VIET NAM VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	321,264	2	91,939	+ 229,325
Stroke	2	89,237	1	159,032	- 69,795
Lung Cancers	3	70,369	11	21,294	+ 49,075
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	54,586	7	27,836	+ 26,750
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	39,879	16	8,258	+ 31,621
Lung Disease	6	37,331	3	35,875	+ 1,456
Other Neoplasms	7	25,265	57	325	+ 24,941
Diabetes Mellitus	8	24,422	4	33,860	- 9,438
Breast Cancer	9	21,745	22	6,187	+ 15,558
Liver Disease	10	21,596	10	23,900	- 2,304
Prostate Cancer	11	17,711	35	1,911	+ 15,800
Stomach Cancer	12	16,133	14	15,134	+ 999
Pancreas Cancer	13	14,820	44	929	+ 13,891
Alcohol	14	14,298	46	867	+ 13,431
Hypertension	15	13,475	12	19,880	- 6,405
Falls	16	12,860	13	15,427	- 2,566
Bladder Cancer	17	12,830	45	896	+ 11,933
Suicide	18	11,688	18	7,249	+ 4,439
Lymphomas	19	11,304	30	2,964	+ 8,339
Kidney Disease	20	11,095	8	25,251	- 14,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	10,103	6	29,307	- 19,204
Road Traffic Accidents	22	9,702	5	29,475	- 19,773
Inflammatory/Heart	23	9,539	24	5,357	+ 4,182
Leukemia	24	9,432	28	4,899	+ 4,533
Oral Cancer	25	9,216	20	7,088	+ 2,128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	8,437	43	957	+ 7,480
Ovary Cancer	27	7,995	47	864	+ 7,131
Other Injuries	28	6,897	23	5,539	+ 1,358
Liver Cancer	29	6,251	9	24,995	- 18,744
Uterin Cancer	30	5,903	42	1,159	+ 4,744
Skin Cancers	31	5,881	54	467	+ 5,414
Cervical Cancer	32	5,204	31	2,391	+ 2,813
Oesophagus Cancer	33	4,921	33	2,265	+ 2,656
Parkinson's Disease	34	4,095	25	5,338	- 1,243
Epilepsy	35	3,126	53	583	+ 2,543
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,501	21	7,064	- 4,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,290	29	4,390	- 2,099
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,268	34	2,082	+ 186
Drownings	39	1,737	26	5,097	- 3,360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,669	38	1,708	- 39
Tuberculosis	41	1,628	15	9,446	- 7,817
Low Birth Weight	42	1,580	19	7,132	- 5,552
Asthma	43	1,474	17	8,150	- 6,676
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,371	61	135	+ 1,236
Fires	45	1,294	52	595	+ 700
Skin Disease	46	1,280	40	1,515	- 235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,007	59	224	+ 783
Drug Use	48	876	41	1,366	- 490
Violence	49	802	36	1,785	- 983
Malnutrition	50	793	63	120	+ 673
Poisonings	51	559	48	832	- 273
Hepatitis C	52	514	64	78	+ 435
Meningitis	53	466	51	624	- 159
HIV/AIDS	54	314	27	4,993	- 4,679
Appendicitis	55	187	60	201	- 14
Hepatitis B	56	142	55	379	- 237
Birth Trauma	57	141	32	2,340	- 2,198
Schizophrenia	58	81	82	0	+ 81
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	79	84	0	+ 79
Upper Respiratory	60	52	66	34	+ 19
Osteoarthritis	61	49	85	0	+ 49
Anemia	62	33	81	0	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	63	26	49	773	- 747
Encephalitis	64	18	39	1,558	- 1,541
Oral conditions	65	11	86	0	+ 11
War	66	11	65	34	- 23
Tetanus	67	5	58	286	- 282
Otitis Media	68	2	71	1	+ 2
Syphilis	69	1	56	328	- 327
Diphtheria	70	1	69	3	- 2
Pertussis	71	0	50	705	- 705
Measles	72	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	62	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Poland

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.