VIET NAM VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	64,506	1	159,032	- 94,527
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	52,443	7	27,836	+ 24,606
Coronary Heart Disease	3	44,484	2	91,939	- 47,455
Tuberculosis	4	41,674	15	9,446	+ 32,228
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	39,804	29	4,390	+ 35,415
Measles	6	32,935	37	1,780	+ 31,155
Road Traffic Accidents	7	28,295	5	29,475	- 1,180
Hypertension	8	22,292	12	19,880	+ 2,412
Malaria	9	19,774	67	14	+ 19,760
Low Birth Weight	10	19,220	19	7,132	+ 12,088
Birth Trauma	11	19,200	32	2,340	+ 16,861
Liver Disease	12	17,246	10	23,900	- 6,654
Malnutrition	13	15,210	63	120	+ 15,090
Lung Disease	14	14,209	3	35,875	- 21,665
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,139	21	7,064	+ 5,075
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,771	4	33,860	- 22,090
Cervical Cancer	17	10,872	31	2,391	+ 8,481
Maternal Conditions	18	9,968	49	773	+ 9,195
Asthma	19	9,002	17	8,150	+ 852
Meningitis	20	8,585	51	624	+ 7,961
Other Injuries	21	8,471	23	5,539	+ 2,933
Kidney Disease	22	7,907	8	25,251	- 17,344
Violence	23	6,280	36	1,785	+ 4,494
Suicide	24	5,298	18	7,249	- 1,951
HIV/AIDS	25	4,817	27	4,993	- 176
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	4,023	6	29,307	- 25,284
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,879	33	2,265	+ 1,614
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,758	24	5,357	- 1,599
Prostate Cancer	29	3,576	35	1,911	+ 1,665
Liver Cancer	30	3,351	9	24,995	- 21,644
Drownings	31	2,961	26	5,097	- 2,136
Oral Cancer	32	2,502	20	7,088	- 4,586
Syphilis	33	2,442	56	328	+ 2,114
Lymphomas	34	2,422	30	2,964	- 542
Fires	35	2,375	52	595	+ 1,780
Falls	36	2,345	13	15,427	- 13,081
Breast Cancer	37	2,258	22	6,187	- 3,929
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,252	38	1,708	+ 544
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,175	16	8,258	- 6,083
Poisonings	40	2,050	48	832	+ 1,218
Pertussis	41	1,863	50	705	+ 1,159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,778	43	957	+ 821
Skin Cancers	43	1,677	54	467	+ 1,210
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,662	34	2,082	- 420
Leukemia	45	1,440	28	4,899	- 3,459
Epilepsy	46	1,381	53	583	+ 798
Stomach Cancer	47	1,320	14	15,134	- 13,814
Bladder Cancer	48	1,027	45	896	+ 130
Parkinson's Disease	49	955	25	5,338	- 4,383
Schistosomiasis	50	934	77	0	+ 934
Skin Disease	51	672	40	1,515	- 843
Tetanus	52	669	58	286	+ 382
Alcohol	53	578	46	867	- 289
War	54	556	65	34	+ 522
Lung Cancers	55	528	11	21,294	- 20,766
Appendicitis	56	527	60	201	+ 326
Ovary Cancer	57	484	47	864	- 380
Hepatitis B	58	353	55	379	- 26
Uterin Cancer	59	339	42	1,159	- 819
Encephalitis	60	336	39	1,558	- 1,222
Pancreas Cancer	61	289	44	929	- 641
Drug Use	62	209	41	1,366	- 1,157
Upper Respiratory	63	175	66	34	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	170	59	224	- 54
Other Neoplasms	65	86	57	325	- 239
Multiple Sclerosis	66	63	61	135	- 72
Hepatitis C	67	57	64	78	- 21
Otitis Media	68	37	71	1	+ 36
Chlamydia	69	24	70	1	+ 23
Ascariasis	70	19	68	9	+ 11
Diphtheria	71	10	69	3	+ 7
Dengue	72	1	62	127	- 125
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
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
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

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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.