VIET NAM VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	197,192	2	91,939	+ 105,253
Stroke	2	65,625	1	159,032	- 93,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,876	7	27,836	+ 20,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	46,654	6	29,307	+ 17,347
Lung Cancers	5	44,335	11	21,294	+ 23,041
Diabetes Mellitus	6	36,604	4	33,860	+ 2,743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	33,122	16	8,258	+ 24,863
Lung Disease	8	28,503	3	35,875	- 7,371
Pancreas Cancer	9	20,354	44	929	+ 19,425
Breast Cancer	10	19,084	22	6,187	+ 12,896
Kidney Disease	11	17,802	8	25,251	- 7,450
Lymphomas	12	11,927	30	2,964	+ 8,962
Prostate Cancer	13	11,911	35	1,911	+ 9,999
Falls	14	11,632	13	15,427	- 3,795
Stomach Cancer	15	11,201	14	15,134	- 3,933
Parkinson's Disease	16	11,162	25	5,338	+ 5,824
Ovary Cancer	17	7,665	47	864	+ 6,802
Liver Cancer	18	7,595	9	24,995	- 17,400
Bladder Cancer	19	7,463	45	896	+ 6,567
Hypertension	20	7,462	12	19,880	- 12,417
Leukemia	21	6,225	28	4,899	+ 1,326
Suicide	22	6,005	18	7,249	- 1,244
Oral Cancer	23	5,626	20	7,088	- 1,462
Liver Disease	24	5,190	10	23,900	- 18,710
Skin Disease	25	5,155	40	1,515	+ 3,640
Other Neoplasms	26	4,962	57	325	+ 4,638
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,934	24	5,357	- 422
Uterin Cancer	28	4,657	42	1,159	+ 3,499
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,555	33	2,265	+ 2,290
Endocrine Disorders	30	4,295	34	2,082	+ 2,212
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,072	5	29,475	- 25,403
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,889	21	7,064	- 3,175
Other Injuries	33	3,679	23	5,539	- 1,860
Skin Cancers	34	3,148	54	467	+ 2,681
Low Birth Weight	35	2,539	19	7,132	- 4,592
Asthma	36	1,872	17	8,150	- 6,278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,621	43	957	+ 664
Drug Use	38	1,543	41	1,366	+ 177
Cervical Cancer	39	1,002	31	2,391	- 1,390
Violence	40	994	36	1,785	- 791
HIV/AIDS	41	826	27	4,993	- 4,167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	767	84	0	+ 767
Epilepsy	43	765	53	583	+ 183
Birth Trauma	44	661	32	2,340	- 1,679
Multiple Sclerosis	45	657	61	135	+ 521
Anemia	46	639	81	0	+ 639
Alcohol	47	607	46	867	- 260
Drownings	48	509	26	5,097	- 4,588
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	492	38	1,708	- 1,216
Osteoarthritis	50	481	85	0	+ 481
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	431	59	224	+ 208
Tuberculosis	52	353	15	9,446	- 9,093
Hepatitis C	53	291	64	78	+ 213
War	54	258	65	34	+ 224
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	234	29	4,390	- 4,155
Meningitis	56	178	51	624	- 447
Schizophrenia	57	152	82	0	+ 152
Poisonings	58	116	48	832	- 716
Upper Respiratory	59	83	66	34	+ 49
Malnutrition	60	79	63	120	- 41
Hepatitis B	61	79	55	379	- 301
Fires	62	70	52	595	- 525
Appendicitis	63	68	60	201	- 133
Maternal Conditions	64	67	49	773	- 706
Encephalitis	65	25	39	1,558	- 1,534
Leishmaniasis	66	2	78	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	67	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	50	705	- 705
Measles	73	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Tetanus	74	0	58	286	- 286
Diphtheria	75	0	69	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	79	0	68	9	- 9
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	81	0	56	328	- 328
Otitis Media	82	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Malta

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.