VIET NAM VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,203	2	91,939	+ 25,264
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	85,836	6	29,307	+ 56,529
Stroke	3	40,843	1	159,032	- 118,189
Lung Cancers	4	38,985	11	21,294	+ 17,690
Lung Disease	5	37,390	3	35,875	+ 1,515
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,915	7	27,836	- 3,921
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,337	16	8,258	+ 13,079
Prostate Cancer	8	17,675	35	1,911	+ 15,764
Breast Cancer	9	15,500	22	6,187	+ 9,313
Parkinson's Disease	10	15,390	25	5,338	+ 10,052
Other Injuries	11	14,530	23	5,539	+ 8,991
Pancreas Cancer	12	12,582	44	929	+ 11,653
Suicide	13	11,690	18	7,249	+ 4,441
Lymphomas	14	10,679	30	2,964	+ 7,715
Kidney Disease	15	9,658	8	25,251	- 15,594
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,616	4	33,860	- 25,244
Hypertension	17	7,033	12	19,880	- 12,846
Falls	18	6,881	13	15,427	- 8,546
Oesophagus Cancer	19	6,544	33	2,265	+ 4,280
Liver Cancer	20	6,499	9	24,995	- 18,495
Bladder Cancer	21	5,912	45	896	+ 5,016
Leukemia	22	5,490	28	4,899	+ 591
Stomach Cancer	23	5,101	14	15,134	- 10,033
Drug Use	24	4,882	41	1,366	+ 3,517
Ovary Cancer	25	4,774	47	864	+ 3,911
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,538	24	5,357	- 818
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,529	34	2,082	+ 2,447
Alcohol	28	4,109	46	867	+ 3,242
Skin Cancers	29	3,773	54	467	+ 3,306
Other Neoplasms	30	2,826	57	325	+ 2,502
Liver Disease	31	2,749	10	23,900	- 21,151
Cervical Cancer	32	2,670	31	2,391	+ 278
Oral Cancer	33	2,481	20	7,088	- 4,607
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,165	21	7,064	- 4,898
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,018	5	29,475	- 27,457
Uterin Cancer	36	2,008	42	1,159	+ 849
Epilepsy	37	1,575	53	583	+ 992
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,229	59	224	+ 1,006
Violence	39	1,165	36	1,785	- 621
Anemia	40	1,065	81	0	+ 1,065
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	946	43	957	- 11
Poisonings	42	938	48	832	+ 106
Low Birth Weight	43	875	19	7,132	- 6,257
Multiple Sclerosis	44	802	61	135	+ 667
Skin Disease	45	765	40	1,515	- 750
Birth Trauma	46	723	32	2,340	- 1,617
Osteoarthritis	47	602	85	0	+ 602
Asthma	48	483	17	8,150	- 7,667
Schizophrenia	49	423	82	0	+ 423
Meningitis	50	372	51	624	- 253
Upper Respiratory	51	322	66	34	+ 288
Hepatitis C	52	321	64	78	+ 243
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	309	84	0	+ 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	303	38	1,708	- 1,405
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	282	29	4,390	- 4,107
Drownings	56	265	26	5,097	- 4,832
Malnutrition	57	159	63	120	+ 39
Fires	58	156	52	595	- 438
HIV/AIDS	59	135	27	4,993	- 4,857
Maternal Conditions	60	104	49	773	- 669
War	61	12	65	34	- 22
Pertussis	62	3	50	705	- 701
Hepatitis B	63	1	55	379	- 378
Otitis Media	64	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	67	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Tetanus	68	0	58	286	- 286
Ascariasis	69	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	62	127	- 127
Malaria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	39	1,558	- 1,558
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	56	328	- 328
Chlamydia	81	0	70	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	15	9,446	- 9,446
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	201	- 201
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.