VIET NAM VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	78,355	15	9,446	+ 68,909
HIV/AIDS	2	48,591	27	4,993	+ 43,598
Coronary Heart Disease	3	43,890	2	91,939	- 48,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	41,605	7	27,836	+ 13,768
Stroke	5	38,612	1	159,032	- 120,421
Diabetes Mellitus	6	27,684	4	33,860	- 6,176
Malaria	7	23,254	67	14	+ 23,240
Road Traffic Accidents	8	22,329	5	29,475	- 7,146
Low Birth Weight	9	21,299	19	7,132	+ 14,167
Liver Disease	10	17,941	10	23,900	- 5,959
Hypertension	11	17,757	12	19,880	- 2,123
Kidney Disease	12	16,525	8	25,251	- 8,727
Birth Trauma	13	15,614	32	2,340	+ 13,275
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	13,706	29	4,390	+ 9,317
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,291	21	7,064	+ 5,227
Lung Disease	16	9,266	3	35,875	- 26,609
Violence	17	7,913	36	1,785	+ 6,128
Suicide	18	7,867	18	7,249	+ 618
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	6,526	6	29,307	- 22,781
Measles	20	6,291	37	1,780	+ 4,511
Maternal Conditions	21	6,257	49	773	+ 5,484
Other Injuries	22	6,015	23	5,539	+ 476
Meningitis	23	4,869	51	624	+ 4,244
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,363	24	5,357	- 993
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,224	34	2,082	+ 2,142
Cervical Cancer	26	4,144	31	2,391	+ 1,753
Breast Cancer	27	3,975	22	6,187	- 2,212
Asthma	28	3,896	17	8,150	- 4,254
Lung Cancers	29	3,755	11	21,294	- 17,539
Falls	30	3,638	13	15,427	- 11,789
Pertussis	31	3,497	50	705	+ 2,792
Prostate Cancer	32	3,429	35	1,911	+ 1,518
Malnutrition	33	3,346	63	120	+ 3,226
Oral Cancer	34	2,983	20	7,088	- 4,105
Liver Cancer	35	2,268	9	24,995	- 22,727
Parkinson's Disease	36	2,033	25	5,338	- 3,305
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,855	16	8,258	- 6,403
Drownings	38	1,799	26	5,097	- 3,299
Fires	39	1,661	52	595	+ 1,067
Epilepsy	40	1,599	53	583	+ 1,016
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,567	43	957	+ 610
Trypanosomiasis	42	1,521	79	0	+ 1,521
Bladder Cancer	43	1,500	45	896	+ 603
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,489	33	2,265	- 776
Drug Use	45	1,458	41	1,366	+ 92
Skin Cancers	46	1,455	54	467	+ 988
Syphilis	47	1,410	56	328	+ 1,082
Stomach Cancer	48	1,396	14	15,134	- 13,738
Lymphomas	49	1,368	30	2,964	- 1,597
Poisonings	50	1,203	48	832	+ 371
Ovary Cancer	51	1,143	47	864	+ 279
Skin Disease	52	930	40	1,515	- 585
Pancreas Cancer	53	888	44	929	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	857	38	1,708	- 852
Uterin Cancer	55	835	42	1,159	- 324
Alcohol	56	833	46	867	- 34
Leukemia	57	727	28	4,899	- 4,172
Schistosomiasis	58	597	77	0	+ 597
Tetanus	59	364	58	286	+ 77
Encephalitis	60	311	39	1,558	- 1,248
Appendicitis	61	285	60	201	+ 84
Hepatitis B	62	284	55	379	- 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	269	59	224	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	64	229	57	325	- 96
War	65	119	65	34	+ 85
Upper Respiratory	66	111	66	34	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	67	70	61	135	- 66
Hepatitis C	68	45	64	78	- 34
Diphtheria	69	15	69	3	+ 12
Ascariasis	70	15	68	9	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	12	70	1	+ 11
Otitis Media	72	8	71	1	+ 7
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	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
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Gabon

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.