VIET NAM VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	115,609	2	91,939	+ 23,670
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	94,705	6	29,307	+ 65,398
Stroke	3	64,876	1	159,032	- 94,156
Lung Cancers	4	49,502	11	21,294	+ 28,208
Lung Disease	5	42,335	3	35,875	+ 6,461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	37,931	16	8,258	+ 29,673
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	30,682	7	27,836	+ 2,846
Kidney Disease	8	21,753	8	25,251	- 3,499
Hypertension	9	20,388	12	19,880	+ 508
Diabetes Mellitus	10	17,388	4	33,860	- 16,472
Breast Cancer	11	15,809	22	6,187	+ 9,622
Pancreas Cancer	12	15,104	44	929	+ 14,174
Prostate Cancer	13	14,360	35	1,911	+ 12,448
Stomach Cancer	14	12,965	14	15,134	- 2,169
Other Injuries	15	12,383	23	5,539	+ 6,845
Lymphomas	16	11,932	30	2,964	+ 8,968
Bladder Cancer	17	11,681	45	896	+ 10,785
Liver Cancer	18	11,404	9	24,995	- 13,590
Inflammatory/Heart	19	11,148	24	5,357	+ 5,792
Parkinson's Disease	20	11,056	25	5,338	+ 5,718
Endocrine Disorders	21	10,878	34	2,082	+ 8,796
Other Neoplasms	22	10,620	57	325	+ 10,295
Liver Disease	23	9,464	10	23,900	- 14,436
Leukemia	24	8,438	28	4,899	+ 3,539
Suicide	25	8,074	18	7,249	+ 825
Falls	26	7,262	13	15,427	- 8,165
Oral Cancer	27	5,778	20	7,088	- 1,310
Ovary Cancer	28	4,531	47	864	+ 3,668
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,499	33	2,265	+ 2,234
Skin Disease	30	4,117	40	1,515	+ 2,602
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,092	5	29,475	- 25,383
Skin Cancers	32	4,033	54	467	+ 3,566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,606	38	1,708	+ 1,898
Uterin Cancer	34	3,606	42	1,159	+ 2,447
Asthma	35	2,534	17	8,150	- 5,616
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,379	29	4,390	- 2,010
Anemia	37	2,046	81	0	+ 2,046
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,930	21	7,064	- 5,133
Cervical Cancer	39	1,913	31	2,391	- 479
Epilepsy	40	1,843	53	583	+ 1,260
Drug Use	41	1,736	41	1,366	+ 371
Hepatitis C	42	1,459	64	78	+ 1,380
HIV/AIDS	43	1,204	27	4,993	- 3,788
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,063	43	957	+ 106
Drownings	45	997	26	5,097	- 4,100
Alcohol	46	746	46	867	- 121
Malnutrition	47	676	63	120	+ 556
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	657	59	224	+ 434
Multiple Sclerosis	49	642	61	135	+ 507
Tuberculosis	50	605	15	9,446	- 8,841
Violence	51	585	36	1,785	- 1,200
Low Birth Weight	52	565	19	7,132	- 6,567
Osteoarthritis	53	475	85	0	+ 475
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	457	84	0	+ 457
Fires	55	413	52	595	- 182
Schizophrenia	56	404	82	0	+ 404
Poisonings	57	381	48	832	- 451
Hepatitis B	58	363	55	379	- 17
Meningitis	59	288	51	624	- 337
Birth Trauma	60	252	32	2,340	- 2,087
Appendicitis	61	177	60	201	- 24
Upper Respiratory	62	104	66	34	+ 70
Oral conditions	63	98	86	0	+ 98
Maternal Conditions	64	30	49	773	- 743
Leishmaniasis	65	24	78	0	+ 24
Otitis Media	66	20	71	1	+ 19
Syphilis	67	20	56	328	- 308
War	68	12	65	34	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	69	8	75	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	70	8	39	1,558	- 1,550
Chagas disease	71	8	76	0	+ 8
Tetanus	72	4	58	286	- 283
Pertussis	73	4	50	705	- 701
Schistosomiasis	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	1	69	3	- 3
Dengue	77	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	78	0	68	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Chlamydia	82	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	67	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.