VIET NAM VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	145,660	2	91,939	+ 53,721
Stroke	2	108,160	1	159,032	- 50,872
Diabetes Mellitus	3	67,894	4	33,860	+ 34,033
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	40,491	7	27,836	+ 12,655
Prostate Cancer	5	36,777	35	1,911	+ 34,865
Hypertension	6	36,396	12	19,880	+ 16,517
Violence	7	34,123	36	1,785	+ 32,338
Lung Disease	8	26,390	3	35,875	- 9,485
Kidney Disease	9	22,919	8	25,251	- 2,333
Breast Cancer	10	21,701	22	6,187	+ 15,514
HIV/AIDS	11	19,978	27	4,993	+ 14,985
Endocrine Disorders	12	14,545	34	2,082	+ 12,463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	12,530	16	8,258	+ 4,271
Skin Disease	14	12,243	40	1,515	+ 10,728
Other Injuries	15	12,190	23	5,539	+ 6,651
Inflammatory/Heart	16	10,651	24	5,357	+ 5,294
Congenital Anomalies	17	9,824	21	7,064	+ 2,760
Stomach Cancer	18	9,792	14	15,134	- 5,342
Uterin Cancer	19	9,108	42	1,159	+ 7,950
Pancreas Cancer	20	8,942	44	929	+ 8,013
Cervical Cancer	21	8,929	31	2,391	+ 6,537
Road Traffic Accidents	22	8,607	5	29,475	- 20,868
Liver Cancer	23	8,413	9	24,995	- 16,582
Lung Cancers	24	8,395	11	21,294	- 12,899
Drownings	25	8,049	26	5,097	+ 2,952
Lymphomas	26	7,835	30	2,964	+ 4,870
Oral Cancer	27	6,582	20	7,088	- 506
Falls	28	6,524	13	15,427	- 8,902
Leukemia	29	6,310	28	4,899	+ 1,411
Liver Disease	30	6,274	10	23,900	- 17,626
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	6,055	43	957	+ 5,098
Anemia	32	5,887	81	0	+ 5,887
Ovary Cancer	33	4,816	47	864	+ 3,952
Low Birth Weight	34	4,411	19	7,132	- 2,721
Asthma	35	3,894	17	8,150	- 4,256
Oesophagus Cancer	36	3,859	33	2,265	+ 1,594
Malnutrition	37	3,400	63	120	+ 3,280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	3,243	38	1,708	+ 1,535
Fires	39	3,028	52	595	+ 2,434
Other Neoplasms	40	2,129	57	325	+ 1,804
Epilepsy	41	2,113	53	583	+ 1,530
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	2,095	6	29,307	- 27,212
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,075	29	4,390	- 2,314
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,973	25	5,338	- 3,365
Bladder Cancer	45	1,972	45	896	+ 1,076
Tuberculosis	46	1,906	15	9,446	- 7,540
Alcohol	47	1,703	46	867	+ 837
Birth Trauma	48	1,383	32	2,340	- 957
Skin Cancers	49	1,333	54	467	+ 866
Drug Use	50	1,289	41	1,366	- 76
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,246	84	0	+ 1,246
Suicide	52	1,133	18	7,249	- 6,116
Maternal Conditions	53	1,040	49	773	+ 267
Otitis Media	54	770	71	1	+ 770
Appendicitis	55	468	60	201	+ 267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	404	59	224	+ 180
Osteoarthritis	57	371	85	0	+ 371
War	58	64	65	34	+ 30
Syphilis	59	9	56	328	- 319
Poisonings	60	5	48	832	- 827
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	82	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	61	135	- 135
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	34	- 34
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	55	379	- 379
Hepatitis C	70	0	64	78	- 78
Meningitis	71	0	51	624	- 624
Encephalitis	72	0	39	1,558	- 1,558
Ascariasis	73	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	3	- 3
Pertussis	79	0	50	705	- 705
Tetanus	80	0	58	286	- 286
Measles	81	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Saint Vincent

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.