VIET NAM VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	125,974	27	4,993	+ 120,981
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	68,836	7	27,836	+ 41,000
Coronary Heart Disease	3	57,285	2	91,939	- 34,654
Stroke	4	53,706	1	159,032	- 105,327
Diabetes Mellitus	5	52,820	4	33,860	+ 18,960
Tuberculosis	6	38,434	15	9,446	+ 28,988
Violence	7	36,744	36	1,785	+ 34,959
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	27,721	29	4,390	+ 23,332
Kidney Disease	9	26,774	8	25,251	+ 1,523
Suicide	10	24,101	18	7,249	+ 16,852
Road Traffic Accidents	11	22,771	5	29,475	- 6,704
Hypertension	12	22,377	12	19,880	+ 2,497
Lung Disease	13	20,813	3	35,875	- 15,062
Liver Disease	14	15,771	10	23,900	- 8,129
Lung Cancers	15	13,482	11	21,294	- 7,812
Low Birth Weight	16	10,936	19	7,132	+ 3,804
Other Injuries	17	10,522	23	5,539	+ 4,984
Asthma	18	10,439	17	8,150	+ 2,289
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,306	34	2,082	+ 8,224
Cervical Cancer	20	9,721	31	2,391	+ 7,329
Inflammatory/Heart	21	9,463	24	5,357	+ 4,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	8,182	6	29,307	- 21,125
Breast Cancer	23	7,932	22	6,187	+ 1,745
Prostate Cancer	24	7,653	35	1,911	+ 5,741
Congenital Anomalies	25	7,612	21	7,064	+ 549
Meningitis	26	6,405	51	624	+ 5,780
Fires	27	6,330	52	595	+ 5,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	6,276	16	8,258	- 1,982
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,099	33	2,265	+ 3,834
Birth Trauma	30	5,255	32	2,340	+ 2,916
Lymphomas	31	4,930	30	2,964	+ 1,966
Drownings	32	4,205	26	5,097	- 892
Liver Cancer	33	4,170	9	24,995	- 20,824
Malnutrition	34	4,165	63	120	+ 4,045
Pancreas Cancer	35	3,512	44	929	+ 2,582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,314	43	957	+ 2,357
Epilepsy	37	3,272	53	583	+ 2,689
Maternal Conditions	38	2,974	49	773	+ 2,201
Stomach Cancer	39	2,685	14	15,134	- 12,449
Leukemia	40	2,561	28	4,899	- 2,338
Oral Cancer	41	2,460	20	7,088	- 4,628
Falls	42	2,448	13	15,427	- 12,979
Pertussis	43	1,999	50	705	+ 1,294
Syphilis	44	1,976	56	328	+ 1,648
Skin Disease	45	1,927	40	1,515	+ 412
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,885	25	5,338	- 3,454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,775	38	1,708	+ 67
Skin Cancers	48	1,737	54	467	+ 1,270
Alcohol	49	1,727	46	867	+ 860
Poisonings	50	1,707	48	832	+ 875
Ovary Cancer	51	1,664	47	864	+ 800
Bladder Cancer	52	1,451	45	896	+ 554
Drug Use	53	1,347	41	1,366	- 19
Uterin Cancer	54	896	42	1,159	- 262
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	657	59	224	+ 434
Appendicitis	56	479	60	201	+ 278
Measles	57	473	37	1,780	- 1,307
Other Neoplasms	58	467	57	325	+ 142
Encephalitis	59	410	39	1,558	- 1,149
Upper Respiratory	60	390	66	34	+ 356
Hepatitis B	61	244	55	379	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	62	198	61	135	+ 62
Malaria	63	145	67	14	+ 131
War	64	115	65	34	+ 81
Tetanus	65	66	58	286	- 220
Schistosomiasis	66	61	77	0	+ 61
Otitis Media	67	34	71	1	+ 33
Chlamydia	68	32	70	1	+ 31
Diphtheria	69	28	69	3	+ 25
Hepatitis C	70	14	64	78	- 65
Ascariasis	71	5	68	9	- 4
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	62	127	- 127
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.