VIET NAM VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,229	2	91,939	+ 4,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	64,852	6	29,307	+ 35,546
Lung Cancers	3	38,717	11	21,294	+ 17,423
Lung Disease	4	38,708	3	35,875	+ 2,833
Stroke	5	35,763	1	159,032	- 123,269
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	26,235	7	27,836	- 1,601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	22,131	16	8,258	+ 13,873
Breast Cancer	8	15,352	22	6,187	+ 9,165
Prostate Cancer	9	11,821	35	1,911	+ 9,910
Kidney Disease	10	11,447	8	25,251	- 13,805
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,720	44	929	+ 9,791
Parkinson's Disease	12	10,703	25	5,338	+ 5,365
Lymphomas	13	10,363	30	2,964	+ 7,398
Suicide	14	9,496	18	7,249	+ 2,247
Oesophagus Cancer	15	8,458	33	2,265	+ 6,193
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,357	4	33,860	- 25,503
Stomach Cancer	17	7,207	14	15,134	- 7,927
Liver Cancer	18	6,426	9	24,995	- 18,569
Liver Disease	19	5,644	10	23,900	- 18,256
Leukemia	20	5,532	28	4,899	+ 633
Ovary Cancer	21	5,514	47	864	+ 4,651
Bladder Cancer	22	5,172	45	896	+ 4,275
Skin Cancers	23	5,086	54	467	+ 4,619
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,037	34	2,082	+ 2,955
Falls	25	4,988	13	15,427	- 10,439
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,846	24	5,357	- 510
Other Neoplasms	27	4,403	57	325	+ 4,079
Oral Cancer	28	3,692	20	7,088	- 3,396
Hypertension	29	3,531	12	19,880	- 16,348
Other Injuries	30	3,452	23	5,539	- 2,086
Drug Use	31	3,370	41	1,366	+ 2,004
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,092	21	7,064	- 3,972
Road Traffic Accidents	33	3,092	5	29,475	- 26,383
Uterin Cancer	34	2,550	42	1,159	+ 1,391
Cervical Cancer	35	2,081	31	2,391	- 311
Epilepsy	36	1,718	53	583	+ 1,136
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,677	61	135	+ 1,542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,351	43	957	+ 394
Alcohol	39	1,297	46	867	+ 430
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,191	59	224	+ 968
Asthma	41	1,170	17	8,150	- 6,980
Skin Disease	42	1,166	40	1,515	- 349
Drownings	43	1,155	26	5,097	- 3,942
Low Birth Weight	44	1,127	19	7,132	- 6,005
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,063	29	4,390	- 3,327
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,006	38	1,708	- 702
Violence	47	772	36	1,785	- 1,014
Fires	48	606	52	595	+ 12
Anemia	49	582	81	0	+ 582
Tuberculosis	50	466	15	9,446	- 8,980
Osteoarthritis	51	396	85	0	+ 396
Hepatitis C	52	388	64	78	+ 310
Poisonings	53	284	48	832	- 548
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	276	84	0	+ 276
Schizophrenia	55	234	82	0	+ 234
Birth Trauma	56	203	32	2,340	- 2,137
HIV/AIDS	57	174	27	4,993	- 4,819
Meningitis	58	148	51	624	- 476
Hepatitis B	59	119	55	379	- 261
Appendicitis	60	69	60	201	- 132
Maternal Conditions	61	62	49	773	- 711
Oral conditions	62	46	86	0	+ 46
Malnutrition	63	35	63	120	- 85
Upper Respiratory	64	20	66	34	- 14
War	65	10	65	34	- 24
Encephalitis	66	3	39	1,558	- 1,555
Pertussis	67	0	50	705	- 705
Syphilis	68	0	56	328	- 328
Chlamydia	69	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	78	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	286	- 286
Diphtheria	82	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Ireland

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.