VIET NAM VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	133,431	2	91,939	+ 41,492
Stroke	2	127,852	1	159,032	- 31,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	74,507	6	29,307	+ 45,201
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	70,989	7	27,836	+ 43,153
Lung Cancers	5	45,652	11	21,294	+ 24,358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	45,481	16	8,258	+ 37,222
Lung Disease	7	44,408	3	35,875	+ 8,533
Diabetes Mellitus	8	37,314	4	33,860	+ 3,454
Kidney Disease	9	29,046	8	25,251	+ 3,794
Stomach Cancer	10	26,235	14	15,134	+ 11,102
Prostate Cancer	11	22,005	35	1,911	+ 20,094
Breast Cancer	12	20,691	22	6,187	+ 14,504
Other Injuries	13	20,070	23	5,539	+ 14,531
Hypertension	14	19,477	12	19,880	- 402
Pancreas Cancer	15	17,295	44	929	+ 16,365
Lymphomas	16	16,656	30	2,964	+ 13,691
Endocrine Disorders	17	16,026	34	2,082	+ 13,943
Liver Cancer	18	13,163	9	24,995	- 11,831
Suicide	19	12,143	18	7,249	+ 4,894
Bladder Cancer	20	12,129	45	896	+ 11,232
Parkinson's Disease	21	11,806	25	5,338	+ 6,467
Liver Disease	22	11,663	10	23,900	- 12,237
Falls	23	10,700	13	15,427	- 4,727
Leukemia	24	10,521	28	4,899	+ 5,622
Oral Cancer	25	9,450	20	7,088	+ 2,362
Inflammatory/Heart	26	9,416	24	5,357	+ 4,059
Road Traffic Accidents	27	8,685	5	29,475	- 20,791
Other Neoplasms	28	6,757	57	325	+ 6,432
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,452	33	2,265	+ 4,187
Skin Cancers	30	5,424	54	467	+ 4,957
Epilepsy	31	4,301	53	583	+ 3,718
Uterin Cancer	32	4,206	42	1,159	+ 3,047
Ovary Cancer	33	4,117	47	864	+ 3,253
Cervical Cancer	34	3,407	31	2,391	+ 1,016
HIV/AIDS	35	3,312	27	4,993	- 1,681
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,390	29	4,390	- 2,000
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,368	43	957	+ 1,411
Tuberculosis	38	2,206	15	9,446	- 7,240
Skin Disease	39	2,097	40	1,515	+ 582
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,035	21	7,064	- 5,029
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,749	38	1,708	+ 41
Anemia	42	1,562	81	0	+ 1,562
Asthma	43	1,517	17	8,150	- 6,633
Drug Use	44	1,330	41	1,366	- 35
Alcohol	45	1,151	46	867	+ 284
Fires	46	1,122	52	595	+ 527
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,025	59	224	+ 801
Violence	48	999	36	1,785	- 787
Hepatitis C	49	900	64	78	+ 821
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	854	84	0	+ 854
Drownings	51	822	26	5,097	- 4,275
Low Birth Weight	52	816	19	7,132	- 6,315
Malnutrition	53	815	63	120	+ 695
Multiple Sclerosis	54	583	61	135	+ 447
Schizophrenia	55	509	82	0	+ 509
Meningitis	56	442	51	624	- 182
Poisonings	57	304	48	832	- 528
Osteoarthritis	58	297	85	0	+ 297
Hepatitis B	59	269	55	379	- 110
Birth Trauma	60	247	32	2,340	- 2,093
Appendicitis	61	216	60	201	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	153	66	34	+ 119
Maternal Conditions	63	74	49	773	- 699
Syphilis	64	32	56	328	- 296
Oral conditions	65	30	86	0	+ 30
Otitis Media	66	26	71	1	+ 25
Encephalitis	67	13	39	1,558	- 1,545
Leishmaniasis	68	12	78	0	+ 12
War	69	11	65	34	- 23
Leprosy	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Measles	71	3	37	1,780	- 1,777
Pertussis	72	1	50	705	- 704
Tetanus	73	0	58	286	- 286
Diphtheria	74	0	69	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	84	0	62	127	- 127
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Portugal

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.