VIET NAM VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	177,780	2	91,939	+ 85,841
Stroke	2	136,161	1	159,032	- 22,872
Diabetes Mellitus	3	77,066	4	33,860	+ 43,206
Hypertension	4	42,617	12	19,880	+ 22,737
Suicide	5	41,997	18	7,249	+ 34,748
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	40,155	7	27,836	+ 12,319
HIV/AIDS	7	34,120	27	4,993	+ 29,127
Kidney Disease	8	31,080	8	25,251	+ 5,828
Liver Disease	9	26,213	10	23,900	+ 2,313
Violence	10	25,777	36	1,785	+ 23,991
Road Traffic Accidents	11	23,285	5	29,475	- 6,191
Endocrine Disorders	12	23,229	34	2,082	+ 21,147
Lung Disease	13	23,170	3	35,875	- 12,705
Other Injuries	14	22,267	23	5,539	+ 16,728
Drownings	15	19,286	26	5,097	+ 14,189
Tuberculosis	16	18,240	15	9,446	+ 8,794
Prostate Cancer	17	16,418	35	1,911	+ 14,506
Anemia	18	13,173	81	0	+ 13,173
Breast Cancer	19	12,766	22	6,187	+ 6,579
Inflammatory/Heart	20	12,220	24	5,357	+ 6,863
Cervical Cancer	21	12,170	31	2,391	+ 9,779
Low Birth Weight	22	11,888	19	7,132	+ 4,756
Congenital Anomalies	23	9,149	21	7,064	+ 2,085
Birth Trauma	24	8,577	32	2,340	+ 6,237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	7,800	16	8,258	- 458
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	7,234	43	957	+ 6,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	6,327	29	4,390	+ 1,937
Other Neoplasms	28	5,348	57	325	+ 5,023
Lung Cancers	29	5,026	11	21,294	- 16,268
Malnutrition	30	4,970	63	120	+ 4,850
Stomach Cancer	31	4,524	14	15,134	- 10,610
Lymphomas	32	4,286	30	2,964	+ 1,322
Malaria	33	3,995	67	14	+ 3,981
Liver Cancer	34	3,847	9	24,995	- 21,147
Maternal Conditions	35	3,751	49	773	+ 2,978
Asthma	36	3,393	17	8,150	- 4,757
Epilepsy	37	3,140	53	583	+ 2,557
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	3,042	6	29,307	- 26,265
Leukemia	39	2,826	28	4,899	- 2,073
Oral Cancer	40	2,670	20	7,088	- 4,418
Fires	41	2,588	52	595	+ 1,993
Pancreas Cancer	42	2,530	44	929	+ 1,600
Ovary Cancer	43	2,360	47	864	+ 1,497
Meningitis	44	2,317	51	624	+ 1,692
Drug Use	45	2,083	41	1,366	+ 717
Uterin Cancer	46	1,729	42	1,159	+ 570
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,715	38	1,708	+ 7
Falls	48	1,480	13	15,427	- 13,946
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,200	25	5,338	- 4,138
Bladder Cancer	50	1,055	45	896	+ 158
Oesophagus Cancer	51	1,041	33	2,265	- 1,224
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	1,033	84	0	+ 1,033
Encephalitis	53	936	39	1,558	- 622
Appendicitis	54	797	60	201	+ 596
Skin Cancers	55	643	54	467	+ 176
Skin Disease	56	426	40	1,515	- 1,089
Alcohol	57	413	46	867	- 454
Osteoarthritis	58	402	85	0	+ 402
Hepatitis B	59	267	55	379	- 112
Dengue	60	244	62	127	+ 118
Multiple Sclerosis	61	165	61	135	+ 30
Schizophrenia	62	135	82	0	+ 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	133	59	224	- 90
War	64	81	65	34	+ 47
Poisonings	65	77	48	832	- 755
Upper Respiratory	66	68	66	34	+ 34
Oral conditions	67	56	86	0	+ 56
Leprosy	68	48	72	0	+ 48
Hepatitis C	69	35	64	78	- 43
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	34	80	0	+ 34
Syphilis	71	31	56	328	- 297
Tetanus	72	28	58	286	- 259
Pertussis	73	8	50	705	- 697
Ascariasis	74	3	68	9	- 6
Diphtheria	75	1	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	76	1	71	1	+ 0
Measles	77	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Guyana

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.