VIET NAM VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	213,562	2	91,939	+ 121,623
Stroke	2	142,320	1	159,032	- 16,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	83,732	7	27,836	+ 55,896
Lung Cancers	4	74,362	11	21,294	+ 53,068
Lung Disease	5	55,868	3	35,875	+ 19,993
Kidney Disease	6	48,107	8	25,251	+ 22,856
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	39,828	6	29,307	+ 10,522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	32,994	16	8,258	+ 24,736
Hypertension	9	29,544	12	19,880	+ 9,664
Parkinson's Disease	10	26,749	25	5,338	+ 21,410
Breast Cancer	11	25,480	22	6,187	+ 19,293
Prostate Cancer	12	20,454	35	1,911	+ 18,542
Pancreas Cancer	13	19,251	44	929	+ 18,322
Liver Cancer	14	15,827	9	24,995	- 9,168
Bladder Cancer	15	15,677	45	896	+ 14,781
Stomach Cancer	16	15,522	14	15,134	+ 388
Other Injuries	17	14,693	23	5,539	+ 9,154
Leukemia	18	13,688	28	4,899	+ 8,789
Lymphomas	19	12,824	30	2,964	+ 9,859
Diabetes Mellitus	20	12,794	4	33,860	- 21,066
Falls	21	12,587	13	15,427	- 2,840
Road Traffic Accidents	22	8,798	5	29,475	- 20,677
Liver Disease	23	8,181	10	23,900	- 15,719
Inflammatory/Heart	24	7,329	24	5,357	+ 1,972
Other Neoplasms	25	6,860	57	325	+ 6,535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	6,174	43	957	+ 5,217
Ovary Cancer	27	5,633	47	864	+ 4,770
Suicide	28	5,385	18	7,249	- 1,864
Endocrine Disorders	29	5,317	34	2,082	+ 3,235
Oral Cancer	30	4,450	20	7,088	- 2,638
Skin Cancers	31	4,430	54	467	+ 3,963
Drownings	32	4,401	26	5,097	- 696
Uterin Cancer	33	3,766	42	1,159	+ 2,607
Epilepsy	34	2,519	53	583	+ 1,936
Oesophagus Cancer	35	2,483	33	2,265	+ 218
Cervical Cancer	36	2,460	31	2,391	+ 69
Drug Use	37	1,953	41	1,366	+ 588
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,760	21	7,064	- 5,304
Fires	39	1,480	52	595	+ 885
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,366	61	135	+ 1,231
Low Birth Weight	41	1,286	19	7,132	- 5,846
Violence	42	1,051	36	1,785	- 734
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,011	38	1,708	- 697
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	959	29	4,390	- 3,430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	675	59	224	+ 451
Tuberculosis	46	672	15	9,446	- 8,774
Skin Disease	47	569	40	1,515	- 946
Hepatitis B	48	565	55	379	+ 186
Alcohol	49	510	46	867	- 357
HIV/AIDS	50	477	27	4,993	- 4,515
Anemia	51	473	81	0	+ 473
Hepatitis C	52	389	64	78	+ 311
Meningitis	53	337	51	624	- 288
Schizophrenia	54	278	82	0	+ 278
Asthma	55	278	17	8,150	- 7,872
Poisonings	56	196	48	832	- 636
Birth Trauma	57	170	32	2,340	- 2,169
Appendicitis	58	96	60	201	- 105
Upper Respiratory	59	80	66	34	+ 46
Leishmaniasis	60	37	78	0	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	61	22	49	773	- 751
Tetanus	62	18	58	286	- 269
Oral conditions	63	16	86	0	+ 16
War	64	11	65	34	- 23
Syphilis	65	11	56	328	- 318
Malnutrition	66	8	63	120	- 112
Encephalitis	67	6	39	1,558	- 1,552
Measles	68	3	37	1,780	- 1,777
Pertussis	69	0	50	705	- 705
Diphtheria	70	0	69	3	- 3
Dengue	71	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.