VIET NAM VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124,981	2	91,939	+ 33,042
Stroke	2	35,844	1	159,032	- 123,189
War	3	34,390	65	34	+ 34,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,110	7	27,836	- 14,726
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,301	5	29,475	- 18,175
Kidney Disease	6	10,321	8	25,251	- 14,931
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,554	29	4,390	+ 5,164
Congenital Anomalies	8	9,206	21	7,064	+ 2,142
Lung Cancers	9	9,074	11	21,294	- 12,220
Breast Cancer	10	8,653	22	6,187	+ 2,466
Liver Disease	11	7,621	10	23,900	- 16,279
Low Birth Weight	12	7,321	19	7,132	+ 189
Lung Disease	13	7,096	3	35,875	- 28,779
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	6,872	6	29,307	- 22,435
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,797	4	33,860	- 27,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,422	16	8,258	- 2,836
Asthma	17	4,663	17	8,150	- 3,487
Lymphomas	18	3,665	30	2,964	+ 700
Leukemia	19	3,528	28	4,899	- 1,371
Bladder Cancer	20	3,357	45	896	+ 2,460
Birth Trauma	21	3,299	32	2,340	+ 959
Stomach Cancer	22	3,211	14	15,134	- 11,923
Hypertension	23	3,135	12	19,880	- 16,745
Other Injuries	24	2,310	23	5,539	- 3,229
Violence	25	1,969	36	1,785	+ 183
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,852	34	2,082	- 230
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,821	44	929	+ 892
Prostate Cancer	28	1,791	35	1,911	- 121
Falls	29	1,697	13	15,427	- 13,730
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,626	25	5,338	- 3,712
Liver Cancer	31	1,624	9	24,995	- 23,371
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,495	24	5,357	- 3,862
Suicide	33	1,474	18	7,249	- 5,775
Ovary Cancer	34	1,453	47	864	+ 589
Meningitis	35	1,307	51	624	+ 682
Oral Cancer	36	1,281	20	7,088	- 5,807
Pertussis	37	1,280	50	705	+ 575
Skin Cancers	38	1,225	54	467	+ 758
Drug Use	39	1,105	41	1,366	- 261
Drownings	40	953	26	5,097	- 4,144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	875	38	1,708	- 833
Cervical Cancer	42	834	31	2,391	- 1,557
Fires	43	792	52	595	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	44	645	42	1,159	- 513
Maternal Conditions	45	464	49	773	- 309
Poisonings	46	434	48	832	- 398
Oesophagus Cancer	47	432	33	2,265	- 1,833
Epilepsy	48	410	53	583	- 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	351	43	957	- 606
Encephalitis	50	342	39	1,558	- 1,217
Malnutrition	51	322	63	120	+ 202
Tetanus	52	255	58	286	- 32
Alcohol	53	224	46	867	- 643
Appendicitis	54	162	60	201	- 40
Syphilis	55	136	56	328	- 192
Tuberculosis	56	103	15	9,446	- 9,342
Other Neoplasms	57	94	57	325	- 231
HIV/AIDS	58	65	27	4,993	- 4,928
Multiple Sclerosis	59	63	61	135	- 73
Schistosomiasis	60	50	77	0	+ 50
Skin Disease	61	35	40	1,515	- 1,480
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	29	59	224	- 194
Hepatitis B	63	22	55	379	- 357
Diphtheria	64	22	69	3	+ 19
Leishmaniasis	65	22	78	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	66	14	66	34	- 19
Ascariasis	67	4	68	9	- 4
Hepatitis C	68	4	64	78	- 75
Chlamydia	69	4	70	1	+ 3
Measles	70	1	37	1,780	- 1,779
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	62	127	- 127
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	67	14	- 14
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.