VIET NAM VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	616,859	2	91,939	+ 524,920
Stroke	2	227,081	1	159,032	+ 68,049
Lung Cancers	3	53,468	11	21,294	+ 32,174
Hypertension	4	51,873	12	19,880	+ 31,994
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	43,206	16	8,258	+ 34,948
Suicide	6	29,032	18	7,249	+ 21,783
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	26,324	7	27,836	- 1,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	26,114	6	29,307	- 3,193
Liver Disease	9	25,895	10	23,900	+ 1,995
Stomach Cancer	10	25,721	14	15,134	+ 10,587
Breast Cancer	11	25,309	22	6,187	+ 19,122
Prostate Cancer	12	24,060	35	1,911	+ 22,149
Pancreas Cancer	13	23,257	44	929	+ 22,328
Diabetes Mellitus	14	21,131	4	33,860	- 12,729
Falls	15	20,846	13	15,427	+ 5,419
Lung Disease	16	20,641	3	35,875	- 15,233
Inflammatory/Heart	17	19,475	24	5,357	+ 14,119
Other Injuries	18	16,720	23	5,539	+ 11,182
Kidney Disease	19	14,963	8	25,251	- 10,288
Oral Cancer	20	13,600	20	7,088	+ 6,512
Lymphomas	21	12,936	30	2,964	+ 9,972
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	12,584	43	957	+ 11,627
Bladder Cancer	23	11,767	45	896	+ 10,871
Leukemia	24	11,419	28	4,899	+ 6,520
Liver Cancer	25	9,612	9	24,995	- 15,382
Ovary Cancer	26	9,383	47	864	+ 8,520
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,036	5	29,475	- 20,440
Cervical Cancer	28	9,025	31	2,391	+ 6,634
Parkinson's Disease	29	8,946	25	5,338	+ 3,608
Oesophagus Cancer	30	8,804	33	2,265	+ 6,539
Other Neoplasms	31	8,529	57	325	+ 8,204
Skin Cancers	32	7,910	54	467	+ 7,443
Alcohol	33	7,711	46	867	+ 6,844
Uterin Cancer	34	6,412	42	1,159	+ 5,253
Drownings	35	6,033	26	5,097	+ 936
Violence	36	5,293	36	1,785	+ 3,508
Drug Use	37	4,919	41	1,366	+ 3,554
Tuberculosis	38	4,778	15	9,446	- 4,668
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,899	34	2,082	+ 817
Epilepsy	40	2,497	53	583	+ 1,914
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,481	21	7,064	- 4,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,389	29	4,390	- 2,000
Fires	43	2,060	52	595	+ 1,466
Skin Disease	44	1,927	40	1,515	+ 412
Poisonings	45	1,857	48	832	+ 1,025
Asthma	46	1,825	17	8,150	- 6,325
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,651	59	224	+ 1,428
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,174	38	1,708	- 534
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,158	61	135	+ 1,022
Hepatitis C	50	941	64	78	+ 863
HIV/AIDS	51	897	27	4,993	- 4,096
Meningitis	52	779	51	624	+ 154
Birth Trauma	53	414	32	2,340	- 1,926
Appendicitis	54	392	60	201	+ 191
Low Birth Weight	55	356	19	7,132	- 6,776
Schizophrenia	56	340	82	0	+ 340
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	323	84	0	+ 323
Malnutrition	58	285	63	120	+ 165
Osteoarthritis	59	252	85	0	+ 252
Anemia	60	214	81	0	+ 214
Hepatitis B	61	190	55	379	- 189
Tetanus	62	97	58	286	- 189
Maternal Conditions	63	85	49	773	- 688
Oral conditions	64	79	86	0	+ 79
Encephalitis	65	64	39	1,558	- 1,494
Otitis Media	66	41	71	1	+ 40
War	67	11	65	34	- 23
Upper Respiratory	68	2	66	34	- 31
Pertussis	69	1	50	705	- 704
Syphilis	70	0	56	328	- 328
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	62	127	- 127
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	14	- 14
Diphtheria	82	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Lithuania

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.