VIET NAM VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	91,841	3	35,875	+ 55,967
Coronary Heart Disease	2	66,864	2	91,939	- 25,075
Tuberculosis	3	56,187	15	9,446	+ 46,741
Stroke	4	43,866	1	159,032	- 115,167
Liver Disease	5	21,691	10	23,900	- 2,209
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,195	7	27,836	- 6,641
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	20,629	29	4,390	+ 16,239
Asthma	8	20,152	17	8,150	+ 12,002
Road Traffic Accidents	9	15,817	5	29,475	- 13,659
Kidney Disease	10	14,558	8	25,251	- 10,693
Low Birth Weight	11	12,989	19	7,132	+ 5,857
Lung Cancers	12	12,186	11	21,294	- 9,108
Falls	13	11,286	13	15,427	- 4,141
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,954	4	33,860	- 23,906
Birth Trauma	15	9,092	32	2,340	+ 6,752
Suicide	16	8,737	18	7,249	+ 1,488
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	7,884	38	1,708	+ 6,176
Hypertension	18	7,108	12	19,880	- 12,772
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	6,871	6	29,307	- 22,436
Cervical Cancer	20	6,693	31	2,391	+ 4,301
Congenital Anomalies	21	6,622	21	7,064	- 442
Other Injuries	22	5,622	23	5,539	+ 84
Drownings	23	5,115	26	5,097	+ 17
Oral Cancer	24	4,719	20	7,088	- 2,369
Stomach Cancer	25	4,687	14	15,134	- 10,447
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	3,967	16	8,258	- 4,291
Breast Cancer	27	3,528	22	6,187	- 2,660
Maternal Conditions	28	3,320	49	773	+ 2,547
Encephalitis	29	2,997	39	1,558	+ 1,438
Epilepsy	30	2,970	53	583	+ 2,387
Malnutrition	31	2,871	63	120	+ 2,751
Lymphomas	32	2,608	30	2,964	- 356
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,582	25	5,338	- 2,757
HIV/AIDS	34	2,504	27	4,993	- 2,489
Violence	35	2,391	36	1,785	+ 606
Leukemia	36	2,269	28	4,899	- 2,630
Ovary Cancer	37	1,986	47	864	+ 1,123
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,669	33	2,265	- 596
Poisonings	39	1,609	48	832	+ 777
Pertussis	40	1,538	50	705	+ 833
Pancreas Cancer	41	1,513	44	929	+ 583
Skin Cancers	42	1,358	54	467	+ 891
Meningitis	43	1,282	51	624	+ 658
Bladder Cancer	44	1,103	45	896	+ 207
Endocrine Disorders	45	875	34	2,082	- 1,208
Liver Cancer	46	870	9	24,995	- 24,125
Appendicitis	47	749	60	201	+ 548
Inflammatory/Heart	48	738	24	5,357	- 4,618
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	650	43	957	- 307
Fires	50	624	52	595	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	588	59	224	+ 364
Alcohol	52	569	46	867	- 297
Tetanus	53	457	58	286	+ 170
Syphilis	54	456	56	328	+ 128
Dengue	55	407	62	127	+ 280
Hepatitis B	56	397	55	379	+ 18
Drug Use	57	318	41	1,366	- 1,048
Prostate Cancer	58	290	35	1,911	- 1,621
Measles	59	205	37	1,780	- 1,575
Uterin Cancer	60	192	42	1,159	- 967
Other Neoplasms	61	169	57	325	- 156
Leishmaniasis	62	132	78	0	+ 132
Multiple Sclerosis	63	130	61	135	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	97	64	78	+ 19
War	65	82	65	34	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	66	81	66	34	+ 47
Skin Disease	67	58	40	1,515	- 1,458
Chlamydia	68	17	70	1	+ 16
Ascariasis	69	14	68	9	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	13	71	1	+ 12
Diphtheria	71	4	69	3	+ 1
Malaria	72	0	67	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Nepal

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.