VIET NAM VS LEBANON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LEBANON		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	262,757	2	91,939	+ 170,818
Stroke	2	35,385	1	159,032	- 123,648
Lung Cancers	3	29,542	11	21,294	+ 8,248
Hypertension	4	28,113	12	19,880	+ 8,233
Kidney Disease	5	24,503	8	25,251	- 748
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	23,920	6	29,307	- 5,386
Road Traffic Accidents	7	22,225	5	29,475	- 7,250
Breast Cancer	8	19,449	22	6,187	+ 13,262
Diabetes Mellitus	9	18,412	4	33,860	- 15,448
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	18,363	7	27,836	- 9,474
Lung Disease	11	17,528	3	35,875	- 18,347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	16,588	16	8,258	+ 8,329
Bladder Cancer	13	13,878	45	896	+ 12,981
Liver Disease	14	13,070	10	23,900	- 10,830
Lymphomas	15	12,728	30	2,964	+ 9,763
Stomach Cancer	16	9,451	14	15,134	- 5,683
Prostate Cancer	17	8,717	35	1,911	+ 6,806
Leukemia	18	6,581	28	4,899	+ 1,682
Asthma	19	5,871	17	8,150	- 2,279
Congenital Anomalies	20	5,867	21	7,064	- 1,197
Skin Cancers	21	5,843	54	467	+ 5,376
Violence	22	5,611	36	1,785	+ 3,825
Drug Use	23	5,530	41	1,366	+ 4,165
Pancreas Cancer	24	5,373	44	929	+ 4,443
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,456	25	5,338	- 882
Ovary Cancer	26	4,418	47	864	+ 3,554
Liver Cancer	27	4,288	9	24,995	- 20,707
Low Birth Weight	28	3,753	19	7,132	- 3,379
Suicide	29	3,747	18	7,249	- 3,502
Other Injuries	30	3,310	23	5,539	- 2,229
Oral Cancer	31	3,190	20	7,088	- 3,898
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,012	24	5,357	- 2,344
Falls	33	2,912	13	15,427	- 12,515
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,858	34	2,082	+ 776
Cervical Cancer	35	2,653	31	2,391	+ 262
Hepatitis B	36	2,416	55	379	+ 2,037
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,250	43	957	+ 1,294
Uterin Cancer	38	1,952	42	1,159	+ 793
Fires	39	1,947	52	595	+ 1,352
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,595	29	4,390	- 2,794
Tuberculosis	41	1,389	15	9,446	- 8,056
Birth Trauma	42	1,326	32	2,340	- 1,013
Drownings	43	1,214	26	5,097	- 3,884
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,032	33	2,265	- 1,233
HIV/AIDS	45	1,005	27	4,993	- 3,987
Epilepsy	46	967	53	583	+ 384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	931	38	1,708	- 777
Poisonings	48	763	48	832	- 69
Meningitis	49	695	51	624	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	50	601	49	773	- 172
War	51	498	65	34	+ 464
Tetanus	52	457	58	286	+ 170
Skin Disease	53	374	40	1,515	- 1,141
Alcohol	54	355	46	867	- 512
Multiple Sclerosis	55	321	61	135	+ 186
Encephalitis	56	308	39	1,558	- 1,251
Pertussis	57	306	50	705	- 399
Other Neoplasms	58	284	57	325	- 41
Measles	59	240	37	1,780	- 1,540
Malnutrition	60	219	63	120	+ 99
Appendicitis	61	217	60	201	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	101	59	224	- 123
Syphilis	63	97	56	328	- 231
Hepatitis C	64	76	64	78	- 3
Schistosomiasis	65	45	77	0	+ 45
Leishmaniasis	66	6	78	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	67	4	66	34	- 30
Diphtheria	68	3	69	3	- 0
Chlamydia	69	3	70	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	68	9	- 7
Dengue	71	1	62	127	- 126
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	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

Lebanon

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.