VIET NAM VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	160,582	2	91,939	+ 68,643
Stroke	2	150,158	1	159,032	- 8,874
Diabetes Mellitus	3	139,233	4	33,860	+ 105,373
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	51,207	7	27,836	+ 23,370
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	49,378	29	4,390	+ 44,988
Asthma	6	42,998	17	8,150	+ 34,848
Tuberculosis	7	39,189	15	9,446	+ 29,743
Kidney Disease	8	38,320	8	25,251	+ 13,068
Suicide	9	30,192	18	7,249	+ 22,943
Lung Disease	10	29,196	3	35,875	- 6,678
Cervical Cancer	11	27,550	31	2,391	+ 25,159
Liver Disease	12	27,192	10	23,900	+ 3,292
Low Birth Weight	13	24,845	19	7,132	+ 17,713
Birth Trauma	14	20,961	32	2,340	+ 18,622
Congenital Anomalies	15	20,899	21	7,064	+ 13,835
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	16,706	38	1,708	+ 14,998
Malnutrition	17	13,572	63	120	+ 13,452
Breast Cancer	18	13,538	22	6,187	+ 7,351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	12,937	43	957	+ 11,980
Lung Cancers	20	12,689	11	21,294	- 8,605
Hypertension	21	12,354	12	19,880	- 7,526
Meningitis	22	12,269	51	624	+ 11,644
Stomach Cancer	23	10,522	14	15,134	- 4,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	9,909	6	29,307	- 19,398
Other Injuries	25	9,469	23	5,539	+ 3,930
Oral Cancer	26	9,441	20	7,088	+ 2,353
Liver Cancer	27	8,427	9	24,995	- 16,568
Drownings	28	8,344	26	5,097	+ 3,247
Inflammatory/Heart	29	6,840	24	5,357	+ 1,484
Endocrine Disorders	30	6,553	34	2,082	+ 4,470
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	6,390	16	8,258	- 1,868
Pertussis	32	5,787	50	705	+ 5,082
Parkinson's Disease	33	5,434	25	5,338	+ 96
Violence	34	5,149	36	1,785	+ 3,364
Maternal Conditions	35	5,144	49	773	+ 4,371
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,995	33	2,265	+ 2,730
Syphilis	37	4,027	56	328	+ 3,699
Epilepsy	38	4,003	53	583	+ 3,420
Leukemia	39	3,740	28	4,899	- 1,159
Skin Disease	40	3,594	40	1,515	+ 2,079
Lymphomas	41	2,840	30	2,964	- 124
Falls	42	2,832	13	15,427	- 12,595
Poisonings	43	2,813	48	832	+ 1,981
Prostate Cancer	44	2,443	35	1,911	+ 531
Road Traffic Accidents	45	2,054	5	29,475	- 27,421
Uterin Cancer	46	1,879	42	1,159	+ 721
Fires	47	1,853	52	595	+ 1,258
Hepatitis B	48	1,762	55	379	+ 1,383
Pancreas Cancer	49	1,724	44	929	+ 795
Ovary Cancer	50	1,028	47	864	+ 165
Bladder Cancer	51	876	45	896	- 21
Appendicitis	52	740	60	201	+ 539
Encephalitis	53	649	39	1,558	- 910
Alcohol	54	583	46	867	- 283
Tetanus	55	407	58	286	+ 121
Skin Cancers	56	391	54	467	- 76
Drug Use	57	367	41	1,366	- 999
Other Neoplasms	58	280	57	325	- 45
Dengue	59	241	62	127	+ 115
Upper Respiratory	60	241	66	34	+ 208
Multiple Sclerosis	61	163	61	135	+ 28
Hepatitis C	62	149	64	78	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	98	59	224	- 126
Ascariasis	64	57	68	9	+ 48
Diphtheria	65	47	69	3	+ 44
Chlamydia	66	33	70	1	+ 32
War	67	19	65	34	- 15
Measles	68	12	37	1,780	- 1,768
Otitis Media	69	8	71	1	+ 8
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	27	4,993	- 4,993
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Kiribati

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.