VIET NAM VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	215,001	27	4,993	+ 210,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	85,551	7	27,836	+ 57,714
Diabetes Mellitus	3	82,888	4	33,860	+ 49,028
Stroke	4	74,383	1	159,032	- 84,649
Coronary Heart Disease	5	70,155	2	91,939	- 21,784
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	48,058	29	4,390	+ 43,668
Road Traffic Accidents	7	35,710	5	29,475	+ 6,235
Kidney Disease	8	35,422	8	25,251	+ 10,171
Suicide	9	31,367	18	7,249	+ 24,118
Hypertension	10	27,143	12	19,880	+ 7,263
Liver Disease	11	25,430	10	23,900	+ 1,530
Lung Disease	12	24,576	3	35,875	- 11,298
Tuberculosis	13	23,771	15	9,446	+ 14,325
Low Birth Weight	14	21,653	19	7,132	+ 14,521
Cervical Cancer	15	19,971	31	2,391	+ 17,580
Violence	16	19,727	36	1,785	+ 17,942
Other Injuries	17	17,667	23	5,539	+ 12,128
Birth Trauma	18	15,470	32	2,340	+ 13,130
Congenital Anomalies	19	14,908	21	7,064	+ 7,844
Asthma	20	13,894	17	8,150	+ 5,744
Maternal Conditions	21	10,761	49	773	+ 9,988
Malnutrition	22	9,832	63	120	+ 9,712
Meningitis	23	9,053	51	624	+ 8,429
Inflammatory/Heart	24	8,708	24	5,357	+ 3,351
Drownings	25	8,079	26	5,097	+ 2,982
Fires	26	7,772	52	595	+ 7,178
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	7,115	6	29,307	- 22,192
Endocrine Disorders	28	6,890	34	2,082	+ 4,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,724	43	957	+ 3,767
Epilepsy	30	4,246	53	583	+ 3,663
Prostate Cancer	31	4,174	35	1,911	+ 2,263
Falls	32	3,831	13	15,427	- 11,596
Pertussis	33	3,603	50	705	+ 2,898
Poisonings	34	3,483	48	832	+ 2,651
Breast Cancer	35	3,427	22	6,187	- 2,760
Lymphomas	36	2,887	30	2,964	- 78
Liver Cancer	37	2,725	9	24,995	- 22,270
Drug Use	38	2,493	41	1,366	+ 1,127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	2,433	38	1,708	+ 725
Skin Disease	40	2,348	40	1,515	+ 832
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,217	25	5,338	- 3,122
Skin Cancers	42	1,847	54	467	+ 1,380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,733	16	8,258	- 6,525
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,717	33	2,265	- 548
Syphilis	45	1,619	56	328	+ 1,291
Lung Cancers	46	1,543	11	21,294	- 19,751
Leukemia	47	1,515	28	4,899	- 3,384
Alcohol	48	1,490	46	867	+ 623
Schistosomiasis	49	1,190	77	0	+ 1,190
Uterin Cancer	50	1,064	42	1,159	- 95
Oral Cancer	51	950	20	7,088	- 6,138
Ovary Cancer	52	921	47	864	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	53	634	14	15,134	- 14,500
Appendicitis	54	615	60	201	+ 414
Bladder Cancer	55	561	45	896	- 335
Pancreas Cancer	56	561	44	929	- 369
Hepatitis B	57	550	55	379	+ 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	456	59	224	+ 233
Encephalitis	59	448	39	1,558	- 1,110
Upper Respiratory	60	386	66	34	+ 352
Other Neoplasms	61	366	57	325	+ 41
Tetanus	62	342	58	286	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	63	139	61	135	+ 3
Measles	64	59	37	1,780	- 1,721
Hepatitis C	65	34	64	78	- 45
Ascariasis	66	28	68	9	+ 19
Malaria	67	26	67	14	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	24	71	1	+ 23
Chlamydia	69	18	70	1	+ 17
Diphtheria	70	17	69	3	+ 13
War	71	16	65	34	- 18
Dengue	72	3	62	127	- 124
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	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

Swaziland

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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.