VIET NAM VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	126,549	2	91,939	+ 34,611
Diabetes Mellitus	2	59,947	4	33,860	+ 26,087
Lung Disease	3	45,495	3	35,875	+ 9,620
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	33,382	6	29,307	+ 4,075
Kidney Disease	5	32,995	8	25,251	+ 7,744
Stroke	6	32,739	1	159,032	- 126,293
Asthma	7	31,132	17	8,150	+ 22,982
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	24,617	7	27,836	- 3,219
Road Traffic Accidents	9	20,205	5	29,475	- 9,270
Suicide	10	14,324	18	7,249	+ 7,075
Oral Cancer	11	13,920	20	7,088	+ 6,832
Lung Cancers	12	8,539	11	21,294	- 12,755
Oesophagus Cancer	13	7,429	33	2,265	+ 5,164
Other Injuries	14	7,358	23	5,539	+ 1,819
Breast Cancer	15	6,654	22	6,187	+ 466
Stomach Cancer	16	6,355	14	15,134	- 8,779
Liver Disease	17	6,268	10	23,900	- 17,632
Leukemia	18	5,556	28	4,899	+ 657
Liver Cancer	19	5,246	9	24,995	- 19,749
Hypertension	20	5,077	12	19,880	- 14,802
Lymphomas	21	4,942	30	2,964	+ 1,978
Congenital Anomalies	22	4,759	21	7,064	- 2,304
Falls	23	4,638	13	15,427	- 10,789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	4,385	16	8,258	- 3,873
Tuberculosis	25	3,701	15	9,446	- 5,745
Cervical Cancer	26	3,667	31	2,391	+ 1,276
Drownings	27	3,515	26	5,097	- 1,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	2,909	29	4,390	- 1,481
Low Birth Weight	29	2,579	19	7,132	- 4,552
Prostate Cancer	30	2,439	35	1,911	+ 528
Violence	31	2,401	36	1,785	+ 616
Endocrine Disorders	32	2,225	34	2,082	+ 142
Anemia	33	2,143	81	0	+ 2,143
Bladder Cancer	34	2,077	45	896	+ 1,181
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,044	24	5,357	- 3,312
Skin Disease	36	1,408	40	1,515	- 108
Ovary Cancer	37	1,353	47	864	+ 489
War	38	1,346	65	34	+ 1,312
Epilepsy	39	1,296	53	583	+ 713
Drug Use	40	1,237	41	1,366	- 129
Fires	41	1,148	52	595	+ 554
Uterin Cancer	42	1,048	42	1,159	- 110
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,027	44	929	+ 98
Birth Trauma	44	927	32	2,340	- 1,412
Parkinson's Disease	45	807	25	5,338	- 4,532
Meningitis	46	702	51	624	+ 78
Dengue	47	630	62	127	+ 504
Maternal Conditions	48	462	49	773	- 311
Poisonings	49	449	48	832	- 383
Other Neoplasms	50	412	57	325	+ 87
Alcohol	51	396	46	867	- 471
Skin Cancers	52	280	54	467	- 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	238	38	1,708	- 1,470
Malnutrition	54	209	63	120	+ 89
HIV/AIDS	55	189	27	4,993	- 4,804
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	183	43	957	- 774
Tetanus	57	132	58	286	- 154
Syphilis	58	71	56	328	- 257
Pertussis	59	70	50	705	- 635
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	53	59	224	- 171
Encephalitis	61	50	39	1,558	- 1,508
Hepatitis B	62	29	55	379	- 351
Leprosy	63	27	72	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	64	25	60	201	- 176
Schizophrenia	65	24	82	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	66	22	66	34	- 12
Osteoarthritis	67	17	85	0	+ 17
Oral conditions	68	15	86	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	69	11	61	135	- 124
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	8	84	0	+ 8
Hookworm Disease	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	68	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	78	- 78
Otitis Media	76	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	67	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
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

Sri Lanka

Viet Nam

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.