VIET NAM VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	107,996	6	29,307	+ 78,689
Coronary Heart Disease	2	104,737	2	91,939	+ 12,798
Lung Cancers	3	65,337	11	21,294	+ 44,042
Stroke	4	57,764	1	159,032	- 101,269
Lung Disease	5	56,933	3	35,875	+ 21,058
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	34,689	16	8,258	+ 26,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	29,434	7	27,836	+ 1,597
Falls	8	24,581	13	15,427	+ 9,155
Breast Cancer	9	21,035	22	6,187	+ 14,848
Prostate Cancer	10	19,429	35	1,911	+ 17,518
Pancreas Cancer	11	17,823	44	929	+ 16,894
Kidney Disease	12	15,057	8	25,251	- 10,194
Lymphomas	13	14,943	30	2,964	+ 11,978
Diabetes Mellitus	14	14,199	4	33,860	- 19,662
Oesophagus Cancer	15	12,766	33	2,265	+ 10,501
Parkinson's Disease	16	12,613	25	5,338	+ 7,275
Suicide	17	12,050	18	7,249	+ 4,801
Other Neoplasms	18	10,896	57	325	+ 10,571
Other Injuries	19	9,808	23	5,539	+ 4,270
Leukemia	20	9,393	28	4,899	+ 4,494
Bladder Cancer	21	8,755	45	896	+ 7,859
Stomach Cancer	22	8,098	14	15,134	- 7,036
Inflammatory/Heart	23	7,146	24	5,357	+ 1,789
Liver Cancer	24	6,921	9	24,995	- 18,074
Ovary Cancer	25	6,348	47	864	+ 5,485
Endocrine Disorders	26	6,276	34	2,082	+ 4,193
Skin Cancers	27	6,094	54	467	+ 5,627
Liver Disease	28	5,568	10	23,900	- 18,332
Hypertension	29	4,869	12	19,880	- 15,011
Oral Cancer	30	4,568	20	7,088	- 2,520
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,052	5	29,475	- 25,423
Alcohol	32	3,645	46	867	+ 2,778
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	3,475	29	4,390	- 915
Uterin Cancer	34	3,370	42	1,159	+ 2,211
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,236	21	7,064	- 3,827
Skin Disease	36	1,758	40	1,515	+ 243
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,754	61	135	+ 1,618
Epilepsy	38	1,720	53	583	+ 1,137
Cervical Cancer	39	1,584	31	2,391	- 807
Anemia	40	1,484	81	0	+ 1,484
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,413	38	1,708	- 295
Drug Use	42	1,373	41	1,366	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	43	1,309	85	0	+ 1,309
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,275	59	224	+ 1,051
Low Birth Weight	45	996	19	7,132	- 6,136
Asthma	46	983	17	8,150	- 7,167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	775	43	957	- 182
Violence	48	639	36	1,785	- 1,147
Drownings	49	582	26	5,097	- 4,515
Schizophrenia	50	569	82	0	+ 569
Meningitis	51	467	51	624	- 157
Birth Trauma	52	440	32	2,340	- 1,900
Fires	53	293	52	595	- 302
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	248	84	0	+ 248
HIV/AIDS	55	195	27	4,993	- 4,798
Tuberculosis	56	170	15	9,446	- 9,275
Upper Respiratory	57	167	66	34	+ 133
Appendicitis	58	152	60	201	- 49
Oral conditions	59	125	86	0	+ 125
Hepatitis C	60	121	64	78	+ 43
Poisonings	61	104	48	832	- 728
Hepatitis B	62	80	55	379	- 299
Malnutrition	63	72	63	120	- 48
Otitis Media	64	59	71	1	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	65	49	49	773	- 724
War	66	11	65	34	- 23
Pertussis	67	6	50	705	- 699
Encephalitis	68	5	39	1,558	- 1,553
Syphilis	69	4	56	328	- 324
Leishmaniasis	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	0	69	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	58	286	- 286
Measles	73	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	67	14	- 14
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Netherlands

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.