VIET NAM VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	176,397	7	27,836	+ 148,560
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	124,814	29	4,390	+ 120,425
Measles	3	94,046	37	1,780	+ 92,266
Tuberculosis	4	83,368	15	9,446	+ 73,922
Birth Trauma	5	77,779	32	2,340	+ 75,439
Stroke	6	69,834	1	159,032	- 89,199
Coronary Heart Disease	7	58,763	2	91,939	- 33,176
Low Birth Weight	8	50,780	19	7,132	+ 43,648
Meningitis	9	43,719	51	624	+ 43,095
Malnutrition	10	39,198	63	120	+ 39,078
Road Traffic Accidents	11	34,375	5	29,475	+ 4,900
Maternal Conditions	12	33,526	49	773	+ 32,753
Liver Disease	13	31,822	10	23,900	+ 7,922
Other Injuries	14	29,262	23	5,539	+ 23,723
Congenital Anomalies	15	27,705	21	7,064	+ 20,642
Diabetes Mellitus	16	23,463	4	33,860	- 10,398
Tetanus	17	21,515	58	286	+ 21,229
Hypertension	18	21,476	12	19,880	+ 1,597
Lung Disease	19	19,843	3	35,875	- 16,032
Pertussis	20	16,688	50	705	+ 15,983
Kidney Disease	21	16,663	8	25,251	- 8,588
Malaria	22	15,778	67	14	+ 15,764
Asthma	23	15,259	17	8,150	+ 7,109
War	24	10,710	65	34	+ 10,676
Drownings	25	10,331	26	5,097	+ 5,234
Breast Cancer	26	10,006	22	6,187	+ 3,819
Suicide	27	9,904	18	7,249	+ 2,655
Cervical Cancer	28	7,173	31	2,391	+ 4,782
Violence	29	6,729	36	1,785	+ 4,944
Fires	30	6,584	52	595	+ 5,990
Poisonings	31	6,159	48	832	+ 5,327
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	5,259	6	29,307	- 24,048
HIV/AIDS	33	4,955	27	4,993	- 38
Lymphomas	34	4,912	30	2,964	+ 1,947
Leukemia	35	4,562	28	4,899	- 337
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,542	43	957	+ 3,585
Falls	37	4,450	13	15,427	- 10,976
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	4,439	16	8,258	- 3,820
Inflammatory/Heart	39	4,233	24	5,357	- 1,123
Oesophagus Cancer	40	4,195	33	2,265	+ 1,930
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	3,623	38	1,708	+ 1,915
Schistosomiasis	42	3,537	77	0	+ 3,537
Epilepsy	43	3,401	53	583	+ 2,819
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,300	34	2,082	+ 1,217
Syphilis	45	3,068	56	328	+ 2,739
Oral Cancer	46	2,664	20	7,088	- 4,424
Upper Respiratory	47	2,646	66	34	+ 2,613
Hepatitis B	48	2,557	55	379	+ 2,178
Stomach Cancer	49	2,517	14	15,134	- 12,617
Ovary Cancer	50	2,396	47	864	+ 1,533
Leishmaniasis	51	2,354	78	0	+ 2,354
Prostate Cancer	52	2,316	35	1,911	+ 405
Liver Cancer	53	2,077	9	24,995	- 22,917
Lung Cancers	54	1,893	11	21,294	- 19,402
Appendicitis	55	1,526	60	201	+ 1,324
Parkinson's Disease	56	1,493	25	5,338	- 3,845
Skin Cancers	57	1,330	54	467	+ 863
Skin Disease	58	1,228	40	1,515	- 287
Alcohol	59	1,227	46	867	+ 360
Diphtheria	60	1,215	69	3	+ 1,212
Bladder Cancer	61	1,213	45	896	+ 317
Pancreas Cancer	62	874	44	929	- 56
Encephalitis	63	737	39	1,558	- 821
Uterin Cancer	64	632	42	1,159	- 526
Drug Use	65	442	41	1,366	- 923
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	286	59	224	+ 62
Hepatitis C	67	279	64	78	+ 200
Otitis Media	68	256	71	1	+ 255
Ascariasis	69	240	68	9	+ 231
Other Neoplasms	70	100	57	325	- 225
Multiple Sclerosis	71	64	61	135	- 71
Chlamydia	72	40	70	1	+ 39
Dengue	73	5	62	127	- 121
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.