VIET NAM VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,945	2	91,939	- 34,994
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	54,116	7	27,836	+ 26,280
Stroke	3	51,976	1	159,032	- 107,056
Lung Cancers	4	41,208	11	21,294	+ 19,914
Suicide	5	29,720	18	7,249	+ 22,471
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	24,662	6	29,307	- 4,645
Liver Cancer	7	23,533	9	24,995	- 1,461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	20,672	16	8,258	+ 12,414
Kidney Disease	9	20,524	8	25,251	- 4,728
Stomach Cancer	10	17,514	14	15,134	+ 2,380
Lung Disease	11	17,314	3	35,875	- 18,561
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,201	44	929	+ 13,272
Diabetes Mellitus	13	13,832	4	33,860	- 20,028
Liver Disease	14	12,891	10	23,900	- 11,009
Road Traffic Accidents	15	8,933	5	29,475	- 20,543
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,023	25	5,338	+ 2,685
Hypertension	17	7,535	12	19,880	- 12,344
Other Injuries	18	7,379	23	5,539	+ 1,840
Lymphomas	19	7,061	30	2,964	+ 4,096
Falls	20	5,958	13	15,427	- 9,468
Breast Cancer	21	5,849	22	6,187	- 339
Prostate Cancer	22	4,702	35	1,911	+ 2,791
Leukemia	23	4,346	28	4,899	- 553
Tuberculosis	24	3,960	15	9,446	- 5,486
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,839	34	2,082	+ 1,757
Other Neoplasms	26	3,669	57	325	+ 3,344
Bladder Cancer	27	3,590	45	896	+ 2,694
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,518	33	2,265	+ 1,254
Oral Cancer	29	2,959	20	7,088	- 4,129
Ovary Cancer	30	2,700	47	864	+ 1,837
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,691	24	5,357	- 2,666
Asthma	32	2,336	17	8,150	- 5,814
Alcohol	33	2,194	46	867	+ 1,327
Cervical Cancer	34	2,163	31	2,391	- 229
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,886	29	4,390	- 2,504
Skin Disease	36	1,430	40	1,515	- 85
Skin Cancers	37	1,187	54	467	+ 720
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,096	43	957	+ 139
Hepatitis B	39	1,068	55	379	+ 689
Epilepsy	40	1,065	53	583	+ 482
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,052	21	7,064	- 6,012
Drownings	42	1,017	26	5,097	- 4,080
Uterin Cancer	43	852	42	1,159	- 306
Violence	44	784	36	1,785	- 1,001
Low Birth Weight	45	752	19	7,132	- 6,380
Anemia	46	669	81	0	+ 669
Fires	47	535	52	595	- 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	455	38	1,708	- 1,253
Hepatitis C	49	340	64	78	+ 262
Drug Use	50	313	41	1,366	- 1,053
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	304	59	224	+ 81
Poisonings	52	234	48	832	- 598
Malnutrition	53	180	63	120	+ 60
Birth Trauma	54	179	32	2,340	- 2,161
HIV/AIDS	55	171	27	4,993	- 4,821
Schizophrenia	56	157	82	0	+ 157
Appendicitis	57	109	60	201	- 92
Meningitis	58	103	51	624	- 522
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	100	84	0	+ 100
Osteoarthritis	60	84	85	0	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	61	69	49	773	- 704
Syphilis	62	54	56	328	- 274
Upper Respiratory	63	52	66	34	+ 18
Oral conditions	64	43	86	0	+ 43
Encephalitis	65	39	39	1,558	- 1,520
Multiple Sclerosis	66	22	61	135	- 114
Pertussis	67	12	50	705	- 693
War	68	10	65	34	- 24
Tetanus	69	9	58	286	- 277
Otitis Media	70	9	71	1	+ 9
Malaria	71	2	67	14	- 12
Schistosomiasis	72	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	0	69	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	68	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	62	127	- 127
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.