VIET NAM VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	140,699	2	91,939	+ 48,760
Stroke	2	104,575	1	159,032	- 54,457
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	92,622	7	27,836	+ 64,786
Lung Cancers	4	68,406	11	21,294	+ 47,112
Lung Disease	5	67,102	3	35,875	+ 31,227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	49,222	16	8,258	+ 40,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	48,876	6	29,307	+ 19,569
Stomach Cancer	8	43,293	14	15,134	+ 28,159
Kidney Disease	9	38,439	8	25,251	+ 13,188
Pancreas Cancer	10	31,785	44	929	+ 30,855
Liver Cancer	11	25,224	9	24,995	+ 230
Other Injuries	12	18,944	23	5,539	+ 13,405
Suicide	13	16,710	18	7,249	+ 9,461
Lymphomas	14	16,544	30	2,964	+ 13,580
Breast Cancer	15	13,567	22	6,187	+ 7,380
Other Neoplasms	16	12,979	57	325	+ 12,654
Liver Disease	17	12,185	10	23,900	- 11,714
Parkinson's Disease	18	12,024	25	5,338	+ 6,686
Prostate Cancer	19	11,602	35	1,911	+ 9,690
Oesophagus Cancer	20	10,572	33	2,265	+ 8,308
Endocrine Disorders	21	9,860	34	2,082	+ 7,777
Bladder Cancer	22	8,530	45	896	+ 7,633
Falls	23	8,357	13	15,427	- 7,069
Leukemia	24	8,247	28	4,899	+ 3,348
Drownings	25	7,218	26	5,097	+ 2,121
Oral Cancer	26	7,153	20	7,088	+ 65
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,067	24	5,357	+ 1,710
Hypertension	28	5,728	12	19,880	- 14,151
Diabetes Mellitus	29	4,663	4	33,860	- 29,197
Ovary Cancer	30	4,345	47	864	+ 3,481
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,919	5	29,475	- 25,556
Cervical Cancer	32	3,261	31	2,391	+ 870
Uterin Cancer	33	2,971	42	1,159	+ 1,812
Tuberculosis	34	2,969	15	9,446	- 6,477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,508	43	957	+ 1,551
Skin Disease	36	2,409	40	1,515	+ 894
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,344	29	4,390	- 2,045
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,247	59	224	+ 2,024
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,193	38	1,708	+ 485
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,123	21	7,064	- 4,941
Hepatitis C	41	1,905	64	78	+ 1,827
Asthma	42	1,650	17	8,150	- 6,500
Malnutrition	43	1,639	63	120	+ 1,519
Skin Cancers	44	1,582	54	467	+ 1,115
Epilepsy	45	1,338	53	583	+ 755
Hepatitis B	46	1,221	55	379	+ 842
Schizophrenia	47	903	82	0	+ 903
Fires	48	864	52	595	+ 270
Anemia	49	751	81	0	+ 751
Drug Use	50	628	41	1,366	- 737
Alcohol	51	494	46	867	- 373
Meningitis	52	264	51	624	- 360
Violence	53	228	36	1,785	- 1,557
Poisonings	54	218	48	832	- 613
Low Birth Weight	55	174	19	7,132	- 6,958
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	147	84	0	+ 147
Upper Respiratory	57	137	66	34	+ 103
Appendicitis	58	108	60	201	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	59	93	61	135	- 43
Oral conditions	60	91	86	0	+ 91
Birth Trauma	61	90	32	2,340	- 2,250
Osteoarthritis	62	74	85	0	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	63	41	27	4,993	- 4,952
Maternal Conditions	64	33	49	773	- 740
Syphilis	65	14	56	328	- 315
War	66	12	65	34	- 22
Tetanus	67	8	58	286	- 279
Otitis Media	68	7	71	1	+ 6
Encephalitis	69	4	39	1,558	- 1,554
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	50	705	- 704
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	14	- 14
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	83	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.