VIET NAM VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	40,312	7	27,836	+ 12,475
Coronary Heart Disease	2	34,926	2	91,939	- 57,013
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	29,981	29	4,390	+ 25,592
Stroke	4	29,977	1	159,032	- 129,055
Malaria	5	25,784	67	14	+ 25,770
Road Traffic Accidents	6	21,500	5	29,475	- 7,975
Low Birth Weight	7	20,405	19	7,132	+ 13,273
Birth Trauma	8	19,345	32	2,340	+ 17,006
Tuberculosis	9	15,030	15	9,446	+ 5,584
Diabetes Mellitus	10	13,441	4	33,860	- 20,419
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,268	21	7,064	+ 6,204
Kidney Disease	12	12,403	8	25,251	- 12,848
Liver Disease	13	12,046	10	23,900	- 11,854
Maternal Conditions	14	9,365	49	773	+ 8,592
Meningitis	15	9,138	51	624	+ 8,513
Other Injuries	16	8,483	23	5,539	+ 2,944
Cervical Cancer	17	7,884	31	2,391	+ 5,493
Lung Disease	18	7,582	3	35,875	- 28,293
Violence	19	6,995	36	1,785	+ 5,209
HIV/AIDS	20	6,656	27	4,993	+ 1,663
Hypertension	21	6,145	12	19,880	- 13,735
Liver Cancer	22	6,100	9	24,995	- 18,894
Endocrine Disorders	23	5,842	34	2,082	+ 3,760
Suicide	24	5,487	18	7,249	- 1,762
Asthma	25	5,253	17	8,150	- 2,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	4,930	6	29,307	- 24,377
Breast Cancer	27	4,830	22	6,187	- 1,357
Pertussis	28	4,329	50	705	+ 3,624
Prostate Cancer	29	3,603	35	1,911	+ 1,691
Falls	30	3,491	13	15,427	- 11,936
Stomach Cancer	31	3,125	14	15,134	- 12,009
Malnutrition	32	2,774	63	120	+ 2,654
Drownings	33	2,771	26	5,097	- 2,326
Fires	34	2,516	52	595	+ 1,922
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,429	43	957	+ 1,472
Inflammatory/Heart	36	2,389	24	5,357	- 2,967
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,157	16	8,258	- 6,101
Epilepsy	38	1,854	53	583	+ 1,271
Lymphomas	39	1,769	30	2,964	- 1,196
Poisonings	40	1,765	48	832	+ 933
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,531	25	5,338	- 3,807
Ovary Cancer	42	1,235	47	864	+ 371
Oral Cancer	43	1,164	20	7,088	- 5,924
Lung Cancers	44	1,013	11	21,294	- 20,282
Schistosomiasis	45	987	77	0	+ 987
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	930	38	1,708	- 778
Skin Disease	47	894	40	1,515	- 621
Pancreas Cancer	48	894	44	929	- 36
Measles	49	888	37	1,780	- 892
Bladder Cancer	50	868	45	896	- 28
Skin Cancers	51	825	54	467	+ 357
Drug Use	52	776	41	1,366	- 589
Syphilis	53	685	56	328	+ 357
Leukemia	54	632	28	4,899	- 4,267
Oesophagus Cancer	55	556	33	2,265	- 1,709
Uterin Cancer	56	526	42	1,159	- 632
Encephalitis	57	479	39	1,558	- 1,079
Tetanus	58	476	58	286	+ 190
Alcohol	59	416	46	867	- 451
Hepatitis B	60	394	55	379	+ 15
Appendicitis	61	216	60	201	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	62	134	57	325	- 191
Leishmaniasis	63	117	78	0	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	64	111	61	135	- 24
Ascariasis	65	101	68	9	+ 92
Upper Respiratory	66	86	66	34	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	82	59	224	- 141
Hepatitis C	68	61	64	78	- 18
War	69	23	65	34	- 11
Diphtheria	70	15	69	3	+ 12
Chlamydia	71	9	70	1	+ 8
Otitis Media	72	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	62	127	- 126
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Senegal

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.