VIET NAM VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	42,957	27	4,993	+ 37,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	40,804	7	27,836	+ 12,967
Malaria	3	34,110	67	14	+ 34,096
Tuberculosis	4	31,776	15	9,446	+ 22,330
Road Traffic Accidents	5	28,302	5	29,475	- 1,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	27,570	29	4,390	+ 23,181
Stroke	7	26,484	1	159,032	- 132,548
Birth Trauma	8	23,650	32	2,340	+ 21,310
Coronary Heart Disease	9	20,716	2	91,939	- 71,223
Low Birth Weight	10	19,083	19	7,132	+ 11,951
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,348	21	7,064	+ 8,285
Maternal Conditions	12	10,715	49	773	+ 9,942
Liver Disease	13	10,324	10	23,900	- 13,576
Cervical Cancer	14	10,070	31	2,391	+ 7,679
Diabetes Mellitus	15	9,793	4	33,860	- 24,067
Malnutrition	16	8,739	63	120	+ 8,619
Hypertension	17	8,165	12	19,880	- 11,714
Violence	18	7,388	36	1,785	+ 5,603
Kidney Disease	19	7,128	8	25,251	- 18,123
Other Injuries	20	6,694	23	5,539	+ 1,155
Meningitis	21	4,998	51	624	+ 4,374
Lung Disease	22	4,783	3	35,875	- 31,091
Pertussis	23	4,349	50	705	+ 3,644
Suicide	24	3,879	18	7,249	- 3,370
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,523	33	2,265	+ 1,258
Syphilis	26	3,316	56	328	+ 2,987
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,211	6	29,307	- 26,096
Prostate Cancer	28	2,852	35	1,911	+ 940
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,787	34	2,082	+ 705
Asthma	30	2,665	17	8,150	- 5,485
Oral Cancer	31	2,580	20	7,088	- 4,508
Drownings	32	2,574	26	5,097	- 2,523
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	2,457	16	8,258	- 5,801
Falls	34	2,404	13	15,427	- 13,023
Fires	35	2,233	52	595	+ 1,638
Liver Cancer	36	2,216	9	24,995	- 22,779
Breast Cancer	37	2,014	22	6,187	- 4,173
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,924	24	5,357	- 3,432
Stomach Cancer	39	1,866	14	15,134	- 13,268
Poisonings	40	1,834	48	832	+ 1,002
Lymphomas	41	1,263	30	2,964	- 1,702
Skin Cancers	42	1,167	54	467	+ 700
Epilepsy	43	1,108	53	583	+ 525
Bladder Cancer	44	1,046	45	896	+ 149
Parkinson's Disease	45	805	25	5,338	- 4,534
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	724	43	957	- 233
Leukemia	47	652	28	4,899	- 4,247
Drug Use	48	633	41	1,366	- 732
Tetanus	49	630	58	286	+ 343
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	628	38	1,708	- 1,080
Schistosomiasis	51	581	77	0	+ 581
Skin Disease	52	564	40	1,515	- 952
Ovary Cancer	53	528	47	864	- 335
Upper Respiratory	54	468	66	34	+ 435
Measles	55	462	37	1,780	- 1,318
Alcohol	56	424	46	867	- 443
Uterin Cancer	57	342	42	1,159	- 817
Appendicitis	58	341	60	201	+ 140
Encephalitis	59	311	39	1,558	- 1,247
Hepatitis B	60	264	55	379	- 115
Lung Cancers	61	249	11	21,294	- 21,046
Pancreas Cancer	62	247	44	929	- 682
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	127	59	224	- 96
Other Neoplasms	64	90	57	325	- 235
Ascariasis	65	87	68	9	+ 78
Hepatitis C	66	62	64	78	- 16
War	67	46	65	34	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	68	42	61	135	- 94
Otitis Media	69	26	71	1	+ 26
Diphtheria	70	17	69	3	+ 13
Chlamydia	71	14	70	1	+ 13
Trypanosomiasis	72	4	79	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	3	62	127	- 124
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.