VIET NAM VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	205,178	2	91,939	+ 113,239
Diabetes Mellitus	2	130,312	4	33,860	+ 96,452
Stroke	3	126,475	1	159,032	- 32,558
Kidney Disease	4	59,714	8	25,251	+ 34,462
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	54,978	7	27,836	+ 27,142
Lung Disease	6	43,772	3	35,875	+ 7,897
Suicide	7	34,097	18	7,249	+ 26,848
Hypertension	8	28,792	12	19,880	+ 8,912
Liver Disease	9	25,176	10	23,900	+ 1,276
Lung Cancers	10	24,351	11	21,294	+ 3,057
Drownings	11	18,287	26	5,097	+ 13,190
Breast Cancer	12	18,031	22	6,187	+ 11,843
Asthma	13	16,891	17	8,150	+ 8,741
Low Birth Weight	14	15,892	19	7,132	+ 8,760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	14,570	38	1,708	+ 12,862
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	14,257	29	4,390	+ 9,867
Other Injuries	17	14,131	23	5,539	+ 8,592
Congenital Anomalies	18	14,099	21	7,064	+ 7,035
Tuberculosis	19	13,286	15	9,446	+ 3,841
Stomach Cancer	20	12,467	14	15,134	- 2,667
Birth Trauma	21	11,487	32	2,340	+ 9,147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	8,952	16	8,258	+ 694
Cervical Cancer	23	8,840	31	2,391	+ 6,448
Liver Cancer	24	8,663	9	24,995	- 16,331
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	7,026	43	957	+ 6,069
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	6,922	6	29,307	- 22,385
Falls	27	6,531	13	15,427	- 8,896
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6,397	24	5,357	+ 1,041
Prostate Cancer	29	5,849	35	1,911	+ 3,938
Endocrine Disorders	30	5,633	34	2,082	+ 3,550
Violence	31	5,594	36	1,785	+ 3,808
Leukemia	32	5,332	28	4,899	+ 433
Parkinson's Disease	33	4,957	25	5,338	- 382
Maternal Conditions	34	3,893	49	773	+ 3,120
Pancreas Cancer	35	3,849	44	929	+ 2,920
Lymphomas	36	3,819	30	2,964	+ 855
Pertussis	37	3,743	50	705	+ 3,038
Oral Cancer	38	3,585	20	7,088	- 3,503
Meningitis	39	3,389	51	624	+ 2,765
Syphilis	40	3,208	56	328	+ 2,880
Uterin Cancer	41	3,041	42	1,159	+ 1,882
Skin Disease	42	2,909	40	1,515	+ 1,394
Epilepsy	43	2,897	53	583	+ 2,314
Malnutrition	44	2,821	63	120	+ 2,701
Ovary Cancer	45	2,451	47	864	+ 1,587
Alcohol	46	2,416	46	867	+ 1,549
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2,317	33	2,265	+ 52
Fires	48	2,137	52	595	+ 1,543
Bladder Cancer	49	1,657	45	896	+ 761
Poisonings	50	1,081	48	832	+ 249
Skin Cancers	51	965	54	467	+ 498
Drug Use	52	656	41	1,366	- 709
Encephalitis	53	632	39	1,558	- 927
Appendicitis	54	470	60	201	+ 269
Other Neoplasms	55	395	57	325	+ 70
Measles	56	370	37	1,780	- 1,410
Hepatitis B	57	320	55	379	- 60
Road Traffic Accidents	58	193	5	29,475	- 29,282
Tetanus	59	178	58	286	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	155	59	224	- 69
Dengue	61	148	62	127	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	62	147	61	135	+ 11
Hepatitis C	63	38	64	78	- 40
Diphtheria	64	37	69	3	+ 34
Ascariasis	65	34	68	9	+ 25
War	66	14	65	34	- 20
Chlamydia	67	13	70	1	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	68	10	66	34	- 24
Otitis Media	69	1	71	1	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	27	4,993	- 4,993
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Micronesia

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.