VIET NAM VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	475,537	2	91,939	+ 383,598
Stroke	2	345,980	1	159,032	+ 186,948
Hypertension	3	70,090	12	19,880	+ 50,210
Lung Cancers	4	56,157	11	21,294	+ 34,863
Inflammatory/Heart	5	54,067	24	5,357	+ 48,711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	42,396	16	8,258	+ 34,138
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	38,963	6	29,307	+ 9,656
Diabetes Mellitus	8	31,085	4	33,860	- 2,775
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	29,425	7	27,836	+ 1,589
Breast Cancer	10	27,738	22	6,187	+ 21,550
Stomach Cancer	11	27,569	14	15,134	+ 12,435
Prostate Cancer	12	27,242	35	1,911	+ 25,331
Pancreas Cancer	13	25,610	44	929	+ 24,680
Suicide	14	22,530	18	7,249	+ 15,281
Liver Disease	15	21,416	10	23,900	- 2,484
Other Injuries	16	21,276	23	5,539	+ 15,737
Kidney Disease	17	20,928	8	25,251	- 4,323
Lung Disease	18	20,333	3	35,875	- 15,541
Lymphomas	19	14,409	30	2,964	+ 11,444
Bladder Cancer	20	13,386	45	896	+ 12,490
Alcohol	21	13,349	46	867	+ 12,482
Oral Cancer	22	12,566	20	7,088	+ 5,478
Falls	23	11,822	13	15,427	- 3,604
Ovary Cancer	24	11,532	47	864	+ 10,669
Leukemia	25	10,928	28	4,899	+ 6,029
Liver Cancer	26	9,199	9	24,995	- 15,795
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,014	5	29,475	- 20,461
Other Neoplasms	28	8,962	57	325	+ 8,637
Uterin Cancer	29	8,671	42	1,159	+ 7,512
Skin Cancers	30	8,479	54	467	+ 8,012
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	8,328	43	957	+ 7,371
Oesophagus Cancer	32	7,701	33	2,265	+ 5,436
Cervical Cancer	33	7,497	31	2,391	+ 5,106
Drownings	34	7,448	26	5,097	+ 2,351
Parkinson's Disease	35	7,367	25	5,338	+ 2,028
Fires	36	6,064	52	595	+ 5,470
Violence	37	5,547	36	1,785	+ 3,762
Skin Disease	38	4,489	40	1,515	+ 2,973
HIV/AIDS	39	4,350	27	4,993	- 643
Tuberculosis	40	4,186	15	9,446	- 5,260
Endocrine Disorders	41	3,469	34	2,082	+ 1,386
Hepatitis C	42	3,105	64	78	+ 3,026
Congenital Anomalies	43	2,729	21	7,064	- 4,335
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	2,669	84	0	+ 2,669
Epilepsy	45	2,598	53	583	+ 2,015
Asthma	46	2,446	17	8,150	- 5,704
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,397	38	1,708	+ 688
Drug Use	48	2,394	41	1,366	+ 1,028
Poisonings	49	1,365	48	832	+ 533
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,191	61	135	+ 1,055
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,164	59	224	+ 940
Meningitis	52	867	51	624	+ 243
Anemia	53	830	81	0	+ 830
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	799	29	4,390	- 3,591
Birth Trauma	55	682	32	2,340	- 1,657
Low Birth Weight	56	662	19	7,132	- 6,470
Schizophrenia	57	439	82	0	+ 439
Osteoarthritis	58	404	85	0	+ 404
Appendicitis	59	279	60	201	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	60	268	49	773	- 505
Oral conditions	61	212	86	0	+ 212
Upper Respiratory	62	209	66	34	+ 176
Hepatitis B	63	185	55	379	- 194
Malnutrition	64	112	63	120	- 8
Syphilis	65	76	56	328	- 252
Otitis Media	66	56	71	1	+ 55
Diphtheria	67	42	69	3	+ 38
War	68	12	65	34	- 22
Encephalitis	69	3	39	1,558	- 1,556
Pertussis	70	2	50	705	- 703
Tetanus	71	0	58	286	- 286
Measles	72	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	84	0	68	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Latvia

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.