media	68	6	71	1	+ 5
Pertussis	69	1	50	705	- 704
Tetanus	70	0	58	286	- 286
Diphtheria	71	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	82	0	62	127	- 127
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.