VIET NAM VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	84,684	7	27,836	+ 56,848
Malaria	2	68,339	67	14	+ 68,325
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	64,358	29	4,390	+ 59,968
Low Birth Weight	4	38,380	19	7,132	+ 31,248
Stroke	5	34,997	1	159,032	- 124,036
Coronary Heart Disease	6	33,039	2	91,939	- 58,900
Birth Trauma	7	32,240	32	2,340	+ 29,900
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,872	5	29,475	- 5,604
Meningitis	9	21,026	51	624	+ 20,401
Congenital Anomalies	10	17,447	21	7,064	+ 10,383
Liver Disease	11	16,526	10	23,900	- 7,374
Other Injuries	12	15,359	23	5,539	+ 9,820
Tuberculosis	13	14,867	15	9,446	+ 5,421
Maternal Conditions	14	13,318	49	773	+ 12,545
Pertussis	15	11,472	50	705	+ 10,767
Kidney Disease	16	10,970	8	25,251	- 14,281
Diabetes Mellitus	17	10,559	4	33,860	- 23,301
Measles	18	9,690	37	1,780	+ 7,910
Violence	19	9,008	36	1,785	+ 7,222
Lung Disease	20	8,720	3	35,875	- 27,154
Malnutrition	21	8,712	63	120	+ 8,592
Asthma	22	7,636	17	8,150	- 514
Endocrine Disorders	23	7,251	34	2,082	+ 5,169
Drownings	24	6,347	26	5,097	+ 1,249
Hypertension	25	5,442	12	19,880	- 14,437
Falls	26	5,209	13	15,427	- 10,218
Suicide	27	4,926	18	7,249	- 2,323
Fires	28	4,498	52	595	+ 3,904
Breast Cancer	29	4,317	22	6,187	- 1,870
HIV/AIDS	30	4,207	27	4,993	- 785
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,193	43	957	+ 3,236
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	3,444	6	29,307	- 25,862
Poisonings	33	3,097	48	832	+ 2,265
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,086	24	5,357	- 2,271
Liver Cancer	35	2,992	9	24,995	- 22,003
Epilepsy	36	2,715	53	583	+ 2,133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,095	16	8,258	- 6,164
Cervical Cancer	38	1,954	31	2,391	- 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,874	38	1,708	+ 166
Ovary Cancer	40	1,706	47	864	+ 842
War	41	1,644	65	34	+ 1,610
Tetanus	42	1,495	58	286	+ 1,209
Lymphomas	43	1,406	30	2,964	- 1,558
Stomach Cancer	44	1,206	14	15,134	- 13,928
Skin Cancers	45	1,152	54	467	+ 684
Hepatitis B	46	1,120	55	379	+ 740
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,106	25	5,338	- 4,233
Leukemia	48	1,034	28	4,899	- 3,865
Oral Cancer	49	971	20	7,088	- 6,117
Schistosomiasis	50	952	77	0	+ 952
Leishmaniasis	51	952	78	0	+ 952
Skin Disease	52	854	40	1,515	- 661
Bladder Cancer	53	647	45	896	- 249
Pancreas Cancer	54	553	44	929	- 376
Oesophagus Cancer	55	528	33	2,265	- 1,737
Appendicitis	56	514	60	201	+ 313
Prostate Cancer	57	513	35	1,911	- 1,399
Drug Use	58	507	41	1,366	- 858
Ascariasis	59	501	68	9	+ 492
Alcohol	60	483	46	867	- 384
Encephalitis	61	450	39	1,558	- 1,108
Syphilis	62	440	56	328	+ 112
Upper Respiratory	63	376	66	34	+ 342
Uterin Cancer	64	346	42	1,159	- 813
Diphtheria	65	243	69	3	+ 239
Hepatitis C	66	183	64	78	+ 104
Lung Cancers	67	168	11	21,294	- 21,126
Other Neoplasms	68	96	57	325	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	69	89	61	135	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	71	59	224	- 152
Chlamydia	71	11	70	1	+ 10
Otitis Media	72	3	71	1	+ 3
Dengue	73	1	62	127	- 126
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	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.