VIET NAM VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	96,715	7	27,836	+ 68,879
Malaria	2	61,855	67	14	+ 61,841
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	51,329	29	4,390	+ 46,939
Measles	4	45,557	37	1,780	+ 43,777
Stroke	5	43,685	1	159,032	- 115,347
Coronary Heart Disease	6	42,840	2	91,939	- 49,099
Birth Trauma	7	36,271	32	2,340	+ 33,931
Low Birth Weight	8	32,656	19	7,132	+ 25,524
Road Traffic Accidents	9	28,645	5	29,475	- 830
HIV/AIDS	10	22,834	27	4,993	+ 17,841
Meningitis	11	19,909	51	624	+ 19,284
Liver Disease	12	19,283	10	23,900	- 4,617
Tuberculosis	13	17,911	15	9,446	+ 8,465
Congenital Anomalies	14	16,491	21	7,064	+ 9,427
Diabetes Mellitus	15	16,165	4	33,860	- 17,695
Kidney Disease	16	14,664	8	25,251	- 10,588
Maternal Conditions	17	13,559	49	773	+ 12,786
Other Injuries	18	11,373	23	5,539	+ 5,834
Cervical Cancer	19	11,277	31	2,391	+ 8,886
Lung Disease	20	10,381	3	35,875	- 25,494
Hypertension	21	10,195	12	19,880	- 9,685
Asthma	22	8,916	17	8,150	+ 766
Liver Cancer	23	8,827	9	24,995	- 16,168
Pertussis	24	8,811	50	705	+ 8,106
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,617	34	2,082	+ 6,534
Violence	26	8,530	36	1,785	+ 6,745
Trypanosomiasis	27	8,107	79	0	+ 8,107
Malnutrition	28	7,804	63	120	+ 7,684
Suicide	29	6,744	18	7,249	- 505
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	4,378	6	29,307	- 24,929
Drownings	31	3,996	26	5,097	- 1,101
Prostate Cancer	32	3,971	35	1,911	+ 2,059
Falls	33	3,626	13	15,427	- 11,801
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,388	43	957	+ 2,431
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,323	24	5,357	- 2,034
Fires	36	3,102	52	595	+ 2,507
Epilepsy	37	2,643	53	583	+ 2,061
Breast Cancer	38	2,608	22	6,187	- 3,579
Syphilis	39	2,480	56	328	+ 2,152
Poisonings	40	2,230	48	832	+ 1,398
Stomach Cancer	41	1,854	14	15,134	- 13,280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,799	38	1,708	+ 90
Schistosomiasis	43	1,753	77	0	+ 1,753
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,603	25	5,338	- 3,736
Tetanus	45	1,282	58	286	+ 996
Drug Use	46	1,276	41	1,366	- 90
Hepatitis B	47	1,225	55	379	+ 846
Lymphomas	48	1,193	30	2,964	- 1,772
Skin Cancers	49	1,150	54	467	+ 683
Lung Cancers	50	969	11	21,294	- 20,325
Skin Disease	51	962	40	1,515	- 553
Oral Cancer	52	920	20	7,088	- 6,168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	756	16	8,258	- 7,502
Ovary Cancer	54	700	47	864	- 163
Alcohol	55	631	46	867	- 236
Encephalitis	56	610	39	1,558	- 948
Appendicitis	57	312	60	201	+ 111
Diphtheria	58	299	69	3	+ 295
Uterin Cancer	59	285	42	1,159	- 873
Bladder Cancer	60	241	45	896	- 656
Hepatitis C	61	169	64	78	+ 90
Ascariasis	62	168	68	9	+ 159
Oesophagus Cancer	63	149	33	2,265	- 2,115
War	64	148	65	34	+ 114
Pancreas Cancer	65	144	44	929	- 785
Multiple Sclerosis	66	135	61	135	- 1
Leukemia	67	129	28	4,899	- 4,770
Other Neoplasms	68	121	57	325	- 204
Upper Respiratory	69	114	66	34	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	96	59	224	- 128
Chlamydia	71	19	70	1	+ 18
Otitis Media	72	2	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.