VIET NAM VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	184,885	2	91,939	+ 92,946
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	64,331	6	29,307	+ 35,024
Stroke	3	62,603	1	159,032	- 96,429
Lung Cancers	4	58,538	11	21,294	+ 37,244
Lung Disease	5	53,807	3	35,875	+ 17,932
Hypertension	6	33,689	12	19,880	+ 13,809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	32,721	16	8,258	+ 24,463
Kidney Disease	8	28,628	8	25,251	+ 3,377
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	26,041	7	27,836	- 1,796
Breast Cancer	10	23,689	22	6,187	+ 17,502
Pancreas Cancer	11	22,595	44	929	+ 21,665
Prostate Cancer	12	20,729	35	1,911	+ 18,817
Diabetes Mellitus	13	19,563	4	33,860	- 14,298
Falls	14	19,267	13	15,427	+ 3,841
Liver Disease	15	19,103	10	23,900	- 4,797
Parkinson's Disease	16	15,834	25	5,338	+ 10,495
Lymphomas	17	15,400	30	2,964	+ 12,435
Endocrine Disorders	18	13,424	34	2,082	+ 11,342
Suicide	19	12,930	18	7,249	+ 5,681
Stomach Cancer	20	12,142	14	15,134	- 2,992
Inflammatory/Heart	21	11,179	24	5,357	+ 5,822
Leukemia	22	10,985	28	4,899	+ 6,086
Other Injuries	23	10,370	23	5,539	+ 4,832
Other Neoplasms	24	10,260	57	325	+ 9,935
Liver Cancer	25	10,130	9	24,995	- 14,864
Alcohol	26	7,867	46	867	+ 7,000
Oesophagus Cancer	27	7,811	33	2,265	+ 5,546
Bladder Cancer	28	7,786	45	896	+ 6,890
Oral Cancer	29	7,572	20	7,088	+ 484
Ovary Cancer	30	6,528	47	864	+ 5,665
Skin Cancers	31	5,099	54	467	+ 4,632
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	4,815	29	4,390	+ 426
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,546	38	1,708	+ 2,837
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,973	5	29,475	- 25,502
Epilepsy	35	3,886	53	583	+ 3,304
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,881	21	7,064	- 4,183
Uterin Cancer	37	2,805	42	1,159	+ 1,646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,723	43	957	+ 1,766
Cervical Cancer	39	2,680	31	2,391	+ 288
Drug Use	40	2,427	41	1,366	+ 1,061
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,975	61	135	+ 1,839
Skin Disease	42	1,940	40	1,515	+ 425
Anemia	43	1,249	81	0	+ 1,249
Asthma	44	1,162	17	8,150	- 6,988
Low Birth Weight	45	968	19	7,132	- 6,164
Violence	46	967	36	1,785	- 819
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	682	59	224	+ 459
Hepatitis C	48	637	64	78	+ 559
Drownings	49	576	26	5,097	- 4,521
Malnutrition	50	566	63	120	+ 446
Schizophrenia	51	491	82	0	+ 491
Osteoarthritis	52	457	85	0	+ 457
Fires	53	451	52	595	- 144
HIV/AIDS	54	434	27	4,993	- 4,559
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	367	84	0	+ 367
Tuberculosis	56	353	15	9,446	- 9,093
Birth Trauma	57	301	32	2,340	- 2,039
Poisonings	58	272	48	832	- 560
Hepatitis B	59	228	55	379	- 151
Meningitis	60	211	51	624	- 414
Upper Respiratory	61	174	66	34	+ 140
Appendicitis	62	162	60	201	- 39
Oral conditions	63	78	86	0	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	64	48	49	773	- 725
Otitis Media	65	20	71	1	+ 19
War	66	13	65	34	- 21
Encephalitis	67	9	39	1,558	- 1,549
Syphilis	68	7	56	328	- 321
Pertussis	69	3	50	705	- 702
Measles	70	3	37	1,780	- 1,777
Iodine Deficiency	71	3	75	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	74	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	1	58	286	- 286
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	69	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	62	127	- 127
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	1	- 1
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.