VIET NAM VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	53,806	15	9,446	+ 44,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	52,377	7	27,836	+ 24,541
Measles	3	49,685	37	1,780	+ 47,905
Malaria	4	47,220	67	14	+ 47,206
Road Traffic Accidents	5	37,353	5	29,475	+ 7,878
HIV/AIDS	6	37,327	27	4,993	+ 32,334
Coronary Heart Disease	7	36,659	2	91,939	- 55,280
Low Birth Weight	8	32,130	19	7,132	+ 24,998
Birth Trauma	9	31,150	32	2,340	+ 28,811
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	30,961	29	4,390	+ 26,571
Stroke	11	30,696	1	159,032	- 128,336
Maternal Conditions	12	16,915	49	773	+ 16,142
Liver Disease	13	16,697	10	23,900	- 7,203
Congenital Anomalies	14	16,203	21	7,064	+ 9,140
Diabetes Mellitus	15	12,644	4	33,860	- 21,217
Kidney Disease	16	11,837	8	25,251	- 13,414
Meningitis	17	10,737	51	624	+ 10,113
Violence	18	9,276	36	1,785	+ 7,491
Cervical Cancer	19	9,212	31	2,391	+ 6,821
Liver Cancer	20	8,543	9	24,995	- 16,452
Syphilis	21	7,668	56	328	+ 7,340
Other Injuries	22	7,395	23	5,539	+ 1,857
Hypertension	23	7,209	12	19,880	- 12,670
Malnutrition	24	6,874	63	120	+ 6,754
Prostate Cancer	25	5,784	35	1,911	+ 3,873
Lung Disease	26	5,710	3	35,875	- 30,165
Breast Cancer	27	4,776	22	6,187	- 1,411
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,774	34	2,082	+ 2,692
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,564	6	29,307	- 24,743
Suicide	30	4,271	18	7,249	- 2,978
Asthma	31	3,881	17	8,150	- 4,269
Pertussis	32	3,839	50	705	+ 3,134
Falls	33	3,023	13	15,427	- 12,404
Fires	34	2,982	52	595	+ 2,387
Drownings	35	2,467	26	5,097	- 2,630
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,453	43	957	+ 1,496
Stomach Cancer	37	2,365	14	15,134	- 12,769
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,242	24	5,357	- 3,115
Lymphomas	39	1,819	30	2,964	- 1,146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,743	16	8,258	- 6,515
Poisonings	41	1,591	48	832	+ 759
Epilepsy	42	1,573	53	583	+ 990
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,406	25	5,338	- 3,933
Lung Cancers	44	1,283	11	21,294	- 20,011
Schistosomiasis	45	1,001	77	0	+ 1,001
Skin Cancers	46	994	54	467	+ 527
Ovary Cancer	47	979	47	864	+ 115
Oral Cancer	48	976	20	7,088	- 6,112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	974	38	1,708	- 734
Drug Use	50	824	41	1,366	- 541
Skin Disease	51	802	40	1,515	- 713
Hepatitis B	52	760	55	379	+ 381
Pancreas Cancer	53	733	44	929	- 196
Tetanus	54	605	58	286	+ 319
Uterin Cancer	55	553	42	1,159	- 605
Encephalitis	56	535	39	1,558	- 1,024
Alcohol	57	495	46	867	- 372
Leukemia	58	449	28	4,899	- 4,450
Bladder Cancer	59	369	45	896	- 527
Oesophagus Cancer	60	302	33	2,265	- 1,963
Appendicitis	61	241	60	201	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	62	110	57	325	- 215
Multiple Sclerosis	63	82	61	135	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	78	59	224	- 146
Hepatitis C	65	73	64	78	- 5
Ascariasis	66	73	68	9	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	67	52	66	34	+ 18
Diphtheria	68	17	69	3	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	10	70	1	+ 9
War	70	10	65	34	- 24
Otitis Media	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	62	127	- 126
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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

Liberia

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.