VIET NAM VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,135	2	91,939	+ 196
Stroke	2	43,132	1	159,032	- 115,900
Low Birth Weight	3	33,606	19	7,132	+ 26,474
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	26,445	7	27,836	- 1,392
Road Traffic Accidents	5	24,012	5	29,475	- 5,463
Measles	6	19,492	37	1,780	+ 17,712
Birth Trauma	7	17,866	32	2,340	+ 15,526
Hypertension	8	15,271	12	19,880	- 4,609
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	13,154	29	4,390	+ 8,764
Malaria	10	11,765	67	14	+ 11,751
Congenital Anomalies	11	11,541	21	7,064	+ 4,477
Kidney Disease	12	10,677	8	25,251	- 14,574
Lung Disease	13	9,182	3	35,875	- 26,693
Liver Disease	14	9,112	10	23,900	- 14,788
Tuberculosis	15	8,905	15	9,446	- 540
Breast Cancer	16	6,435	22	6,187	+ 248
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,434	4	33,860	- 27,426
Other Injuries	18	6,102	23	5,539	+ 564
Asthma	19	5,523	17	8,150	- 2,627
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	5,415	6	29,307	- 23,892
Violence	21	5,193	36	1,785	+ 3,407
HIV/AIDS	22	4,885	27	4,993	- 107
Maternal Conditions	23	4,109	49	773	+ 3,336
Pertussis	24	3,979	50	705	+ 3,274
Leukemia	25	3,831	28	4,899	- 1,068
Drownings	26	3,529	26	5,097	- 1,568
Suicide	27	3,445	18	7,249	- 3,804
Falls	28	3,267	13	15,427	- 12,160
Lymphomas	29	3,213	30	2,964	+ 249
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,057	34	2,082	+ 975
Fires	31	2,746	52	595	+ 2,151
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,359	33	2,265	+ 94
Meningitis	33	2,288	51	624	+ 1,664
Malnutrition	34	2,282	63	120	+ 2,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,197	16	8,258	- 6,061
Drug Use	36	2,171	41	1,366	+ 805
Liver Cancer	37	1,983	9	24,995	- 23,012
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,758	24	5,357	- 3,599
Ovary Cancer	39	1,663	47	864	+ 800
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,624	43	957	+ 667
Cervical Cancer	41	1,613	31	2,391	- 779
Poisonings	42	1,559	48	832	+ 727
Epilepsy	43	1,539	53	583	+ 957
Hepatitis B	44	1,531	55	379	+ 1,151
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,476	25	5,338	- 3,862
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,434	38	1,708	- 274
Syphilis	47	1,265	56	328	+ 936
Lung Cancers	48	1,142	11	21,294	- 20,152
Prostate Cancer	49	1,097	35	1,911	- 815
Oral Cancer	50	1,032	20	7,088	- 6,056
Stomach Cancer	51	1,001	14	15,134	- 14,133
Leishmaniasis	52	940	78	0	+ 940
Tetanus	53	792	58	286	+ 505
Bladder Cancer	54	772	45	896	- 124
Skin Cancers	55	747	54	467	+ 280
War	56	705	65	34	+ 671
Encephalitis	57	635	39	1,558	- 923
Pancreas Cancer	58	570	44	929	- 359
Appendicitis	59	324	60	201	+ 123
Skin Disease	60	235	40	1,515	- 1,280
Alcohol	61	177	46	867	- 690
Uterin Cancer	62	149	42	1,159	- 1,009
Schistosomiasis	63	143	77	0	+ 143
Multiple Sclerosis	64	112	61	135	- 23
Other Neoplasms	65	73	57	325	- 252
Ascariasis	66	44	68	9	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	42	59	224	- 182
Hepatitis C	68	36	64	78	- 43
Diphtheria	69	24	69	3	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	70	11	66	34	- 23
Chlamydia	71	2	70	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	62	127	- 126
Otitis Media	73	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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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.