VIET NAM VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,133	2	91,939	+ 10,195
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	85,691	6	29,307	+ 56,384
Lung Disease	3	52,266	3	35,875	+ 16,392
Stroke	4	47,516	1	159,032	- 111,517
Lung Cancers	5	44,530	11	21,294	+ 23,236
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	34,486	7	27,836	+ 6,649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	34,294	16	8,258	+ 26,036
Prostate Cancer	8	22,500	35	1,911	+ 20,589
Falls	9	14,923	13	15,427	- 504
Pancreas Cancer	10	14,781	44	929	+ 13,852
Breast Cancer	11	13,398	22	6,187	+ 7,211
Lymphomas	12	12,394	30	2,964	+ 9,429
Suicide	13	12,158	18	7,249	+ 4,909
Kidney Disease	14	11,724	8	25,251	- 13,528
Other Injuries	15	11,190	23	5,539	+ 5,651
Diabetes Mellitus	16	10,740	4	33,860	- 23,120
Parkinson's Disease	17	10,637	25	5,338	+ 5,299
Skin Cancers	18	7,820	54	467	+ 7,353
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,888	34	2,082	+ 4,806
Bladder Cancer	20	6,835	45	896	+ 5,939
Leukemia	21	6,790	28	4,899	+ 1,891
Stomach Cancer	22	6,591	14	15,134	- 8,543
Other Neoplasms	23	6,226	57	325	+ 5,901
Ovary Cancer	24	5,930	47	864	+ 5,066
Drug Use	25	5,059	41	1,366	+ 3,694
Liver Cancer	26	4,975	9	24,995	- 20,019
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,757	33	2,265	+ 2,493
Hypertension	28	4,412	12	19,880	- 15,467
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,241	24	5,357	- 1,115
Liver Disease	30	4,100	10	23,900	- 19,800
Alcohol	31	3,927	46	867	+ 3,060
Oral Cancer	32	3,219	20	7,088	- 3,869
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,065	43	957	+ 2,108
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,616	21	7,064	- 4,448
Malnutrition	35	2,594	63	120	+ 2,473
Uterin Cancer	36	2,574	42	1,159	+ 1,416
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,453	29	4,390	- 1,936
Skin Disease	38	2,450	40	1,515	+ 935
Cervical Cancer	39	2,399	31	2,391	+ 8
Epilepsy	40	2,290	53	583	+ 1,707
Multiple Sclerosis	41	2,286	61	135	+ 2,150
Road Traffic Accidents	42	2,192	5	29,475	- 27,283
Asthma	43	1,623	17	8,150	- 6,527
Anemia	44	1,432	81	0	+ 1,432
Drownings	45	1,241	26	5,097	- 3,856
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,178	38	1,708	- 531
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,160	59	224	+ 936
Fires	48	856	52	595	+ 261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	622	84	0	+ 622
Violence	50	613	36	1,785	- 1,172
Osteoarthritis	51	524	85	0	+ 524
Low Birth Weight	52	449	19	7,132	- 6,683
Schizophrenia	53	438	82	0	+ 438
Birth Trauma	54	335	32	2,340	- 2,005
Hepatitis C	55	324	64	78	+ 245
Tuberculosis	56	287	15	9,446	- 9,159
Poisonings	57	276	48	832	- 556
Meningitis	58	261	51	624	- 363
Appendicitis	59	231	60	201	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	60	223	66	34	+ 189
HIV/AIDS	61	199	27	4,993	- 4,794
Oral conditions	62	166	86	0	+ 166
Hepatitis B	63	65	55	379	- 314
Pertussis	64	24	50	705	- 681
Otitis Media	65	22	71	1	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	66	22	49	773	- 751
Syphilis	67	16	56	328	- 312
War	68	10	65	34	- 24
Tetanus	69	7	58	286	- 279
Encephalitis	70	3	39	1,558	- 1,555
Diphtheria	71	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	76	0	68	9	- 9
Chlamydia	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	67	14	- 14
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.