VIET NAM VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	151,157	2	91,939	+ 59,218
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	109,025	6	29,307	+ 79,718
Stroke	3	60,268	1	159,032	- 98,764
Lung Disease	4	43,387	3	35,875	+ 7,512
Lung Cancers	5	37,173	11	21,294	+ 15,878
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,454	16	8,258	+ 22,196
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	26,553	7	27,836	- 1,284
Prostate Cancer	8	26,187	35	1,911	+ 24,275
Pancreas Cancer	9	18,462	44	929	+ 17,532
Hypertension	10	18,360	12	19,880	- 1,520
Diabetes Mellitus	11	18,320	4	33,860	- 15,541
Kidney Disease	12	16,269	8	25,251	- 8,982
Breast Cancer	13	15,803	22	6,187	+ 9,616
Suicide	14	14,775	18	7,249	+ 7,526
Other Injuries	15	13,717	23	5,539	+ 8,178
Lymphomas	16	13,549	30	2,964	+ 10,584
Falls	17	11,076	13	15,427	- 4,351
Other Neoplasms	18	10,347	57	325	+ 10,022
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,418	25	5,338	+ 4,079
Leukemia	20	8,244	28	4,899	+ 3,345
Bladder Cancer	21	7,592	45	896	+ 6,696
Liver Cancer	22	7,508	9	24,995	- 17,486
Liver Disease	23	7,225	10	23,900	- 16,675
Endocrine Disorders	24	7,011	34	2,082	+ 4,928
Skin Cancers	25	6,495	54	467	+ 6,028
Stomach Cancer	26	6,117	14	15,134	- 9,017
Ovary Cancer	27	5,520	47	864	+ 4,656
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,462	24	5,357	+ 106
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,374	33	2,265	+ 3,109
Drug Use	30	4,228	41	1,366	+ 2,863
Oral Cancer	31	3,788	20	7,088	- 3,300
Alcohol	32	3,582	46	867	+ 2,715
Uterin Cancer	33	3,442	42	1,159	+ 2,284
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,147	5	29,475	- 26,329
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,073	21	7,064	- 3,990
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,889	29	4,390	- 1,500
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,768	43	957	+ 1,811
Cervical Cancer	38	2,272	31	2,391	- 119
Skin Disease	39	2,196	40	1,515	+ 681
Anemia	40	1,745	81	0	+ 1,745
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,700	61	135	+ 1,565
Asthma	42	1,581	17	8,150	- 6,569
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,286	59	224	+ 1,063
Epilepsy	44	1,204	53	583	+ 621
Malnutrition	45	1,169	63	120	+ 1,049
Drownings	46	1,143	26	5,097	- 3,954
Violence	47	1,128	36	1,785	- 658
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,102	38	1,708	- 606
Fires	49	645	52	595	+ 51
Schizophrenia	50	634	82	0	+ 634
Low Birth Weight	51	502	19	7,132	- 6,630
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	458	84	0	+ 458
Hepatitis C	53	440	64	78	+ 362
Meningitis	54	350	51	624	- 274
Birth Trauma	55	335	32	2,340	- 2,004
Tuberculosis	56	239	15	9,446	- 9,206
Osteoarthritis	57	238	85	0	+ 238
Upper Respiratory	58	195	66	34	+ 161
Appendicitis	59	180	60	201	- 21
Poisonings	60	177	48	832	- 655
HIV/AIDS	61	127	27	4,993	- 4,866
Hepatitis B	62	95	55	379	- 285
Oral conditions	63	83	86	0	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	64	50	49	773	- 723
War	65	17	65	34	- 17
Otitis Media	66	7	71	1	+ 6
Pertussis	67	5	50	705	- 700
Tetanus	68	4	58	286	- 283
Schistosomiasis	69	4	77	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	3	69	3	- 0
Encephalitis	71	2	39	1,558	- 1,556
Syphilis	72	0	56	328	- 328
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	62	127	- 127
Ascariasis	81	0	68	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Leprosy	84	0	72	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.