VIET NAM VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,602	2	91,939	- 14,337
Stroke	2	76,041	1	159,032	- 82,992
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,327	7	27,836	+ 19,491
Kidney Disease	4	40,570	8	25,251	+ 15,319
Liver Cancer	5	36,124	9	24,995	+ 11,129
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	34,563	6	29,307	+ 5,256
Road Traffic Accidents	7	33,923	5	29,475	+ 4,448
Lung Cancers	8	33,724	11	21,294	+ 12,430
Lung Disease	9	29,456	3	35,875	- 6,419
Diabetes Mellitus	10	28,400	4	33,860	- 5,461
Liver Disease	11	26,615	10	23,900	+ 2,715
HIV/AIDS	12	21,058	27	4,993	+ 16,066
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	14,987	16	8,258	+ 6,729
Tuberculosis	14	14,447	15	9,446	+ 5,001
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	10,381	29	4,390	+ 5,991
Suicide	16	9,298	18	7,249	+ 2,048
Breast Cancer	17	9,155	22	6,187	+ 2,968
Falls	18	8,181	13	15,427	- 7,245
Cervical Cancer	19	7,729	31	2,391	+ 5,338
Oral Cancer	20	7,503	20	7,088	+ 415
Other Injuries	21	7,365	23	5,539	+ 1,826
Lymphomas	22	6,866	30	2,964	+ 3,901
Parkinson's Disease	23	6,493	25	5,338	+ 1,154
Asthma	24	6,325	17	8,150	- 1,825
Drownings	25	5,983	26	5,097	+ 886
Leukemia	26	5,902	28	4,899	+ 1,003
Stomach Cancer	27	5,219	14	15,134	- 9,915
Skin Disease	28	5,105	40	1,515	+ 3,590
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,773	33	2,265	+ 2,508
Prostate Cancer	30	4,557	35	1,911	+ 2,645
Violence	31	4,485	36	1,785	+ 2,700
Inflammatory/Heart	32	4,354	24	5,357	- 1,002
Pancreas Cancer	33	3,604	44	929	+ 2,675
Hypertension	34	3,296	12	19,880	- 16,583
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,187	21	7,064	- 3,876
Ovary Cancer	36	3,030	47	864	+ 2,167
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,856	34	2,082	+ 773
Bladder Cancer	38	2,720	45	896	+ 1,824
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,539	43	957	+ 1,582
Low Birth Weight	40	2,341	19	7,132	- 4,791
Skin Cancers	41	1,713	54	467	+ 1,246
Malnutrition	42	1,455	63	120	+ 1,335
Meningitis	43	1,407	51	624	+ 783
Uterin Cancer	44	1,307	42	1,159	+ 148
Drug Use	45	1,201	41	1,366	- 165
Encephalitis	46	1,092	39	1,558	- 467
Epilepsy	47	1,042	53	583	+ 459
Fires	48	934	52	595	+ 339
Alcohol	49	829	46	867	- 38
Birth Trauma	50	807	32	2,340	- 1,533
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	659	38	1,708	- 1,049
Maternal Conditions	52	344	49	773	- 429
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	294	59	224	+ 71
Other Neoplasms	54	290	57	325	- 35
Dengue	55	260	62	127	+ 133
Hepatitis B	56	232	55	379	- 147
Poisonings	57	200	48	832	- 632
Tetanus	58	176	58	286	- 110
Appendicitis	59	172	60	201	- 29
War	60	132	65	34	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	61	129	61	135	- 6
Pertussis	62	117	50	705	- 588
Measles	63	84	37	1,780	- 1,696
Syphilis	64	55	56	328	- 273
Upper Respiratory	65	27	66	34	- 7
Malaria	66	20	67	14	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	11	64	78	- 67
Otitis Media	68	10	71	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	6	68	9	- 3
Chlamydia	70	5	70	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	2	69	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Thailand

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.