VIET NAM VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	110,466	27	4,993	+ 105,473
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	55,241	7	27,836	+ 27,405
Tuberculosis	3	53,424	15	9,446	+ 43,978
Stroke	4	50,280	1	159,032	- 108,752
Coronary Heart Disease	5	46,045	2	91,939	- 45,894
Road Traffic Accidents	6	32,754	5	29,475	+ 3,278
Diabetes Mellitus	7	27,325	4	33,860	- 6,535
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	24,324	29	4,390	+ 19,935
Low Birth Weight	9	19,463	19	7,132	+ 12,331
Lung Disease	10	17,397	3	35,875	- 18,478
Violence	11	16,964	36	1,785	+ 15,179
Hypertension	12	16,142	12	19,880	- 3,738
Birth Trauma	13	12,997	32	2,340	+ 10,658
Liver Disease	14	12,659	10	23,900	- 11,241
Kidney Disease	15	12,132	8	25,251	- 13,120
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,681	21	7,064	+ 3,617
Suicide	17	9,156	18	7,249	+ 1,907
Malnutrition	18	8,433	63	120	+ 8,313
Other Injuries	19	7,797	23	5,539	+ 2,258
Asthma	20	7,563	17	8,150	- 587
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	6,625	6	29,307	- 22,682
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,103	24	5,357	+ 747
Cervical Cancer	23	5,008	31	2,391	+ 2,617
Breast Cancer	24	4,569	22	6,187	- 1,618
Maternal Conditions	25	4,153	49	773	+ 3,380
Drownings	26	4,135	26	5,097	- 963
Meningitis	27	4,102	51	624	+ 3,477
Fires	28	4,102	52	595	+ 3,507
Skin Cancers	29	4,065	54	467	+ 3,598
Oral Cancer	30	3,762	20	7,088	- 3,326
Prostate Cancer	31	3,556	35	1,911	+ 1,644
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,857	43	957	+ 1,901
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,749	34	2,082	+ 667
Falls	34	2,343	13	15,427	- 13,084
Lung Cancers	35	2,218	11	21,294	- 19,076
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,052	16	8,258	- 6,206
Pertussis	37	2,043	50	705	+ 1,338
Epilepsy	38	1,855	53	583	+ 1,273
Poisonings	39	1,747	48	832	+ 916
Lymphomas	40	1,729	30	2,964	- 1,236
Liver Cancer	41	1,695	9	24,995	- 23,299
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,637	25	5,338	- 3,702
Syphilis	43	1,312	56	328	+ 983
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,247	38	1,708	- 461
Stomach Cancer	45	1,228	14	15,134	- 13,906
Drug Use	46	1,196	41	1,366	- 170
Skin Disease	47	1,166	40	1,515	- 349
Alcohol	48	1,060	46	867	+ 193
Leukemia	49	893	28	4,899	- 4,006
Ovary Cancer	50	877	47	864	+ 14
Malaria	51	812	67	14	+ 798
Oesophagus Cancer	52	790	33	2,265	- 1,475
Pancreas Cancer	53	661	44	929	- 269
Bladder Cancer	54	591	45	896	- 305
Schistosomiasis	55	515	77	0	+ 515
Uterin Cancer	56	429	42	1,159	- 729
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	357	59	224	+ 133
Appendicitis	58	331	60	201	+ 130
Encephalitis	59	304	39	1,558	- 1,254
Other Neoplasms	60	291	57	325	- 34
Upper Respiratory	61	240	66	34	+ 206
Tetanus	62	226	58	286	- 60
Hepatitis B	63	169	55	379	- 210
Multiple Sclerosis	64	86	61	135	- 50
Measles	65	77	37	1,780	- 1,703
Hepatitis C	66	21	64	78	- 57
War	67	18	65	34	- 16
Chlamydia	68	12	70	1	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	11	68	9	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	11	71	1	+ 10
Diphtheria	71	7	69	3	+ 4
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Namibia

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.