VIET NAM VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,983	7	27,836	+ 13,147
HIV/AIDS	2	37,921	27	4,993	+ 32,928
Tuberculosis	3	35,688	15	9,446	+ 26,243
Stroke	4	28,861	1	159,032	- 130,171
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	27,998	29	4,390	+ 23,608
Road Traffic Accidents	6	27,023	5	29,475	- 2,452
Liver Disease	7	24,339	10	23,900	+ 439
Malaria	8	22,972	67	14	+ 22,958
Coronary Heart Disease	9	21,739	2	91,939	- 70,200
Birth Trauma	10	18,079	32	2,340	+ 15,740
Low Birth Weight	11	17,362	19	7,132	+ 10,230
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,104	21	7,064	+ 4,040
Maternal Conditions	13	10,261	49	773	+ 9,488
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,261	4	33,860	- 23,599
Meningitis	15	9,739	51	624	+ 9,114
Kidney Disease	16	8,104	8	25,251	- 17,147
Hypertension	17	8,021	12	19,880	- 11,858
Oesophagus Cancer	18	7,939	33	2,265	+ 5,675
Other Injuries	19	7,873	23	5,539	+ 2,334
Lung Disease	20	7,772	3	35,875	- 28,103
Malnutrition	21	7,648	63	120	+ 7,528
Cervical Cancer	22	6,153	31	2,391	+ 3,762
Suicide	23	5,836	18	7,249	- 1,413
Violence	24	5,343	36	1,785	+ 3,557
Breast Cancer	25	4,826	22	6,187	- 1,361
Asthma	26	4,176	17	8,150	- 3,974
Tetanus	27	3,865	58	286	+ 3,579
Stomach Cancer	28	3,649	14	15,134	- 11,485
Lymphomas	29	3,506	30	2,964	+ 542
Oral Cancer	30	3,345	20	7,088	- 3,743
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,317	6	29,307	- 25,990
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,682	16	8,258	- 5,576
Falls	33	2,660	13	15,427	- 12,767
Liver Cancer	34	2,453	9	24,995	- 22,542
Leukemia	35	2,410	28	4,899	- 2,489
Fires	36	2,390	52	595	+ 1,796
Prostate Cancer	37	2,346	35	1,911	+ 434
Poisonings	38	2,304	48	832	+ 1,472
Drownings	39	2,179	26	5,097	- 2,918
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,036	24	5,357	- 3,320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,977	43	957	+ 1,020
Pertussis	42	1,840	50	705	+ 1,135
Epilepsy	43	1,512	53	583	+ 929
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,509	34	2,082	- 574
Ovary Cancer	45	1,443	47	864	+ 579
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,300	44	929	+ 371
Lung Cancers	47	1,214	11	21,294	- 20,080
Skin Cancers	48	1,159	54	467	+ 692
Hepatitis B	49	948	55	379	+ 569
Parkinson's Disease	50	853	25	5,338	- 4,485
Skin Disease	51	827	40	1,515	- 689
Syphilis	52	816	56	328	+ 488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	740	38	1,708	- 968
Schistosomiasis	54	672	77	0	+ 672
Alcohol	55	645	46	867	- 221
Uterin Cancer	56	586	42	1,159	- 573
Bladder Cancer	57	577	45	896	- 320
Appendicitis	58	437	60	201	+ 236
Leishmaniasis	59	353	78	0	+ 353
Encephalitis	60	343	39	1,558	- 1,215
Hepatitis C	61	277	64	78	+ 198
Drug Use	62	206	41	1,366	- 1,160
Measles	63	188	37	1,780	- 1,592
Upper Respiratory	64	172	66	34	+ 138
War	65	162	65	34	+ 128
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	153	59	224	- 71
Other Neoplasms	67	109	57	325	- 215
Multiple Sclerosis	68	70	61	135	- 65
Diphtheria	69	23	69	3	+ 19
Chlamydia	70	19	70	1	+ 18
Ascariasis	71	16	68	9	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	13	71	1	+ 12
Dengue	73	0	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.