VIET NAM VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	94,969	2	91,939	+ 3,030
Stroke	2	37,397	1	159,032	- 121,635
Road Traffic Accidents	3	20,740	5	29,475	- 8,735
Kidney Disease	4	17,037	8	25,251	- 8,214
War	5	15,152	65	34	+ 15,118
Hypertension	6	13,142	12	19,880	- 6,738
Tuberculosis	7	11,669	15	9,446	+ 2,223
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,541	4	33,860	- 22,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,682	7	27,836	- 17,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	10,674	6	29,307	- 18,633
Liver Disease	11	9,054	10	23,900	- 14,846
Lung Disease	12	8,721	3	35,875	- 27,154
Lung Cancers	13	8,508	11	21,294	- 12,787
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,082	21	7,064	+ 18
Other Injuries	15	6,212	23	5,539	+ 674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,128	16	8,258	- 2,130
Drug Use	17	5,329	41	1,366	+ 3,963
Low Birth Weight	18	5,156	19	7,132	- 1,976
Suicide	19	4,361	18	7,249	- 2,888
Asthma	20	4,266	17	8,150	- 3,884
HIV/AIDS	21	3,218	27	4,993	- 1,774
Leukemia	22	3,113	28	4,899	- 1,787
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,999	44	929	+ 2,070
Falls	24	2,924	13	15,427	- 12,503
Breast Cancer	25	2,729	22	6,187	- 3,458
Lymphomas	26	2,715	30	2,964	- 250
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,289	25	5,338	- 3,049
Liver Cancer	28	2,194	9	24,995	- 22,801
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,192	34	2,082	+ 109
Violence	30	2,087	36	1,785	+ 302
Bladder Cancer	31	1,951	45	896	+ 1,055
Cervical Cancer	32	1,935	31	2,391	- 456
Stomach Cancer	33	1,924	14	15,134	- 13,210
Birth Trauma	34	1,902	32	2,340	- 438
Maternal Conditions	35	1,778	49	773	+ 1,005
Fires	36	1,657	52	595	+ 1,062
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,543	24	5,357	- 3,814
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,420	43	957	+ 464
Prostate Cancer	39	1,372	35	1,911	- 539
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,315	29	4,390	- 3,075
Oral Cancer	41	1,159	20	7,088	- 5,929
Ovary Cancer	42	1,078	47	864	+ 214
Drownings	43	1,063	26	5,097	- 4,034
Epilepsy	44	956	53	583	+ 373
Poisonings	45	802	48	832	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	709	38	1,708	- 999
Meningitis	47	596	51	624	- 28
Hepatitis B	48	491	55	379	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	49	473	33	2,265	- 1,792
Alcohol	50	309	46	867	- 558
Skin Cancers	51	289	54	467	- 178
Multiple Sclerosis	52	285	61	135	+ 150
Encephalitis	53	279	39	1,558	- 1,280
Skin Disease	54	246	40	1,515	- 1,269
Pertussis	55	242	50	705	- 463
Appendicitis	56	212	60	201	+ 11
Malnutrition	57	152	63	120	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	58	143	57	325	- 182
Schistosomiasis	59	125	77	0	+ 125
Uterin Cancer	60	119	42	1,159	- 1,039
Syphilis	61	82	56	328	- 247
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	61	59	224	- 162
Leishmaniasis	63	27	78	0	+ 27
Tetanus	64	15	58	286	- 271
Hepatitis C	65	9	64	78	- 70
Ascariasis	66	3	68	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	67	3	66	34	- 31
Diphtheria	68	2	69	3	- 1
Chlamydia	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	62	127	- 127
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Libya

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.