VIET NAM VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,917	2	91,939	- 35,021
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	53,561	7	27,836	+ 25,725
Diabetes Mellitus	3	40,159	4	33,860	+ 6,299
Kidney Disease	4	36,363	8	25,251	+ 11,112
Liver Disease	5	32,932	10	23,900	+ 9,032
Stroke	6	28,089	1	159,032	- 130,943
Violence	7	25,552	36	1,785	+ 23,767
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,326	5	29,475	- 6,149
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	15,163	29	4,390	+ 10,774
Other Injuries	10	14,285	23	5,539	+ 8,746
Malnutrition	11	11,474	63	120	+ 11,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	11,337	6	29,307	- 17,970
Lung Disease	13	11,016	3	35,875	- 24,859
Alcohol	14	10,422	46	867	+ 9,555
Liver Cancer	15	10,227	9	24,995	- 14,768
Low Birth Weight	16	9,608	19	7,132	+ 2,476
Stomach Cancer	17	9,098	14	15,134	- 6,036
Congenital Anomalies	18	8,786	21	7,064	+ 1,722
Birth Trauma	19	8,493	32	2,340	+ 6,153
Falls	20	7,945	13	15,427	- 7,482
HIV/AIDS	21	6,793	27	4,993	+ 1,801
Suicide	22	6,022	18	7,249	- 1,227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	5,964	43	957	+ 5,007
Prostate Cancer	24	4,899	35	1,911	+ 2,987
Cervical Cancer	25	4,679	31	2,391	+ 2,287
Hypertension	26	3,935	12	19,880	- 15,944
Leukemia	27	3,480	28	4,899	- 1,419
Breast Cancer	28	2,870	22	6,187	- 3,317
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,813	34	2,082	+ 730
Maternal Conditions	30	2,713	49	773	+ 1,940
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,689	16	8,258	- 5,569
Drownings	32	2,684	26	5,097	- 2,413
Epilepsy	33	2,682	53	583	+ 2,099
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,275	25	5,338	- 3,064
Lung Cancers	35	2,267	11	21,294	- 19,027
Asthma	36	1,938	17	8,150	- 6,211
Tuberculosis	37	1,746	15	9,446	- 7,700
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,634	44	929	+ 704
Poisonings	39	1,594	48	832	+ 762
Drug Use	40	1,573	41	1,366	+ 208
Meningitis	41	1,570	51	624	+ 946
Skin Disease	42	1,344	40	1,515	- 171
Lymphomas	43	1,327	30	2,964	- 1,637
Inflammatory/Heart	44	1,305	24	5,357	- 4,051
Fires	45	1,201	52	595	+ 607
Skin Cancers	46	1,130	54	467	+ 663
Appendicitis	47	949	60	201	+ 748
Oesophagus Cancer	48	833	33	2,265	- 1,431
Oral Cancer	49	824	20	7,088	- 6,264
Ovary Cancer	50	770	47	864	- 94
Encephalitis	51	600	39	1,558	- 958
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	474	59	224	+ 251
Pertussis	53	404	50	705	- 301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	359	38	1,708	- 1,350
Bladder Cancer	55	333	45	896	- 563
Other Neoplasms	56	243	57	325	- 82
Upper Respiratory	57	198	66	34	+ 164
Dengue	58	189	62	127	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	59	158	42	1,159	- 1,001
Multiple Sclerosis	60	120	61	135	- 16
Chagas disease	61	110	76	0	+ 110
Tetanus	62	57	58	286	- 229
Ascariasis	63	41	68	9	+ 32
Syphilis	64	16	56	328	- 312
Hepatitis B	65	14	55	379	- 365
Hepatitis C	66	13	64	78	- 66
Chlamydia	67	13	70	1	+ 12
War	68	12	65	34	- 22
Leishmaniasis	69	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Guatemala

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.