VIET NAM VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	226,347	27	4,993	+ 221,355
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	152,604	7	27,836	+ 124,768
Stroke	3	133,736	1	159,032	- 25,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	111,769	29	4,390	+ 107,380
Coronary Heart Disease	5	99,747	2	91,939	+ 7,808
Diabetes Mellitus	6	94,934	4	33,860	+ 61,074
Suicide	7	73,090	18	7,249	+ 65,841
Tuberculosis	8	57,369	15	9,446	+ 47,923
Lung Disease	9	52,314	3	35,875	+ 16,440
Kidney Disease	10	48,167	8	25,251	+ 22,915
Hypertension	11	47,000	12	19,880	+ 27,120
Low Birth Weight	12	45,427	19	7,132	+ 38,295
Violence	13	43,865	36	1,785	+ 42,080
Liver Disease	14	37,605	10	23,900	+ 13,705
Birth Trauma	15	34,054	32	2,340	+ 31,714
Road Traffic Accidents	16	32,213	5	29,475	+ 2,738
Asthma	17	32,180	17	8,150	+ 24,030
Other Injuries	18	25,297	23	5,539	+ 19,758
Congenital Anomalies	19	18,484	21	7,064	+ 11,420
Cervical Cancer	20	17,681	31	2,391	+ 15,289
Malnutrition	21	16,957	63	120	+ 16,837
Meningitis	22	15,088	51	624	+ 14,463
Inflammatory/Heart	23	14,484	24	5,357	+ 9,127
Maternal Conditions	24	13,874	49	773	+ 13,101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	13,232	43	957	+ 12,275
Fires	26	12,760	52	595	+ 12,165
Endocrine Disorders	27	11,153	34	2,082	+ 9,070
Drownings	28	9,490	26	5,097	+ 4,393
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	9,221	6	29,307	- 20,086
Epilepsy	30	6,810	53	583	+ 6,227
Falls	31	6,068	13	15,427	- 9,359
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	5,961	38	1,708	+ 4,252
Poisonings	33	5,274	48	832	+ 4,442
Breast Cancer	34	4,610	22	6,187	- 1,577
Prostate Cancer	35	3,829	35	1,911	+ 1,917
Lymphomas	36	3,696	30	2,964	+ 731
Oesophagus Cancer	37	3,486	33	2,265	+ 1,221
Alcohol	38	3,362	46	867	+ 2,495
Liver Cancer	39	3,355	9	24,995	- 21,640
Skin Disease	40	3,316	40	1,515	+ 1,801
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,601	25	5,338	- 2,738
Oral Cancer	42	2,452	20	7,088	- 4,636
Lung Cancers	43	2,423	11	21,294	- 18,871
Pertussis	44	2,422	50	705	+ 1,717
Syphilis	45	2,397	56	328	+ 2,069
Skin Cancers	46	2,199	54	467	+ 1,732
Tetanus	47	2,143	58	286	+ 1,857
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	1,882	16	8,258	- 6,376
Leukemia	49	1,845	28	4,899	- 3,054
Drug Use	50	1,499	41	1,366	+ 133
Hepatitis B	51	1,268	55	379	+ 888
Appendicitis	52	1,180	60	201	+ 979
Ovary Cancer	53	1,161	47	864	+ 297
Uterin Cancer	54	1,114	42	1,159	- 45
Upper Respiratory	55	861	66	34	+ 827
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	857	59	224	+ 633
Encephalitis	57	644	39	1,558	- 914
Pancreas Cancer	58	579	44	929	- 350
Measles	59	556	37	1,780	- 1,224
Stomach Cancer	60	510	14	15,134	- 14,624
Bladder Cancer	61	456	45	896	- 441
Other Neoplasms	62	437	57	325	+ 112
Multiple Sclerosis	63	282	61	135	+ 147
Hepatitis C	64	117	64	78	+ 38
Chlamydia	65	73	70	1	+ 72
Otitis Media	66	58	71	1	+ 57
Ascariasis	67	35	68	9	+ 26
War	68	13	65	34	- 21
Diphtheria	69	12	69	3	+ 9
Dengue	70	4	62	127	- 122
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	14	- 14
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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

Lesotho

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.