VIET NAM VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,837	2	91,939	- 31,102
Stroke	2	42,280	1	159,032	- 116,752
Diabetes Mellitus	3	33,198	4	33,860	- 662
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,358	7	27,836	- 4,478
Kidney Disease	5	22,385	8	25,251	- 2,866
Road Traffic Accidents	6	21,815	5	29,475	- 7,660
Lung Disease	7	16,599	3	35,875	- 19,276
Hypertension	8	12,587	12	19,880	- 7,293
Other Injuries	9	11,859	23	5,539	+ 6,320
Lung Cancers	10	10,371	11	21,294	- 10,923
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,302	21	7,064	+ 2,238
Low Birth Weight	12	9,060	19	7,132	+ 1,928
Violence	13	7,951	36	1,785	+ 6,166
Endocrine Disorders	14	7,902	34	2,082	+ 5,819
Prostate Cancer	15	7,682	35	1,911	+ 5,771
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,632	16	8,258	- 626
Liver Disease	17	7,365	10	23,900	- 16,535
Cervical Cancer	18	7,248	31	2,391	+ 4,856
Other Neoplasms	19	6,842	57	325	+ 6,517
Breast Cancer	20	6,758	22	6,187	+ 571
HIV/AIDS	21	6,299	27	4,993	+ 1,306
Suicide	22	5,977	18	7,249	- 1,272
Alcohol	23	5,759	46	867	+ 4,892
Stomach Cancer	24	4,992	14	15,134	- 10,142
Malnutrition	25	4,638	63	120	+ 4,518
Tuberculosis	26	3,832	15	9,446	- 5,614
Leukemia	27	3,829	28	4,899	- 1,070
Pancreas Cancer	28	3,629	44	929	+ 2,700
Lymphomas	29	3,441	30	2,964	+ 476
Birth Trauma	30	2,989	32	2,340	+ 649
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	2,701	29	4,390	- 1,688
Drownings	32	2,505	26	5,097	- 2,592
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,437	33	2,265	+ 172
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,165	24	5,357	- 3,191
Liver Cancer	35	2,140	9	24,995	- 22,855
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	2,023	6	29,307	- 27,284
Skin Disease	37	2,020	40	1,515	+ 505
Oral Cancer	38	1,877	20	7,088	- 5,211
Asthma	39	1,777	17	8,150	- 6,373
Skin Cancers	40	1,755	54	467	+ 1,287
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,711	25	5,338	- 3,627
Syphilis	42	1,669	56	328	+ 1,341
Falls	43	1,411	13	15,427	- 14,016
Epilepsy	44	1,384	53	583	+ 801
Ovary Cancer	45	1,197	47	864	+ 333
Anemia	46	1,147	81	0	+ 1,147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	963	43	957	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	923	59	224	+ 699
Maternal Conditions	49	904	49	773	+ 131
Fires	50	892	52	595	+ 297
Bladder Cancer	51	795	45	896	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	737	84	0	+ 737
Meningitis	53	735	51	624	+ 111
Uterin Cancer	54	639	42	1,159	- 519
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	608	38	1,708	- 1,100
Drug Use	56	529	41	1,366	- 836
Appendicitis	57	524	60	201	+ 323
Osteoarthritis	58	427	85	0	+ 427
Pertussis	59	420	50	705	- 285
Chagas disease	60	270	76	0	+ 270
Leishmaniasis	61	236	78	0	+ 236
Dengue	62	229	62	127	+ 103
Poisonings	63	193	48	832	- 639
Tetanus	64	173	58	286	- 114
Leprosy	65	166	72	0	+ 166
Encephalitis	66	153	39	1,558	- 1,405
Hepatitis B	67	135	55	379	- 245
Multiple Sclerosis	68	119	61	135	- 17
Schizophrenia	69	109	82	0	+ 109
Upper Respiratory	70	60	66	34	+ 26
War	71	40	65	34	+ 6
Hepatitis C	72	40	64	78	- 39
Oral conditions	73	31	86	0	+ 31
Otitis Media	74	20	71	1	+ 19
Iodine Deficiency	75	16	75	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	76	6	68	9	- 3
Diphtheria	77	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Paraguay

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.