VIET NAM VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	199,656	1	159,032	+ 40,624
Coronary Heart Disease	2	126,040	2	91,939	+ 34,101
Lung Disease	3	105,273	3	35,875	+ 69,398
Tuberculosis	4	70,042	15	9,446	+ 60,596
Lung Cancers	5	47,828	11	21,294	+ 26,534
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	25,056	7	27,836	- 2,780
Road Traffic Accidents	7	24,973	5	29,475	- 4,502
Hypertension	8	21,587	12	19,880	+ 1,707
Liver Cancer	9	21,417	9	24,995	- 3,577
Liver Disease	10	18,123	10	23,900	- 5,777
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	17,452	6	29,307	- 11,855
Kidney Disease	12	15,920	8	25,251	- 9,332
Stomach Cancer	13	15,165	14	15,134	+ 31
Diabetes Mellitus	14	14,761	4	33,860	- 19,099
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	12,996	16	8,258	+ 4,738
Suicide	16	9,680	18	7,249	+ 2,431
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	8,415	38	1,708	+ 6,707
Falls	18	7,244	13	15,427	- 8,183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	6,886	43	957	+ 5,929
Other Injuries	20	6,157	23	5,539	+ 619
Pancreas Cancer	21	6,135	44	929	+ 5,205
Asthma	22	5,787	17	8,150	- 2,363
Breast Cancer	23	5,493	22	6,187	- 694
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,915	33	2,265	+ 2,651
Low Birth Weight	25	4,859	19	7,132	- 2,273
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,644	25	5,338	- 694
Drownings	27	4,528	26	5,097	- 569
Violence	28	4,352	36	1,785	+ 2,567
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,985	21	7,064	- 3,079
Leukemia	30	3,881	28	4,899	- 1,018
HIV/AIDS	31	3,030	27	4,993	- 1,963
Birth Trauma	32	2,959	32	2,340	+ 619
Cervical Cancer	33	2,832	31	2,391	+ 441
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,751	24	5,357	- 2,605
Lymphomas	35	2,251	30	2,964	- 713
Ovary Cancer	36	2,138	47	864	+ 1,275
Oral Cancer	37	2,061	20	7,088	- 5,027
Bladder Cancer	38	2,009	45	896	+ 1,113
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,817	34	2,082	- 266
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,506	29	4,390	- 2,884
Poisonings	41	1,474	48	832	+ 642
Drug Use	42	1,434	41	1,366	+ 68
Malnutrition	43	1,276	63	120	+ 1,156
Alcohol	44	1,224	46	867	+ 357
Epilepsy	45	1,069	53	583	+ 486
Fires	46	1,019	52	595	+ 424
Maternal Conditions	47	1,012	49	773	+ 239
Prostate Cancer	48	880	35	1,911	- 1,031
Meningitis	49	832	51	624	+ 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	798	59	224	+ 575
Skin Cancers	51	677	54	467	+ 210
Skin Disease	52	637	40	1,515	- 878
Uterin Cancer	53	555	42	1,159	- 603
Encephalitis	54	470	39	1,558	- 1,088
Hepatitis B	55	275	55	379	- 104
Upper Respiratory	56	268	66	34	+ 234
Appendicitis	57	228	60	201	+ 27
Syphilis	58	217	56	328	- 111
Other Neoplasms	59	176	57	325	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	60	159	61	135	+ 24
Pertussis	61	138	50	705	- 567
Tetanus	62	111	58	286	- 175
War	63	66	65	34	+ 32
Hepatitis C	64	42	64	78	- 36
Measles	65	15	37	1,780	- 1,765
Chlamydia	66	6	70	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	4	68	9	- 5
Diphtheria	68	2	69	3	- 2
Malaria	69	1	67	14	- 13
Otitis Media	70	1	71	1	+ 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	62	127	- 127
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
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.