VIET NAM VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,832	2	91,939	+ 893
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	91,035	7	27,836	+ 63,199
Stroke	3	27,343	1	159,032	- 131,689
Lung Cancers	4	27,024	11	21,294	+ 5,730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,096	16	8,258	+ 12,838
Kidney Disease	6	18,041	8	25,251	- 7,210
Liver Cancer	7	13,081	9	24,995	- 11,914
Hypertension	8	12,841	12	19,880	- 7,039
Suicide	9	11,411	18	7,249	+ 4,162
Breast Cancer	10	10,619	22	6,187	+ 4,432
Pancreas Cancer	11	9,421	44	929	+ 8,491
Stomach Cancer	12	7,098	14	15,134	- 8,036
Lymphomas	13	6,961	30	2,964	+ 3,997
Lung Disease	14	6,717	3	35,875	- 29,157
Oral Cancer	15	5,560	20	7,088	- 1,528
Prostate Cancer	16	5,309	35	1,911	+ 3,398
Leukemia	17	4,373	28	4,899	- 526
Falls	18	3,817	13	15,427	- 11,610
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,778	24	5,357	- 1,579
Liver Disease	20	3,670	10	23,900	- 20,230
Ovary Cancer	21	3,574	47	864	+ 2,711
Other Neoplasms	22	3,426	57	325	+ 3,101
Uterin Cancer	23	2,581	42	1,159	+ 1,422
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,401	33	2,265	+ 136
Skin Disease	25	2,384	40	1,515	+ 869
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,124	5	29,475	- 27,351
Bladder Cancer	27	2,108	45	896	+ 1,211
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,888	4	33,860	- 31,973
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,574	25	5,338	- 3,765
Cervical Cancer	30	1,492	31	2,391	- 899
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,395	21	7,064	- 5,668
Other Injuries	32	1,387	23	5,539	- 4,152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,214	43	957	+ 258
Skin Cancers	34	984	54	467	+ 517
Asthma	35	650	17	8,150	- 7,500
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	569	6	29,307	- 28,738
Endocrine Disorders	37	533	34	2,082	- 1,549
Drownings	38	508	26	5,097	- 4,589
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	486	29	4,390	- 3,904
Tuberculosis	40	448	15	9,446	- 8,998
Low Birth Weight	41	444	19	7,132	- 6,688
Epilepsy	42	435	53	583	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	388	38	1,708	- 1,320
Drug Use	44	334	41	1,366	- 1,031
HIV/AIDS	45	318	27	4,993	- 4,674
Violence	46	256	36	1,785	- 1,529
Alcohol	47	179	46	867	- 688
Meningitis	48	145	51	624	- 480
Fires	49	122	52	595	- 473
Appendicitis	50	103	60	201	- 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	99	84	0	+ 99
Hepatitis B	52	72	55	379	- 307
Maternal Conditions	53	59	49	773	- 714
Upper Respiratory	54	56	66	34	+ 23
Birth Trauma	55	55	32	2,340	- 2,285
Hepatitis C	56	50	64	78	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	57	45	61	135	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	39	59	224	- 184
War	59	38	65	34	+ 4
Poisonings	60	20	48	832	- 812
Encephalitis	61	1	39	1,558	- 1,557
Pertussis	62	1	50	705	- 704
Malnutrition	63	0	63	120	- 120
Diphtheria	64	0	69	3	- 3
Syphilis	65	0	56	328	- 328
Dengue	66	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	67	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Tetanus	73	0	58	286	- 286
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.