VIET NAM VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,158	2	91,939	+ 11,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	46,938	6	29,307	+ 17,631
Lung Cancers	3	40,923	11	21,294	+ 19,629
Stroke	4	40,488	1	159,032	- 118,545
Lung Disease	5	38,187	3	35,875	+ 2,312
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,652	16	8,258	+ 12,394
Breast Cancer	7	17,846	22	6,187	+ 11,658
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	17,511	7	27,836	- 10,325
Kidney Disease	9	14,323	8	25,251	- 10,928
Other Injuries	10	13,920	23	5,539	+ 8,381
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,883	44	929	+ 11,954
Liver Disease	12	11,820	10	23,900	- 12,080
Suicide	13	10,929	18	7,249	+ 3,680
Lymphomas	14	10,150	30	2,964	+ 7,185
Prostate Cancer	15	10,022	35	1,911	+ 8,111
Parkinson's Disease	16	9,749	25	5,338	+ 4,411
Diabetes Mellitus	17	9,624	4	33,860	- 24,236
Falls	18	9,547	13	15,427	- 5,880
Hypertension	19	8,449	12	19,880	- 11,431
Leukemia	20	8,343	28	4,899	+ 3,444
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,312	34	2,082	+ 6,230
Stomach Cancer	22	8,057	14	15,134	- 7,077
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,728	24	5,357	+ 2,372
Other Neoplasms	24	7,692	57	325	+ 7,367
Liver Cancer	25	7,642	9	24,995	- 17,352
Bladder Cancer	26	6,896	45	896	+ 6,000
Ovary Cancer	27	5,556	47	864	+ 4,693
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,009	33	2,265	+ 2,745
Alcohol	29	3,986	46	867	+ 3,119
Road Traffic Accidents	30	3,953	5	29,475	- 25,522
Skin Cancers	31	3,403	54	467	+ 2,936
Malnutrition	32	3,063	63	120	+ 2,943
Oral Cancer	33	2,994	20	7,088	- 4,094
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	2,978	38	1,708	+ 1,270
Epilepsy	35	2,651	53	583	+ 2,068
Uterin Cancer	36	2,465	42	1,159	+ 1,307
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,640	21	7,064	- 5,424
Cervical Cancer	38	1,510	31	2,391	- 881
Drug Use	39	1,464	41	1,366	+ 98
Anemia	40	1,329	81	0	+ 1,329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,063	43	957	+ 106
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	972	29	4,390	- 3,417
Schizophrenia	43	914	82	0	+ 914
Skin Disease	44	845	40	1,515	- 670
Asthma	45	728	17	8,150	- 7,422
Multiple Sclerosis	46	646	61	135	+ 511
Hepatitis C	47	584	64	78	+ 506
Violence	48	490	36	1,785	- 1,296
Low Birth Weight	49	482	19	7,132	- 6,650
Osteoarthritis	50	415	85	0	+ 415
Fires	51	398	52	595	- 196
HIV/AIDS	52	390	27	4,993	- 4,603
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	364	59	224	+ 141
Drownings	54	307	26	5,097	- 4,790
Tuberculosis	55	292	15	9,446	- 9,153
Poisonings	56	233	48	832	- 599
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	188	84	0	+ 188
Meningitis	58	108	51	624	- 517
Birth Trauma	59	95	32	2,340	- 2,245
Hepatitis B	60	87	55	379	- 292
Upper Respiratory	61	61	66	34	+ 28
Appendicitis	62	53	60	201	- 148
Maternal Conditions	63	52	49	773	- 721
Oral conditions	64	47	86	0	+ 47
Encephalitis	65	25	39	1,558	- 1,533
Syphilis	66	22	56	328	- 306
War	67	10	65	34	- 24
Pertussis	68	0	50	705	- 704
Tetanus	69	0	58	286	- 286
Measles	70	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Diphtheria	71	0	69	3	- 3
Chlamydia	72	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	62	127	- 127
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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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.