VIET NAM VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	116,201	2	91,939	+ 24,262
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	83,878	7	27,836	+ 56,042
Stroke	3	66,317	1	159,032	- 92,715
Kidney Disease	4	35,212	8	25,251	+ 9,961
Hypertension	5	30,848	12	19,880	+ 10,969
Lung Disease	6	29,113	3	35,875	- 6,761
Diabetes Mellitus	7	28,846	4	33,860	- 5,014
Tuberculosis	8	24,197	15	9,446	+ 14,751
Violence	9	13,265	36	1,785	+ 11,479
Road Traffic Accidents	10	11,639	5	29,475	- 17,836
Asthma	11	10,197	17	8,150	+ 2,047
Endocrine Disorders	12	9,356	34	2,082	+ 7,274
Lung Cancers	13	9,206	11	21,294	- 12,088
Low Birth Weight	14	9,067	19	7,132	+ 1,936
Breast Cancer	15	8,765	22	6,187	+ 2,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,210	16	8,258	- 1,049
Congenital Anomalies	17	7,199	21	7,064	+ 135
Birth Trauma	18	7,118	32	2,340	+ 4,778
Liver Cancer	19	6,852	9	24,995	- 18,142
Liver Disease	20	6,327	10	23,900	- 17,573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	6,139	43	957	+ 5,182
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	5,534	29	4,390	+ 1,144
Other Neoplasms	23	4,602	57	325	+ 4,277
Malnutrition	24	3,855	63	120	+ 3,735
Skin Disease	25	3,782	40	1,515	+ 2,267
Prostate Cancer	26	3,710	35	1,911	+ 1,799
Drownings	27	3,470	26	5,097	- 1,627
Falls	28	3,452	13	15,427	- 11,974
Leukemia	29	3,216	28	4,899	- 1,683
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,170	24	5,357	- 2,187
Other Injuries	31	3,162	23	5,539	- 2,377
Anemia	32	3,072	81	0	+ 3,072
Cervical Cancer	33	2,750	31	2,391	+ 359
Oral Cancer	34	2,608	20	7,088	- 4,480
Suicide	35	2,079	18	7,249	- 5,170
Lymphomas	36	2,038	30	2,964	- 927
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,897	44	929	+ 967
Maternal Conditions	38	1,825	49	773	+ 1,052
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	1,797	6	29,307	- 27,509
Ovary Cancer	40	1,783	47	864	+ 919
Stomach Cancer	41	1,671	14	15,134	- 13,463
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,615	38	1,708	- 93
Pertussis	43	1,574	50	705	+ 869
Syphilis	44	1,034	56	328	+ 706
Epilepsy	45	1,001	53	583	+ 419
Dengue	46	948	62	127	+ 821
Meningitis	47	931	51	624	+ 307
Measles	48	799	37	1,780	- 981
War	49	731	65	34	+ 697
Uterin Cancer	50	680	42	1,159	- 479
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	672	84	0	+ 672
Drug Use	52	621	41	1,366	- 745
Oesophagus Cancer	53	601	33	2,265	- 1,664
Fires	54	536	52	595	- 58
Parkinson's Disease	55	531	25	5,338	- 4,807
Hepatitis B	56	527	55	379	+ 148
Osteoarthritis	57	509	85	0	+ 509
Bladder Cancer	58	509	45	896	- 387
Tetanus	59	466	58	286	+ 179
Alcohol	60	358	46	867	- 509
Skin Cancers	61	329	54	467	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	288	59	224	+ 65
Appendicitis	63	247	60	201	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	64	208	77	0	+ 208
Poisonings	65	202	48	832	- 630
HIV/AIDS	66	183	27	4,993	- 4,810
Encephalitis	67	165	39	1,558	- 1,393
Schizophrenia	68	114	82	0	+ 114
Malaria	69	84	67	14	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	70	34	66	34	+ 1
Leprosy	71	33	72	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	72	28	61	135	- 108
Oral conditions	73	25	86	0	+ 25
Otitis Media	74	20	71	1	+ 20
Diphtheria	75	13	69	3	+ 9
Ascariasis	76	12	68	9	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	78	3	70	1	+ 2
Chagas disease	79	2	76	0	+ 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	81	0	64	78	- 78
Leishmaniasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Philippines

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.