VIET NAM VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,405	2	91,939	+ 12,466
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	62,122	6	29,307	+ 32,816
Stroke	3	48,733	1	159,032	- 110,299
Lung Cancers	4	38,388	11	21,294	+ 17,094
Lung Disease	5	37,188	3	35,875	+ 1,313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,628	16	8,258	+ 22,370
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	18,853	7	27,836	- 8,984
Diabetes Mellitus	8	15,749	4	33,860	- 18,111
Prostate Cancer	9	15,140	35	1,911	+ 13,228
Breast Cancer	10	15,097	22	6,187	+ 8,910
Falls	11	12,841	13	15,427	- 2,586
Skin Cancers	12	12,531	54	467	+ 12,064
Lymphomas	13	12,462	30	2,964	+ 9,497
Pancreas Cancer	14	11,123	44	929	+ 10,194
Suicide	15	10,827	18	7,249	+ 3,578
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,384	5	29,475	- 20,091
Kidney Disease	17	8,852	8	25,251	- 16,399
Leukemia	18	8,012	28	4,899	+ 3,113
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,234	25	5,338	+ 1,896
Hypertension	20	6,697	12	19,880	- 13,183
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,650	34	2,082	+ 4,568
Stomach Cancer	22	6,614	14	15,134	- 8,520
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,412	24	5,357	+ 1,056
Liver Cancer	24	5,899	9	24,995	- 19,096
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,717	33	2,265	+ 3,452
Bladder Cancer	26	5,467	45	896	+ 4,571
Other Neoplasms	27	5,019	57	325	+ 4,694
Other Injuries	28	4,469	23	5,539	- 1,070
Ovary Cancer	29	4,239	47	864	+ 3,375
Congenital Anomalies	30	3,596	21	7,064	- 3,467
Oral Cancer	31	3,353	20	7,088	- 3,735
Liver Disease	32	3,230	10	23,900	- 20,670
Uterin Cancer	33	2,961	42	1,159	+ 1,802
Skin Disease	34	2,416	40	1,515	+ 901
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,307	38	1,708	+ 599
Asthma	36	1,857	17	8,150	- 6,293
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,657	29	4,390	- 2,733
Low Birth Weight	38	1,607	19	7,132	- 5,525
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,439	43	957	+ 482
Drug Use	40	1,416	41	1,366	+ 51
Cervical Cancer	41	1,245	31	2,391	- 1,146
Violence	42	1,174	36	1,785	- 611
Epilepsy	43	1,127	53	583	+ 544
Drownings	44	1,114	26	5,097	- 3,983
Alcohol	45	1,053	46	867	+ 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	964	59	224	+ 740
Multiple Sclerosis	47	889	61	135	+ 754
Hepatitis C	48	607	64	78	+ 528
Osteoarthritis	49	492	85	0	+ 492
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	453	84	0	+ 453
Anemia	51	358	81	0	+ 358
Tuberculosis	52	351	15	9,446	- 9,095
Fires	53	346	52	595	- 249
Birth Trauma	54	299	32	2,340	- 2,041
Malnutrition	55	288	63	120	+ 168
Hepatitis B	56	284	55	379	- 95
HIV/AIDS	57	213	27	4,993	- 4,780
Poisonings	58	190	48	832	- 642
Meningitis	59	184	51	624	- 440
Schizophrenia	60	165	82	0	+ 165
Oral conditions	61	160	86	0	+ 160
Appendicitis	62	120	60	201	- 81
Maternal Conditions	63	98	49	773	- 675
Upper Respiratory	64	75	66	34	+ 41
Pertussis	65	15	50	705	- 690
Encephalitis	66	14	39	1,558	- 1,544
Otitis Media	67	14	71	1	+ 13
War	68	12	65	34	- 22
Tetanus	69	8	58	286	- 279
Syphilis	70	7	56	328	- 321
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	76	0	68	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Diphtheria	83	0	69	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	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

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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.