VIET NAM VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	168,472	2	91,939	+ 76,533
Stroke	2	108,653	1	159,032	- 50,379
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	71,896	6	29,307	+ 42,589
Lung Cancers	4	59,246	11	21,294	+ 37,952
Lung Disease	5	56,176	3	35,875	+ 20,301
Hypertension	6	51,923	12	19,880	+ 32,044
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	36,870	16	8,258	+ 28,611
Diabetes Mellitus	8	34,411	4	33,860	+ 550
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	28,343	7	27,836	+ 507
Breast Cancer	10	24,058	22	6,187	+ 17,871
Kidney Disease	11	22,076	8	25,251	- 3,175
Other Injuries	12	21,012	23	5,539	+ 15,473
Pancreas Cancer	13	20,981	44	929	+ 20,052
Stomach Cancer	14	17,786	14	15,134	+ 2,652
Other Neoplasms	15	17,320	57	325	+ 16,995
Lymphomas	16	16,776	30	2,964	+ 13,811
Liver Cancer	17	16,689	9	24,995	- 8,306
Endocrine Disorders	18	14,625	34	2,082	+ 12,543
Parkinson's Disease	19	14,620	25	5,338	+ 9,282
Prostate Cancer	20	14,588	35	1,911	+ 12,676
Leukemia	21	11,672	28	4,899	+ 6,773
Bladder Cancer	22	11,641	45	896	+ 10,745
Liver Disease	23	9,644	10	23,900	- 14,256
Inflammatory/Heart	24	9,595	24	5,357	+ 4,238
Falls	25	7,325	13	15,427	- 8,102
Suicide	26	7,012	18	7,249	- 237
Oral Cancer	27	5,800	20	7,088	- 1,288
Ovary Cancer	28	5,693	47	864	+ 4,829
Skin Cancers	29	5,619	54	467	+ 5,152
Road Traffic Accidents	30	5,587	5	29,475	- 23,888
Hepatitis C	31	4,251	64	78	+ 4,173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	3,844	38	1,708	+ 2,136
Uterin Cancer	33	3,813	42	1,159	+ 2,654
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,548	33	2,265	+ 1,283
Anemia	35	2,901	81	0	+ 2,901
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,814	29	4,390	- 1,576
Congenital Anomalies	37	2,503	21	7,064	- 4,560
Skin Disease	38	2,498	40	1,515	+ 983
Epilepsy	39	2,319	53	583	+ 1,736
Cervical Cancer	40	2,001	31	2,391	- 390
Malnutrition	41	1,345	63	120	+ 1,225
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	1,217	59	224	+ 993
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,197	43	957	+ 240
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,174	61	135	+ 1,038
Drug Use	45	1,135	41	1,366	- 231
HIV/AIDS	46	902	27	4,993	- 4,091
Asthma	47	856	17	8,150	- 7,294
Osteoarthritis	48	835	85	0	+ 835
Schizophrenia	49	736	82	0	+ 736
Violence	50	709	36	1,785	- 1,077
Low Birth Weight	51	620	19	7,132	- 6,512
Drownings	52	597	26	5,097	- 4,501
Tuberculosis	53	583	15	9,446	- 8,863
Hepatitis B	54	579	55	379	+ 200
Alcohol	55	481	46	867	- 386
Fires	56	470	52	595	- 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	418	84	0	+ 418
Poisonings	58	267	48	832	- 565
Birth Trauma	59	243	32	2,340	- 2,096
Meningitis	60	222	51	624	- 403
Appendicitis	61	84	60	201	- 117
Oral conditions	62	82	86	0	+ 82
Tetanus	63	37	58	286	- 249
Upper Respiratory	64	35	66	34	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	28	71	1	+ 27
War	66	11	65	34	- 23
Maternal Conditions	67	10	49	773	- 763
Encephalitis	68	8	39	1,558	- 1,550
Syphilis	69	7	56	328	- 321
Leishmaniasis	70	5	78	0	+ 5
Measles	71	2	37	1,780	- 1,778
Chagas disease	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	1	50	705	- 704
Leprosy	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	0	69	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	14	- 14
Ascariasis	80	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	81	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.