VIET NAM VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,726	2	91,939	+ 5,787
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	82,222	6	29,307	+ 52,915
Stroke	3	56,231	1	159,032	- 102,801
Lung Cancers	4	55,153	11	21,294	+ 33,859
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	33,802	16	8,258	+ 25,544
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	30,580	7	27,836	+ 2,744
Lung Disease	7	28,200	3	35,875	- 7,675
Breast Cancer	8	24,030	22	6,187	+ 17,843
Other Injuries	9	23,386	23	5,539	+ 17,847
Pancreas Cancer	10	19,117	44	929	+ 18,188
Kidney Disease	11	17,752	8	25,251	- 7,500
Diabetes Mellitus	12	16,878	4	33,860	- 16,983
Prostate Cancer	13	16,817	35	1,911	+ 14,906
Lymphomas	14	15,572	30	2,964	+ 12,607
Liver Cancer	15	14,807	9	24,995	- 10,187
Suicide	16	13,860	18	7,249	+ 6,611
Other Neoplasms	17	13,566	57	325	+ 13,241
Falls	18	12,813	13	15,427	- 2,613
Endocrine Disorders	19	12,507	34	2,082	+ 10,425
Parkinson's Disease	20	11,709	25	5,338	+ 6,371
Leukemia	21	11,534	28	4,899	+ 6,635
Liver Disease	22	11,418	10	23,900	- 12,482
Hypertension	23	10,996	12	19,880	- 8,883
Bladder Cancer	24	10,155	45	896	+ 9,259
Inflammatory/Heart	25	9,382	24	5,357	+ 4,025
Stomach Cancer	26	8,554	14	15,134	- 6,580
Oral Cancer	27	7,233	20	7,088	+ 145
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,228	33	2,265	+ 4,963
Malnutrition	29	6,514	63	120	+ 6,394
Ovary Cancer	30	6,131	47	864	+ 5,267
Road Traffic Accidents	31	5,165	5	29,475	- 24,311
Skin Cancers	32	5,036	54	467	+ 4,569
Alcohol	33	4,932	46	867	+ 4,065
Uterin Cancer	34	4,208	42	1,159	+ 3,050
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,112	21	7,064	- 3,951
Drug Use	36	2,909	41	1,366	+ 1,544
Epilepsy	37	2,885	53	583	+ 2,303
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,796	29	4,390	- 1,594
Skin Disease	39	2,471	40	1,515	+ 956
Cervical Cancer	40	2,434	31	2,391	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,141	38	1,708	+ 433
Asthma	42	1,607	17	8,150	- 6,543
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,525	43	957	+ 568
Anemia	44	1,505	81	0	+ 1,505
Drownings	45	1,342	26	5,097	- 3,755
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,163	61	135	+ 1,028
Low Birth Weight	47	1,007	19	7,132	- 6,125
Schizophrenia	48	1,001	82	0	+ 1,001
Violence	49	831	36	1,785	- 954
Tuberculosis	50	673	15	9,446	- 8,773
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	660	59	224	+ 436
Hepatitis C	52	644	64	78	+ 565
Fires	53	623	52	595	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	54	560	27	4,993	- 4,433
Birth Trauma	55	478	32	2,340	- 1,862
Osteoarthritis	56	380	85	0	+ 380
Poisonings	57	352	48	832	- 480
Meningitis	58	253	51	624	- 372
Hepatitis B	59	209	55	379	- 170
Oral conditions	60	182	86	0	+ 182
Appendicitis	61	139	60	201	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	117	84	0	+ 117
Upper Respiratory	63	83	66	34	+ 49
Maternal Conditions	64	80	49	773	- 693
Otitis Media	65	24	71	1	+ 24
Encephalitis	66	13	39	1,558	- 1,546
War	67	11	65	34	- 23
Syphilis	68	6	56	328	- 322
Pertussis	69	4	50	705	- 701
Tetanus	70	3	58	286	- 283
Schistosomiasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	69	3	- 3
Dengue	76	1	62	127	- 126
Measles	77	1	37	1,780	- 1,779
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	79	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
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.