VIET NAM VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	418,477	2	91,939	+ 326,538
Stroke	2	289,671	1	159,032	+ 130,638
Hypertension	3	64,145	12	19,880	+ 44,266
Lung Cancers	4	58,936	11	21,294	+ 37,642
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	54,528	7	27,836	+ 26,691
Liver Disease	6	51,980	10	23,900	+ 28,080
Lung Disease	7	42,885	3	35,875	+ 7,010
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	39,832	16	8,258	+ 31,574
Kidney Disease	9	30,156	8	25,251	+ 4,904
Inflammatory/Heart	10	25,833	24	5,357	+ 20,477
Breast Cancer	11	22,439	22	6,187	+ 16,252
Stomach Cancer	12	20,146	14	15,134	+ 5,012
Liver Cancer	13	18,144	9	24,995	- 6,850
Pancreas Cancer	14	17,103	44	929	+ 16,174
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	16,545	6	29,307	- 12,762
Prostate Cancer	16	14,271	35	1,911	+ 12,360
Oral Cancer	17	13,344	20	7,088	+ 6,256
Diabetes Mellitus	18	12,998	4	33,860	- 20,862
Other Injuries	19	12,466	23	5,539	+ 6,927
Road Traffic Accidents	20	11,609	5	29,475	- 17,866
Suicide	21	10,993	18	7,249	+ 3,744
Cervical Cancer	22	10,898	31	2,391	+ 8,507
Bladder Cancer	23	9,994	45	896	+ 9,098
Falls	24	8,765	13	15,427	- 6,662
Lymphomas	25	8,069	30	2,964	+ 5,105
Leukemia	26	7,822	28	4,899	+ 2,923
Ovary Cancer	27	6,462	47	864	+ 5,599
Tuberculosis	28	5,918	15	9,446	- 3,528
Skin Cancers	29	5,847	54	467	+ 5,379
Oesophagus Cancer	30	4,399	33	2,265	+ 2,134
Parkinson's Disease	31	4,317	25	5,338	- 1,021
Drownings	32	3,474	26	5,097	- 1,623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,096	43	957	+ 2,139
Uterin Cancer	34	3,044	42	1,159	+ 1,885
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,567	38	1,708	+ 858
Fires	36	2,455	52	595	+ 1,860
Alcohol	37	2,384	46	867	+ 1,518
Congenital Anomalies	38	2,137	21	7,064	- 4,927
Poisonings	39	2,135	48	832	+ 1,303
Drug Use	40	2,016	41	1,366	+ 650
Low Birth Weight	41	1,846	19	7,132	- 5,286
Epilepsy	42	1,831	53	583	+ 1,248
Other Neoplasms	43	1,682	57	325	+ 1,357
Violence	44	1,488	36	1,785	- 298
Asthma	45	1,312	17	8,150	- 6,838
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	1,302	29	4,390	- 3,087
HIV/AIDS	47	1,275	27	4,993	- 3,717
Endocrine Disorders	48	1,122	34	2,082	- 961
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	836	84	0	+ 836
Malnutrition	50	825	63	120	+ 705
Schizophrenia	51	599	82	0	+ 599
Hepatitis C	52	574	64	78	+ 495
Skin Disease	53	568	40	1,515	- 947
Meningitis	54	446	51	624	- 179
Multiple Sclerosis	55	386	61	135	+ 251
Anemia	56	343	81	0	+ 343
Birth Trauma	57	223	32	2,340	- 2,117
Maternal Conditions	58	206	49	773	- 567
Hepatitis B	59	177	55	379	- 202
Appendicitis	60	122	60	201	- 79
Measles	61	43	37	1,780	- 1,737
Encephalitis	62	34	39	1,558	- 1,524
Upper Respiratory	63	16	66	34	- 18
Oral conditions	64	14	86	0	+ 14
War	65	13	65	34	- 21
Syphilis	66	9	56	328	- 320
Tetanus	67	8	58	286	- 278
Otitis Media	68	6	71	1	+ 5
Pertussis	69	1	50	705	- 704
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	82	0	68	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	59	224	- 224
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Romania

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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.