VIET NAM VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,986	7	27,836	+ 13,149
Stroke	2	39,283	1	159,032	- 119,749
Road Traffic Accidents	3	28,866	5	29,475	- 609
Coronary Heart Disease	4	27,990	2	91,939	- 63,949
Malaria	5	25,603	67	14	+ 25,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	24,230	29	4,390	+ 19,841
HIV/AIDS	7	21,935	27	4,993	+ 16,942
Liver Disease	8	19,781	10	23,900	- 4,119
Low Birth Weight	9	17,022	19	7,132	+ 9,890
Birth Trauma	10	14,658	32	2,340	+ 12,319
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,427	4	33,860	- 19,433
Congenital Anomalies	12	13,797	21	7,064	+ 6,733
Lung Disease	13	12,068	3	35,875	- 23,806
Hypertension	14	10,537	12	19,880	- 9,342
Kidney Disease	15	9,361	8	25,251	- 15,891
Malnutrition	16	9,066	63	120	+ 8,946
Other Injuries	17	7,329	23	5,539	+ 1,791
Cervical Cancer	18	7,301	31	2,391	+ 4,910
Meningitis	19	6,577	51	624	+ 5,953
Stomach Cancer	20	6,056	14	15,134	- 9,078
Maternal Conditions	21	5,608	49	773	+ 4,835
Asthma	22	5,568	17	8,150	- 2,582
Liver Cancer	23	5,484	9	24,995	- 19,511
Suicide	24	5,462	18	7,249	- 1,787
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	5,103	6	29,307	- 24,204
Tuberculosis	26	4,851	15	9,446	- 4,595
Breast Cancer	27	4,656	22	6,187	- 1,531
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	4,589	16	8,258	- 3,670
Violence	29	4,254	36	1,785	+ 2,469
Lymphomas	30	3,490	30	2,964	+ 526
Falls	31	3,200	13	15,427	- 12,226
Prostate Cancer	32	3,075	35	1,911	+ 1,163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,812	43	957	+ 1,856
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,692	24	5,357	- 2,664
Leukemia	35	2,460	28	4,899	- 2,439
Drownings	36	2,210	26	5,097	- 2,888
Oral Cancer	37	2,111	20	7,088	- 4,977
Fires	38	2,094	52	595	+ 1,499
Lung Cancers	39	1,817	11	21,294	- 19,477
Poisonings	40	1,708	48	832	+ 876
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,704	34	2,082	- 378
Pertussis	42	1,690	50	705	+ 985
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,659	44	929	+ 729
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,654	33	2,265	- 610
Epilepsy	45	1,485	53	583	+ 902
Syphilis	46	1,340	56	328	+ 1,012
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,134	25	5,338	- 4,205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,055	38	1,708	- 653
Alcohol	49	974	46	867	+ 107
Skin Cancers	50	875	54	467	+ 408
Schistosomiasis	51	862	77	0	+ 862
Skin Disease	52	798	40	1,515	- 717
Ovary Cancer	53	715	47	864	- 149
Appendicitis	54	544	60	201	+ 343
Hepatitis B	55	529	55	379	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	56	452	42	1,159	- 706
Upper Respiratory	57	452	66	34	+ 419
Tetanus	58	409	58	286	+ 123
Measles	59	400	37	1,780	- 1,380
Drug Use	60	346	41	1,366	- 1,020
Encephalitis	61	302	39	1,558	- 1,257
Bladder Cancer	62	273	45	896	- 623
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	179	59	224	- 44
Other Neoplasms	64	126	57	325	- 199
Hepatitis C	65	95	64	78	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	56	61	135	- 79
Ascariasis	67	36	68	9	+ 27
Otitis Media	68	29	71	1	+ 28
War	69	20	65	34	- 14
Chlamydia	70	18	70	1	+ 17
Diphtheria	71	9	69	3	+ 5
Dengue	72	2	62	127	- 124
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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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.